BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Promising new therapies for debilitating diseases like diabetes and Parkinson’s are stemming from drug discovery work taking place in Alabama research facilities – an effort that’s getting a…
Day: March 16, 2015
NACC Bands in Concert
The Northeast Alabama Community College Jazz Band will perform a concert on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 6:30 pm in the Music Auditorium of the Beck Health and Fine Arts Building.…
Tax and Fiscal Policy Update
Bills that would change Alabama incentives for business prospects, hiring veterans, and developing projects in rural areas passed the House and were sent to the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development…
Labor and Employment Bills of Interest
SB 14 by Sen.Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa, would loosen restrictions on carrying firearms in public places and no longer require a permit for carrying a pistol in a vehicle. HB 42 by…
Data Breach Bill Debated in Committee
The Information Protection Act of 2015, SB 106 sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, was discussed in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The committee adopted a substitute and carried the…
Innovator Liability Reform Bills Advance in House, Senate
The House and Senate Judiciary Committees both passed innovator liability reform legislation that will restore Alabama's long-standing product-liability law and put us in line with the majority of states that have…
Charter School Bill Clears House and Senate Committees
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh spoke to the BCA's Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday and outlined the importance of charter schools. "This is very important for business and, obviously, very…
Legislative Session Gets on Fast Track
The House and Senate worked at a fast pace this week, the second of the 2015 regular legislative session, by advancing bills that are important to the Alabama business community, such…