The Alabama Senate finally passed its version of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) restructuring bill, now the House is poised to take it up with little to no additional changes.
While promising some kind of tax relief during the 2025 legislative session, House Speaker Nathanial Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) gave dubious hopes for extending the state’s overtime tax exemption, which is slated to expire this year.
After the drama surrounding both legal and illegal immigration last year, the House of Representatives has dropped a series of bills meant to crack down on illegal immigration and the pervading issues that follow.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) tapped longtime State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) to chair the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee as the outgoing chairman prepares to take on a staff role in the Senate.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm on the perceived negative effects of a proposed amendment to the Alabama Constitution to mandate the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer at the beginning of the day in public schools.
With reports of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) rumored to be pushing a gambling bill in the Senate, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says any gambling bill out of the Senate must be comparable with what the House agreed to last year to garner consideration.
In a show of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives passed legislation by Democratic State Rep. Marilyn Lands (D-Huntsville) to accelerate pregnant women’s coverage under Medicaid, ensuring swifter access to prenatal care.
1819 News editor-in-chief Jeff Poor said to expect a "relatively quiet session" compared to last year as lawmakers wait to see how things shake out at the federal level.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Nathanial Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) poured cold water on the hopes of those wanting to see Medicaid expansion as the 2025 legislative session kicks off.
Legislators will likely consider increasing funding and expanding a newly formed Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit in Montgomery to combat criminal activity in Alabama cities.
“It was just the right thing to do. And I got to thinking, with everything that's going on, with all the turmoil, if somebody looked up and was able to read that, maybe that would make them feel like they're in a better place or make the decision that they feel led to be made.”
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) said he does not expect the Alabama House of Representatives to consider any changes to its current in vitro fertilization (IVF) law passed earlier this year.
As the nation takes a brief pause from the election-related news cycle, Alabama’s politicos are using the national holiday to remember the sacrifices of our nation’s veterans throughout the years.
According to House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act undermined by the federal courts could get another look, if necessary.
On this World Mental Health Day, let’s celebrate how far we’ve come, but let’s also stay focused on the work ahead.
The Council of State Governments Southern Office elected House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) chair for 2024-2025 recently.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) addressed the Eastern Shore Republican Women on Thursday.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter responded to Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey's proposal to increase gun crime penalties during an interview with Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5 from the Sand Mountain Potato Festival in DeKalb County that aired Monday.
With two more legislative sessions remaining in this quadrennium, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) told Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Thursday that crime is still on his list of problems to resolve.
Mercedes-Benz workers in Vance voted against joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) in an election held this week.
After a bitter and contentious battle in the legislature over a proposed gambling package that ultimately died in the Senate, House leadership has no interest in pursuing the issue in the next session.
The Alabama Senate was brought to a virtual standstill on Tuesday after two House members declined to advance an Alabama Farm Center bill out of conference committee.
Last week, State House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) announced his appointment of State Rep. Margie Wilcox (R-Mobile) to the Energy Council's executive committee.
Gov. Kay Ivey threw her support behind a gambling and lottery legislative package that passed the House easily yesterday.
The UAW's leadership wants us to believe it has a legacy of fighting for auto workers. The truth is it has a legacy of corruption, destruction and usury.
During an appearance on Wednesday's broadcast of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) said he was "surprised" by the initial reaction to his chamber's gambling effort.
Negotiations between the House and Senate on gambling legislation will continue as the second half of the 2024 legislative session begins on Tuesday.