Alabama lawmakers have an opportunity to fix abortion laws. They won’t
Science and Alabama are often at odds. Nowhere is this more consistent and clearer than in the debate surrounding abortion. In the debate over abortion, our nation's laws and legislators routinely stray into the realm of flimsy biblical interpretation to legislate and impose their beliefs on the public. And usually science can make quantum leaps. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Groups Urge Lawmakers To Back Amendment Protecting Traditional Views On Marriage
Dozens of conservative leaders sent a letter to lawmakers Friday asking them to protect religious Americans who support traditional views of marriage. The signatories urge House Republicans to pass the Roy Marriage Amendment, named after Texas Rep. Chip Roy, to protect religious freedom, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. He […]
California lawmakers come back with bill targeting ‘buyers’ of child sex trafficking
SACRAMENTO — After a notable success in enacting tougher criminal penalties for child sex traffickers, Republican Sen. Shannon Grove has introduced a bill that would extend prison sentences for those who purchase or engage in child sex trafficking. did. After a dramatic change of heart by Congressional Democrats last year, Grove won bipartisan support in […]
Alabama lawmakers advance effort to financially support BSC by sidelining state treasurer
The Alabama Senate Education Appropriations Committee approved a new bill Wednesday. If passed, the bill would extend a $30 million loan to Birmingham-Southern University, allowing the financially struggling university to stay open. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Jabo Wagoner, would remove State Treasurer Young Boozer from administering the loans and would instead be administered […]
Alabama lawmakers advance effort to financially support BSC by subverting state treasurer
The Alabama Senate Education Appropriations Committee approved a new bill Wednesday. If passed, the bill would extend a $30 million loan to Birmingham-Southern University, allowing the financially struggling university to stay open. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Jabo Wagoner, would remove State Treasurer Young Boozer from administering the loans and would instead be administered […]
Reed, Ledbetter detail Alabama lawmakers’ approach to IVF: ‘Be very focused, get wise counsel’
yellow hammer news Annual panel discussion held On Wednesday, he met with the president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate and the speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. The event, now in its second year of four years, marked the second time Pro Tem Greg Reed and Chair Nathaniel Ledbetter appeared side by side […]
Alabama GOP lawmakers advance solution to protect IVF services – Democrats push for referendum on personhoodÂÂ
State lawmakers from both parties this week sought to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liability following the Alabama Supreme Court's Feb. 23 ruling that defined frozen embryos as “children.” With the introduction of the bill, many clinics have become legally responsible. Services to families will be suspended for several days after the […]
Expanding access to high quality childcare builds support among Alabama lawmakers, working families
More than 200 advocates gathered in Montgomery last week to urge the state Legislature to address public policy concerns and opportunities for child care in Alabama. Alabama has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation, but it also has one of the lowest labor force participation rates in the nation. One of the […]
California lawmakers can’t take lobbyist donations — unless they’re running for Congress
State Sen. Susan Rubio holds a powerful position in Sacramento. As chair of the Senate Insurance Committee, Democrat Baldwin Park can help pass or kill any legislation that affects the insurance industry. Anti-corruption laws prevent Rubio from accepting campaign contributions from insurance lobbyists or other lobbyists as he raises money for his 2026 re-election bid. […]
Trump calls on Alabama lawmakers to ensure IVF availability – ‘I strongly support’
Former President Donald Trump today joined a growing chorus of conservative leaders in response to the Alabama Supreme Court's recent decision to classify frozen embryos as children. As a result of this surprise ruling, at least three clinics in Alabama have already stopped offering IVF treatment. UAB Health System, the state's largest hospital, also began […]
