It’s now illegal for anyone under 21 to purchase tobacco products, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said this week.
Author: Mary Sell (Mary Sell)
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State Health Officer supportive of raising tobacco-buying age
By Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News Alabama’s top health official is supportive of a nationwide increase in the legal age to buy tobacco products, from 18 to 21. “We know that most people who smoke start smoking before age 21,” Alabama Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris recently told Alabama Daily News. The new age restriction...
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Medical marijuana commission approves draft bill
The Alabama Medical Marijuana Study Commission has approved draft legislation lawmakers will debate in the 2020 session.
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Another record: Alabama unemployment 2.7% in November
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.7% in November, a new record low for the state. That’s down from 2.8% in October and 3.8% in November 2018. “For seven months in a row now, we have announced record-breaking jobs numbers in Alabama,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a written release this morning. “We are consistently...
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Agencies spar over parolee training program
LifeTech, a successful job-training center for people recently paroled from state prisons, is in a “phase of uncertainty,” Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy Baker said recently.
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Birmingham Northern Beltline construction to continue
Construction of the Birmingham Northern Beltline will resume soon, Gov. Kay Ivey's office said on Thursday, crediting U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby with securing the money needed.
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Lawmakers getting 3.61% raise as state’s median household income rises
Alabama’s 140 state lawmakers will receive a 3.61% raise next year, bringing their annual pay to $49,861, according to the Alabama Personnel Department.
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State House update: Education budget jockeying begins
The 2020 legislative session, where the only required task is passing the state’s two budgets for 2021, is less than two months away and at least in the Education Trust Fund it looks like there will be more money for 2021.
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Marsh wants ‘comprehensive’ action on education
Alabama Senate leader Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said Monday he expects a “comprehensive education plan” during lawmakers’ 2020 session.
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Commission’s vote on medical marijuana bill next week
The draft legislation circulated in November contained stipulations for licensing dispensaries, advertisement of the drug, a statewide seed-to-sale tracking system and other regulatory measures.