On this week's news recap podcast, Josh and Parker begin our Alabama stories by discussing the Sessions' campaign's call for five debates with Coach Tommy Tuberville, followed by a discussion of API's RESTORE Alabama Agenda and a hit piece CNN did on Alab ...
Cameras (AKA the Government) On Every Corner – A Crisco Sorta Slope
I remember the collective groan that went up from motorists when "red light cameras" became a thing. Suddenly, it didn't matter if the police were around to see you push your luck with a changing traffic light. Big Brother always would. The heightened a ...
The Need for Education Reform Didn’t Die with the Defeat of Amendment One
When voters defeat a proposed state amendment, it is often thought that the matter is put to rest. That is often the case, but when Alabama’s voters went to the polls in March and shot down a proposal to replace the elected state board of education in fav ...
The RESTORE Alabama Agenda
Read the full RESTORE Plan here. The 2020 Regular Session of the Alabama State Legislature is behind us. Did anyone notice? It was a Session marked more by what didn’t happen than by what did. One minute the lobbyists were being paid well to try and ge ...
Alabama Policy Institute Unveils RESTORE Alabama Plan, Asks Governor to Call a Special Legislative Session to Address Key COVID-19 Related Issues
Birmingham, Ala. – Today the Alabama Policy Institute (API) released to the public and submitted to Governor Ivey and to the Governor’s Special Task Force the “RESTORE Alabama Plan.” The plan, Responsible Efficient Solutions to Open and Revive the Economy ...
Anchored in Alabama: Stories of Hope – Week Seven
As API enters the seventh week publishing Anchored in Alabama, our team continues to be encouraged by the stories we hear from you and from local media. It is clear that our faith communities and businesses are stepping up to this challenge. We cont ...
Points of Policy: The $1.25 Billion School Bond Issue
In this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Director of Policy Strategy and General Counsel Phil Williams is joined by API's Senior Director of Fiscal Policy Justin Bogie to discuss the recently enacted $1.25 billion school bond ...
Anchored in Alabama: Stories of Hope – Week Six
As API enters the sixth week publishing Anchored in Alabama, our team continues to be encouraged by the stories we hear from you and from local media. It is clear that our faith communities and businesses are stepping up to this challenge. We contin ...
Debt and Shiny New Buildings Will Not Improve Education in Alabama
In the waning days of the abbreviated 2020 Regular Session, the Alabama State Legislature approved a $1.25 billion school bond issuance. The money would be used for capital improvement projects, i.e. construction, at K-12 public schools, colleges, and uni ...
5/15/2020 News Recap
This week, Josh and Parker discuss the largest education budget in Alabama history and whether it was a wise move for a state likely to see decreased revenue in the future. We then discuss Rep. April Weaver's resignation from the Legislature for a spot in ...