State During Alabama visit, Secretary Haaland highlights efforts to advance equity and justice Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Alabama to explore how the Department of the Interior can help tell America’s story. StaffFebruary 17, 2022
Congress The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act dies on Senate floor Both Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, voted against the measure to change Senate rules. John H. GlennJanuary 20, 2022
Health Investments in access to healthcare stands at a critical moment Two Washington think tanks have released findings about the future of health insurance subsidies and access to care. Charlie WalkerOctober 11, 2021
National Lawmaker calls for Civil Rights attorney Fred Gray to receive Medal of Freedom Fred Gray is a former state legislator, civil rights attorney, National Bar Association president and Civil Rights leader. Brandon MoseleySeptember 29, 2021
Legislature House to consider prison construction, justice reform bills on Wednesday The $1.2 billion prison construction and renovation plan will be debated on the House floor on Wednesday. Brandon MoseleySeptember 29, 2021
Prisons Sewell opposes using COVID relief dollars to build prisons “COVID-19 relief money should be used for COVID-19 relief. Period,” Congresswoman Terri Sewell said. Brandon MoseleySeptember 29, 2021
Congress Sewell applauds passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act The bill is designed to override state-level laws limiting abortion availability. Brandon MoseleySeptember 27, 2021
Congress Rogers, Carl and Sewell vote to pass National Defense Authorization Act The vote split the Alabama Congressional delegation with Reps. Mike Rogers, Jerry Carl and Terri Sewell voting in favor. Brandon MoseleySeptember 24, 2021
Congress Sewell votes to extend government funding, suspend debt limit Sewell’s office warned that failure to raise or suspend the debt limit would be catastrophic and the first default in U.S. history. Brandon MoseleySeptember 23, 2021
Elections Barry Moore kicks off re-election campaign Barry Moore kicked off his campaign with an event on his farm in Enterprise. Brandon MoseleySeptember 20, 2021