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The Alabama Senate on Thursday began debating scaled-back gambling legislation. The proposal would authorize a state lottery and allow a type of electronic gambling machine at dog tracks and a few other sites around the state.
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After only a year in the Senate, Katie Britt of Alabama is wielding her influence and experience as a former congressional staffer and mother to carve out a unique role in the Republican party.
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Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at prohibiting universities, schools and public entities from maintaining diversity and inclusion offices or funding initiatives that teach what Republicans labeled as "divisive concepts."
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Legislation that reduces the independence of public library boards in Alabama could be debated this week. The state legislature convenes on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Republican Senator Chris Elliott’s SB10 has already passed the Alabama Senate and now goes before the Alabama House.
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Lottery and casino legislation passed a key test Thursday in the Alabama Legislature. The House of Representatives approved the proposed constitutional amendment to allow up to 10 casino sites with table games and slot machines, a state lottery, and allow sports betting at in-person locations and through online platforms.
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Alabama lawmakers could cast their first votes next week on sweeping gambling legislation to allow a state lottery, sports betting and casinos in the Deep South state.If approved by lawmakers, the proposal would go before Alabama voters in the November general election, the first such public vote on gambling since a proposed lottery was rejected in 1999. State lawmakers and the public got their first look at the proposal this week.
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A group of Alabama lawmakers unveiled a sweeping gambling bill Wednesday that could authorize a state lottery and 10 casinos across the conservative Deep South state as some Republicans look to get the question before voters in November.
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Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery to begin the 2024 legislative session. Here are some issues to watch for as the session begins.
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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.
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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.