Birmingham, Ala. - Today (December 14th, 2020), Alabama Policy Institute President Caleb Crosby announced the expansion of the non-partisan policy and research think-tank’s Fellows program. “Adding individuals to the API team with the quality, e ...
The Vice President: More Important in 2020 Than Ever Before
Daniel Tompkins. George Dallas. Schuler Colfax. Garret Hobart. John Garner. Do any of these names ring a bell? If they don’t it’s okay, you are not alone. All of these men at some point in time served in America’s second highest office as Vice Pr ...
Critics say Trump has no coronavirus plan. Actually, he does–it’s called federalism.
Near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, critics of President Donald Trump’s response to the novel virus claimed that he didn’t have a plan. They’ve derided him for not having a “national response" and have called for a nationwide lockdown and mask order. ...
Options in Education Foster Increased Opportunities for Students
I grew up in poverty. I know what it’s like to be without electricity and to move because the rent is past-due. I’ve lived the struggles, the poverty that limited opportunity brings. I was one of the students you hear about on TV who receive a free or re ...
API Earns National Award
As part of the State Policy Network’s (SPN) annual meeting, the nationwide organization made up of state focused education and research institutes (also known as think tanks), announced that Alabama Policy Institute (API) had been awarded the “Bob William ...
API President’s Statement Opposing Governor’s “Masks in Class” Mandate
Birmingham, Ala. - Today (July 29, 2020), Alabama Policy Institute President Caleb Crosby released the following statement in response to Governor Kay Ivey’s amended “Safer at Home Order” that purports to require masks in Alabama classrooms. “Govern ...
Alabama Policy Institute Announces Inaugural Policy Warrior Award Winners
Birmingham, Ala. – Alabama Policy Institute (API) Director of Policy Strategy Phil Williams announced Thursday at the API 30th Anniversary Celebration the recipients of the API Policy Warrior Awards. In its inaugural year, the API Policy Warrior Awards ar ...
This Ain’t a Party….It’s a Circus!
This week is momentous in the life of the Alabama Democrat Party. After much ado and some often colorful dialogue between the ADP and the Democrat National Committee, two separate factions of Alabama Democrats are holding separate meetings to establish s ...