Alabama Policy Institute president Stephanie Holden Smith continues a conversation with the Daily Detail about how sports betting is part of the gambling bill. Eighty percent of those Republican primary voters surveyed by API think online sports bett ...
API’s Stephanie Smith: Sports betting would bring gambling to every living room
The regular session of the Alabama Legislature begins Tuesday. One of the first topics of debate is sure to be the expansion of gambling. Though the creation of a state lottery has been discussed on and off for decades, the 2024 proposal promises not ...
API’s Stephanie Smith discusses gambling legislation with Jeff Poor
https://fmtalk1065.com/podcast/jeff-poor-show-tuesday-2-06-24
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 Poll: Gambling expansion not a top priority for GOP Voters
A recent poll commissioned by the Alabama Policy Institute (API) shows that the planned expansion of statewide gambling is not a primary concern for Republican voters ahead of the 2024 legislative session. https://1819news.com/news/item/poll-gamblin ...
API’s Thirty-Fifth Year of Conservative Leadership
This year marks 35 years of the Alabama Policy Institute (API) and we are celebrating three and a half decades of upholding conservative principles in the State of Alabama. Our leadership believes that only ideas based upon truth hold value and that ...
API’s Stephanie Smith – A Necessary Gambling Rebuttal
There are no legal lotteries in the State of Alabama and games of chance are prohibited by the State Constitution. The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled 13 times that §65 permits only traditional paper card bingo. Any other variations of bingo or games ...
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 ...
Alabama Policy Institute Releases Comprehensive Educational Freedom Report
Who knows what’s best for children – their parents or government?API believes the answer is simple and foundational: their parents. One of the three tenets of the Alabama Policy Institute’s mission is to promote and defend families as the primary fou ...