• Alabama bill opposes federal health care plan: http://bit.ly/adDZQd #
• What's in the 'bingo bill'?: http://bit.ly/9ntng3 #
• Riley signs bill to bar pay for convicted teachers: http://bit.ly/b6aacJ #
• Robert Bentley's PACT bill passes House committee: http://bit.ly/a0EfjJ #
• Restaurant smoking ban passes Senate committee: http://www.myfoxal.com/global/story.asp?s=12239499 #
• Grocery sales tax removal bill on the way to the House: http://www.myfoxal.com/global/story.asp?s=12239487 #
• The Alabama House and Senate have come to order for the 24th legislative day of the 2010 regular session. #
• Senator Bobby Denton (D) takes a point of personal privilege to tell Lt. Gov. Folsom that he is endorsing him for Lt. Gov in 2010. #
• Denton: Its time that we get started voting for people not parties. #
• The AL Senate is currently recognizing the Hoover football, wrestling, and womens basketball teams for winning 6A championships. #
• The House and Senate stand in recess for a medal of honor service. #
• The AL House has recessed until 1:00 pm. #
• The AL Senate has called up SB233 by Sen. Beason relating to a statewide opt out of the federal healthcare reform. #
• @SenatorZeb offers an amendment to SB233 that would change the referendum date to July 31st from November. #
• Senator Smitherman: I would like to start my first hour. #
• Point of order by Sen. Bishop: Madam president, if we can't pray in school but we can be preached to in the senate. Is that in order? #
• Smitherman: I am not going to pray, and I am not going to preach. This is a LECTURE, and LECTURE. #
• Smitherman: I am not going to pray, and I am not going to preach. This is a LECTURE, a LECTURE. #
• The AL House has come back from their lunch recess. The Senate continues to discuss a healthcare opt out. #
• The AL House is discussing SB61 by Sen. Benefield relating to farm operations. http://bit.ly/cFJScb, #
• Listen to the AL Senate debate a statewide opt out on the federal healthcare reform: http://bit.ly/1Do6E #
• Sens Smitherman & Figures continue to filibuster SB233 a statewide opt out. Figures has a chair to sit in while Smitherman still stands. #
• Figures and Smitherman are talking sports and the power of numbers in a filibuster. Smitherman says he will pass the mic to Singleton. #
• Smitherman: I want to show everybody, I want to stand here until 12:00 am, I am dedicated. #
• Singleton: This is not about healthcare, its about posturing. Its about getting conservatives to the polls in Nov. to beat democrats. #
• SB61 by Sen. Benefield relating to farm operations passed the AL House. #
• Alabama Fire Fighters Unanimously Endorse Artur Davis in Democratic Race for Governor #
• Rep. Alvin Holmes is at the mic in the House for a point of personal privilege discussing the contract review committee. #
• Holmes: Gov. Riley wants us to pay Bradley Arrant $4 million. His son in law works at this law firm. This is sickening. #
• The AL House passes HB279 by Rep. McDaniel relating to the employement security enhancement fund: http://bit.ly/ck1fDI,, #
• Singleton: You better get ready because we are about to SHUT IT DOWN and let Obamacare RIDE. #
• Singleton: I can't see why anyone is against Obamacare. #
• Preparing to tape Inside AL's Legislature with @SenatorZeb Little and Senator Jabo Waggoner. #
• Preparing to tape Newsmakers with US Senator Jeff Sessions. #
• The AL Senate Black Caucus CONTINUES to filibuster SB233 a statewide opt out of the federal healthcare reform. #
• Sen. Quinton Ross: Freedom is not free. #
• ABI, FBI question legislators at Alabama Statehouse: http://bit.ly/8XVX1T #
• Senator Lowell Barron has offered a report from Rules, a cloture petition. #
• The cloture petition vote will take place at 5:55. #
• A cloture petition is presented to close debate on a particular issue, today it is for SB233 and the Black Caucus filibuster. #
• View SB233: http://bit.ly/9OnRDC,, #
• Governor's office says it has no involvement in ABI/FBI investigation of Ala. legislators http://bit.ly/b00fTf #
• Gov. Riley's communications director responds to allegations LIVE on WSFA 12 News at 6:00pm #
• The Senate is taking the cloture petition vote. #
• 23 to 5 the cloture petition to close debate passes the AL Senate. #
• WSFA 12 News at 6:00pm – Reaction from Sen. Zeb Little (D) who accuses Gov's office of trying to derail bingo bill. #
• The Senate is currently voting on @SenatorZeb 's amendment to change the referendom date from November to July 31. #
• @SenatorZeb 's amendment to SB233 was adopted by the AL Senate with a vote of 22 to 6. #
• AL Senate is voting on final passage of SB233 by @ScottBeason. #
• SB233 by @ScottBeason passed the AL Senate with a vote of 23 to 8. #
• The AL Senate has adjourned until 1:00 pm on Tuesday. #

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