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Reynolds named Alabama 310 Legislator of the Year

Staff reports - August 16, 2024

MONTGOMERY – Cited for legislative leadership on mental health care, State Rep. Rex Reynolds has been named the 2024 Legislator of the Year by...

Alabama Fire College honors Orr for life-saving measures

Bud McLaughlin - June 3, 2024

DECATUR -- It had been a while since Sen. Arthur Orr had practiced CPR. And it was likely he never thought he would have to...

Guest opinion: PBMs tactics to cost Alabamians affordable prescriptions.

Jeremy Cates,Mike Powers - May 17, 2024

I believe an appropriate way to frame our understanding of the Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers is to briefly summarize who they are, what they do,...

Ivey signs landmark ‘Working for Alabama’ legislative package into law

Bud McLaughlin - May 9, 2024

MONTGOMERY – With the stroke of a pen and a unified Legislature, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the “Working for Alabama” legislative package into law...

Ivey ready to sign record $3.4B General Fund budget

Bud McLaughlin - May 8, 2024

MONTGOMERY -- With an emphasis on public safety and mental health care, Alabama lawmakers sent a record $3.4 billion General Fund budget to Gov....

Legislation allows Biden-Harris on Alabama ballots

Bud McLaughlin - May 2, 2024

MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama House approved legislation today to alter the deadline for the certification of candidates for public office. The bill would allow for...

State Senate fails to approve gambling compromise legislation

Bud McLaughlin - May 1, 2024

MONTGOMERY - House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter hopes for Alabamians to actually vote on legalizing gambling may have been dashed by one vote in the...

Opioid settlement commission announces statewide investment plan

Bud McLaughlin - April 24, 2024

MONTGOMERY – Emphasizing treatment, recovery and prevention, a state panel announced an investment plan for Alabama's share of funds from a national opioid settlement. The...

House passes workforce package, including Daniels’ childcare tax credit bill

Bud McLaughlin - April 18, 2024

MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill today which would provide employer, provider, and non-profit provider tax credits to expand...

House committee advances Daniels’ Right to Contraception Act

Bud McLaughlin - April 11, 2024

MONTGOMERY – Citing "questions of reproductive healthcare," Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels heralded the passage of his Right to Contraception Act. The legislation, HB279,...

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