By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday night, the Alabama Senate passed a constitutional amendment (SB319) to establish a state lottery and allow nine casinos by…
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Lottery Moves Ahead
By Zach Hester,Reporter MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Last Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed Sen. Greg Albritton’s “clean lottery” bill. It passed with the minimum 21 votes needed to pass an amendment to…
Statehouse rejects gun bill, lottery moves ahead
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two hot button bills walked away from the floor of the statehouse with different results this week. The first bill, one that…
Legislators deliver State of the State
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Marla Jones) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On Tuesday, DeKalb and Jackson counties’ state legislators gathered alongside local officials and residents to deliver the 2018…
Lawmakers reach compromise on BP funds, Rep. Ainsworth (R-Guntersville) weighs in
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Last week, lawmakers in Montgomery reached a compromise on the allocation of the approximately $1 billion in settlement funds that BP is…
GOP caucus selects Rep. Mac McCutcheon as new Alabama House Speaker
MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Alabama Rep. Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, was selected by his Republican colleagues today as their choice for Speaker of the House in the Alabama House of Representatives. Republicans hold a…
Hero or Bad Guy?
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Heroes. I love movies with heroes who stand up to the bad guys and make everything right. Like Star Wars with Luke and…
Despite fierce opposition, Lottery bill passes House Committee
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.— House Bill 13, which would give Alabamians the opportunity to vote on legalizing statewide lottery in November, has cleared its first major hurdle. The bill,…