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Stop shutting yourself out of your government

A new ban on smart devices in schools highlights the growing disconnect between the average citizen and the actions of their government.

August 6, 2025

Ivey signs bill banning ranked-choice voting into law

The law gets ahead of a trending method of electing public officials that skews toward more moderate candidates.

May 13, 2024

New bill would ban “sexual content” from minors’ shelves in public libraries

A second bill has been filed that would allow librarians to be held criminally liable for breaking Alabama obscenity law.

April 8, 2024

Alabama Court blocks de facto ban on birthing centers

The implicit ban by ADPH was particularly detrimental in Alabama, a state bearing the third-highest maternal mortality rate nationwide.

September 30, 2023

ALGOP chair submits rule change to ban AEA donations in school board races

The rule change comes as tensions rise between the Republican Party and the AEA.

August 2, 2023

A vague bill promises to ban something it seems

A group of Republican lawmakers wants to ban "divisive concepts." The bill should die a quick death.

January 30, 2023

Alabama abortion ban author cautions against following Texas’ example

Attorney Eric Johnston, president of the Alabama Pro-Life Coalition, says the new law “violates the basic tenets of legal procedures in this country.”

January 7, 2022

The anti-trans sports bill is hateful, and it’s about to get expensive

Before the bill was signed, major events were threatening to pull out of Alabama.

April 26, 2021

Alabama governor signs ban on transgender athletes in public school sports

Over two-thirds of Americans oppose bans on transgender athletics, according to a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

April 24, 2021

Facade of US Supreme court in Washington DC on sunny day

Supreme Court lifts California’s restrictions on religious services

The court split 6 to 3, though even the majority was divided in its ruling.

February 9, 2021