The Alabama Legislature returned to work on Tuesday, April 25 for the 20th day of the session. Here are a few highlights of what was accomplished and see some interesting election news below. On Tuesday (20th day of session): TheHouse passed several bills of local application only, and general bills to provide for
@AlabamaToday: Alabama’s ‘Big 5’ mayors lay out agenda for state lawmakers.
Last Wednesday, suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore announced his candidacy to challenge Senator Luther Strange for the U.S. Senate. It had been rumored for some time that Moore might resign his seat on the bench and make a run for either the U.S. Senate seat or enter
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox is considering a run for Alabama governor. That’s the word after Maddox commented on a recent radio show that “It is too early to tell.” Maddox, who often re-tweets people suggesting he should run for governor, said he and his family will consider those factors and
The Alabama Legislature returned to work on Tuesday, April 18 for the 18th day of the session, and some Republican senators gathered support for a constitutional amendment to change the role of lieutenant governor (see below). Here’s what else they got done. On Tuesday (18th day of session): The House passed bills to prohibit
A dozen Republican state senators are signed on as supporters of a proposal to change the Alabama Constitution so that the governor and lieutenant governor would run on the same ticket and serve as a team, like the president and vice president. The proposal, if approved by the legislature, would
It was announced last week that former Alabama House Speaker Joseph C. McCorquodale had died on Monday at the age of 96. Speaker McCorquodale, a native of Clarke County, was a member of the Alabama House of Representative for 24 years. He was House Speaker from 1975 to 1983. He ran for
President Donald Trump called Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday evening to congratulate her on being sworn in as governor of the state. It was not disclosed what else the two leaders discussed. Earlier in the day, the governor met with law enforcement officers from around the state and had breakfast
Residents of Governor Kay Ivey’s hometown, Camden, Ala., share memories of her and express their pride in this article and collection of short videos.
The Alabama Legislature returned to work on Tuesday, April 11 for the 16th day of the session. A proposed gas tax didn’t make it very far, and we got a new governor. Here are a few other highlights: On Tuesday (16th day of session): The House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee met and approved
