Jacob Holmes

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Legislature

Senate passes portmanteau bill making major restrictions on CBD products

Smokable hemp and CBD products including flower buds and vapes will soon be banned in Alabama.

May 7, 2025

Minors must be 18 or have parental approval to access YA and adult titles like Hunger Games and Bathe the Cat.

May 6, 2025

The requirement will be placed on all devices manufactured after June 1 if signed into law.

May 2, 2025

The legislation faced criticism over lack of oversight and protections for pre-existing conditions.

May 2, 2025

The House Health Committee approved SB87 to let parents opt children out of school vaccines with a simple note, despite health warnings.

May 1, 2025

The bill that would require Alabama public schools to teach abstinence-based sex education is likely dead.

May 1, 2025

Mayor Sherry Sullivan suggested that the APLS could create a state-level board to appeal book location decisions.

April 30, 2025

A Senate committee narrowed House Bill 67’s drag performance ban to libraries, but it is still prompting free speech and constitutional objections.

April 30, 2025

The growing Pine Level community voted to incorporate in September 2023 and the town has already expanded since then.

April 28, 2025

Democrats criticized the CHOOSE Act funding, arguing that the program diverts funding that could be used to better public schools.

April 25, 2025