March 16, 2021

<p><span style= "color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> Gov. Ivey declares a state of emergency ahead of expected bad weather; Senate committee approves $7.6 billlion education budget; House committees pass transgender youth and riot bills; Rep. Barbara Drummond on her bill to raise the age to buy nicotine products to 21; Rep. Shane Stringer on his legislation that would set up penalties for "doxing" public officials.</span></p>