Legislature Rep. Chip Brown passes bill updating mental health services for veterans The Alabama House on Wednesday awarded final passage to the measure. StaffMay 9, 2024
Legislature Legislature sends $3.4 billion General Fund budget to Gov. Ivey The budget includes a 2 percent pay raise for state employees and increases for most agencies. Jacob HolmesMay 8, 2024
Legislature Senate committee delays ethics bill, tightening timeline for passage With only two days remaining in the legislative session, the bill may have been dealt a fatal blow. Jacob HolmesMay 8, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | Sometimes, an ag center has to die Angered by the handling of gambling legislation, House members on Tuesday appeared to kill an ag center in retaliation. Josh MoonMay 8, 2024
Legislature Legislature OKs bill making it easier to employ 14- and 15-year-olds The bill would end the requirement for school officials to approve children under 16 working. Chance PhillipsMay 8, 2024
Legislature Legislature passes bill to improve public records law Senate Bill 270, carried by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, introduces much-needed timelines into the law. StaffMay 8, 2024
Legislature Historic Alabama Child Care Tax Credit Bill Clears Final Legislative Hurdle The bill now awaits Gov. Kay Ivey's consideration and signature. StaffMay 8, 2024
Prisons Will the Legislature address prison overcrowding before session’s end? Rep. Jim Hill's bill which would give judges more discretion in sentencing faces an uphill climb in the state Senate. Chance PhillipsMay 7, 2024
Courts Groups ask court to block bill criminalizing absentee ballot assistance The requested injunction would prevent the state from implementing the recently enacted bill. Jacob HolmesMay 6, 2024
Legislature On the bubble: These bills are near the finish line as session nears end Here are a few bills that have positioned themselves for potential passage in the final week. Jacob HolmesMay 6, 2024