Greg Davis of ALCAP and I discuss the current iterations of gambling legislation here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/0U4H9ZYN4MTu9voTPPquxR
Legislative Session, Pt. 2
Gambling legislation was only discussed for a few public moments this week. The House voice voted to non-concur with the Senate changes to HB 151 and HB 152 and created a conference committee of Reps Whitt, Jones, and Blackshear. The Senate hasn't le ...
Educational Freedom Update
A 2023 report from the Alabama Policy Institute showed that the Alabama Education Association was the largest contributor to Republican state legislative candidates in the 2022-23 election cycle, spending $1,557,500 on Republican House and Senate cam ...
Wall Street Journal Opinion: Rural Republicans Embrace School Choice
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rural-republicans-embrace-school-choice-alabama-wyoming-teachers-unions-5bdefd3b
Wall Street Journal Opinion: School Choice for All in Alabama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/alabama-school-choice-education-savings-accounts-kay-ivey-e0c87dc4
School choice supporters gather at Alabama State House
https://www.waka.com/2024/02/14/school-choice-supporters-gather-at-alabama-state-house/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1707935345A crowd of school choice supporters rallied outside the Alabama State House on Tuesday, ...
API: Top 10 Things the AL Legislature Should Accomplish in 2024
The Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature is upon us. Though the only statutory requirement of our state legislature is to pass balanced budgets, there will be literally hundreds of bills considered and debated as our elected leadership moves th ...
API’s Stephanie Smith concerned legalized gambling could be similar to ‘marijuana mess’
Alabama Policy Institute (API) President Stephanie Smith said that gambling will be one of the two biggest issues confronting the Alabama Legislature in 2024. She suggested that a forthcoming gambling commission set up by the state could create ...
API releases “Educational Freedom in Alabama” Report
The Alabama Policy Institute (API) released its 2023-2024 Educational Freedom in Alabama report Tuesday to support universal school choice. The report broke down the components of a quality school choice program, which included allowing K-1 ...