Tag: ED OLIVER

State Rep. Ed Oliver's (R-Dadeville) bill that would set rules for how emergency ground ambulance services are paid for in Alabama passed the House Health Committee on Wednesday.

At last week's Alabama Republican Party event featuring Donald Trump Jr., chairman John Wahl honored lawmakers who sponsored several of the most conservative bills passed during the 2024 legislative session.

On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the hotly debated bill restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs and grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into the governor's cabinet while naming the next commissioner to take over the department.

The Alabama House of Representatives adjourned on a somber note Tuesday evening after leadership announced the hospitalization of State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville), as well as the declining health of a former member.

The Alabama House of Representatives swiftly advanced the Gov. Kay Ivey-backed legislation restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs and grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into the governor's cabinet.

The House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday advanced the hotly-debated legislation to make the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner a cabinet position while restructuring the role and authority of the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA).  

Opposition continues for the legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner under the governor's control, while the bill’s House sponsor ensures advancement in the house without additional changes.

The horrible veterans bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature is raising questions.

On Wednesday, the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee once again delayed voting on legislation reforming the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, making the ADVA commissioner a cabinet position and changing the State Board of Veterans Affairs role.

Oliver said he’s already spoken to colleagues, and the state legislature is poised to revisit the issue to address those openly flouting current laws and regulations.

Following President Donald Trump's dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments at the federal level, the Huntsville City Council voted Thursday to rename the city’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) to its old moniker, Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Legislators will be “watching very closely” how Alabama universities implement a new state diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ban that begins next month, according to State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville).

Tuesday was a banner day for conservative priorities at the Alabama State House.

What seems like a layup for a supermajority Republican-led Alabama Legislature has eluded the body for the last few years.

A bill banning the teaching of "divisive concepts" in Alabama schools and universities has passed a Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee on partisan lines on Wednesday.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl commended several Republican legislators for sponsoring bills in line with party's mission.

House Bill 134 (HB134) by State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) would create a new board designed to help resolve disputes between assisted living facilities and the Alabama Department of Public Health.

State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) said he and other community members are patiently waiting for information about a deadly shooting that claimed four lives and injured 28 people over the weekend.

State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) urged Auburn University to be careful after a document was leaked from a group message allegedly associated with the Auburn University Black Student Union (BSU) in which group message members listed over 250 racial slurs for white people.

A bill pre-filed by State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) on Wednesday would prohibit “education, promotion, and endorsement of certain divisive concepts in certain public school settings.”

"Ultimately, the reason that the left wants to push CRT amongst little kids is simply they want to sexualize them."

When the new Alabama legislative session begins next year, State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) is looking to tackle the issue of “divisive concepts,” like critical race theory, being taught in schools.

Earlier this year, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation officially known as a ban on "divisive concepts" in the K-12 public school classroom.

During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5, State Rep. Ed Oliver called on ALGOP chair John Wahl to forgo guidance from the steering committee and exercise his power under state law to decide best for Republican voters.

Saturday marks a new year. Ten days later, Alabama’s 35 Senators and 105 Representatives will be back in Montgomery for the 2022 Alabama...

By Brandon Moseley Last week the University of Alabama Faculty Senate passed a resolution opposing critical race theory legislation...

By Brandon Moseley Many advocates of banning Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Alabama schools wanted the legislature to take up the issue...