Alabama House

A former Alabama lawmaker accused of misusing state grant money by paying kickbacks to a legislative assistant pleaded guilty.

Members of the Alabama House advanced legislation to remove half of the state's 4% sales tax on groceries, a proposal that garnered broad bipartisan support in the face of soaring food prices.

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would define who is recognized as female and male under state law. The House Health Committee voted along party lines to approve the "What is a Woman Act" and send the legislation to the full House of Representatives.

Alabama House members have advanced legislation to remove half of the state's 4% sale tax on food. The proposal moving through the state House has garnered wide bipartisan support among lawmakers this year.

Prosecutors say an Alabama lawmaker has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges and resign from the state House of Representatives.

Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would make it a felony to help a voter fill out an absentee ballot.

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced GOP-backed to ban the teaching of so-called "divisive concepts" in classroom lessons and training sessions for state workers.

Alabama lawmakers have advanced a modest income tax cut. It's one of several tax break proposals as legislators weigh how to use a record budget surplus. The two bills collectively provide $82 million in income tax cuts by adjusting the lowest and highest tax brackets.

Alabama's House education committee advanced legislation requiring kids to attend kindergarten or take a test to show their “readiness” for first grade. Democratic State Rep. Pebblin Warren said the goal of her bill is to erase the academic disadvantage of students who enter first grade without either going to kindergarten or being worked with at home.

Alabama House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) has announced the Alabama Republican House Caucus has released a new episodic podcast, “In Session: Conversations with Alabama’s Republican Legislators,” featuring conversations between Stadthagen and Republican members of the Alabama House of Representatives.