But senators say their responsibilities are year-round. The state is divided into 35 Senate districts (there is one vacant seat). There are about 143,000 people in each district, give or take 5%.

Cynthia Lee Almond spent four years in the Alabama Legislature and 16 years on the Tuscaloosa City Council before being ...

Serving in the Alabama Legislature is considered a part-time job and pays a salary based on the median household income in the state, $46,257 this year. Many lawmakers have another occupation. All ...

Alabama State Senator Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, confers with state Senator Dan Roberts, R-Mountain Brook, over an amendment to HB246, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Every member of the Alabama Senate on Thursday backed legislation to cut the state sales tax on groceries by half, as food bill relief emerges as a bipartisan issue for ...

"We're paying for Medicaid care for a problem we facilitated with [food stamps] and taxpayers are getting hit both ways," ...

The 2019 legislative session is now in the books. As each session is observed, it is apparent that, primarily, powerful state senators control the flow and outcome of any and all legislative sessions.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Every member of the Alabama Senate on Thursday backed legislation to cut the state sales tax on groceries by half, as food bill relief emerges as a bipartisan issue for ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Every member of the Alabama Senate on Thursday backed legislation to cut the state sales tax on groceries by half, as food bill relief emerges as a bipartisan issue for ...