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The proposed legislation was introduced after it came to light that existing laws governing firefighter death benefits contained loopholes.
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Ivey awards $27 million to Auburn, Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences
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2025 Legislative Session stories
Opinion
Portable benefits will remove barriers, spark job growth, and help more Alabamians take control of their future.
Legislature
More than 30 Alabama health care and community organizations signed onto a letter urging legislators to oppose the plans.
Featured Opinion
Too many leaders mistake self-preservation for principle — history won’t.
Education
The Renewing Alabama’s Investment in Student Excellence Act would establish a process to provide additional funding for public K-12 schools.
Legislature
The updated "release time" policies would allow off-campus religious instruction with parental consent.
Legislature
The legislation will "expand, guarantee and protect those benefits for generations to come," his release said.
Featured Opinion
Faith used as a weapon is still tyranny, just dressed in Sunday clothes.
Legislature
Lawmakers have been working to make it an official state holiday for years, with no luck so far.
Legislature
More than 930 bills have been introduced to date.