Alabama House

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.

Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery to begin the 2024 legislative session. Here are some issues to watch for as the session begins.

An Alabama lawmaker will remain jailed at least through the weekend after a judge ruled he violated bond conditions while awaiting trial on obstruction of justice charges.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to jail an Alabama lawmaker charged with trying to obstruct an investigation into alleged kickbacks.

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.