Senate Bill 92 from Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, was approved in the House Education Policy Committee Tuesday morning on a voice vote. Committee chair Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, one of the original sponsors of the 2019 Literacy Act that requires the holdback, was a “no” vote.
A bill to change the pay structure for judges around the state and give them a raise could get final passage in the Legislature today.
Senate Bill 59 by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, would require cities to pass ordinances specifying what offenses could get court summonses rather than immediate arrests.
A bill to delay next year’s requirement to hold back third grade students who aren’t proficient in reading is running out of time in the Legislature.
After taking an initial hit at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic last year, Alabama's economy has largely bounced back. Still, some businesses are having trouble finding enough workers, particularly in the restaurant and hospitality industry.
Paschal received 1,476 votes, about 51%, defeating Leigh Hulsey, according to unofficial results on the Alabama Secretary of State’s website.
Labor says fraud cases are up since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The department has received about 25,000 to 30,000 fraud reports since opening a reporting portal last July, spokeswoman Tara Hutchison told Alabama Daily News. But that doesn’t mean all those reports will be determined to be fraud, she said.
The Senate also approved bills to allow election officials to serve in any precinct in a county where they’re registered to vote; to allow the secretary of state to conduct an one-time post-election pilot audit after the 2022 general election.
By CAROLINE BECK and MARY SELL, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Legislature met for the 24th day of its 30-day regular session Tuesday. Here are the highlights of what happened at the State House. Bill ensuring hospital, nursing home visitation rights goes to governor A bill requiring hospitals and nursing homes to...
The Alabama Senate on Tuesday approved legislation changing the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws, putting new rules on what law enforcement can take from those charged with low-level drug offenses.
Welcome to the 24th legislative day of the 2021 Regular Session. Counting today, we have seven legislative days left before lawmakers reach their 30-day limit set by the constitution.
Alabama ranks No. 8 for economic momentum so far in 2021, according to State Policy Reports, a D.C.-based publication.
In a March presentation on how the city of Birmingham’s finances are faring one year into the pandemic, city finance director Lester Smith said business license filings were down about 500 in the first 2.5 months of the year compared to the same time last year.
March’s rate represents 84,670 unemployed people, compared to 91,041 in February and 57,895 in March 2020. Alabama is comfortably below the national average of 6%, the Alabama Department of Labor said this morning.
Several committees of the Alabama Legislature met Wednesday to consider various bills. Here are legislative briefs from the State House.
