Tag: ALABAMA LEGISLATURE

Education is NOT the mere learning of facts, the test-crazed obsession of “educrats” who fixate over certifications and test scores while overlooking or promoting morally bankrupt textbooks and atheism. Instead, education passes down a way of life.

As the Alabama legislative session winds down in Montgomery, lawmakers are hoping some of the bills that didn’t pass this year will be on the board for 2027.

Alabama’s proposed version of the Laken Riley Act, by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity), could complement the federal law, as Georgia’s Laken Riley Act does.

Coroners from across the state want their personnel included in a bill that would add protections for first responders at crime scenes.

The Alabama Legislature could consider a measure urging Congress to help thousands of combat-injured veterans receive their full retirement pay and disability compensation.

State Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland) is in the middle of his last session as an Alabama lawmaker. For three terms, Fincher has represented the people of Alabama’s 37th House District, and as he approaches his 77th birthday, he says it is time to go home and enjoy his family.

A bill restricting an agency from passing environmental protection rules more stringent than the federal law or regulation is headed to the governor’s desk.

State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley) celebrated the House passage of a bill on Tuesday that would expand screening access for breast cancer.

State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) took a point of personal privilege shortly after the House gaveled in on Tuesday, announcing that Simpson had fallen ill and led the chamber in prayer.

The Alabama Legislature will keep its normal schedule this week despite winter weather in parts of the state over the weekend.

State Rep. Donna Givens (R-Loxley) is not moving forward with a bill that would have increased penalties for harassing communications and assault on public officials.

The Alabama Legislature honored three former Foley City Council members during the last City Council meeting of the year.

 State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) announced he will run for another term to represent  Alabama House District 96 in the upcoming 2026 elections.

State Rep. Donna Givens (R-Loxley) wants to update legislation to strengthen penalties for harassment, stalking and threats against public officials.

The Yellowhammer State’s failure to translate electoral supremacy into policy coherence merely exemplifies a nationwide malady: the hollowing out of conservative governance where conservative rhetoric abounds.

The Framers thought it best to let debate flow freely in Congress and let the legislators determine what is true and what is false - no oath needed.

Since education is critical in preparing students to enter the workforce, let’s look at what our state legislature has accomplished to improve educational opportunities for Alabama’s students…not just in recent sessions, but over the long term.  

Earlier this week, my family and I got on our knees and prayed for a dear friend of mine who is undergoing kidney transplant surgery. We asked God to help our friend and his family through the surgery and through the recovery period to follow. This surgery is serious. Our prayers are serious. My concern for my friend is serious.

In Washington, debates rage over whether an “autopen” signed critical documents. Alabama faces a similar crisis: our legislators often allow others to vote on their behalf while absent from the State Capitol.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, who chairs the Alabama Military Stability Commission, said on Tuesday that a package of twelve bills approved by the Legislature during the 2025 regular session will help ensure that Alabama remains the nation’s friendliest and most welcoming for active service members, veterans, and their dependents.

Is Alabama now too late to the Bitcoin space?

State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) is still deciding on whether he’ll run for re-election in 2026.

We cannot assume that someone is working in our best interest simply because they have an “R” beside their name.

Alabama just needs to start electing no-kidding conservative defenders of liberty and not just mediocre yes-men. 

Alabama’s rural areas have their own unique challenges that must be met, tackled and resolved, and as leader of the Alabama Senate, I have spent much of my time bringing laser-like focus to accomplishing this mission.

My vote is to abolish the Alabama Legislature. Of course, I know that won’t happen, so at least I can look forward to this latest legislative session finally coming to an end.

The Alabama Legislature passed a bill to establish a shark alert system along the Gulf Coast.