Latest Alabama state government News

The longest-serving member of the Alabama House resigns after pleading guilty to federal charges

Mar. 18, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives has resigned from the Legislature after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges related to a grant program. John Rogers, 83, submitted his resignation...

Bill shelved that sought changes to Iowa law outlining penalties for terminating a pregnancy

Mar. 14, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill that would have made changes to Iowa's fetal homicide law has been shelved after a Senate Republican joined Democrats in voicing concerns about the potential impact on in vitro fertilization after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be considered children. ...

Alabama state lawmaker Rogers to plead guilty to federal charges

Mar. 11, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State Rep. John Rogers, a longtime member of the Alabama House of Representatives, will plead guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges, according to a plea agreement filed Monday. The charges are related to what federal prosecutors described...

Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive

Mar. 09, 2024 04:25 AM EST

ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his senior aides began barnstorming the country to aggressively sell his vision for a second term to...

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

Mar. 08, 2024 23:18 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments after the governor signed a bill into law shielding providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Alabama Fertility...

Alabama Republicans push through anti-diversity, equity and inclusion bill, absentee ballot limits

Mar. 07, 2024 21:37 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday advanced a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities and state agencies and another to put limits on absentee ballot assistance. Representatives approved...

Alabama Senate approves lottery, gambling bill, final outlook unclear

Mar. 07, 2024 21:14 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate on Thursday advanced a scaled-back gambling proposal — allowing a state lottery and electronic wagering machines at several locations in the state -- as lawmakers try to strike a compromise that can win the needed votes in both chambers. ...

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" despite IVF concerns

Mar. 07, 2024 18:59 PM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Iowa's House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person” — over Democrats’ concerns about how it might apply to in vitro fertilization, after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be...

Alabama lawmakers have approved a school choice program

Mar. 07, 2024 13:16 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed legislation creating a program similar to school vouchers that would provide eligible families with as much as $7,000 to help pay for private school and $2,000 for homeschooling expenses. The Alabama Senate voted 23-9...

What to know about Alabama's fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics

Mar. 06, 2024 22:46 PM EST

Alabama lawmakers moved quickly to approve legislation on Wednesday that protects in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month's state Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. ...