How to stop a gambling bill • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Think of all the issues the Alabama Legislature had us vote on over the last 10 years. In 2014, it was a measure to ban foreign laws in the state. Not because the Canadian military was massing at the Tennessee border. It was a wink-wink-nod-nod version of a failed proposal to ban Shariah law in […]
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Alabama Senate approves harsher penalties for some absentee ballot assistance • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama Senate Tuesday approved a bill that would criminalize some forms of absentee voting assistance to have more aggressive penalties for “ballot-harvesting.” SB 1, sponsored by Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, would make it illegal for someone to “knowingly” provide an absentee ballot application with pre-filled information, with exceptions for emergency medical care. “This is […]
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Alabama Senate Republicans appear divided over gambling bill • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A gambling package passed by the Alabama House last month appears stalled in the Alabama Senate amid strong opposition from some senators. It’s still not clear what proposal, if any, can win the support of the Republican caucus, but senators on both sides are expecting changes. Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, a longtime […]
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Alabama Senate delivers on its priorities at session midpoint | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama Legislature has been in session for fifteen legislative days, marking the midpoint of the 2024 legislative session. Alabamians work hard each day to provide for their families, and they deserve results from their elected officials. Before the 2024 legislative session began, Alabama Senate Republicans outlined a vision of legislative priorities we would accomplish […]
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Alabama Senate committee approves restrictions on absentee ballot assistance amid confusion • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill to place additional restrictions on absentee voting, which supporters called ‘ballot harvesting,’ after a public hearing and a confusing lead-up to the vote. SB 1, sponsored by Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, passed the committee on a 7-3 party line vote despite a statement from Senate Governmental Affairs […]
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Alabama gambling bills get Senate committee hearing without public notice • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
An Alabama Senate committee heard objections to gambling legislation in a committee meeting Wednesday. But what that legislation will look like will remain a mystery. The Senate Tourism Committee’s meeting Wednesday was posted with little notice and with neither of the two gambling bills that passed the Alabama House earlier this month on the agenda. […]
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Alabama Senate reviewing House-passed gambling legislation | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama senator carrying two House-passed gambling bills said Monday he does not expect a committee vote on the measures this week. Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, who has sponsored several gambling bills in the past, said in a phone interview that the majority Republican body needed to look over the legislation. “We got to do […]
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Three Republicans vie for north Alabama Senate seat in Tuesday primary | #elections | #alabama
Republican voters in Senate District 9 – which includes parts of Blount, Madison and Marshall counties – will go to the polls Tuesday to select a nominee. Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville; former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and Rep. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab are seeking the nomination. No Democrat qualified for the race. The seat […]
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Wes Kitchens wins Alabama Senate District 9 seat | #elections | #alabama
Rep. Wes Kitchens of Arab won the Republican nomination for Senate District 9 on Tuesday night, outpacing two other challengers. The win makes Kitchens the senator for the district, which became vacant after former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield, R-Arab, left to join the Business Council of Alabama after about 13 years in the Alabama […]
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Three Republicans vie for north Alabama Senate seat in Tuesday primary | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Republican voters in Senate District 9 – which includes parts of Blount, Madison and Marshall counties – will go to the polls Tuesday to select a nominee. Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville; former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and Rep. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab are seeking the nomination. No Democrat qualified for the race. The seat […]
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