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In the Nov. 5, 2024, elections, Republicans gained 55 state legislative seats, Democrats lost 54, and Independents and minor party officeholders lost one, Ballotpedia reports. That means the overall partisan composition across all 50 state legislatures changed by 0.7% in favor of Republicans. In 2022, the partisan composition changed 0.4% toward Republicans, with Democrats losing four seats, Republicans gaining 27 seats, and Independents and minor party officeholders losing 20 seats. Both 2024...
March 13, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) along with Representative Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) today reintroduced Lulu's Law-bipartisan, bicameral legislation named in honor of 16-year-old Lulu Gribbin from Mountain Brook, Alabama. In June 2024, Lulu Gribbin endured nearly fatal injuries sustained when a shark attacked her and McCray Faust. Just 90 minutes earlier and a few miles away, another woman was also attacked by a shark. "Last June, t...
Governor Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency for ALL 67 counties ahead of this weekend's severe weather. Governor Ivey also issued the following comment: "The state of Alabama is at risk for potentially dangerous, severe weather throughout this weekend, so it is critical that everyone stays very aware of their local forecasts. Now is the time to make any preparations and have a plan, should the weather conditions become dangerous. Certainly, we are no stranger to Mother Nature's wrath, but...
On a damp and grimly grey winter day in Paris, Bill François is a beacon of positivity. After a brief stroll along the River Seine, he comes to a halt at the Henri IV Dock with Notre Dame Cathedral just about visible through the mist. Here, François flicks his wrist back and then gently launches a fishing line out into the choppy waters. "The Seine is a wild place in the heart of Paris," enthuses François, who has come prepared in an all-weather outfit that includes a cap, sunglasses, and wa...
March 14, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - With the requirement to have a STAR ID in order to fly domestic going into effect on May 07th, 2025, Alabamians are already flooding the State Trooper's Offices to upgrade their driver's licenses to a STAR ID. The lines were literally out of the door at the Tuscaloosa branch of the Alabama State Troopers Office this morning as people were in line to get their STAR ID. The wait was around an hour just to get inside of the door and then another hour to actually...
March 12, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) and Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced legislation, the Civil Rights Landmarks Protection Act, to protect civil rights landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places. This bill comes on the heels of the Trump Administration putting the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station, which houses the Freedom Rides Museum, on a list of properties for GSA to sell. "The Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station, which is in my district, is a h...
March 14, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in reintroducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. The CARS Act would preserve Alabamians' access to affordable, reliable vehicles of their choice; by repealing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule finalized under the Biden-Harris Administration. The Biden rule (part of his war on fossil fuels) is the mos...
