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US Senate Renews Nat’l Flood Insurance Program US Senate Renews Nat’l Flood Insurance Program
Wed, May 14, 2008 - 7:59 am
In a 92-6 vote, the US Senate passed a renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program until 2013. The Senate bill will also create a commission to study how available and affordable catastrophic insurance is in places prone to hurricanes and earthquakes.
Senate Blocks Grocery Tax Ban Senate Blocks Grocery Tax Ban
Thu, May 08, 2008 - 12:01 pm
State lawmakers refuse to debate a bill that would remove state sales taxes on groceries.
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Senate Rejects Changes To Flood Insurance Bill Senate Rejects Changes To Flood Insurance Bill
Wed, May 07, 2008 - 7:17 pm
The Senate has rejected a bid by Gulf Coast lawmakers to allow homeowners the option of adding wind coverage to their flood insurance.
Hundreds of Bills Die In Alabama Legislature Hundreds of Bills Die In Alabama Legislature
Wed, May 07, 2008 - 3:36 pm
The 2008 session has come to and end and hundreds of proposed bills have been killed because they were not passed. They dealt with everything from sex toys to school lunches. Take a look at some of the bills that couldn't be approved this year.
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Immigration Bills Die In Alabama Legislature Immigration Bills Die In Alabama Legislature
Wed, May 07, 2008 - 11:41 am
With two days remaining in the session, most bills to control illegal immigration have died.
Gulf Coast Lawmakers Want To Change Nat’l Flood Bill Gulf Coast Lawmakers Want To Change Nat’l Flood Bill
Wed, May 07, 2008 - 9:59 am
A bill to renew the national flood insurance program is expected to reach a final vote this week, but not before lawmakers from Gulf Coast states try to rewrite it. As now drafted, the bill does not allow the option of buying wind coverage.
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AL Senate Approves School Budget Cuts AL Senate Approves School Budget Cuts
Tue, May 06, 2008 - 12:46 pm
Senate committee approves Alabama education budget with cuts
Alabama Senior Citizens Push To Abolish Grocery Tax Alabama Senior Citizens Push To Abolish Grocery Tax
Tue, May 06, 2008 - 12:01 pm
Representatives of senior citizens groups, including the AARP, have urged the Alabama Legislature to pass the grocery tax amendment.
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2 Mobile Netters Ordered to Court 2 Mobile Netters Ordered to Court
Tue, May 06, 2008 - 10:09 am
Two commercial gillnetters have been ordered to appear in court after an officer from the Marine Resources Division says he saw them using a 1,200-foot net in the closed waters of Daphne's D'Olive Creek.
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Grocery Tax Removal Hits New Hurdle 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.
Map of Grocery Tax Removal Hits New Hurdle
Insurance Bills Sent To House Insurance Bills Sent To House
Thu, May 01, 2008 - 11:17 pm
Two state insurance reform bills pass in the Senate and now await consideration in the House.
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1 Step Closer to a Statewide Smoking Ban 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.
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