Alabama Lawmakers May Ban Mind-Altering Plant
Mon, May 05, 2008 - 3:13 pm
Tuesday is the last day of the 2008 Alabama legislative session, and lawmakers will have to work fast if they plan to ban the psychoactive drug Salvia divinorum. Two bills are waiting to be voted on.
Grocery Tax Removal Hits New Hurdle
Sun, May 04, 2008 - 5:45 pm
Legislature to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries is snarled in a Republican effort to end annual property tax reappraisals for homes statewide.
Bill Could Make Gas 16 Cents Cheaper
Fri, May 02, 2008 - 2:37 pm
A resolution in Alabama's House could get rid of Alabama's 16 cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline. The governor's office doesn't know if he has that authority.
No New Alabama Constitution Anytime Soon
Thu, May 01, 2008 - 4:26 pm
Although the vote stood at 46-44, three-fifths of the Alabama House of Representatives must approve the measure to bring up a bill for consideration.
1 Step Closer to a Statewide Smoking Ban
Wed, April 30, 2008 - 1:06 pm
The Alabama Senate passes a bill that would ban smoking in most public places.
Fighting For Insurance Reform
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 7:46 pm
Local Senator bringing your home owners insurance concerns to Alabama's Senate floor.
LISTEN to some of his comments.
Photo ID at the Polls
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 11:16 am
A bill making its way through the Legislature would require voters to show a photo identification when they cast their ballot.
Families Hope For Insurance Reform
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 11:04 am
The Insurance Reform debate has a captive audience in Mobile and Baldwin Counties.
Environmentalists Push For More Recycling in Alabama
Sun, April 27, 2008 - 6:35 pm
Alabama Department of Environmental Management figures show that only 81 of Alabama's 460 municipalities currrently have some sort of recycling program...
State Lawmakers Stalled Over Electronic Bingo
Thu, April 24, 2008 - 3:56 pm
The Senate has continued to debate a bill regulating electronic bingo at the Macon County since February. There are only six days left in this session.
Got Tough Insurance Questions?
Wed, April 23, 2008 - 6:50 pm
News 5 is headed to Montgomery and we are taking your tough insurance questions along.
Gates: Air Force Not Carrying It’s Weight
Mon, April 21, 2008 - 1:10 pm
During a speech in Alabama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Air Force is not doing enough to help in Iraq and Afghanistan, complaining that some military leaders are "stuck in old ways of doing business."
