Alexander Willis
State Government and Politics Reporter at Alabama Daily News
State government and politics reporter for Alabama Daily News | Freelance reporter | Formally @WilliamsonScene | Send tips to [email protected]
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4 days ago |
aldailynews.com | Alexander Willis
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Office of Information Technology is currently investigating a potential data breach and cyberattack affecting multiple state information systems, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Monday. “The security and reliability of our systems is a top priority,” said Gina Maiola, Ivey’s communications director, in a press release.
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5 days ago |
aldailynews.com | Alexander Willis
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The conservative think tank Alabama Policy Institute is urging Gov. Kay Ivey to either veto or amend a bill lawmakers adopted last Wednesday that would tighten regulation around consumable THC products like delta-8. House Bill 445, carried by Rep.
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1 week ago |
aldailynews.com | Alexander Willis
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Public Library Service Board considered a proposal Thursday that would modify APLS code to deem reading material that encourages, promotes or contains positive portrayals of transgender procedures, gender ideology or the concept of more than two genders inappropriate for children. The proposal was introduced by APLS Board member Amy Minton, who called it a “working document” for the board to potentially consider at a future meeting.
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1 week ago |
aldailynews.com | Alexander Willis
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama health leaders urged action Wednesday during a legislative panel on addressing the state’s struggling health care system, which one panelist described as being in crisis. “We have a health care issue in Alabama; our life expectancy is shorter, and not only that, we spend more years sick,” said Amanda Williams, former president of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.
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1 week ago |
decaturdaily.com | Alexander Willis
MONTGOMERY — Two bills to tighten regulations on both electronic cigarettes and consumable THC products like delta-8 were approved by the Legislature on Tuesday and sent to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for final approval. “Trying to protect the youth of our state is important, and I think the measures that were taken today with those bills did that,” said House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, speaking with reporters at the Statehouse in Montgomery.
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“To say that this board does not stand up for local libraries is offensive,” AL Public Library Service Board Chair John Wahl tells the Gadsden Library Director. Dozens have signed up to speak out against the board’s proposed funding pause for Fairhope Public Library. https://t.co/dRiikAgOrv
The controversial Birmingham Water Works bill, which strips most local control of the public utility away from Birmingham city leaders, has been signed into law by @GovernorKayIvey. #ALPolitics https://t.co/e6qcrOQ01e
House votes to carry over SB82 indefinitely, which would have seen most arrest warrants recalled if not served within 10 years, after a heated exchange between Reps. Simpson and Faulkner over an amendment. The House version is still moving forward. #ALPolitics https://t.co/SlSiEv8ddT