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Jacob Holmes
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Reporter, Alabama Political Reporter
Montgomery
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Biography
Reporter at Alabama Political Reporter covering the Alabama statehouse. Former news editor at Tallapoosa Publisher's Inc. including The Alexander City Outlook, The Dadeville Record, The Wetumpka Herald, The Tallassee Tribune.
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By Jacob Holmes Verified| Alabama Political Reporter Verified The House Judiciary Committee is set to entertain passage Wednesday if a bill that would make it a felony to transport an undocumented immigrant into the state of Alabama. SB53 has already made its way through the Senate, where it underwent several changes after people drew comparisons between the language of the bill and the Fugitive Slave Act. Rev. Shane Isner of First Christian Church told the committee Wednesday that the bill criminalizes compassion.
By Jacob Holmes Verified| Alabama Political Reporter Verified A bill authorizing the Alabama Farmers Federation to offer health coverage to its members passed the House of Representatives Thursday after a lengthy debate over whether the Department of Insurance should enforce the act. The version of the HB477 that passed the House on Thursday has been heavily amended since its introduction by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, who said the bill had been amended 16 times already by the time it came to a vote.
By Jacob Holmes Verified| Alabama Political Reporter Verified A bill that would heavily regulate CBD and hemp-derived products sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday without debate despite the vote reflecting some contention on the bill. The House voted 76-15-11 to approve HB445 by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, largely along party lines. The bill would hit all hemp-derived products, psychoactive or not, and critics warn it could regulate the industry right out of business.
Company Info
Alabama Political Reporter
Reporting on all things Alabama for Alabama.
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
+1 205-405-8561
Founded: 2011