Ward’s Proposal Will Lower Healthcare Costs for Local Sheriffs’ Offices
MONTGOMERY, Ala – On Thursday, the Alabama Senate approved a proposal by Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) to lift a significant financial burden off local sheriffs’ offices. Currently, when a person who is on Medicaid – a federally-mandated health insurance program for low-income and disabled persons – is arrested for a crime, their Medicaid benefits are […]
By Cam Ward
Alabama Senate Approves the Largest Education Budget Since 2008
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate today approved by a 29-2 vote a historically strong budget for the Education Trust Fund. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget allocates $6.4 billion to Alabama’s K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities. It is the largest education budget since 2008, and the second largest budget since 1995, the last […]
By Del Marsh By Greg Reed By Arthur Orr
An Update as the Legislature Heads Back to Montgomery
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Spring Break! The Legislature paused its meetings over the past two weeks to allow legislators to spend time with their families, but Senate and House members return to Montgomery on April 4th to resume work. I have authored a proposal in the Senate that will allow […]
By Shay Shelnutt
Whatley’s Proposal Reduces Costs of Hunting & Fishing Licenses for Out-of-State College Students
AUBURN, Ala. – Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) has shepherded a proposal through the Alabama Legislature that will make it easier for out-of-state college students living in Alabama to hunt and fish. Whatley was the Senate sponsor of House Bill 3, which will allow non-resident college students in Alabama to purchase hunting and fishing licenses at […]
By Tom Whatley
Solving Alabama’s Prison Crisis
There is a rising wave of violence in Alabama’s prisons. Recently in Elmore County, three inmates were killed by other prisoners in a ten-day period. In March of last year, the warden of Holman Prison in Atmore was stabbed by an inmate during a riot. A few months later, at the same prison, correctional officer […]
By Clyde Chambliss
Alabama Senate Approves a Plan to Build Up to Three New Prisons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The State Senate took significant steps today to solve the long-standing crisis in Alabama’s prisons by passing a measure to build up to three new prison facilities. Currently, Alabama’s prisons house far more inmates than originally intended, with the prisons bursting to over 170% of capacity. The proposal passed today, sponsored […]
By Cam Ward
Crime and Punishment in Alabama: How to Reduce a Prisoner’s Financial Costs on a County Jail.
The 2017 session of the Alabama Legislature is in full swing, and as of this writing, 692 bills (and counting!) have been filed. As the State Senator for District 14, one of my responsibilities is to represent your interests in Montgomery. I also believe that I have a responsibility to update you from time-to-time on […]
By Cam Ward
Alabama Senate Passes Greg Reed’s Proposal Designed to Increase Safety on Roadways
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a proposal sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) to increase drivers’ safety by expediting the process of removing wrecked or abandoned commercial vehicles from roadways. Senate Bill 201 streamlines the removal of commercial vehicles from roadways by establishing a protocol state troopers with […]
By Greg Reed
Alabama Senate Moves to Protect Historical Landmarks
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today the Alabama Senate approved a plan sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) to protect Alabama’s historical monuments. The Alabama Memorial Preservation Act will protect state history for the benefit of future generations by prohibiting the removal or renaming of any statue, memorial, or monument that is over twenty years old and […]
By Gerald Allen
Senator Stutts Introduces Legislation to Create a Uniform Starting Point for All Child Custody Cases
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Senator Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) has introduced the Children’s Equal Access Act in the Alabama Legislature to clarify child custody law and create a fair, uniform starting point for all child custody cases. Existing Alabama child custody law is ambiguous at points and that ambiguity creates an unfair and unpredictable process for parents. […]