2023 Legislative Session Archives • Alabama Political Reporter

Opinion

Opinion | Robbins’ Age Verification Law harms more than the First Amendment

This law gives Alabama’s far-right leadership the ability to restrict and censor forms of speech they don’t agree with.

Michael McGrady JrOctober 1, 2024

Scissor cutting the word 'taxes' in a piece of paper.

State

State laws take effect as 2024 begins

Several new laws went into effect Monday, including one that ended the state's tax on overtime pay.

Jacob HolmesJanuary 2, 2024

Legislature

Bill to create drug trafficking manslaughter charge back on agenda

Although the Legislature passed this bill in 2023, a glitch led to Gov. Kay Ivey signing the wrong version into law.

Jacob HolmesDecember 11, 2023

Legislature

Alabama’s Legislative Black Caucus responds to court’s rejection of congressional map

"The Republican-led Legislature is unable to draw maps that offer black voters a chance to fairly elect representation of their choice," Sen. Merika Coleman...

Patrick DarringtonSeptember 6, 2023

Opinion

Opinion | Historic grocery tax cut goes into effect, but more work remains

We must eliminate the second half of the grocery tax, and a legislative study group we empaneled is already running the numbers.

Will AinsworthSeptember 1, 2023

State

Alabamians to finally see grocery tax relief

Alabama will now join the 47 other states, including our border states of Florida, Georgia and Tennessee, that do not fully tax groceries.

StaffSeptember 1, 2023

Unrecognizable woman checking a long grocery receipt leaning to a full shopping cart at store.

Opinion

Opinion | Grocery tax reduction: A penny saved, a better future paved

This small change likely will result in large savings for Alabamians who are working hard to make ends meet.

Akiesha AndersonAugust 30, 2023

Opinion

Opinion | “Communities of interest” means more than sharing roads

Community of interest and fairness are words that should be paired together. However, they're distinctly hollow in Alabama's proposed congressional map.

Barbara DrummondAugust 8, 2023