3/19/2018 Group Watch: School Safety Task Force Back
Last week, the House voted 83-6 to reinstate The Alabama Task Force on School Safety and Security. Read more here.
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3/19/2018 Group Watch: Fantasy Sports Bill Dies
It looks like legal fantasy sports in Alabama will remain a fantasy, at least for now. Even though it easily and swiftly moved out of the Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee, SB325 was killed on the Senate floor last week before a vote was taken.The bill would have allowed fantasy
March 12, 2018 Group Watch: News & Views from the State House
News & Views from the State House Things keep moving ahead, running relatively smoothly, and last week in the Legislature saw the passage of more local bills, in addition to bills to provide education associations equal access to public school employees. On Tuesday (17th day of session): The House passed several bills of local application only and general
3/12/2018 Group Watch: Tweet of the Week
@thebloomgroup March 7 Great night at @HighlandsAL 1st Wednesday Montgomery. #alpolitics
3/12/2108 Group Watch: Tax Bill Passes
SB76, sponsored by Senator Del Marsh (R–Anniston), which raises the threshold for claiming the maximum exception for state income taxes for low- and middle income earners, passed on a unanimous vote in the House last week, marking its final passage. It now goes to the governor for her signature. It is
3/12/2018 Group Watch: Sadie Grace Bill Passes
The entire House gave a standing ovation to Corrie Andrews after passing bill named after her daughter Sadie Grace with a 99-0 vote. The bill is simple. It requires covers to be placed on grease traps to prevent someone from falling through. The legislation comes after tragedy, when 3-year old Sadie
3/12/2018 Group Watch: Cyber Bullying Bill Passes
The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to protect children from cyberbullying in honor of a 10-year old boy who committed suicide last year. The fifth grader took his own life after he was bullied online last October. The child’s mother was present in the state house for the
3/12/2018 Group Watch: Gov Ivey School Safety Plan
Governor Kay Ivey unveiled the framework for her school safety initiative. The governor was joined by law enforcement, education and legislative officials. The governor’s four pronged approach calls for support funds for school security; strategies to enable schools to better identify threats; asking schools to standardize how they respond to school emergencies;
3/12/2018 Group Watch: Budgets Moving Full Speed Ahead
Both the General Fund Budget and the Education Trust Fund Budget have sailed through committees and both chambers this session, just two large examples of a year where controversy (and the slow-downs that come with it) has been kept to a minimum. Both budgets are looking at possible final passage votes
3/12/2018 Group Watch: Senate Limits Payday Loan Terms
Last Thursday, The Alabama Senate voted 20-4 to approve a bill that increases the term of repayment for short-term loans to 30 days. Payday loans are short-term loans that extend from 10 to 31 days and can carry interest rates in Alabama that run up to 437 percent APR. Critics say
