March 22, 2021 Group Watch: Spring Break!
The Alabama Legislature is taking this week off for Spring Break, and so is Group Watch. We’ll be back with the news you need to know on April 5.
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March 15, 2021 Group Watch: News & Views from the State House
Last week’s legislative headline was the “no-go” on the lottery and casino bill put forth by Senator Del Marsh, but House passage of the General Fund budget is big news too. Read on for more details. Tuesday, March 9 (13th legislative day): The House passed several bills of local application only and general bills to: require
March 15, 2021 Group Watch: Tweet of the Week
@thebloomgroup March 13 Regular Session 2021 House Convenes: 3/16/2021 1:00 PM Senate Convenes: 3/16/2021 3:00 PM Live video stream for the House. Live video stream for the Senate.
March 15, 2021 Group Watch: Gov. Sets House District 78 Special Election
Governor Ivey set the special election dates for Alabama House District 78. This seat was held by Kirk Hatcher, who was elected to Alabama Senate District 26. The primary is set for Tuesday, May 25, 2021; the special primary runoff, if needed, for Tuesday, June 22, 2021; and the special
March 15, 2021 Group Watch: House Approves $2.4 billion General Fund Budget
The Alabama House of Representative approved a $2.4 billion budget with a 2-percent pay raise for state employees and some increases to state agencies. The General Fund budget pays for most noneducation services in the state. The budget is 3.3-percet higher than the current year and includes major increases for the Bureau of Pardons
March 15, 2021 Group Watch: Grant Will Help Alabama Workers
The National Governors Association (NGA) has awarded Alabama a $100,000 Workforce Innovation Network and Workforce Innovation Fund grant to develop innovative policies for reskilling Alabamians who have been displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Governor Ivey, the goal is to provide displaced workers with all the resources needed to
March 15, 2021 Group Watch: Capitol & Governor’s Mansion Back Open
The Alabama Capitol and the Governor’s Mansion are now open to the public. “As more Alabamians voluntarily get vaccinated and our COVID-19 numbers continue in an encouraging direction, it is proper that our state capitol and governor’s mansion are once again open to the public,” Governor Ivey said.
March 15, 2021 Group Watch:
The Alabama Senate failed to get the required 21 votes to approve a measure to expand gambling and establish a lottery in the state. The vote was 19-13. Governor Ivey issued a statement after the vote saying that vote count confirms more work needs to be done and the issue
March 15, 2021 Group Watch: New Bill Proposes Lottery, But No Casinos
Senator Jim McClendon (R-Springville) introduced a bill last week to propose a lottery only, what he calls a “clean” lottery bill. He believes (because people in his district have said as much) that the lottery-only approach is what people are most interested in when it comes to expanding gambling in
March 15, 2021 Group Watch: Pets on Restaurant Patios
The bill that will allow dogs on restaurant patios is one step closer to being passed by the legislature; last week, it was approved by the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee after being passed by the House earlier in the session. The bill allows restaurants to welcome leashed
