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Republican curveballs following President Joe Biden’s withdrawl from the November race for the White House could produce a flurry of state and federal lawsuits in this hyper-partisan era. Some conservatives have threatened just that. One issue is keeping Vice President Kamala Harris off of State ballots. Alabama apparently won’t be a problem.
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Governor Kay Ivey is announcing that $3.9 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various, statewide road and bridge projects to help with enhancing Alabama’s infrastructure.
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On the eve of a vote on union representation at Volkswagen's Tennessee factory, Governor Bill Lee and five other southern governors are telling workers that voting for a union will put jobs in jeopardy. Republican Kay Ivey of Alabama signed onto that statement.
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Alabama has a new law protecting in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability. Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Wednesday that shields IVF providers from possible lawsuits and criminal prosecutions stemming from a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children.
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The application period is open for the Governor’s Office summer internship sessions with Kay Ivey. She is encouraging undergraduate students to apply.
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House Bill 261 or The Women’s Sports Protection Bill restricts collegiate athletes to teams consistent with their biological sex.A bill that restricts Alabama’s transgender community will be enforced starting Aug. 1.
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A historically high number of supermajorities in state legislatures has pushed laws further to the edge on abortion, climate and transgender issues. Twenty-eight states have legislatures with majorities so large they could override a gubernatorial veto without any help from the opposing party.
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Alabama lawmakers approved an expansion of a scholarship program aimed at helping low- and moderate-income students attend private schools.
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The Alabama Senate voted thirty one to zero to cut the State’s sales tax on groceries from 4% down to 2%. The measure now goes to Governor Kay Ivey after the Alabama House agreed to a change by the Senate.
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book. The Republican governor denounced as teaching "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion for all families and battling racism.