Tag: HOUSE DEMOCRATS

House committee clears redistricting-related bill after Dem pushback — ‘This body is becoming liars’

Members of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee approved legislation introduced during the specially called legislative session on Tuesday that would require the state to hold a special election using a 2023 congressional map currently blocked by a federal court.

House Democrats accuse Republicans of stealing bills – ‘Those are the bills the Democrats have carried for years’

Members of the House Democratic Caucus met at the end of last week’s legislative proceedings to detail perceived malfeasance on the part of legislative leadership, claiming the Republican Party ignored or stifled the minority party this session, when it wasn’t hijacking bills.

Thou shalt rage: House Dems protest bill mandating 10 Commandments display in schools

Democrats in the House of Representatives let their ire be known during Thursday’s meeting, spending over an hour railing against proposed legislation mandating the placement of the Ten Commandments in Alabama's schools.

Fireworks erupt in the House after Democrats decry leadership quashing calendar debate — ‘You have used your authority and abused it this morning’

The Alabama House of Representatives got off to a fiery start on Thursday after Democratic lawmakers took serious offense at House leadership's refusal to permit debate on the special order calendar.