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December 2021 Group Watch: Medical Marijuana Expected to Be Discussed During the 2022 Session
The commission created to write the rules and regulate the use of medical marijuana in Alabama has a lot on its plate and may require additional legislation to get its work done. It’s now possible that medical marijuana won’t be available for patients, who’ll require a prescription, until 2023.
December 2021 Group Watch: New Candidates Enter Governor’s Race
Lindy Blanchard, a nonprofit director, former ambassador and major financial supporter of former President Donald Trump, has entered Alabama’s governor’s race. Blanchard, who had been a candidate for the U.S. Senate, says she is opposed to federal COVID vaccination plans and accuses Republicans in charge of state government of being out
December 2021 Group Watch: Abortion Bill On the Agenda for 2022 Session
The hot-button issue of abortion bans will be a part of the legislature’s 2022 session. A bill that is being dubbed “Texas-style” in reference to the law passed in the Lone Star state that placed new restrictions on abortions has been filed in the Alabama House of Representatives by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville. The
December 2021 Group Watch: Jeff Dunn Stepping Down; John Hamm in as AL Prison Commissioner
Alabama Prison Commissioner Jeff Dunn will step down from his role at the end of December. Dunn’s tenure was marked by early declines in prison overcrowding, thanks to changes in sentencing guidelines in 2015. The commissioner also achieved a longtime goal this fall, when the legislature approved a plan to build
December 2021 Group Watch: Gambling Likely Getting Another Roll of the Dice in 2022 Session
State Senator Greg Albritton, the Senate General Fund Budget Committee chair, says to expect the legislature to take another crack at gaming in the 2022 regular session. Despite being the fourth year of the quadrennium, which is typically not a time that significant legislation makes its way through the process, Albritton
December 2021 Group Watch: Retiree Bonus Bills Coming Back for 2022 Session
Senators Del Marsh and Bobby Singleton say they will try again in the upcoming session to give one-time bonuses to retired state workers and teachers. Marsh has pre-filed SB 11 for the upcoming session, which gives a bonus of at least $300 to state retirees. Singleton has indicated he plans
December 2021 Group Watch: Keeping Critical Infrastructure Secure – A Bill That Needs Passing
Our national well-being relies upon secure and resilient critical infrastructure, which includes physical and cyber systems that underpin the provision of essential services in our society. These critical assets include pipelines, electric power generation facilities, transmission towers, water systems, mining operations and transportation facilities such as trucking terminals. In Alabama
December 2021 Group Watch: AL Infrastructure to Get Billions of $$ from Fed Law
Alabama could get more than $6.8 billion in road and transportation funding in the recently approved $1.2 trillion Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act. While broad outlines of how money will be allocated are now available, more federal direction is needed before specific projects are identified. According to information from the
December 2021 Group Watch: University of Alabama Gets $4M for Forensic Science
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby announced that the University of Alabama has been awarded $4 million from the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice agency for the establishment of a National Center on Forensics. The University will establish and operate the center in partnership with the Alabama Department of
