Politics – Page 33

House to consider record Alabama education budget, teacher raises

March 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama lawmakers have proposed a record $8.1 billion investment in education, with the House committee sending the budget package to the floor of the House. A vote is expected Tuesday. The budget proposal […]

Lawmakers advance bill in response to complaints about Brookside’s police jurisdiction

March 4, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason A bill to make it a crime to misrepresent the boundaries of a municipality’s police jurisdiction, such as by moving signs or markers, won approval today in an Alabama House committee. Rep. Juandalynn […]

New Alabama law means federal COVID benefits won’t increase state income taxes

March 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Alabama taxpayers won’t have to pay more in state income tax because of the increased federal child tax credits they received last year. Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill to shield […]

Joint Economic Committee and Congressional Black Caucus Release New Analysis Highlighting Economic Progress and Socioeconomic Barriers Facing Black Americans

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By BlackPressUSA NNPA NEWSWIRE — State and national data spanning the last 50 years highlight significant areas of economic progress among Black Americans. However, the data also make clear the persistence of structural and economic […]

Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones to help guide Biden’s SCOTUS nominee through the Senate

February 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By JOSEPH GEDEON and MYAH WARD Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones has been tapped to help guide President Joe Biden’s first Supreme Court nominee through the often-fraught Senate confirmation process, according to a source familiar […]

Brooks blames Britt for judges blocking new congressional districts; ‘Mo’ lies,’ Britt says

February 4, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Rep. Mo Brooks on Friday placed blame on one of his Republican rivals for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat for the blocking of the state’s new congressional map after accusing Katie Britt of helping […]

Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban Co-signs Letter to Joe Manchin Supporting Voting Rights Bill

January 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Rodak Alabama football coach Nick Saban co-signed a letter that was sent last week to West Virginia senator Joe Manchin supporting the passage of the “Freedom to Vote Act” through U.S. Congress. The […]

Mobile redistricting: For first time ever, council districts will be majority Black

January 21, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Mobile’s seven-member City Council will have four majority-minority districts following the current redistricting project. If the redistricting plan is adopted, it will represent the first time in Mobile’s history that the council districts […]

As colleagues hid, Mo Brooks was ‘cheering on’ Jan. 6 insurrectionists: Ex-McCarthy aide

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz As his colleagues feared for their safety, Mo Brooks was “cheering on” the insurrectionists who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to a former staffer to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. But […]

Alabama’s longest-serving House member seeking treatments for brain tumors

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Alabama’s longest-serving member of the state House of Representatives is seeking treatment for three small brain tumors, but he vows to be a participant in this year’s legislative session. State Rep. Steve McMillan, […]