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Alabama Republican Party qualifying for State Senate Districts 25 and 26 closed on Monday with only incumbent State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) qualifying.
Governor Kay Ivey called an August 11 special election on Friday for State Senate Districts 25 and 26 after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to allow for the use of the 2021 Alabama-drawn State Senate map.
State Senate Districts 25 and 26 can now be held “using fairly drawn maps” after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to allow for the use of the 2021 Alabama-drawn State Senate map, according to State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).
United States District Judge Anna Manasco denied a request on Monday by the State of Alabama to allow the use of a State Senate redistricting map drawn by the legislature in 2021.
Two Montgomery area State Senate districts weren’t included in an August special election announcement by Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday for a handful of congressional seats.
Legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville died in the House on Thursday.
Members of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee passed legislation on Wednesday setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.
The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.
The Alabama Senate will consider legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.
Legislation filed by State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) would increase the salary of Montgomery County Probate Judge JC Love III to $153,725.
Members of the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee passed legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.
Montgomery City Councilman Ed Grimes said on Wednesday he supports recently-filed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.
On a Wednesday edition of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5, State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) discussed the court-mandated redrawing of Alabama Senate District 26 and his current office, Senate District 25.
State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) said on Thursday he opposed another attempt by the city of Montgomery to pass an occupational tax.
State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road), who previously announced that he will seek a new term in the Alabama Senate, said on Monday that he plans to run for the District 26 Senate seat rather than the District 25 seat that he currently holds.
State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) announced on Wednesday that he will seek a new term in the Alabama State Senate during the 2026 campaign cycle.
State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) was one of the lawmakers instrumental in passing the state’s DEI ban that went into effect last October.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed two immigration-related bills into law on Monday, while several others await final passage in the legislature with only one legislative day remaining.
After being delayed on the final day of last week’s legislative week, legislation by State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) allowing the governor and attorney general (AG) to appoint an interim police chief in municipalities with out-of-control crime is nearing its final chance at becoming law as session winds down.
Governor Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 116, sponsored by State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road), on Wednesday morning.
The Alabama Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 178, the Speedy Trial Act, on Thursday.
The Alabama Legislature is one step closer to passing a “Glock switch” bill that would create a state prohibition on conversion devices, which are already against federal law.
In its first committee hearing of the legislative session, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the “Glock Switch ban” bill and Senate Bill 119 proposed by committee chairman State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road).
Alabama's conservative legislature is moving quickly on proposed legislation that, if passed, would infringe on citizens' Second Amendment rights.
Some University of Alabama students, professors, and the Alabama state chapter of the NAACP recently filed a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s 2024 law banning taxpayer-funded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices and training.
Lawmakers continue to push back against Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s attempts to exculpate himself from the growing crime in Montgomery by blaming the state for passing constitutional carry in 2022.