1. Alabama lottery plan 'certainly not in the bag'  AL.com
2. Alabama Senate committee narrowly approves lottery bill  Montgomery Advertiser
3. Alabama Senate heads to lottery debate  Raleigh News & Observer
4. Committee advances Alabama lottery bill  Tuscaloosa News
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers are headed to a vote on lottery legislation next week, as supporters aim to change Alabama's status as one of the few ...

The last time the lottery came up for a vote in 1999 it failed 54 to 46 percent. if you change 1 vote out of every 25 votes, we have a lottery.

Well, we can all relax now. The Senate is preparing to vote on a bill that would prohibit Alabama counties and cities from banning plastic bags at grocery stores ...

The push for an Alabama lottery is now a competition. Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Range, filed a lottery bill this week that would establish a state lottery and limit it to ...

Two state senators have filed bills in the Alabama Legislature to create a state lottery. In addition, a state representative has put forward two bills that would ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — As lawmakers debate a proposed state lottery, separate bills seek to restore electronic bingo operations to state dog tracks.

Alabama's gambling wars are near an end, but who wins?

A Florida-based contractor will pay $329,057 in back wages and benefits to 53 postal delivery workers in Montgomery. AL.com reports the decision comes after ...

Over the past few weeks, I have written a number of stories and columns detailing the specifics of potential lottery bills and what their effect on this state and its ...

Legislation that legalizes daily fantasy sports was approved by a House committee on Wednesday. The same debate -- a game of chance or skill -- continues to ...

State Sen. Jim McClendon has introduced legislation to set up an Alabama lottery. McClendon's bill proposes dividing the net lottery revenue equally between ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WKRG) -- No one has picked winning Powerball numbers in the country since last year. The jackpot has ballooned to $750 million dollars ...

There are probably nicer ways I could say that, but what's the point, really? Why am I worried about the feelings of two guys who are actively working to take food ...

The list of states that have considered or introduced sports betting bills now stands at 37 after an unlikely state -- Alabama -- joined the party on Tuesday.

Rebuild Alabama funds received by the state, county and city governments are lawfully earmarked for the use of maintenance, preservation and construction of ...

As mentioned in my 7 Things and at Yellowhammer over the weekend, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall wanted to make it clear that he is not on a ...

Legislation to legalize online sports betting in Tennessee passed Wednesday in the House of Representatives, despite a spirited debate from members worried ...

Now that it's 2019, no longer does the term “Sweet Home Alabama” have to be just a famous Lynyrd Skynyrd song, or a Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy.

Alabama's budget is sorely needing sources of funding. No longer can the state face more budget cuts, and Alabama's politicians are unwilling to increase the ...

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State Senator Jim McClendon remains optimistic 2019 may be the year a referendum on an Alabama Lottery is passed by the legislature.

As the legislative session continues, lottery talk is a hot topic at the state house. Last week Senator Jim McClendon introduced his clean state lottery bill and ...

State Senator Jim McClendon says lawmakers have generally been receptive to the proposal in the 2019 session.

The Alabama legislature is still hashing out exactly what lottery money would pay for, but education is one of the possibilities.

Thursday, a Senate committee heard from the public on if the state should have a lottery. Dozens spoke for an against the future of a lottery in Alabama.

BREMEN, Alabama – Agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO Corp. announced plans today to invest $5.7 million to relocate production of its Farmer ...

The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday, April 23 on one of two lottery proposals.

The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee is scheduled to vote April 23 on one of two lottery proposals.

Researchers from the University of Alabama are shedding light on the issue of raw sewage draining into waterways of the state's Black Belt region, a problem ...

It would stand to reason Alabama Power would be first up to offer thanks and gratefulness during National Lineman Appreciation Day April 18. But others outside ...

The University of South Alabama and Budweiser-Busch Distributing Co., Inc. have reached an agreement on a commitment to the new Hancock Whitney ...

The gambling landscape in the US is rapidly evolving, thanks to the new regulations, more and more states are legalizing casinos and also online gambling ...

The state of Alabama is auctioning off surplus property ranging from office furniture to golf carts. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs ...

Alabama's outnumbered Democratic legislators are taking long-shot aim at Medicare expansion--again--says House Minority Leader Rep Anthony Daniels.

Alabama authorities say a woman has been killed after strong storms knocked down a tree onto her mobile home in St Clair County. The St. Clair County ...

The Crimson Tide offered the nation's No. 2 overall player in the 2020 class on Tuesday night in five-star shooting guard Jalen Green.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - State lawmakers will return from spring break Tuesday. Abortion is expected to be a topic of discussion. Rep. Terri Collins ...

Cale Sellers knows Birmingham owes its existence to geology – the stuff beneath the dirt needed to produce steel – and Birmingham District Brewing Company ...

President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday declared that a major disaster exists in the state of Alabama and ordered federal assistance to supplement state...

Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow hunters to take deer or feral swine through baiting if they get a license to do so. The Montgomery ...

Governor Ivey joined representatives of Toyota Boshoku America and local leaders in Limestone County on Wednesday to announce that the global...

Barber Motorsports Park was filled with the whir of electric vehicles as participants in Electrathon Alabama converged on the park under sunny skies Monday, ...

Alabama lawmakers are set to hold a public hearing Wednesday on legislation before a House committee that seeks to outlaw almost all abortions in the state.

The Alabama Department of Corrections is looking for developers interested in building three men's prisons that the state would then lease from private owners.

For Joe Lockett, the phrase “chase your dreams” is more than a cliché — it's reality. Six years ago, inspired by comedian Steve Harvey, Lockett left his job in the ...

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed HB 59, a bill sponsored by State Rep. Chris Sells that would make killing an on-duty first...

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed SJR 29, a resolution honoring the historic accomplishments of Sen. Richard Shelby...

The DOJ concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the men's prisons fail to protect prisoners from prisoner-on-prisoner violence and...

An Alabama inmate convicted in the 1991 sword-and-dagger slaying of a pastor was spared from a scheduled lethal injection after the state was unable to lift a ...

7. Food stamp recipients will soon be able to order their groceries online. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot program that will make it ...

Funeral services for Alabama State Rep. Dimitri Polizos (R-Montgomery) have been finalized. WSFA-TV reports a public visitation will be held between 5 p.m. ...

It's a good time to be living in Alabama. Our economy is booming. Our unemployment rate is reaching record lows. People are getting jobs and the training they ...

HUNTSVILLE — Finis E. “Fess” St. John, IV was unanimously confirmed as the chancellor of the University of Alabama System on Friday during a meeting of its ...

Dr. Julian Maha said his path to creating KultureCity began as he found himself coming to terms with his son's autism diagnosis. “Sometimes, in order to find ...

Alabama's independent beer distributors are convening with their counterparts from every state in the nation this week at a national conference to deliver a ...

Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is asking the state Supreme Court to toss out his 2016 conviction on ethics charges. In a brief filed this week, ...

SB 77, State Sen. Arthur Orr's bill to phase in privatization of liquor retail sales in Alabama, failed to advance from a Senate committee on Wednesday.

Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___. March 20. The Gadsden Times on a renewed effort to create a lottery in Alabama: Recaptcha ...

There's nothing like riding the highway, the sun on your face, the wind at your back … just you and your buddies: “Get your motor runnin' Head out on the ...

Jackson closes the show with a "parting shot" at those who continue to lie about the Trump tax cuts and those who brag about how that lying is working.

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) are urging Yellowhammer State residents to prepare for potential severe weather ...

Alabama has hired Nate Oats, who led Buffalo to three NCAA Tournaments in four seasons, as its new men's basketball coach. Crimson Tide athletic director ...

If the exercise, scenery and raising money for a good cause wasn't enough, Charles Rossmann says there's another draw to participating in the upcoming Dam ...

Alabama Senator Jim McClendon has filed a legislation to make lottery legal in the state. He confirmed that the bills have been assigned to the tourism ...

On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed Rep. Matt Simpson's bill that would alter certain sexual abuse sentencing in...

Sen. Richard Shelby on Thursday announced that the U.S. DOT has awarded $8034003 to the University of Alabama (UA)'s Alabama Transportation Institute...

While speaking at a meeting of the National Space Council in Huntsville on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence declared that the Trump administration has a ...

A bill viewed as essential to keeping Alabama competitive with other states in recruiting jobs will be introduced in the Alabama legislature this week, according ...

On Thursday, reports surfaced that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was contemplating a run for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in 2020. The post is currently ...

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) has accused the Alabama Holocaust Commission of “refus[ing] to learn from history” after the commission released a letter ...

Major infrastructure projects made possible by the recently passed Rebuild Alabama Act continue to solidify, as what used to be pipe dreams are now becoming ...

Think back for a moment to what our country was like in 1973. The average American income was $12,900 a year. A gallon of gas cost 40 cents. The top ...

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday making it a misdemeanor to drive in the leftmost lane on an interstate for more than...

During an appearance on Alabama Public Television's “Capitol Journal” on Monday, ACLU of Alabama executive director Randall Marshall predicted an effort ...

As the deadline for qualifying draws near, two new candidates have jumped into the race to fill Alabama's vacant House District 74 seat. Charlotte Meadows, a ...

Imagine driving down the road on your way to buy a used car. Police stop you and find $1,500 cash in your car. The officers say the money came from a crime, ...

Birmingham-based HPM, which is overseeing the construction of a second assembly line at Airbus' manufacturing facility in Mobile, announced that four other ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced that former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Sergeant Ulysses Oliver, Jr. pleaded guilty ...

Alabama's healthcare system is floundering. In eight years, 13 of Alabama's hospitals have closed. Seven of them were in rural areas. These hospitals were ...

Wiley Cowart Sanders Jr., a lifelong resident of Troy, died on Wednesday at age 78. The founder and owner of Wiley Sanders Truck Lines started his...

Thankfully, the late-winter deluges have transitioned into a spring dry pattern that has allowed the flooded rivers in many portions of Alabama to return to more ...

Alabama radio host Joe Lockett launched a new drive time program, “The Joe Lockett Show,” this month. The program airs Monday – Friday at 4:00 p.m. on ...

Could President Donald Trump really be considering a gas tax increase for infrastructure improvements? According to a McClatchy report, Secretary of ...

Alabama legislators are at it again – putting their energy toward passing needless bills that demonize communities versus fixing the real, urgent issues in our ...

Republican senator will file legislation to allow vote on lottery, but GOP leadership seems unenthusiastic.

With two bills authorizing an Alabama lottery being considered, stores selling lottery tickets along the Alabama/Florida state line could be in jeopardy.

It is easy to get caught up in the hype and excitement surrounding even the slightest sliver of a chance at winning. Alabamians make the drive to the Tennessee, ...

Now that Mississippi and Arkansas have legalized sports betting, many people are wondering if Alabama will take a similar path by asking voters to change the ...

Now that lottery bills have again entered the Alabama Legislature, let's talk the truth about our state and state-run lotteries.

A lottery could potentially pump $300 million annually into Alabama's economy and even more if sports betting is legalized.

Governor Ivey has said in the past that she would like to give the people of Alabama the opportunity to vote on a lottery.

The Alabama House Democratic Caucus said it's legislative agenda is based on "kitchen table issues."

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Even more than its Bible Belt neighbors, Alabama has steadfastly resisted legalizing gambling for generations. The clout of evangelical ...

The latest numbers show Alabama ranks 50th in the nation in tax collection.

Senate leader doesn't plan to make legislation a priority in coming session.

On Wednesday, numerous lawmakers told APR that they had been informed by lobbyists working for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians that Senate President ...

A proposal to increase state fuel taxes by 10 cents a gallon over three years is expected to be the dominant issue in the legislative session that starts Tuesday.

Alabama Senator Jim McClendon announced a new push for a state lottery on Tuesday.