State Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) recently spoke on the legislature’s failure to advance a comprehensive gambling package, expressing disappointment at the Senate for the legislation’s eventual stalling in the upper chamber.
The Alabama Senate was brought to a virtual standstill on Tuesday after two House members declined to advance an Alabama Farm Center bill out of conference committee.
State Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) is honoring Tennessee National Guard chief warrant officers Daniel Wadham of Joelton, Tenn., and Danny Randolph of Murfreesboro, Tenn., with a memorial marker on Highway 53.
State Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) challenged the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) during a debate at the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee hearing on proposed comprehensive gambling legislation.
The Alabama House of Representatives will release two bills publicly that pertain to gambling in Alabama on Thursday. One is a Constitutional Amendment, and the second is the gambling legislation in itself.
For any gambling bill to have a chance of passing the Legislature during the 2024 regular session, many state leaders and law enforcement officials told 1819 News it must include robust enforcement mechanisms and regulations to end rampant illegal gaming currently plaguing the state.
Earlier this month, the Alabama Legislature concluded business without addressing the issue of gambling in the state, but the work to formulate a state lottery or even a "comprehensive gaming plan" is well underway.
A bill to mandate testing for financial literacy in Alabama schools passes the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday.
The College Republican Federation of Alabama is backing a bill in the Alabama House of Representatives to require students to learn financial literacy before graduating high school in the state.
The task force is recommending an array of policies, including adding a salary history ban, offering incentives to conduct equal pay audits, using tax credits and COVID funding to expand childcare and more.
Republic Caucus nominee for Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) announced eight more state representatives he intends to appoint to committee chairs if he is elected in January.
Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) announced several changes in the House committee leadership structure. These changes...
By Brandon Moseley The Alabama Farmers Federation has endorsed more sitting members of the legislature for re-election in the coming...