alabama politics

Bill would ban hormone treatment for transgender minors

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A legislative committee has advanced a proposal to prohibit transgender minors from being treated with puberty-blockers, hormone treatment or surgery. The Senate Health Committee on Wednesday approved the bill. It would…

Bill seeks higher fines for taking down Confederate statues

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A legislative committee has advanced proposals to increase the penalties on cities that take down Confederate monuments in Alabama. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill by Republican Sen. Gerald Allen of Tuscaloosa…

Lawmakers advance bill on permitless carry

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have advanced a Republican-sponsored bill that would do away with the requirement to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-4 for the legislation. The bill now moves…

Judges maintain order for Alabama to draw new districts

BY KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A three-judge panel has refused to stay its decision that orders Alabama to draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections. The panel on Thursday denied Alabama's request to put the…

Alabama lawmakers OK plan to use $700M in relief funds

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have given final approval to a plan to use more than $700 million in pandemic relief funds on a mix of broadband, water and sewer projects and health care reimbursements. The Alabama House of…

Lawmakers give first approvals to pandemic relief spending

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have advanced a plan to use $771 million in pandemic relief funds on a mix of broadband expansion, water and sewer projects and health care reimbursements. The Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama…

Alabama appeals ruling ordering new congressional districts

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama began appealing a federal court ruling that ordered the state to draw new congressional districts, including a second district with a substantial number of minority voters. The Alabama attorney general's…

Hank Sanders running again for longtime Senate seat

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former state legislator Hank Sanders of Selma is once again running for the Alabama Senate seat he held for nearly 40 years. Sanders made the announcement Tuesday. The Senate seat is currently held by Sanders' daughter,…