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Self-managed abortions increased by about 26,000 after Dobbs decision, study shows
Self-managed abortions rose by more than 26,000 in the six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, according to a peer-reviewed study published Monday in JAMA, the American Medical Association’s journal. Researchers determined that an increase of approximately 27,838 online orders of abortion pills between July and December 2022 corresponded […] The post Self-managed abortions increased by about 26,000 after Dobbs decision, study shows appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
School voucher proponents spend big to overcome rural resistance
This story originally appeared on Stateline. AUSTIN, Texas — In rural Texas, public schools are the cultural heart of small towns. People pack the high school stadium for Friday night football games, and FFA classes prepare the next generation for the agricultural life. In many places, more people work for the school district than for […] The post School voucher proponents spend big to overcome rural resistance appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits
WASHINGTON — The same U.S. Supreme Court that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion will hear oral arguments Tuesday over access to mifepristone, a pharmaceutical used in both medication abortion and miscarriage care. The nine justices will then decide whether to leave access to the drug intact or require the U.S. Food and Drug […] The post U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
How to stop a gambling bill
Think of all the issues the Alabama Legislature had us vote on over the last 10 years. In 2014, it was a measure to ban foreign laws in the state. Not because the Canadian military was massing at the Tennessee border. It was a wink-wink-nod-nod version of a failed proposal to ban Shariah law in […] The post How to stop a gambling bill appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
U.S. Senate in overnight vote sends $1.2 trillion government spending package to Biden
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote early Saturday to approve a $1.2 trillion spending package, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature with no time to spare after missing a midnight deadline. The 74-24 vote wraps up the government funding process for fiscal year 2024, which began back […] The post U.S. Senate in overnight vote sends $1.2 trillion government spending package to Biden appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
The U.S. Senate repealed Iraq war authorizations a year ago. In the House, they’re frozen.
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republican leaders have spent the last year holding up a broadly bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that would repeal the authorizations for use of military force from the 1990s and early 2000s that were intended for the wars in Iraq. The Senate approved the legislation following a 66-30 vote last March, but it […] The post The U.S. Senate repealed Iraq war authorizations a year ago. In the House, they’re frozen. appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files resolution to oust Mike Johnson as U.S. House speaker
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a resolution Friday to remove U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position, using the same parliamentary measure that led to Johnson ascending to the speakership last year. Following a bipartisan vote to approve the six remaining government spending bills for fiscal 2024, Greene filed a motion […] The post Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files resolution to oust Mike Johnson as U.S. House speaker appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Former Autauga-Prattville Public Library director demands reinstatement
The former director of the Autauga-Prattville Public Library Thursday demanded that the library’s governing board give him his job back and take action to restore his good name. In a memo sent to members of the Autauga-Prattville Library Board of Trustees, Christopher Weller, an attorney representing Andrew Foster, accused the board of violating the state […] The post Former Autauga-Prattville Public Library director demands reinstatement appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Congress rushes to approve $1.2 trillion spending package ahead of midnight deadline
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a broadly bipartisan $1.2 trillion spending package Friday, sending the legislation to the Senate ahead of a midnight deadline. Senators have just hours to clear the measure for President Joe Biden’s signature. Otherwise, parts of the federal government will begin a funding lapse early Saturday. Meeting that benchmark will […] The post Congress rushes to approve $1.2 trillion spending package ahead of midnight deadline appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
What passed in the Alabama Legislature: March 19-21, 2024
Here is a list of bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House HB 230, sponsored by Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile, removes the requirement that corporations file an annual report with the Alabama Secretary of State and remove any reference to an annual report in the code. The bill passed 100-0. It goes to […] The post What passed in the Alabama Legislature: March 19-21, 2024 appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Alabama gambling bill stalled after Senate changes
A senator who carried a gambling package in that chamber said Thursday that the legislation is running into trouble. Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, a longtime proponent of legalizing gambling, told reporters Thursday that the gambling legislation remains in the House basket, meaning the chamber has not taken action on changes made by the Senate. “That […] The post Alabama gambling bill stalled after Senate changes appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers.
Shalina Chatlani examined the health care system in Mississippi as a part of The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. This story cannot be republished. In 2018, when Mike DeWine was Ohio’s attorney general, he began investigating an obscure corner of the health care industry. He believed that insurers were inflating prescription drug prices through management companies […] The post Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers. appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Alabama Supreme Court approves execution of Jamie Ray Mills
The Alabama Supreme Court Wednesday approved the execution of a death row inmate for the 2004 murder of a Marion couple. The justices unanimously granted the motion filed by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in January authorizing the Alabama Department of Corrections to execute Jamie Ray Mills. A jury convicted Mills, 50, in 2007 of […] The post Alabama Supreme Court approves execution of Jamie Ray Mills appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Alabama House votes to give paid parental leave to state employees
The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill that would extend up to eight weeks of parental leave to state employees. HB 309, sponsored by Rep. Ginny Shaver, R-Leesburg, would provide up to eight weeks for parents for the birth of a child or adoption of a child under the age of three. Shaver […] The post Alabama House votes to give paid parental leave to state employees appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Advocates hold rally for bill allowing resentencing for some Alabama death row inmates
Criminal justice reform groups hosted a rally Thursday at the Alabama Statehouse urging lawmakers to pass a bill that could resentence more than 30 people on Alabama’s death row to life without parole. HB 27, sponsored by Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, would retroactively apply a 2017 law that ended judge’s abilities to override a jury’s […] The post Advocates hold rally for bill allowing resentencing for some Alabama death row inmates appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
‘Working for Alabama’ bills aim to improve state’s workforce participation rate
Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama lawmakers Thursday unveiled a a package of bills aimed at improving the state’s low workforce participation rates. The package, named “Working for Alabama,” will attempt to address a host of issues, including education, child care and housing. “While we have record low unemployment, our labor force participation rate is one […] The post ‘Working for Alabama’ bills aim to improve state’s workforce participation rate appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Alabama Legislature sends ‘Scout’s Honor’ bill to Gov. Kay Ivey
The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill that would allow Alabamians who suffered sexual abuse while in the Boys Scouts of America to press claims against the organization. SB 18, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, and carried in the House by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, a former Baldwin County child victims […] The post Alabama Legislature sends ‘Scout’s Honor’ bill to Gov. Kay Ivey appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Alabama infant mortality decreases, but still higher than national average
Alabama’s overall infant mortality rate fell in the recent years but remains higher than the national average, with racial disparities in infant deaths getting worse. The state’s infant mortality rate in 2022 was 6.7 per 1,000 live births, a decrease from 7.6 per 1,000 in 2021 but higher than the national average of 5.6, according […] The post Alabama infant mortality decreases, but still higher than national average appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Massive $1.2 trillion spending package that would avert a shutdown released by Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress released the final six government funding bills early Thursday, starting off a sprint toward the Friday midnight deadline to wrap up work that was supposed to be finished nearly six months ago. The bipartisan agreement on the $1.2 trillion spending package, which emerged just before 3 a.m., came less than two weeks […] The post Massive $1.2 trillion spending package that would avert a shutdown released by Congress appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Alabama House committee approves sex ed, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills
The Alabama House Education Policy Committee Wednesday approved an expansion of Alabama’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill despite pushback from some Democrats. HB 130, sponsored by Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, would expand the limitations on teachers addressing sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through fifth grade to kindergarten through twelfth grade. An amendment was added […] The post Alabama House committee approves sex ed, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
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