Legislature House passes bill to require reduced speed in school zones The bill would mandate reduced speed zones around all public and private schools. Brandon MoseleyMarch 15, 2021
Legislature Alabama House passes bill to allow Alabamians to hunt coyotes, hogs at night The bill would create a season for the legal hunting feral swine and coyotes at night. Brandon MoseleyMarch 12, 2021
Legislature House passes bill to create oversight of costly contracts The bill would create a committee tasked with reviewing executive branch contracts of $10 million or more. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 3, 2021
Legislature Bill to allow yoga in Alabama schools advances through House committee The House Committee for Education Policy gave the bill a favorable report. John H. GlennMarch 2, 2021
Legislature Bill to eliminate straight-party voting introduced in the House Straight-party voting has steadily increased to more than half of all ballots cast since 2012. John H. GlennFebruary 17, 2021
Legislature Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week two Some 646 bills have been introduced to date: 413 in the House and 233 in the Senate. Beth LyonsFebruary 15, 2021
Legislature Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week one 550 bills were introduced in the first three session days: 351 in the House and 199 in the Senate. Beth LyonsFebruary 8, 2021
Legislature Longtime State Rep. Alvin Holmes has died Montgomery Fire and Rescue responded to a call at Holmes’ residence on Saturday afternoon, and they found the 81-year-old unresponsive. Josh MoonNovember 21, 2020
Elections Governor sets special election dates to fill Johnson’s House seat There will be a special primary election on Oct. 6, a special primary runoff if necessary on Nov. 3 and a special general election... Micah DanneyJuly 22, 2020
Legislature Alabama House cancels March 25 committee meetings due to coronavirus The Alabama House of Representatives announced on Monday that committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 will be cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)... Jessa Reid BollingMarch 17, 2020