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A bill that would allow for more local government control of library boards also failed to gain any traction during the session.
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Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
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Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Seven
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
Bill to rename the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs sent to governor’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Alabama Senate passes bill to limit screen time in early childhood education
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January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
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- National
Alabama politicians respond to Trump beginning a war with Iran
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Southern Research secures $2 million for scientific expansion projects
- Education
Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
Alabama Senate passes bill to limit screen time in early childhood education
Alabama lawmakers propose $150 million to expand career tech programs
Alabama House passes scholarship bill for law enforcement families
Gov. Ivey highlights National Teacher of the Year nominee Katie Collins
- Health
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
Alabama AG urges AMA to disavow hormonal treatments for trans minors
- Opinion
Moms for Liberty stories
Education
Moms for Liberty of Madison County is urging the Alabama Public Library Service to develop a policy to terminate noncompliant librarians.
Local news
Council President Jack Burrell said he takes exception to the actions of the APLS board and fears the freedom to read is under attack.
Opinion
This is a systematic ploy to take power and resources from the people who need it the most.
Local news
The decision bolsters the board's current response to book challenges.
Local news
Moms for Liberty and Clean Up Alabama have called for the board chair to resign, expressing frustration that challenged books have not been moved.
Local news
The relocated books include one with non-sexual cartoonish nudity and one about gender identity with no nudity or sexually explicit content.
Legislature
The law would restrict minors under 18 from making their own medical decisions.
State
The group is also pursuing to expand Alabama’s ban on instruction of LGBTQ+ content in schools.
Education
Speakers expressed the importance of promoting freedom of information in academic libraries.