Senator Orr’s bill to require secret ballot votes for union organization passes legislature Written on May 6, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/lawmakers-ok-bill-blocking-state-incentives-to-companies-that-voluntarily-recognize-unions/article_ab5c635e-0252-11ef-ae62-17fd5cb7eea9.html
Senator Orr leads task force to study school funding Written on May 6, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/legislature-to-study-changing-k-12-funding-model/article_c85c8b80-0646-11ef-9fe0-bb748e13d5b5.html
Senator Orr attempts to reduce tax credit giveaways that reduce funding for school children Written on May 6, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/child-care-housing-development-tax-credits-advance-without-changes/article_1ec8fd08-08ab-11ef-8c19-23eba317e50d.html
Senator Orr’s budget proposal covers summer feeding program for children, worker’s comp funding for educators and initial retiree trust fund deposit Written on May 6, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state/lawmakers-advance-general-fund-education-budgets/article_527b3266-07e2-11ef-b4d7-ab171dc1d9b2.html
Senator Orr’s bill protecting workers’ private voting rights passes Senate Written on April 22, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/orr-bill-barring-state-incentives-to-companies-that-voluntarily-recognize-union-passes-senate/article_e0622a6c-fc57-11ee-8bae-371741c2c92a.html
Decatur Daily supports need for Senator Orr’s open records legislation Written on April 22, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-bill-would-put-deadlines-on-open-records-requests/article_3ec0cdd0-fe7d-11ee-9d9f-37697097a23e.html
Senator Orr’s open records bill passes Senate Written on April 22, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/alabama-lawmakers-advance-bill-to-strengthen-states-weak-open-records-law/article_40fc401a-fe74-11ee-90d0-f33add14b862.html
Law Senator Orr tried to limit costs 5 times estimated amount Written on April 22, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/overtime-tax-exemption-bill-will-have-much-larger-fiscal-impact-than-expected/article_3545306a-fcdf-11ee-b952-737db3fc33c1.html
Senator Orr’s bill to increase funding for Sheriffs to feed inmates passes Senate Written on April 17, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/alabama-legislature-in-brief/article_eb0cbfdc-f765-11ee-a06a-bb185680633f.html
Senator Orr flags “terrible” bill that gives eminent domain, taxing and other powers to non-government entities Written on April 16, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/orr-economic-development-bill-one-of-the-worst-bills-ive-ever-seen/article_6dd29d8e-f765-11ee-836d-8fe797489cc4.html
