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The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday approved enhanced legal protections for law enforcement officers. Representatives voted 75-26 for the bill that is backed by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. The bill now moves to the Alabama Senate.

Alabama lawmakers are reviewing a bill that expedites Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. This comes as leaders across the South try to address rising death rates for mothers and infants.

The 2025 Legislative Session for the State of Alabama begins on Feb. 4. The ACLU of Alabama says its goal this year is to expand and defend the rights of residents with lawmakers in the Statehouse through multiple policies.

Alabama lawmakers are eyeing an overhaul to Alabama’s method of funding public schools. A panel of lawmakers heard information Monday about possible new formulas for how state money would get divvied among school systems.

A statewide, member-led nonprofit organization advancing public policies to improve the lives of Alabamians who are marginalized by poverty is recommending a plan of action for local lawmakers. The 2025 roadmap for change in Alabama from Alabama Arise has expanding Medicaid and ending the state sales tax on groceries as top goals on the legislative agenda.

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted for providing “harmful” materials or programs to minors. The Alabama bill removes the existing exemption for public libraries in the state’s obscenity law.

Final approval has been given to the CHOOSE Act, a program in Alabama that's similar to school vouchers. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation Thursday after the Alabama Senate voted 23-9 on Wednesday for the proposal.

Alabama lawmakers are advancing legislation that would define who is considered female and male under state law. A Senate committee approved definitions based on reproductive systems on Tuesday, and a House committee planned to take up similar legislation Wednesday.

Lawmakers have left Montgomery after the Legislative Session ended Thursday morning. The House and Senate could not agree on a wide range of issues like…

The Alabama House is debating on proposed legislation that would prevent cities from setting local minimum wages.The Republican-backed bill is on the…