Prattville library will require children under 16 to be accompanied by parent/guardian
The board said this is in response to parents' request for more parental control of what their children read.
Inside Clean Up Alabama’s plan to jail librarians for giving LGBTQ+ books to kids
If Clean Up Alabama were to meet its goals, librarians would face up to a year in jail for having LGBTQ books on the shelf for minors.
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Prattville council votes down library contract
Supporters of the library walked in opposition to the contract, and spoke out against moving books at the council meeting.
Federal court rejects latest Alabama congressional map
The judges criticized the state for failing to follow the Supreme Court order to create a second opportunity district for Black voters.
Tense Ozark library meeting spills into parking lot between undercover cop, LGBTQ speaker
The cop said he witnessed harassment by the woman; she says he didn't immediately identify himself, stoking fear.
Clean Up Alabama quotes Hitler in July email
An Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty came under fire nationally for using the same quote in a June newsletter.
Clean Up Alabama planning “surprise” during key Autauga, Prattville government meetings
According to APR's source, leaders have not shared their plans for Sept. 5 even with their supporters, to preserve the "surprise element."
In search of “compromise,” officials plan to compromise autonomy of Prattville library
The current course of challenges against the Prattville public library is likely to end with the library defunded.
AG Steve Marshall seeks to prosecute out-of-state abortion care
Marshall asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former abortion providers in the state seeking injunctive relief.