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The bill create a "presumption of reasonableness" and shift the burden of proof to the prosecution.
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Sen. Britt joins Republican attempt to repeal Biden-era emissions regulations
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Cancer advocate urges Alabama senators to protect research funding
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Jackson Hospital files for bankruptcy, state lawmakers speak out in support
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Legislature
Doctors who have treated patients with medicine including Ivermectin and hydrochloryquine spoke in support of the bill.
Legislature
The bill had been debated in two previous committee hearings, including a public hearing in which 11 people spoke against the bill.
Legislature
At approximately $2.7 billion, it is the largest General Fund budget ever passed by the House.
Legislature
A bill to allow the use of state-level wiretaps on certain felony drug cases passed with three amendments in the Alabama Senate Tuesday.
Legislature
Nearly three in five Alabamians, including 56.1 percent of Republican voters, support legislation that would remove the state sales tax on groceries.
Legislature
SB261 now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.
Legislature
Debate focused on the creation of a presumption that joint physical custody should be issued and that it should be split equally.
Legislature
The House voted to exempt people convicted of manslaughter from receiving "good time" in response to the shooting death of a Sheffield deputy.
Legislature
The Legislature will return for day 22 of the session on Tuesday with the House convening at 1 p.m. and the Senate at 2...
Legislature
Supporters claim the bill's passage as a victory for Second Amendment rights, while critics warn it will rob law enforcement of an important tool.