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The board disagreed Wednesday on how it should handle such book challenges moving forward.
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Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
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Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Lawmakers pass bill to expand police immunity in waning minutes of session
Bill to politicize Archives board fails on final day of session
Gov. Ivey signs major hemp, CBD restrictions into law despite calls for veto
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Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
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Britt speaks on Senate floor to rally support for bipartisan child care bill
Trump administration cuts $44 million from Birmingham Biotechnology Hub
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Sen. Britt challenges current pharmacy benefit structure
Medical cannabis company files federal lawsuit against AMCC
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Kathy Murphy named new president of Wallace Community College in Dothan
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama
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Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
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Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
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Libraries stories
Courts
The case will be one to watch for Alabamians particularly if it makes its way to the 11th Circuit.
Local news
A Dothan man expressed frustration with the library’s decision not to remove the book “Gender Queer” from its adult collection.
Education
In Prattville and beyond, library staff and board members have been largely following proper protocol to deal with challenges.
Education
Read Freely said that is disappointing, but ultimately won’t change how local libraries operate.
State
Alabama Public Library Service Director Nancy Pack has ended the state agency's membership in the American Library Association.
State
Wahl is listed as a speaker at a Clean Up Alabama roundtable on "ending the sexualization of children in libraries."
Legislature
Few, if any, of the books challenged in libraries come close to the definition of obscenity — but there are plans to try to...
Featured Opinion
Our elected leaders keep focusing on phony issues because they have no idea how to solve the real ones.
State
At one point, a panelist surmised that the increase in gender dysphoria in youth all ties back to "evil shots."