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...
View ArticleSetting the Record Straight on the Common Core Vote
Social media has been abuzz about how state senators voted in committee on Wednesday on a bill to stop implementation of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, an effort to establish national...
View ArticleSenate 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...
View ArticleLegislature approves home brewing
Alabama will become the last state to approve home brewing if Gov. Robert Bentley signs a law passed Tuesday night by the Alabama Senate. The Senate approved the bill 18-7 with one abstention. The...
View ArticleDeath penalty appeal changes approved by Senate committee
A Senate committee Wednesday approved legislation aimed at shortening the time taken during the appeals process in death penalty cases. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7 to 1, with one abstention,...
View ArticleSenate approves bill banning smoking in most public places
The Alabama Legislature usually defies the best prognosticator’s predictions, but a few things are certain: The Senate may drift into dysfunction; the General Fund budget will be in trouble, and Vivian...
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