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Sparks, lawmakers look at Mobile command center for spill

Several top state lawmakers, back in Montgomery after traveling to view operations to combat the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, said they were impressed with the work and they are willing to go into...

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House members take key posts

State Reps. Jay Love, Jim Barton and Blaine Galliher were appointed to be chairmen of the three key committees in the Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday. House members found out on Wednesday...

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Budget officials expect cuts, layoffs

Alabama’s budgets that fund education, Medicaid, prisons, public safety, and other key functions face cuts this year, but state lawmakers also will have to figure out a way to absorb significant...

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Justice Department approves Alabama redistricting maps

The Justice Department has approved new district maps drawn up by the Republican-controlled Legislature last spring, according to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange. “We are pleased that the...

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Law enforcement consolidation plan approved by Alabama House

After a contentious debate, the House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill that would reorganize the state’s law enforcement agencies under the guidance of a new cabinet-level officer. The House...

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Black lawmakers criticize voter registration bill

A bill that would add a week to voter registration deadlines drew fire from the black lawmakers Thursday, who called it an attempt to disenfranchise voters. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Wes Long,...

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Senators debate guns on campus, Common Core standards, double dipping

State lawmakers with state jobs could keep both after the next election, the State Board of Education could not adopt Common Core Standards, and local school districts could hire trained, armed law...

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Senate kills double dipping change

  The Alabama Senate voted late Tuesday night to kill a proposal that would grandfather in so-called double dippers, state lawmakers who also work as state employees and educators.The Senate voted...

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David Grimes to challenge John Knight for Montgomery House seat

The long-expected Joe Hubbard-Dimitri Polizos House battle is off, but Montgomery will still see two State House veterans run against each other this November. Former Rep. David Grimes, R-Montgomery,...

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On busy qualifying day, former U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith announces...

One-time U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith, a former Republican — and previously, a former Democrat — will seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor. Griffith’s decision, made just 20 minutes before...

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House General Fund budget: More money for Medicaid; level-funding for other...

The House’s Ways and Means General Fund committee Wednesday approved a $1.8 billion General Fund budget for fiscal year 2015 that provides more money for Medicaid, level funds other state agencies and...

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Senate committee approves bill to phase out state sales tax on groceries

The Senate Finance and Taxation Education committee Wednesday approved legislation that would phase out the state’s sales tax on groceries over the next three years, replacing the lost revenue with a...

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ASU president Gwendolyn Boyd says she ‘unequivocally did not’ agree to $10...

The president of Alabama State University said in a statement Thursday that she “unequivocally did not agree” to a proposal to cut university funding nearly 26 percent, a move apparently initiated by...

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ASU students, supporters rally at State House against proposed cuts

Students, administrators and supporters of Alabama State University rallied on the steps of the State House Thursday morning, urging lawmakers to reverse a proposed 26 percent cut to the university’s...

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