Alabama Senate approves Gudger’s economic development and parental rights bills without a cloture vote.
Alabama Senate Advances Key Legislation After several days of tension and procedural delays, the Alabama Senate exhibited a smoother operation on Tuesday, progressing with two notable bills that encountered less resistance than anticipated. The first piece of legislation discussed was SB322, introduced by Senator Pro Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman). This bill aims to enable certain […]
Alabama House passes two bills to refuse bail for violent offenses and tighten regulations on gun offenders
On Tuesday night, the Alabama House of Representatives passed two public safety bills that Republican lawmakers claim are central to their efforts to address violent crime. These bills, sponsored by state Sen. Will Burfoot (R-Pike Road)—SB118 and SB119—are part of a broader initiative to reform Alabama’s bail laws and impose stricter limitations on firearm possession […]
Alabama lawmakers move forward with important bills as the session approaches its end
Today has been significant for the Alabama Legislature. Lawmakers wrapped up final votes on some of the most important bills of the session, with various issues still at play. After fulfilling key constitutional duties on Tuesday night, including the approval of the General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets for Governor Kay Ivy, several major […]
Alabama House remains stable while Senate addresses local bills on last day
Alabama Legislative Meeting Update Today marks the final day of the regular legislative session in 2025, and the Alabama House of Representatives is taking an unusual route. There’s no special order calendar, and currently, no major bills are up for discussion. After a couple of hours of waiting on Wednesday, the House called it quits […]
Tennessee anti-immigration bills show no conception of complex issues • Tennessee Lookout
I was a decent math student up until 9th grade. It was able to quickly and efficiently add, subtract, multiply and divide into your head. Most of that talent was through delving into baseball box scores on my local paper every afternoon. Basic mental mathematics was pretty simple for me, but algebra was different. Algebra […]
California Shuts Down Two Bills That Would’ve Banned Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports
California is against science… Of course, they are… The radical left-wing California state legislature has closed not only one, but two bills that sought to ban trans athletes from being able to compete in women’s sports. Some lawmakers have branded some of the law as “cruel.” The law would have “required that the Inter-Calif. Federation […]
Legislators now considering two bills to increase their own pay
The Arizona legislator on Monday approved two different ways to raise his salary, adding plans to significantly increase daily expenses for legislators living in Maricopa County, and became an existing proposal to retroactively adjust inflation to annual pay when voters approve. At a margin of 14-3, House Approvals Committee members agreed to ask voters to […]
Nearly $40M theft triggers bills to help state auditor
Arizona lawmakers want to enable state auditors to gain access to financial documents from government agencies that are being audited after former county treasurers steal nearly $40 million from Santa Cruz County. The House Government Committee passed a trio of the bill on February 5th. Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Guffer pleaded guilty in […]
Hemp industry fears slate of restrictive bills could gut industry • Tennessee Lookout
Crossville businessman Maggie Clark believes a swarm of Tennessee Legislature bills that restrict hemp-related products will take the industry away from those who build it and give it to “conglomerates.” Clark is a grower, manufacturer and retailer, and says her business, Cann-I-Help and small Tennessee stores will suffer even after six years of complying with […]
Duck River, Tennessee waterways could see regulation rollbacks under two proposed bills • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Conservation Group, which supports the preservation of the Duck River, is looking at two bills that say it puts the state’s waterways at serious risk. There is one bill Strip condition protection from wetlands It is no longer protected by federal law. Another discards the required 2 miles of buffer during specified time […]
