Mobile, Baldwin Get Extra BP Funding for Infrastructure Projects
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Tuesday, the Alabama State Senate approved an agreement forged by Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) to use BP settlement monies to pay down state debt and fund essential road and economic development projects throughout the state. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 created enormous environmental and economic damage in Alabama. As […]
By Bill Hightower
Legislation by Sen. Gerald Allen Expands Castle Doctrine to Vehicles
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Yesterday the State Senate passed legislation by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) to allow Alabamians to carry loaded handguns in their personal vehicles. Under current law, people must apply for and purchase a handgun permit before they can carry a loaded pistol in their automobile. “This is about protecting the fundamental right […]
By Gerald Allen
Alabama Senate GOP Exerts Leadership To Protect Taxpayers & Strengthen Individual Rights
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today the Alabama Senate passed ambitious conservative reforms focused on defending unborn children, protecting taxpayers, reforming prisons, restructuring the payday lending industry, and protecting the Second Amendment rights of Alabamians. Senate Republicans also overrode Governor Robert Bentley’s veto of the Legislature’s General Fund budget. “It was a good day for the […]
By Del Marsh By Greg Reed By Jabo Waggoner
Rural Alabama Healthcare to Improve with Loan Repayment Program
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) last week passed legislation in the Alabama Senate to establish a loan repayment program for students pursuing graduate nursing degrees who agree to practice in rural, underserved areas of the state post-graduation. An advanced nursing student in an accredited program pursuing a graduate degree to […]
By Greg Reed
State Park Funds to be Protected by Constitutional Amendment
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Senator Clay Scofield (R-Arab) today passed legislation to protect funding for Alabama’s state parks. Under Scofield’s plan, state parks would be able to keep all money earned via external sources like entrance fees, merchandise sales, and golf course fees. “Currently, state parks in Alabama are mostly self-funded through the services they provide […]
By Clay Scofield
Key Job Creation Bill Clears Alabama Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A significant economic development bill and Alabama Senate Republican priority today passed the State Senate. House Bill 34, sponsored by Representative Mac McCutcheon (R-Capshaw) and Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper), builds upon last year’s “Made-in-Alabama” economic incentive legislation to provide additional, pay-as-you-go incentives for existing business expansions and new industrial projects. “Our […]
By Greg Reed
Abortion Clinics Could Not Be Located Within 2,000 Feet of K-8 Schools Under New Senate Proposal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State Senate acted today to place on abortion clinics a similar proximity-to-schools restriction that already exists for liquor stores in the state. Senator Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville) sponsored Senate Bill 205, which says the Alabama Department of Public Health cannot issue or renew licenses of abortion clinics located within 2,000 […]
By Paul Sanford
Teachers to Receive Training on Appropriate Behavior Under New Proposal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Yesterday in the Alabama Senate, the Education & Youth Affairs Committee passed legislation by Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) and Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) requiring all K-12 teachers and administrators receive annual training on appropriate behavior towards students, especially in the context of social media. The bill is strongly supported by […]
By Cam Ward
Youth Suicide Prevention Program for Alabama Schools Passes Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama Senate unanimously passed the Jason Flatt Act by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). Senate Bill 11, supported by the University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, establishes an annual suicide prevention-training program for Alabama’s schoolteachers and education administrators. The legislation requires that educators receive extensive training on how to […]
By Gerald Allen
Senate Protects Critical Infrastructure Sites, Increases Penalty for Criminal Trespassing
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) today passed legislation to protect the property of Alabama businesses by increasing the penalty for criminal trespass of critical infrastructure, a term that includes chemical manufacturing facilities, electrical tower substations, railroad switching yards, trucking terminals, and water treatment facilities. Criminal trespass of such critical sites would now be […]