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Several committees of the Alabama Legislature met Wednesday to consider various bills. Here are legislative briefs from the State House.

Legislation in the Alabama Senate would give scholarships to students seeking to be STEM or special education teachers in Alabama if they agree to teach in rural areas.

House Bill 93 as amended would let newer teachers in the state rollover each year their sick leave and get paid for unused days when they retire. Current Tier II teachers lose unused days each year.

Senators voted 23-9 for the proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a state lottery as well as allow nine casino sites in the state. The bill now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. If approved by lawmakers in both chambers, the proposal would then go before voters.

Alabama has temporarily paused giving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an "abundance of caution" while federal officials investigate reports of rare blood clots, the state health officer announced Tuesday.

We cannot preach equality and equity and then not give all of our children the resources and financial support they need and deserve. This is our responsibility.

After several years of debate and negotiations, lawmakers and local governments seemed to have reached an agreement to stop the growth of police jurisdictions in Alabama.

Sponsor Rep. Kyle South, R-Fayette, said he wanted to make sure Alabama has procedures in place when the National Collegiate Athletic Association gives a final vote on their own compensation rules.

Action on the proposals now moves to the Senate, where Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville, is the sponsor. If approved there, the constitutional amendment will go before voters next year.

Biden will lay out his vision for the way forward in Afghanistan and the timeline for the withdrawal in remarks Wednesday afternoon, The White House said.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall warned local governments Tuesday about using incoming funds from the American Rescue Plan Act in accordance to state law or be at risk of criminal charges.

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday voted to delay by two years the holdback requirement in the Alabama Literacy Act, despite opposition from some chamber leaders.

State senators are expected to debate lottery and casino legislation Tuesday as lawmakers make a third attempt to advance a gambling bill this session.