Mayor Cherelle Parker signs 3 new bills into law in Philly – NBC10 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signed three public safety bills into law to combat nuisances and improve quality of life for residents on Wednesday afternoon. “We will do everything that we possibly can to build a city that addresses immediate safety concerns and ultimately fosters long term community resilience,” Mayor Parker said. Ban gambling machines The […]
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A voter’s guide to the House District 27 special election • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Voters in Marshall County will go to the polls Tuesday to effectively select a new state representative. Six Republicans will compete for the party nomination in House District 27. With no Democratic opponent, the Republican candidate who wins — either with 50% in the primary or in the run-off — will become the presumptive representative. […]
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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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Huntsville-area voters to choose state representative in rare competitive race • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Next Tuesday will feature something rare in Alabama: a competitive legislative election. The contest will take place in House District 10, covering south Huntsville, southern Madison County and parts of Madison. Madison City Councilman Teddy Powell, the Republican nominee, will face Democratic nominee Marilyn Lands, who ran in 2022. The seat opened after former Rep. […]
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Alabama citizens likely will be denied a chance to vote on gambling | #elections | #alabama
Members of the Alabama House of Representatives took their job seriously, spending some 13 months working to craft a comprehensive gambling bill that would allow Alabama citizens the right to vote on the issue. There were several committees that worked through the myriad issues that complicate gambling legislation. Several House members spent time riding around […]
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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 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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Gambling bills headed to Alabama House vote • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism committee Wednesday approved an ambitious proposal to legalize gambling in Alabama. The package, approved on a voice vote, could come to the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday. HB 151, sponsored by Rep. Chris Blackshear, R-Smiths Station, is a constitutional amendment that would give Alabamians […]
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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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