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Lawmakers to vote on gambling, marijuana and trans bills KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama legislators in the closing days of the session will face decisions on gambling, medical marijuana as well as legislation that would ban the use of medications to help transgender youth transition. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he expects all three measures, which have already cleared the Alabama Senate, to get votes in the House of Representatives in the final days of the session. Lawmakers plan to meet for two more weeks and then return to Montg...

Gambling, marijuana and trans bills still on Alabama lawmakers’ agenda Updated 3:27 PM; Today 3:27 PM The Alabama Senate works on legislation to allow voters to decide whether to allow a lottery and casinos in Alabama. Facebook Share By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama legislators in the closing days of the session will face decisions on gambling, medical marijuana as well as legislation that would ban the use of medications to help transgender youth transition. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he expects all three measures, which have already cleared the Alabama Senate, to get vot...

Alabama transgender treatment ban ‘putting kids in danger,’ opponents say Updated 7:51 PM; Today 7:51 PM Protestors in support of transgender rights rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)AP Facebook Share Transgender youth, parents and advocates on Tuesday urged the Alabama House of Representatives, as well as the state’s governor, to reject legislation that would ban the use of puberty-blockers or hormones to treat transgender minors. Arkansas earlier this month became the first state to ...