February 15, 2021 Group Watch: Tweet of the Week
@RepBarryMoore Feb 12 Happy birthday to the Great Emancipator and 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln!
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February 15, 2021 Group Watch: Senator Shelby Won’t Seek Re-Election
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, a mainstay of Alabama politics for decades, has officially announced his plans to retire following the end of his current term in 2022. Shelby has served in congress for 42 years and said in his remarks that he would not seek a seventh term in the
February 15, 2021 Group Watch: Gambling in AL: What’s Ahead
All eyes were focused on first readings as a wide-ranging bill from Senator Del Marsh was introduced. Marsh’s bill, which is not final, will address the casino gambling issue, with limited expansion in certain parts of the state, and also includes a call for a lottery and the legalization of
February 15, 2021 Group Watch: Hot Topics Coming
The legislature has moved quickly and accomplished a lot already, but when it reconvenes next week, there’s still a lot to do, and there’s a long list of issues on the table, many of which are likely to stir up intense disagreements. Bills concerning guns, the governor’s emergency powers, marijuana,
February 15, 2021 Group Watch: COVID Relief Funds Tax Exempt
A bill that makes Alabamians’ COVID-19 relief funds exempt from being taxed by the state has cleared its final hurdle. The Alabama Senate passed one of the top priority bills of the session just a week after House approval. The legislation also makes modifications to the state’s corporate tax code
February 8, 2021 Group Watch: News & Views from the State House
The Alabama Legislature’s 2021 Regular Session began last week, with COVID-19 and education concerns taking center stage. Read on for a quick breakdown of House and Senate activity and see below for more details on the Governor’s plans and priorities for the coming months. Wednesday, February 3 (2nd legislative day and a committee day):
February 8, 2021 Group Watch: Tweet of the Week
@willainsworthAL Feb. 2 Since Republicans took the Legislature in 2010, Del Marsh has been an honest, inspirational, and fair-minded Senate President Pro Tem. Our thanks to Sen. Marsh for helping reform AL’s government, and we wish our new Pro Tem Greg Reed much success as he leads the upper chamber.
February 8, 2021 Group Watch: Gov Ivey’s “State of the State”
Last week, Governor Kay Ivey gave the annual “state of the state” address from the old House Chamber in the Alabama State Capitol to a virtual and television audience. Her remarks largely focused on helping the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic and on distribution of the vaccine, and she
February 8, 2021 Group Watch: Education A Priority in 2021 Session
Alabama state revenue is solid and safe for the current budget year thanks to conservative budgeting, Rolling Reserve Act safeguards and the growth of online sales tax revenue from the Simplified Sellers Use Tax. The governor announced her proposal for a 2 percent raise for public education employees, which seems to
