Legislature Rep. DuBose, Miss Alabama Teen to host second annual “Girls’ Day At The Capitol” Participants will have the opportunity to interact with and ask questions to female elected officials and tour the Alabama Capitol. StaffDecember 4, 2024
Legislature Debate continues on bill requiring default parental controls on devices The committee did not vote on the bill, but expects to vote on it next week. Jacob HolmesApril 25, 2024
Legislature Committee expands bill defining sex-based terms, advances it to Senate An amendment would block transgender individuals from entering bathrooms or sleeping quarters of the opposite sex. Jacob HolmesApril 24, 2024
Opinion Opinion | Device filter mandates are costly, ineffective for protecting Alabama kids Some proposals are far too broad and overreaching. One of these proposals has earned some support in the Legislature. Nancy StroupApril 24, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | New law invades privacy in name of protection It reeks of a deeper, more sinister agenda: an assault on privacy and adult freedoms. Bill BrittApril 19, 2024
Legislature House committee considering bill to bring abstinence-only sex ed to schools State law already requires an emphasis on abstinence education as a part of a sexual education curriculum. Jacob HolmesMarch 12, 2024
Legislature Shelby County delegation wants to control the North Shelby Library Board The North Shelby Library District is currently unique among Alabama library boards, with members directly accountable through elections. Jacob HolmesFebruary 12, 2024
Legislature Roofer fined for teen’s death as bill filed to ease child labor restrictions On July 1, 2019, a 15-year-old was working on a roof in Cullman and fell about 50 feet to the ground. Patrick DarringtonFebruary 8, 2024
Education State Rep. Dubose criticizes APLS code change timeline The proposed changes have come under fire from advocates of Constitutional librarianship, who argue the language supports censorship efforts. Jacob HolmesJanuary 31, 2024
Opinion Opinion | Porn age verification legislation aligned with far-right astroturf campaign The intention is admirable, but there is a sinister truth to all of this new push for child-proofing the internet. Michael McGrady JrNovember 22, 2023