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March 20, 2024  •  

Alabama Special Election Scheduled

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State Rep. John Rogers resigned from his House District 52 seat on March 13 after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges related to a grant program. A special primary election for House District 52 will be […]

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Matt Simpson, Chair of the Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee, is expected to propose changes to the state’s ethics law during the next legislative session. Changes will include clarification to the definition of lobbyist principal for purposes of […]

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September 14, 2023  •  

Alabama Governor Sets Special Election

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Gov. Kay Ivey announced the dates for a special election to fill the House District 10 seat vacated by Rep. David Cole after pleading guilty to a charge of voter fraud. The primary election for the seat will be held […]

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July 10, 2023  •  

Alabama Special Election Scheduled

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Gov. Kay Ivey announced the special election date for House District 16. The seat was previously held by Rep. Kyle South, whose resignation went into effect June 30. South will become the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West […]

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Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that she plans to call a special session. The session is intended to address the congressional voting maps. This follows a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that found the recent voting maps to be […]

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Alabama lawmakers officially concluded the 2023 legislative session on June 6. Legislation that passed included a grocery tax reduction, an exemption from state income tax for overtime work, and a tax rebate for both individual and married tax filers. The […]

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Gov. Kay Ivey

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced a special session during her State of the State address on March 7. This session will begin March 8 and will focus on allocating the remaining $1.1 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue […]

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The Alabama Ethics Commission voted to increase the amount of de minimis items a lobbyist or lobbyist employer may give to public officials. The new amounts are $32 or less per occasion with an aggregate of $64 or less per […]

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Gov. Kay Ivey

Alabama incumbent Governor Kay Ivey has won reelection in Alabama. Ivey defeated her Democratic Opponent Yolanda Flowers. Gov. Ivey will now serve her second four-year term.

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January 19, 2022  •  

Alabama Special Session Announced

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Gov. Kay Ivey announced a special session to address how the state will use the remaining first-round funds from the American Rescue Plan. Alabama still has about $443 million left to be used for pandemic-related health care services and reimbursement. […]

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Alabama State Rep. Howard Sanderford has announced he will not seek reelection in 2022 after 33 years in office. Sanderford first secured his seat in the Alabama House of Representatives after winning a special election in 1989.

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October 15, 2021  •  

Special Session Announced

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Gov. Kay Ivey announced a second special session of the Alabama Legislature to convene on October 28. The purpose of the special session is to undertake the decennial redistricting process.

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October 5, 2021  •  

Special Session Adjourns

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The special session of the Alabama Legislature adjourned October 1 after approving Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan to allocate COVID-19 relief funding to a prison infrastructure plan. Another special session is expected to be called to take up the issue of […]

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September 20, 2021  •  

Special Session Announced

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Gov. Kay Ivey called a special session of the Alabama Legislature to convene on September 27. The purpose of the special session is to address the state’s prison infrastructure. A copy of a draft bill has already been presented to […]

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