Alabama lawmaker vows to filibuster every bill last day of legislative session

Alabama lawmaker vows to filibuster every bill last day of legislative session

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Next Wednesday, lawmakers will convene for the 30th and final day of the legislative session. Tensions are mounting between the House and the Senate, as both have different priorities. "I'm gonna be like Moses on 40 days, 40 nights," said Sen. Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro). "And, that's where we'll be. If that's what game they want to play, then I'm willing to play." Sen. Singleton said that game has to do with gettin…

Alabama House and Senate clash over local legislation as session nears end

Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro (left) looks at the phone of Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, on the floor of the Alabama Senate on May 7, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The Senate saw two filibusters on Wednesday: one from Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham that would have allowed the governor to appoint members of the governing board of the Alabama Department of Archives and Hist…