Erin Davis
Alabama Political Reporter
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Erin Davis is the political reporter for WSFA 12 News. She joined the team July 2021.
Nicknamed by her sorority sisters “Frisco Queen,” Erin grew up in Frisco, Texas where she started reporting in 9th grade.
Erin graduated from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with a Bachelor of Journalism in Convergence Journalism with an emphasis in TV reporting/anchoring and a minor in Leadership and Public Service. She loves serving her community and often does so through her sorority Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., which she is a proud member of. During her time at school Erin reported for KOMU 8 News, the Missouri Business Alert, and produced a podcast for KBIA – an NPR radio station. She was also a four-year news intern at KDFW Fox 4 News in Dallas.
When she’s not running around the Capitol, you can find Erin being active in the sun, bingeing true crime podcasts/TV or looking at horoscopes. She’s an Aquarius!
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The bill creates stiff penalties for members of criminal enterprises and their criminal activity.
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Lawmakers want you to take home more of your paycheck and increase labor force participation by offering you more money if you work overtime.
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Lawmakers were at the state house until early Friday morning passing over 70 bills, but the process hit a snag when it came to allocating billions of dollars from the state’s general fund and education trust fund.
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Lawmakers still haven’t passed the state’s two budgets, which is required by law.
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A state Senate committee approved significant changes to a bill that will criminalize assistance on absentee ballots.
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Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill to help people avoid having their driver’s licenses suspended.
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State lawmakers return to work next week to continue discussions and possible votes on several controversial bills, but also a bill that could put more money back in your pocket.
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State senators passed a bill that would prohibit state contracts with businesses that boycott certain sectors of the economy based on environmental, social, and governance or ESGs.
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State senators passed a bill off the floor to formalize the public record request process that Gov. Kay Ivey implemented with an executive order earlier this year.
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A Democratic state lawmaker is firing back after Republicans in the Alabama Legislature called for her to be censured over comments she made on the House floor.
Lawmakers wrapped up another legislative week by passing a bill that allows you to keep more of your paycheck. A bill would cut the state income tax on overtime pay by 5%.
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Republican lawmakers say they want to prevent voter fraud by passing legislation that changes the absentee ballot process.
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Every single Alabama state senator co-sponsored a new grocery tax bill. The bill would cut the state tax on groceries, and even with all the support, there is still concern.
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State senators got a look at the record-breaking education budget and the nearly $3 billion surplus. Governor Kay Ivey’s one-time rebate came up for debate because that money would come from the surplus. The rebate passed but it is less than what was expected.
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Lawmakers in Montgomery voted on the final passage of two election bills that codify practices that already in state code into law.
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A bill signed by Governor Kay Ivey this morning says healthcare facilities must allow visitors even during a public health emergency.
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State senators heard from the public in a hearing on a bill called the Parental Rights in Children Education or PRICE Act. The Act creates an Education Savings Account that parents can pull from to send their students to a school of their choice. According to the bill, “The annual ESA amount for each participating student shall be $6,900 for the 2024-2025 school year.”
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Representatives voted to approve the state’s general fund budget.
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Republican lawmakers say they want to keep election integrity intact by supporting a bill that would change the absentee ballot process. A bill that made it out of a House committee makes it a felony for outside groups to help voters fill out and turn in their absentee voting ballot.
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Alabama Democrats say the country’s gun homicide rate is 25 times higher than the rest of the world.
Alabama Republicans want to stop the teaching of divisive concepts in public schools and universities.
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Lawmakers are moving a bill that will give state law enforcement officers better retirement benefits.
The legislative session is now one-fifth complete, and two bills have already received final passage.
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The bill to create mandatory minimum sentences for possession of fentanyl saw no opposition in the Statehouse.
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State leaders released a new economic plan, they call the package of economic development bills “The Game Plan,” they say the goal is to secure Alabama’s economic future.
Alabama needs more state troopers. Lawmakers are trying to address the shortage, meanwhile, state troopers are frustrated.
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Dollars meant for public education could be used to build a new prison. Part of Governor Kay Ivey’s budget proposal allocates at least one million dollars from the education trust fund to complete the now billion-dollar prison in Elmore County.
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Cheaper food prices are closer to reality in 2023 for Alabama residents as more state leaders get on board with the idea of repealing the state’s 4% tax on groceries.
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Thousands of Alabamians will lose their Medicaid benefits on April 1.
Lawmakers say bolstering the state’s economy is a priority on both sides of the aisle.
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An Alabama senator has filed two bills to change the state’s abortion laws. Alabama has some of the strictest abortion laws in the country and Republican leaders say they want to keep this a pro-life state.
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Gov. Kay Ivey's proposed budgets include tax rebates.
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A bill to create mandatory minimum sentences for possession of fentanyl is scheduled for a committee meeting.
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A panel of state officials approved a resolution to set a new price of $975 million for the construction of the new prison in Elmore County.
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A bill that would provide much-needed funding for hospitals and nursing homes in Alabama is making strides.
There are $1 billion in federal funds on the table.
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Thursday is the second day of the special legislative session called by Governor Kay Ivey.
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Governor Kay Ivey boasted about Alabama’s booming economy during her State of the State address.
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Lawmakers want to put more money into the pockets of certain Alabamians and bring more employees into the workforce.
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Executions will again start in Alabama after a four-month review of the state execution protocol.
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State agencies are asking lawmakers for millions of more dollars for their budgets. As federal pandemic dollars dry up, state leaders plan for future funding.
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There is a large staff shortage in the Alabama department of corrections, and it could be years before it improves.
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The bill would codify Alabama Supreme Court rulings on parental rights. But some parents are calling this bill a form of extremism.
More than 100 bills were read by the House Judiciary Committee during the 2022 legislative session. Committee chair Representative Jim Hill, R-St. Clair County expects a similar amount this year.
Some state lawmakers want to make it harder for inmates to earn “good time” off their sentence.
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More and more Americans are buying electric vehicles and now Alabama is expanding the state’s electric vehicle infrastructure.
Close to 400 inmates have now been released from Alabama prisons before the end of their sentences, and more are expected as a part of the state’s supervised early release law.
The public record request process in Alabama is one of the most difficult in the country, according to a 2019 University of Arizona journalism study.
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Alabama representatives reintroduced a divisive concepts bill. This legislation bans concepts related to race, religion, sex, and ethnicity from being taught in public classrooms. A similar ban is already in the Alabama School Code, this would cement it into law.
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Alabama’s reading and math test scores have improved within the last year, but Gov. Kay Ivey reminded the state about her priority to continue that improvement with a series of executive orders.
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