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Connie Rowe points out that a lot can happen in Alabama politics in 16 months.
Between January 2016 and April 2017, a jury convicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard of ethics violations, leading to his removal from office. The Alabama Court of the Judiciary suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore for the rest of his term. Gov. Robert Bentley resigned after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations.
So the Republican representative from Jasper isn’t quite ready to handicap the race to succeed House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, who announced Monday that he will not seek re-election to the chamber. The choice can’t take place until after the November 2022 elections and more than a year of drama on the state and national scene.
The Alabama House of Representatives is debating a medical marijuana bill that is headed to a a vote.
The bill would allow people with qualifying medical conditions to purchase marjuana after getting a recommendation from a doctor.
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon made a last-minute request to add the bill to the House debate calendar and said last month that he expected a close vote on the bill.
The proposal has already passed in the Alabama Senate.