By Steve Flowers MONTGOMERY — The 2021 legislative session ended last month with an impressive slate of legislative accomplishments. A goodly amount of the credit for the success of the sess... Read more
By Steve Flowers, Inside the Statehouse commentary The 2021 Legislative Session is in the books. I would rate it a success. When you pass budgets that are balanced, any session is a success... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Monday prepared to end the 2021 legislative session without a vote on a gambling bill, and Gov. Kay Ivey indicat... Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lottery proposals will get their first hearing in a legislative committee this week, the bill sponsor said Monday. Sen. Del Marsh, who chairs the Senate Tourism and M... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate on Tuesday narrowly voted down a proposal to start a lottery and allow up to 10 casinos, ending an effort to get t... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate will debate a gambling bill soon, the bill’s sponsor said Monday, signaling the first major test of the prop... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state prison crisis and gambling legislation are expected to be top topics when lawmakers return to Montgomery next week. The Alaba... Read more
By Steve Flowers MONTGOMERY — Recently an organization was formed with the name, “Poarch Creek Accountability Now.” This nonprofit group is headed by former 40-year veteran State Senator Ge... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi can take part in big multistate lottery games starting early next year. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation said i... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports JEFFERSON COUNTY — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will no longer use resources to investigate bingo parlors in local municipalities. Ac... Read more