Alabama immigration law expected to reach Senate floor
After weeks of debate and protest outside the State House, the Alabama Senate is expected to take up changes to the state’s controversial immigration law Wednesday afternoon. Senate President Pro Tem...
View ArticleDebate begins over Alabama immigration law changes
After weeks of debate and protest outside the State House, the Alabama Senate took up proposed changes to the state’s controversial immigration law Wednesday afternoon. A vote on the changes was not...
View ArticleStrange: Not enforcing immigration law comes from the top
Attorney General Luther Strange said the fight from the U.S. Department of Justice against the state on its immigration law is a statement that the feds do not want to enforce federal immigration law....
View ArticleAppeals court blocks another provision of immigration law, upholds others
An U.S. appeals court blocked another provision of Alabama’s controversial immigration law on Monday, but state officials argued the core of the law remains intact after other sections were upheld....
View ArticleBentley: Some portions of immigration bill were unnecessary
Gov. Robert Bentley said on Tuesday that his administration was still deciding whether to continue to appeal rulings against the state’s immigration law, but said he is pleased with the bill and that...
View ArticleAlabama news round-up: Don Williamson urges passage of Sept. 18 amendment
News from around the state: The man in charge of a transition of the state’s Medicaid Agency said a Sept. 18 budget vote will serve as a critical stopgap in solving the General Fund’s ongoing revenue...
View ArticleAlabama appeals part of immigration decision to U.S. Supreme Court
The Attorney General’s office has appealed a ruling on the state’s controversial immigration law to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing an appeals court erred in striking down a law banning the concealment...
View ArticleScott Beason, co-sponsor of HB 56, cautious on Senate immigration proposal
News of progress on a comprehensive federal immigration reform bill drew a cautious response Monday from the co-sponsor of Alabama’s controversial immigration law. Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, said...
View ArticleRobert Bentley interview, Part 3: Getting ‘right’ with the Legislature, and 2014
Gov. Robert Bentley sat down with the Montgomery Advertiser Thursday for a wide-ranging interview about his first two years in office and the issues facing the state. In an excerpt published Monday,...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Alabama’s appeal of immigration law decision
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday morning turned back Alabama’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling striking down a portion of the state’s immigration law making it a state crime to conceal, harbor or...
View ArticleAlabama, civil rights groups reach agreement on immigration lawsuit
The state has settled long-running lawsuits with the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of civil rights groups over the state’s immigration law, known as HB 56. Under agreements filed in U.S....
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