The Alabama Democratic Party is fully supporting the United Auto Workers attempts to unionize the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance as voting begins.
The Alabama House Democratic Caucus is not shying away from expressing disappointment in the legislature’s failure to advance the much-debated gambling legislation that divided lawmakers for most of the session.
State Rep. Barbara Boyd (D-Anniston) is reportedly out of emergency surgery after her vehicle was struck by a drunk driver Friday evening.
After a bitter and contentious battle in the legislature over a proposed gambling package that ultimately died in the Senate, House leadership has no interest in pursuing the issue in the next session.
A collection of groups and individuals have filed a lawsuit against the Prattville-Autauga Library Board over its policies for regulating and placing potentially obscene or sexually explicit children’s books.
The Alabama House of Representatives closed out the 2024 regular legislative session Thursday after briefly holding up the Education Trust Fund budget in hopes of securing a compromise on the now-dead gambling package.
The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve the Education Trust Fund supplemental appropriations conference substitute, but not before several lawmakers followed a session trend of blasting the Senate for its failure to pass gambling legislation.
House Bill 73 (HB73) by State Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen) would cap yearly property tax increases after a reappraisal.
The Alabama House of Representatives voted to concur with a conference committee substitute creating a corporation to govern an Alabama Farm Center property in Jefferson County after a brief standoff surrounding votes on the likely-dead gambling legislation.
The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate legislation on Tuesday that would create processes by which students could be excluded from K-12 classrooms.
On Wednesday, Attorney General Steve Marshall filed to block the Biden administration's recent changes to Title IX law dealing with gender identity.
A bill to end the capital gains tax on gold, silver, and precious metals passed the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday and is now heading to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature.
A federal judge recently ruled against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in his motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s ability to prosecute those who assist in facilitating out-of-state abortions.
On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the newly passed legislation bolstering the ability of property owners and law enforcement to deal with squatters, individuals who illegally occupy the homes of others.
Members of Alabama’s federal delegation took to social media on Monday to acknowledge Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day and to once again voice their support for Israel in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Advocates against sexually explicit library books are making a last push for the final passage of a bill removing school and public library obscenity exceptions in the final days of the legislative session.
Jeremy Tremaine Williams, the man convicted of killing and posthumously sexually assaulting five-year-old Kamarie Holland, received a death sentence after being found guilty of the crime last month.
Legislation by State Rep. Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery) adding criminal penalties for swatting was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday.
A bill ensuring that President Joe Biden will appear on Alabama’s November presidential ballot has been signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey.
On Thursday the Alabama House of Representatives passed the $3.4 billion General Fund Budget for the 2025 fiscal year and the supplemental appropriation for the current year.
The Alabama House of Representatives began its legislative day on the National Day of Prayer with a Hindu prayer, followed by similar displays from lawmakers from various Christian denominations.
The House of Representatives passed Senate legislation on Thursday allowing cities to authorize "research and development corridors" for economic development
After holding a public hearing, the Alabama Senate Children and Youth Help Committee advanced a bill on Thursday to remove the obscenity exception for public schools and libraries.
A handful of changed votes between House and Senate lawmakers have again put both bodies in contention after contradictory votes on proposed gambling legislation late Tuesday night.
The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation prohibiting financial institutions from collecting transaction data specific to firearms and ammunition sales, sending it to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for a signature.
Attorney General Steve Marshall and State Education Superintendent Eric Mackey are telling Alabama’s public schools not to implement any of the Biden administration’s recent changes to Title IX.
The Alabama Legislature passed legislation on Tuesday that would change how the State Health Officer is appointed and alter the makeup of Alabama's State Committee of Public Health.