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Tuesday May 12 2009
Senate Considers Federal Tax On Soda
The Senate Finance Committee today is hearing proposals on how to pay for President Obama's proposed universal health care plan, which is expected to cost more than $1 trillion dollars. more »
Tuesday April 28 2009
Lawmakers Agree On 50-Cent Cigarette Tax Increase
Mississippi's current tax of 18 cents a pack is the third-lowest in the nation. more »
Tuesday April 14 2009
Lawmakers Work To Save PACT Program
A bill has been introduced to use state funds to shore up the financially troubled prepaid college tuition plan and make sure the 48,000 participants receive all tuition payments. more »
Wednesday April 08 2009
Should Alabama Suspend Death Penalty?
Senate committee supports moratorium to decide whether death penalty is being administered fairly. POLL more »
Tuesday March 24 2009
Grocery Tax Will Not Go Away
An effort to remove the state's 4 cents sales tax from groceries has failed in the Alabama House. more »
Wednesday March 18 2009
Lawmakers Honor Retiring Ole Miss Chancellor
Robert Khayat, who has led his alma mater since 1995, is retiring this summer as 15th chancellor of the University of Mississippi. more »
Wednesday March 11 2009
Power To The People
Gulf Coast homeowners fed up with skyrocketing premiums took their frustrations straight to lawmakers. more »
Mississippi To Pay For Gastric Baypass?
Senate revives a proposal that would use state health insurance to pay for gastric bypass surgery for up to 100 obese government workers a year. POLL more »
Tuesday March 10 2009
Shelby, Bonner Criticized For Spending Bill Earmarks
Tax watchdog group say Senator Richard Shelby and Rep. Jo Bonner among the biggest spenders in earmarking federal dollars for special projects. more »
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Amy Dominell/Media General News Service
Monday March 09 2009
Senator Julio Jones
The popular freshman won a seat on the University of Alabama Student Government Association's senate through write-in votes. more »
Wednesday February 11 2009
Florida Would Get More Help From House Version
Cash-strapped states like Florida could lose out on millions under the stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Monday. more »
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Tuesday February 10 2009
Senate Passes $838 Billion Stimulus Package
It passed with the support of just three Republicans, 61-37. The next step will be for House and Senate negotiators to work out a compromise. more »
Obama Heads To Florida As Senate Votes On Stimulus
When the Senate approves its version of a massive economic stimulus package, Republican senator Mel Martinez, like most of his GOP colleagues, won’t be supporting it. more »
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Monday February 09 2009
Stimulus Bill Survives Senate Test
The economic stimulus bill backed by the White House has survived a key test vote in the Senate and moves ahead for a final vote. more »
Thursday February 05 2009
See What Your Elected Officials Are Doing Today
Among the items on the agenda: A ban on text messaging while driving and a requirement that all felony offenders be DNA tested. more »
Wednesday January 28 2009
MS Lawmakers Debate Cigarette Tax Increase
The House wants to raise it by 82 cents a pack. Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee voted to raise it from 18 cents to 49 cents a pack. more »
Tuesday January 27 2009
Senate Approves Equal Pay Legislation
Congress is sending the White House its first
legislation of Barack Obama's presidency, a bill that makes it
easier for women and others to sue over pay discrimination, even if
the discrimination has prevailed for years, or even decades. more »
Monday January 26 2009
Senate Votes To Delay DTV Switch
The Senate has approved a four-month delay in the switch to digital TV. It was originally scheduled to happen Feburary 17. more »
Saturday January 24 2009
Deep Cuts In Education Spending
Alabama legislators agree that huge cuts are needed in education spending, but many disagree on how to do it. more »
Wednesday January 21 2009
Hillary Clinton Confirmed By Senate
The Senate vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the former first
lady despite lingering concerns by some Republicans.. more »
Tuesday January 06 2009
Jeff Sessions Sworn In For Third Term
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions was sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney. more »
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Senator Jeff Sessions' Office
Friday December 12 2008
Alabama Senators Join Bailout Rejection
Alabama Republican Senators Richard Shelby and
Jeff Sessions voted to reject a $14 billion emergency bailout for
U.S. automakers. more »
Thursday December 11 2008
Auto Bailout Stalls In Washington
Democrats and Republicans disagreed on the rescue plan for GM, Chrysler, and Ford. A vote never made it to the Senate. more »
Thursday October 30 2008
Bra-Stuffing Senator Urged To Resign
Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson accused of taking bribes and stuffing the cash in her bra more »
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Wednesday October 01 2008
Bailout Bill Passes Senate
Senate easily passes modified $700B market bailout bill. more »
Sunday September 28 2008
Financial Bailout Near
Click here for details of the plan to bail out Wall Street more »
Thursday September 25 2008
Lawmakers Agree On Bailout Plan
The House and Senate say they have worked out a bipartisan compromise on a bailout of the financial industry; will take it to Treasury Secretary Paulson. more »
US Senate Passes Cold-Cases Unit Bill
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation named after Emmett Till that would establish a cold-case unit to pursue unsolved crimes of the civil rights era. more »
Wednesday September 17 2008
Sessions Tapped To Lead Republican Energy Hearing
Forum to Focus on Increasing Production of American Energy.. more »
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Office of Senator Jeff Sessions
Friday July 18 2008
Mammoth Money Gap In Alabama Senate Race
Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions has about $244 in his campaign account for every $1 held by his opponent, Democratic state Sen. Vivian Davis Figures. more »
Thursday June 26 2008
Terrorist Surveillance Bill
The Senate votes today on a surveillance
bill that would protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits.. more »
Wednesday June 25 2008
Super Showdown Set For Super Tuesday
Mississippi hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate in 20 years, but Democrats think that could change in November. more »
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Thursday June 05 2008
Baseball Legend To Campaign For Figures
Baseball legend Hank Aaron will be back
in his home state later this month to do two fundraisers for
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Vivian Davis Figures. more »
Wednesday May 28 2008
Sick Prisoners Could Be Released
Committees in both state houses have passed bills that woul all some terminally ill and mentally ill prisoners to be released. more »
Monday May 26 2008
Lawmakers Hope To Prevent More Teacher Layoffs
Legislatorts on both sides of the aisle are hoping to pass a education budget quickly. Some teachers have been fired because of the uncertainty over funding for the upcoming school year. more »
Wednesday May 14 2008
US Senate Renews Nat’l Flood Insurance Program
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. more »
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Billy House, Media General News Service
Thursday May 08 2008
Senate Blocks Grocery Tax Ban
State lawmakers refuse to debate a bill that would remove state sales taxes on groceries. more »
Wednesday May 07 2008
Senate Rejects Changes To Flood Insurance Bill
The Senate has rejected a bid by Gulf Coast lawmakers to allow homeowners the option of adding wind coverage to their flood insurance. more »
Hundreds of Bills Die In Alabama Legislature
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. more »
Immigration Bills Die In Alabama Legislature
With two days remaining in the session, most bills to control illegal immigration have died. more »
Gulf Coast Lawmakers Want To Change Nat’l Flood Bill
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. more »
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Billi House, Media General News Service, bhouse@tampatrib.com
Tuesday May 06 2008
AL Senate Approves School Budget Cuts
Senate committee approves Alabama education budget with cuts more »
Alabama Senior Citizens Push To Abolish Grocery Tax
Representatives of senior citizens groups, including the AARP, have urged the Alabama Legislature to pass the grocery tax amendment. more »
2 Mobile Netters Ordered to Court
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. more »
Sunday May 04 2008
Grocery Tax Removal Hits New Hurdle
Legislature to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries is snarled in a Republican effort to end annual property tax reappraisals for homes statewide. more »
Thursday May 01 2008
Insurance Bills Sent To House
Two state insurance reform bills pass in the Senate and now await consideration in the House. more »
Wednesday April 30 2008
1 Step Closer to a Statewide Smoking Ban
The Alabama Senate passes a bill that would ban smoking in most public places. more »
Thursday April 24 2008
State Lawmakers Stalled Over Electronic Bingo
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. more »
Saturday April 12 2008
Panel Favors Building A New Alabama Statehouse
A legislative panel studying the future of the Alabama Statehouse agrees that a new statehouse building should be constructed. more »
Monday March 31 2008
No Foolin’
April 1 marks the end of the first half of Alabama's fiscal year and the start of the second half of the state Legislature's session. more »
A Mobile woman makes a sacrifice to help her best friend,…
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The daughter of a Saraland soldier killed last month is…
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A man is shot during a carjacking in his own driveway.
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Family of Fairhope man accused of barricading himself inside…
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Police say a Mobile woman is recovering at USA Medical Center…
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