Via Jemma K Stephenson and Alander Rocha: A weeks-long stalemate over gambling suddenly broke Tuesday as the Alabama House voted for a bill authorizing a lottery and slot machines at seven locations. The Senate had not voted as of Tuesday evening. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/30/gam… #alpolitics

Via Alander Rocha: An Alabama House committee approved a 2025 General Fund budget and a 2% pay raise for state employees, setting up a floor vote in the chamber. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/30/ala… #alpolitics

Via Jacob Fischler: Former President Donald Trump defied a gag order in his New York state hush-money trial by posting attacks on likely witnesses on his social media platform and campaign website, the judge in the case ruled Tuesday. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/30/tru…

Via Alander Rocha: Legislation to lift state sales taxes on specific maternal, baby, and menstrual hygiene items has stalled but could reach Gov. Kay Ivey before the session ends. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/30/bil… #alpolitics

Via Ralph Chapoco: The state agency overseeing public libraries in Alabama is set to host a hearing Tuesday on rules that could alter the availability of books in libraries around the state. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/30/ala… #alpolitics

Via Alander Rocha: Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for the GOP runoff in Alabama House District 27 in Marshall County, effectively the general election for the district. Here's a guide to the candidates. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/30/a-v… #alpolitics

Via Robin Opsahl and Iowa Capital Dispatch: The Department of Defense has proposed transferring some Air National Guard personnel and equipment currently being used on space missions to the Space Force. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/29/ive…

Via @AmandaVHernan and Stateline: Federal Pell Grants are available to incarcerated students. But there's a steep administrative challenge to win approval from the U.S. Department of Education. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/29/tra…

Via @sofiaresnick: A group of 14 people made up of abortion rights supporters and opponents could agree on addressing disparities that can lead people to have abortions. They couldn't agree on abortion itself. But they came close. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/29/on-…

Editor Brian Lyman says solving Alabama's prison overcrowding crisis requires safely reducing the prison population. Instead, lawmakers are counting on construction to resolve the issues -- and we already know that doesn't work. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/29/ala… #alpolitics

Via Alander Rocha: Voters in Marshall County go to the polls Tuesday to select a new Alabama House representative. Jeana Ross and Alan Miller both said they would bring conservative visions to the House, though their approaches differed. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/29/jea… #alpolitics

Via Ralph Chapoco: The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, would subject parents of a children who bring guns to school to up to a year in jail if the firearm was not properly secured beforehand. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/29/ala…

Via Tim Carpenter and Kansas Reflector: Wheeler Parker was a witness to his cousin and friend Emmett Till's abduction. He speaks publicly about circumstances of Till’s death and how the United States could improve race relations. But it's not easy. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/27/eye…

Via @sofiaresnick: Abortion rights supporters and opponents at a workshop agreed on this: life-saving treatment for pregnant people should not be illegal. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/27/whe…

Via Alander Rocha and Jemma K Stephenson: Here's our weekly round-up of the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/26/wha… #alpolitics

Via @sofiaresnick: A nonprofit is trying to bring people together to develop consensus policies on one of the most divisive issues in American politics. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/26/can…

Via Jennifer Shutt: The move comes after House Republicans last year added and then removed funding for three LGBTQ projects in a spending bill. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/26/u-s… #alpolitics

Via Jennifer Shutt: The move comes after House Republicans last year added and then removed funding for three LGBTQ projects in a spending bill. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/26/u-s… #alpolitics

Via Alander Rocha: Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer denied BSC a loan under the program, citing concerns about the long-term health of the school. An attempt to remove him from oversight failed, which led BSC to announce its closing. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/26/ala… #alpolitics

Via Jemma K Stephenson: The Alabama Senate Thursday approved legislation creating a uniform suspension and expulsion process for public K-12 students and extending them due process protections. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/26/ala… #alpolitics