Article By: Brandon Moseley March 10, 2021 The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the largest state General Fund budget in state history. The $2.4 billion fiscal year 2022 budget passed by the House on Tuesday includes a two percent raise for state workers. The state General Fund budget, House Bill 309, […]
Article By: Jordan Highsmith February 10, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State Senate Wednesday passed one of the Legislature’s top priority bills, SB 98, which would provide an income tax exemption for Alabamians who received federal COVID-19 relief funds and make several modifications to the corporate tax code. This bill is sponsored by Sen. […]
Article By: Kim Chandler March 4, 2021 An Alabama Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would let the governor pick the state’s top public health official. The Senate Health Committee voted 8-3 to advance the bill by Sen. Jim McClendon to the Senate floor. McClendon, an optometrist, said the change would […]
Article By: Tiffany Thompson February 19, 2021 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Home delivery of alcohol is now one step closer thanks to a bill lawmakers are currently debating this legislative session, but not everyone is rejoicing with the possibility. Some local groups report they were left out of consideration. Alabama State Senator Jabo Waggoner […]
Article By: Sean Ross MONTGOMERY — Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Wednesday joined with a bipartisan group of legislative leaders, military officers and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed to highlight the importance of a pending package of bills that is designed to retain, safeguard and improve the military presence and investment across Alabama. […]
Article By: Lauren Walsh March 1, 2021 SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — State lawmakers from Shelby County are pushing for a bill to regulate sewer rates from Southwest Water Company, a private utility system that serves about 10,000 households in the highway 119, Valleydale Road and Highway 280 corridor. “The sewer rates have […]
Article By: Brandon Moseley March 2, 2021 The Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate will return to Montgomery on Tuesday for the 10th day of the 2021 Legislative Session. The House will go into session at 1 p.m. and the Senate will convene at 2 p.m. The House has an […]
By Mimi Penhale and Amy Young The 2021 Regular Legislative Session began on February 2, 2021. This year’s session will look very different than years past, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. In a typical year, we would see hundreds of bills filed on a variety of issues, but this year, due to the uncertainty, leadership […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Update The state of Alabama began disbursing Covid-19 vaccines for Phase 1A, which included frontline healthcare workers and nursing home residents, in December 2020. Phase 1B was broken up into two groups, with first responders and those ages 75 and up, being able to receive their vaccine starting January 18. As of February […]
On December 17, the Shelby County Commission hosted the Delegation for their annual meeting. We heard from the commissioners and county administrators about issues facing Shelby County, as well as talked about some of the legislation we expect to see during the general session, in February. This meeting was held earlier than usual to avoid […]