March 4, 2024 Group Watch: Day-by-Day, Play-by-Play
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March 4, 2024 Group Watch: AL GOP Lawmakers Advance Solution to Protect IVF
State lawmakers from both parties introduced bills last week with the goal of protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liabilities following a February 23 ruling by the state Supreme Court. State Senators Tim Melson and Larry Stutts, two north Alabama doctors who serve over the Senate Healthcare Committee,
March 4, 2024 Group Watch: AL House Passes School Choice Bill
The Alabama House passed the CHOOSE ACT, making education savings accounts, or ESAs, one step closer to reality. Lawmakers discussed the bill for four hours before voting 69-34 to approve it. Six Republicans joined the chamber’s 28 Democrats in voting no. The bill would provide eligible families $7,000 in state
March 4, 2024 Group Watch: Industrial Development Sites Get Grant Money Boost
The State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) has approved more than $30 million in grants under the new Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy Act (SEEDS) to speed the development of much-needed industry-ready sites across the state. A total of $30.1 million in SEEDS funding will be matched with $38.4 million
March 4, 2024 Group Watch: Senate Bill Could Keep Birmingham Southern College Afloat
An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill that would extend a loan to Birmingham Southern College in the hopes of keeping the liberal arts college open. The bill sponsored by Senator Jabo Waggoner, revises language in a law passed last year that created the Distressed Institutions of Higher Education Revolving
March 4, 2024 Group Watch: Gov Ivey Appoints Bill Lewis to AL Court of Civil Appeals
Governor Kay Ivey announced the appointment of Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Lewis will fill the vacancy left by long-time Judge William Thompson, who retired February 1, 2024, after serving on the Court of Civil Appeals for 27 years, including as its Presiding Judge for
February 19, 2024 Group Watch: News & Views from the State House
Several key issues hit the ground running last week in the legislature, with topics including legalized gambling, school choice and voting interference tactics like ballot harvesting sailing through the Senate, House and committees. Taxes were on the agenda, too. A bill to eliminate taxes on certain maternal and feminine hygiene products
February 19, 2024 Group Watch: Tweet of the Week
@MarySellQuillenFeb 16Proposal would ‘eliminate barriers to employment’ for 14, 15 year olds https://aldailynews.com/proposal-would-eliminate-barriers-to-employment-for-14-15-year-olds/ #alpolitics
February 19, 2024 Group Watch: Day-by-Day, Play-by-Play
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February 19, 2024 Group Watch: Gambling Bills Approved by House
Bills proposing a constitutional amendment to allow gambling and a second bill to form a regulatory body to oversee gaming in Alabama were approved by the House last week. The bill to allow a statewide vote on an amendment that will legalize sports betting, a lottery and casinos passed with
