Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest ...
Proposed law would allow pregnant women to stay out of jail until they give birth
Alabama State Rep. Rolanda Hollis introduced HB138 on Feb. 6, which Hollis Hollis argued would help both parents and children ...
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Crime bills go before the Alabama legislature
Gov. Kay Ivey has said public safety would be her top priority this legislative session. Ivey put that into action this week ...
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Opinion | Instead of school prayer, we should mandate constitutional training for lawmakers
If the Alabama Legislature wants to mandate something, try requiring that they actually read the Constitution.
College athletes could get tax breaks under new NIL bill: Will it boost Alabama’s recruiting?
If passed, the legislation would exempt college athletes from paying state income tax on their NIL compensation.
You say college football players get tax shelter for NIL deals. I say it's more harm than good
Time to draw the line at state legislatures with pom-poms bearing tax-free gifts for college football players. It will do more harm than good.
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Senator Rails Against NPR: ‘National Propaganda Radio’
As Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Rep. Dale Strong push to cut federal funding for NPR, the public broadcaster faces mounting ...
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After 2 years without a permanent leader, MMFA trustees ask city to let them find director
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts has been without a permanent director for two years following the administrative leave of ...
New lodging tax bill for Dale County aims to help economic development
That’s why the Ozark-Dale County Economic Development Board wrote a request to the Dale County Commission. Right now, the development corporation gets about 2% of the county’s lodging tax, which goes ...
Bill drafted to ban Delta products in Alabama
Lawmakers are considering the ban of Delta products that are similar to marijuana, but unlike weed, it is very much legal.
As costs mount for Prichard utility receiver’s costs, some say money better spent elsewhere
The court-appointed expert appointed by a judge to turn around the water and sewer system serving Prichard and Chickasaw has not come cheap.
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Cutrona co-sponsors bill that means more derailment tax relief
A bill to offer more tax relief to those impacted by the 2023 East Palestine train derailment passed the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. The legislation, co-sponsored by State Sen. Al Cutrona (R-Canfield), ...