Tag: ARTHUR ORR

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) recently voiced support for the proposed cuts and possible disassembly of the U.S. Department of Education touted by President Donald Trump.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is claiming resistance from state regulatory agencies as it tries to advance legislation allowing midwives to collect newborn screenings for babies born outside of hospitals.

During the debate on a bill that would specify requirements for parents to obtain a religious vaccine exemption for their K-12 child, State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) advocated for excluding unvaccinated children from attending schools in person.

Friday on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) offered his best guess on what could happen if President Donald Trump is successful in his bid to close the U.S. Department of Education.

As state lawmakers reevaluate the funding for Magic City Acceptance Academy, one of the nation's first charter schools specifically catering to LGBTQ+ students and their allies, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) suggested that the school faces "dark fiscal days ahead."

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) filed legislation on Tuesday to allow high school juniors and seniors to enroll full-time in college.

Orr and Cilluffo were joined by Matt Massey, the school's president, to discuss the school's innovative approach to solving one of our nation’s biggest workforce challenges: preparing students to compete in a global market for jobs critical for national defense and innovation.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has threatened to cut the funding of any city not fully cooperating with the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, drawing into question Birmingham’s financial future due to Mayor Randall Woodfin’s recent pronouncements on illegal immigration.

State lawmakers will consider legislation to allow the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to begin offering health plans to their members in the 2025 legislative session beginning on Tuesday.

During his weekly appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), who chairs the Senate Education Budget Committee, expressed concerns echoed by other lawmakers regarding Birmingham's Magic City Acceptance Academy, a public charter school that caters to LGBTQ students.

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) weighed in on the Huntsville City Council's vote to rename the city's Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to its previous title, Office of Multicultural Affairs, in accordance with President Donald Trump's executive order dismantling DEI.

The recent national conversation around a federal "DOGE" – the Department of Government Efficiency – has sparked important conversations about streamlining government and reducing waste.

Lottery and gambling legislation could be on tap again in the Alabama Legislature in the 2025 session.

In 2023, lawmakers passed legislation exempting overtime wages from taxes. House Bill 217 (HB 217), led by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), removed the state income tax obligation for a full-time, hourly wage employee for work performed above 40 hours a week.

Both candidates running to be the next State Senate Pro-Tem think they have the votes to win, according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur).

During his weekly appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) discussed the potential change in the Alabama State Senate regarding the President Pro-Tempore office.

Early voting legislation could be “on the table” for Alabama, according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur).

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is on board with putting an end to the state law requiring public and legal notices to be placed in local newspapers after a recent error by the Pickens County Herald cost taxpayers nearly $2 million.

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) recently expressed concern over the federal government's slow response to Hurricane Helene and questioned the Biden-Harris administration's motives following reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency squandered millions of dollars on aiding criminal aliens.

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) says it's "infuriating" and a "travesty" that the federal government is dumping Haitian migrants into small communities across the state like Cullman, Albertville, Athens and Sylacauga.

Possible changes to the public K-12 education funding formula in Alabama won’t include shifting local funding between different school districts, according to legislators.

While immigration, legal or otherwise, has long been an issue, a controversy over chicken plants busing in Haitian workers has reignited the issue in the minds of Alabama residents and political leaders.

With all the hot-button issues that went unresolved when the Alabama Legislature left town in May, very few would have predicted that crime in the state's major cities, primarily Montgomery, would be the main topic during the body's hot stove league season.

Alabama lawmakers began a series of meetings on Tuesday to consider possibly changing how the state funds K-12 public education before the 2025 legislative session begins.

During his weekly appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) reacted to the public frustration from gambling proponents.

Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law on Monday a bill clawing back incentives from companies who voluntarily recognize unions without first holding a private ballot election.

During Friday's broadcast of Huntsville WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) lamented that the ongoing battle to pass a gaming package made things "not very productive" in either chamber to pass other legislation.