API Blog, Legislative Weekly Review
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Apr 23, 2018
Sometimes the government tells us no. I’m not allowed to sit in the Oval Office and watch President Trump mull over Fox and Friends, ready to Tweet at a moment’s notice. I (begrudgingly) accept that. I also can’t read classified intelligence briefings or call a special session of the Alabama legislature. I could ask, but […]
Apr 11, 2018
More than once every day. That’s how often President Trump publicly calls something “fake”—be it a story, poll, or news organization. Just this week, Facebook CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress about, among other things, the proliferation of falsities on his social media platform, including in Alabama’s special election for U.S. Senate last year. We see the […]
Apr 6, 2018
It’s been just over a week since the 2018 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature came to an end. After marinating on this year’s 26 legislative days, here are my takeaways in the final legislative review for 2018. There were a few pieces of legislation for which our legislators deserve a round of applause. 1. […]
Apr 6, 2018
It’s been just over a week since the 2018 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature came to an end. After marinating on this year’s 26 legislative days, here are my takeaways in the final legislative review for 2018. There were a few pieces of legislation for which our legislators deserve a round of applause. 1. […]
Mar 23, 2018
The countdown is on! What’s happening as the session winds down? Read below to find out! 1. Gun bills might be finished for this session . . . With time quickly winding down in the legislative session, the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee had a meeting scheduled on Tuesday to consider several […]
Mar 16, 2018
The session looks to be winding down, but we aren’t going anywhere! Here’s your recap of week 10 in the Alabama legislature. If you want to receive daily news from across the state and nation straight to your inbox each morning, click here to subscribe to API’s Daily Clips. 1. General Fund budget has almost crossed its […]
Apr 6, 2018
It’s been just over a week since the 2018 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature came to an end. After marinating on this year’s 26 legislative days, here are my takeaways in the final legislative review for 2018. There were a few pieces of legislation for which our legislators deserve a round of applause. 1. […]
Mar 23, 2018
The countdown is on! What’s happening as the session winds down? Read below to find out! 1. Gun bills might be finished for this session . . . With time quickly winding down in the legislative session, the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee had a meeting scheduled on Tuesday to consider several […]
Mar 16, 2018
The session looks to be winding down, but we aren’t going anywhere! Here’s your recap of week 10 in the Alabama legislature. If you want to receive daily news from across the state and nation straight to your inbox each morning, click here to subscribe to API’s Daily Clips. 1. General Fund budget has almost crossed its […]
