Alabama lawmakers ended their legislative session without passing a gambling bill, despite significant effort and support in the House of Representatives. A scaled-back version of the measure failed in the Senate by a single vote, preventing voters from having a say on the issue in this year’s elections.
House Republicans’ efforts to pass border security measures face an uphill battle in the Democrat-controlled Senate, despite GOP attempts to leverage foreign aid packages. Speaker Mike Johnson’s office suggests that meaningful border policy changes require the election of former President Trump in 2024. House Republicans have passed multiple border security bills that have been ignored by the Senate, highlighting the partisan divide on the issue. Johnson’s office maintains that Democrats have proposed politically motivated measures that fail to address the border crisis effectively.
