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Senate Rules Committee Chairman Lowell Barron says it appears the bill to remove state sales tax on groceries is dead due to a lack of support. more ]]> The Associated Press Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 14080 http://wkrg.com/news/article/senators_go_round_and_round_over_insurance_reform/13334/
Senator Lowell Barron: "I live 400 miles from the coast. I don't have to be for your insurance bill." A Mobile County Senator takes up the fight to get insurance changed in Alabama. more ]]> WKRG.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 13334 http://wkrg.com/news/article/senator_who_threw_punch_suing_the_state/9998/
Alabama State Senator Charles Bishop says he won't quit over disciplinary action taken against him, but he will sue. Bishop claims his due process rights were violated and that the Senate's resolution was unconstitutional. more ]]> Associated Press Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 9998 http://wkrg.com/news/article/lawmakers_divided_over_senate_brawl/9945/
The Alabama Senate began its new session the same way it ended the last session - divided along party lines over a Republican senator punching a Democratic senator. more ]]> Associated Press Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 9945 http://wkrg.com/news/article/senators_plan_to_come_out_swinging/9878/
State lawmakers say they plan to use the "punch seen around the world" to push for better better security in the Senate when the 2008 session starts tomorrow. more ]]> Associated Press Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 9878 http://wkrg.com/news/article/no_punishment_for_lawmaker_who_threw_a_punch/9754/
The Alabama Senate Ethics Committee took no public action against the state senator who hit a fellow lawmaker on the final day of the 2007 legislative session. more ]]> Associated Press Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 9754 http://wkrg.com/news/article/will_senator_get_slapped_with_warning_for_packing_a_punch/9470/
Will an Alabama Senator get slapped with a warning for packing a punch on the Senate floor? An ethics committee met today. more ]]> WKRG.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 9470 http://wkrg.com/news/article/lawmaker_honored_for_capitol_punishment/5616/
He turned the senate floor into a boxing ring on the final day of the session. Now state senator Charles Bishop is behing honored for punching a Democratic colleague. more ]]> Associated Press Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:21:05 +0000 5616