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Twelve of the 14 members of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission have been announced.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
State Rep. Daniels endorses Figures for Congress; Ivey backs Dobson in new ad
Kentucky partners with Alabama to improve voter roll accuracy
Voters in House District 52 choose between Datcher and Brown in special election today
Justice Department sues state over purge of voter rolls
Dobson faces scrutiny over ancestral ties to slaveowners, KKK leadership
- Governor
Gov. Ivey deploys Alabama National Guard to North Carolina
Chris Beeker III appointed to Alabama PSC, replacing father after resignation
Ivey sets Tuesday meeting to fire Veterans Affairs commish
Gov. Kay Ivey marks “National Preparedness Month,” calls on Alabamians to take action
Gov. Ivey awards $875,000 to assist with rape victim support
- Legislature
Legislature salaries to rise alongside median household income in 2025
“Family values” lawmaker Tracy Estes arrested on domestic violence charges
Longtime lawmaker Priscilla Dunn passes away at 80
Rep. England again files bill to create parole board oversight
New pre-filed bill would raise online sales tax to create education revenue
- Economy
- National
Rep. Sewell lauds Birmingham base as KC-46A finalist
Prattville plaintiffs say library books are not government speech
Mayor Woodfin joins Biden, Harris to sign executive order against gun violence
Sen. Britt demands action after Mexico seizes Vulcan’s deep-water port
Rep. Sewell applauds new Biden-Harris executive order on gun violence
- Education
Film tells how Hawkins, Có went from Vietnam foes to friends in higher ed
Confederate curriculum: Could CHOOSE Act fund fringe coursework?
Troy Chancellor Hawkins reflects on diversity, legacy at university
Prattville Library argues book selection is “government speech” in new filing
League of Women Voters hosts panel on Alabama library attacks for “Banned Books Week”
- Health
Jarrod Johnson named CEO of UAB Callahan Eye
Thomasville Regional Medical Center closure intensifies Alabama’s rural healthcare crisis
Fertility doctor speaks on IVF, HOPE with Fertility Services Act
Prior authorization delays “disheartening” as patients suffer, says Alabama doctor
CDC awards $2.975 million to Alabama maternal health committee
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama’s domestic violence crisis: A deadly reality for women
Opinion | Robbins’ Age Verification Law harms more than the First Amendment
Opinion | The protections — and perils — of meme-ified election discourse
Opinion | Keep the government out of college football
Opinion | Alabama doesn’t just have a gun problem
SB46 stories
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey will host a ceremonial bill signing event in Montgomery for a number of bills passed during the 2021 Legislative Session.
State
An expert predicted that all states will each have their own unique systems of growing and distributing marijuana.
Governor
Marijuana advocates thanked Gov. Kay Ivey for signing the medical marijuana bill and sponsors for their work carrying the legislation.
Legislature
The bill's sponsor estimates that it will be at least a year before medical marijuana will be available in Alabama.
Legislature
The Legislature would have to address the medical marijuana bill if the governor amends or vetoes it before the close of session.
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the education supplemental appropriation, the wine shipment bill and the Daylight Savings Time bill.
Legislature
The governor's staff is studying the marijuana bill and could send it back to the Legislature with an amendment.
Legislature
The House passed SB46, the medical marijuana bill, 68 to 34, then the Senate voted to concur.
Legislature
Conservatives have vowed to continue filibustering the bill that would allow people with a medical need to obtain medical marijuana.