
During a Wednesday press gaggle with reporters, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) said the quadrennium "has been really strong for Alabama," citing the passage of tax cuts, the CHOOSE Act, the Back the Blue Act and more.

During Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) spoke critically of House Bill 202 (HB202), also known as the Back the Blue Act.