Via Alex Brown and Stateline: State agencies could use 'attribution science' to tally up the damages caused by climate change and identify the companies responsible. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/18/law…

Alabama House is in a recess and reps in the chamber are playing rock, paper scissors with kids in the gallery while 'I'm Just A Bill' plays over the speakers. #alpolitics

Whatever the outcome of the vote, this is a notable milestone. No previous union drive at Mercedes, AFAIK, ever got close to the election stage. #alpolitics

Via Jemma K Stephenson: Education groups Wednesday divided over a bill to create a uniform state policy over student exclusion, with teachers in support but other groups saying it could limit local autonomy on disciplinary issues. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/18/at-… #alpolitics

Via Ralph Chapoco: A bill that could allow Alabama law enforcement to partner with federal agencies to enforce immigration laws will spend at least another week in committee as the clock winds down on the legislative session. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/18/bil… #alpolitics

Via Ralph Chapoco: An Alabama House committee Wednesday rejected a bill to make retroactive a 2017 ban on judges imposing death sentences over a jury's recommendation of life without parole. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/18/ala… #alpolitics

Via Grace Panetta and 19thnews: Marilyn Lands’ supporters are launching a new PAC, Respect Alabama, to recruit, train and elect more women to run for office in Alabama, where women, especially Black women, are underrepresented in government. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/17/mar… #alpolitics

Via Jennifer Shutt: U.S. House Republicans unveiled three bills Wednesday that would provide $95 billion overall to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, instead of voting on a similar bipartisan Senate-approved package that’s been waiting around for months. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/17/u-s…

Via Alander Rocha: The legislation comes after Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, told Democrats that Biden and Harris may not be on the ballot because the Democratic National Convention will take place after a state deadline. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/17/ala… #alpolitics

Via Jemma K Stephenson: The repeal comes after an attempt to overhaul the loan program, aimed at rescuing Birmingham-Southern College, appeared to fail in a House committee. BSC announced last month that it would shut its doors in May. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/17/ala… #alpolitics

Via Jemma K Stephenson: The bill comes as Alabama state health officials have expressed concerns about declining vaccination rates in the state, particularly for measles. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/17/ala…

Via Alander Rocha: The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday approved a $9.3 billion Education Trust Fund budget that includes a 2% pay raise for education employees and increases funding for programs. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/17/ala… #alpolitics

ICMYI: It will be Democratic nominee Shomari Figures running against Republican nominee Caroleene Dobson in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District after both candidates won their parties' runoffs on Tuesday. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/16/2nd… #alpolitics

Two quick observations:

1) Mobile came through for both candidates. As of this writing, Dobson got 69% of the vote there and Figures got 92% (!) of the total.

2) This will be a rare competitive congressional race, with two candidates with very different views. #alpolitics

Via Alander Rocha and Jemma K Stephenson: Figures and Dobson's victories mean Alabama's 2nd Congressional District race will feature two first-time candidates in a contest that could have national implications. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/16/2nd… #alpolitics

Former DOJ official whose father served and whose mother is currently serving in the Alabama Senate. #alpolitics

Polls are closed. Two things I'm watching out for:

- Where the Mobile vote goes in the Republican runoff. Brewbaker nor Dobson carried Mobile in the primary.

- He needs to gain substantial votes in Montgomery. Daniels carried four rural, low-population counties in the primary.

Via @ashley__murray: The case centers on whether a former Pennsylvania police officer violated an obstruction statute when he joined the January 6, 2021 mob at the U.S. Capitol. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/16/div…

Via Jennifer Shutt: Massie said that Johnson’s actions, including advancing bipartisan bills that have moved through the Democratically-controlled Senate and gotten President Joe Biden’s signature, are key reasons he wants to remove him from power. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/16/u-s…

Via @ZackRoth: As the RNC ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who have been found to routinely spread election lies. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/16/rep…