Lottery and gambling legislation could be on tap again in the Alabama Legislature in the 2025 session.
The new $1 billion Elmore County prison will be named after Gov. Kay Ivey.
State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) addressed the Alabama Republican Party’s resolution to oppose the expansion of gambling, immigration concerns and controversy surrounding the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs during the North Baldwin County Republican Women’s meeting Tuesday.
Alabama Department of Corrections director John Hamm recently detailed the ongoing issues the department currently has with staffing while the timeline on a federal lawsuit ticks down.
After years of fighting to get gaming in Alabama under control, State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) said it’s “back to the drawing board” for the legislature.
In an interview that aired on Friday's Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," the Escambia County Republican said that it came down to three specifics that led to his "no" vote.
Gov. Kay Ivey threw her support behind a gambling and lottery legislative package that passed the House easily yesterday.
Members of a House and Senate conference committee negotiating on gambling legislation will meet publicly Wednesday afternoon for the first time.
State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) endorsed Dick Brewbaker on Friday in the Republican primary runoff election for the Second Congressional District.
The Senate approved a $3.7 billion General Fund budget on Thursday for fiscal year 2025.
The Senate could vote on gambling legislation next week after the House passed a comprehensive package a few weeks ago.
A public hearing in the Senate Tourism Committee was held on the House’s gambling package on Wednesday.
Negotiations over the future of gambling legislation in the Alabama Senate continued on Tuesday.
With less than three weeks until the primary election on March 5, five Republican candidates in the newly created congressional district 2 discussed immigration, the national debt and their backgrounds at a forum in Montgomery hosted by the Montgomery County Republican Party and the Capital City Young Republicans on Thursday night.
The gambling debate will now move to the State Senate after the House of Representatives passed two comprehensive bills on Thursday.
Legislators are still searching for answers to how to pay for a second new prison after costs nearly doubled on prison construction in a new facility in Elmore County last year.
GOP candidate for Alabama's second congressional district Dick Brewbaker has pledged to serve no longer than five terms if elected and not become a lobbyist once he leaves office. On Sunday, he challenged his Republican opponents to do the same.
Based on early polling, State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) is one of the three frontrunners in the race for the second congressional district's Republican nomination.
State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), a candidate for the GOP nomination for Congressional District 2, will not be able to vote for himself in next year's Republican congressional primary.
State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), does not live in the district and would not be able to vote for himself.
Members of the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority (ACIFA) increased the maximum project price cap on the construction of a new 4,000-bed prison in Elmore County to $1.08 billion on Tuesday.
The deadline for state agencies, local governments, and community organizations to obligate federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds is about 16 months away.
A common refrain from members of the legislature is the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is a problematic agency to work with and function with little to no input from lawmakers.
The price tag for the new prison in Elmore County increased by over 50% in March, and the final price has yet to be established by the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Legislation that would end an ignition interlock installation requirement for those guilty of drunk driving and participating in a pretrial diversion program passed the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee unanimously on Wednesday.
Legislation that would extend a deadline for localities to pay a one-time lump sum bonus with local funds for retirees passed the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee unanimously on Tuesday.
Both the House and Senate unanimously passed legislation on Tuesday that would transfer funds from the State’s General Fund to repay remaining debt to the Alabama Trust Fund.