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Alabama Policy Institute launched a grassroots effort calling on the Trump administration and members of Congress to end Joe Biden’s dangerous mail-order abortion scheme and restore the in-person doctor’s visit requirement that must be met before a woman can obtain chemical abortion drugs.

Years ago, parents could lock their front doors at night and reasonably assume their children were safe from the world’s adult vices. Today, that security is an illusion. The dangers no longer wait at the doorstep; they bypass it entirely, slipping directly into our homes through the glowing screens in the palms of our children’s hands.

AUSTIN, TX – A broad coalition of child safety advocates, policy organizations, and Texas nonprofits filed multiple amicus briefs urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reinstate Texas’ App Store Accountability Act and reverse an injunction blocking the law from taking effect.

The Alabama Policy Institute (API) today marks the implementation of two vital pieces of legislation that enhance economic liberty and expand career opportunities across the state. Championing free enterprise and reforming state regulatory barriers were central priorities established in the 2026 API BluePrint for Alabama.

A recent, jarring exchange on national television perfectly illustrates the cultural and intellectual crisis facing our republic. As reported by The Daily Signal, an MSNBC host expressed utter bewilderment during a broadcast when discussing Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s assertion that our rights do not derive from the government, but rather from our Creator.

When the debate over vice laws, those governing drugs, gambling, or pornography, reaches the halls of our legislature, a familiar, hollow cry rings out: You

Campaign money from the sports betting industry is pouring into Alabama ahead of the May 19 primary.

For decades, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has operated from the Poverty Palace in Montgomery, casting itself as the moral arbiter of American life.

For 84 hours over 8 days almost 500 national leaders will read the entire bible from start to finish.

Every week during the legislative session, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) sends its members The Capitol Pulse, highlighting its priorities and informing them about pending, filed and moving legislation impacting teachers.

The school choice movement is no longer just a series of isolated legislative wins; it is a sweeping national mandate demanding parental rights and educational freedom.

As Alabama lawmakers grapple with the future of primary elections, the debate returns to a simple question with potentially costly implications: Should taxpayers foot the bill of a closed primary?

The three Republican candidates running to be Alabama’s next attorney general expressed Thursday different potential approaches to the role, but all three spoke with a sense of urgency about the current political moment.

Last week, during a “State of the Schools” event in North Alabama, leaders from Huntsville City, Madison City, and Madison County schools sounded a familiar but mathematically creative alarm.

One of the most powerful political coalitions ever assembled in state history was launched today, bringing the state’s most influential industry and advocacy groups together with a singular purpose: to go on offense against policies that will raise costs for families and employers in Alabama.

Alabama’s rural hospitals are struggling, and our state’s bureaucratic red tape isn’t helping. The Alabama Hospital Association reports 27 hospitals in danger of closing and 19 in immediate risk.

For decades, many people of faith felt they had to check their beliefs at the door of the schoolhouse or the city hall. We were told that the “separation of church and state” meant the total removal of faith from public life. But the tide has turned.

Last week, during a “State of the Schools” event in North Alabama, leaders from Huntsville City, Madison City, and Madison County schools sounded a familiar but mathematically creative alarm. They claimed that the expansion of the CHOOSE Act and universal school choice would “cost” their districts a combined $100 million.

The App Store Accountability Act passed the Alabama Senate with a unanimous vote on Feb. 5. The bill is focused on online safety for children and teens by requiring parental approval for kids to download apps from the App Store.

For decades, the Alabama Policy Institute has championed a simple, powerful idea: every child in Alabama deserves a high-quality education, regardless of their zip code or their size of their parents’ bank account. With the passage and implementation of the CHOOSE Act, that vision is finally becoming a reality.

Alabama leaders spent the last week showcasing students who use publicly-funded vouchers to attend private schools and urging lawmakers to pour millions more into the program.

Americans for Prosperity–Alabama and the Alabama Policy Institute hosted Education Freedom Day on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, in Montgomery.

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Attorney General to expedite completion of the process of rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).

From a pastoral perspective, the primary reason for supporting full funding for Alabama’s universal school choice program is Scripture.

For decades, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) has operated in the shadows; claiming the autonomy of a private organization while wielding the power of a de facto public entity.

Even the most informed parents are desperate for solutions to empower them to take back control from Big Tech.

Alabama Policy is once again celebrating Governor Kay Ivey’s unwavering support for School Choice in Alabama! Today, Governor Ivey signed Executive Order No. 742, expanding school choice in the state of Alabama by officially opting into the newly-created Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program.

Did you know passing a lottery without also allowing games, digital games, and sports betting is impossible?

Across the country, Americans are no longer divided simply by policy or party but by rival moral imaginations—two incompatible visions of truth, freedom, and even human nature itself.

AEA has worked for decades to stop school choice legislation. AEA actively worked against the passage of the AAA Scholarship program, the PRICE Act, and the CHOOSE Act. AEA used political influence and political contributions to people and parties to weaken parental rights in the CHOOSE Act and then tried to kill the CHOOSE Act unless they could “control the spending” with a cap. Further, AEA worked last legislative session to minimize funding for special needs kids, military kids, and kids whose families are living in poverty; they are currently working against future CHOOSE Act schoolchildren. AEA is trying to render void the promises legislators made to Alabama parents when they passed the law in 2024. They are attempting to undercut the work and the word of Governor Kay Ivey, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth, Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, Chairman Danny Garrett, Chairman Arthur Orr, and each of the ninety-two legislators who voted on behalf of the people they represent for universal school choice for Alabama’s children.

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department), in partnership the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College and more than 40 leading national and state-based organizations, today announced the launch of the America 250 Civics Education Coalition. This landmark initiative is dedicated to renewing patriotism, strengthening civic knowledge, and advancing a shared understanding of America’s founding principles in schools across the nation.

The alarming responses to the cold-blooded assassination of Charlie Kirk from both sides of the political aisle are derived from the same source: false worldview.

The alarming responses to the cold-blooded assassination of Charlie Kirk from both sides of the political aisle are derived from the same source: false worldview.

This week, the Retirement Systems of Alabama’s (RSA) Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP) Control Board met to discuss rising healthcare costs for state employees. The discussion highlights a stark reality: Alabama’s taxpayer funded benefit system for public employees is on an unsustainable path. PEEHIP and RSA, which includes the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) and Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), are consuming billions annually while carrying massive unfunded liabilities.

On September 1st, Alabama families will receive another dose of relief at the checkout line. The state’s sales tax on groceries will drop from 3% to 2%, continuing a rollback that began in 2023.

The Alabama Policy Institute (API) announced its endorsement of the federal Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today (STUDENTS) Act, which seeks to reform the federal charter of the country’s largest education union, the National Education Association (NEA).

A momentous parental rights victory was handed down by the United States Supreme Court on Friday, June 27, 2025.

Since 2020, microschools have spread rapidly all across the U.S., but they are particularly popular in states with expansive school-choice programs. These choice-friendly states have passed legislation that enables families to use a portion of state-allocated education funding toward their preferred learning environment.

With the 2025 Alabama Regular Legislative Session now in the past, the focus shifts to what legislators should begin working on in preparation for the next session. While conservatives saw several victories this year, much work remains to be done, particularly around tax reform.

Why would the Alabama Legislature choose to allow a tax exemption that has done so much good for the state and its people to expire?

In response to Rep. Andy Whitt’s attack on the Alabama Policy Institute (API) and its position on the regulation of hemp products, at no point has any API employee made any reference to Whitt or his integrity regarding his sponsorship of HB445. But API has been consistent for many years regarding the negative societal impacts of the legalization and recreational use of illegal drugs.

More than 800 Alabamians have signed a petition on Change.org urging Gov. Kay Ivey to veto House Bill 445, legislation that would severely restrict access to THC-A and other hemp-derived products across the state.

Gov. Kay Ivey is getting plenty of advice on what to do with a bill that would regulate sales of gummies, drinks, and other consumable products containing the marijuana chemical THC that is derived from hemp.

A bill aimed at regulating consumable hemp products has landed on Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk, but its future is uncertain.

A U.S. Supreme Court-approved religious released time education bill still faces an uphill battle in the Alabama State Senate.

Two bills that aim to increase safety guardrails for minors using smartphones and tablets are expected to be taken up by members of the Alabama House this week in committee after passing out of the Senate last week.

Two bills by State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) aim to protect minors from explicit online content by requiring device manufacturers to include default content filters (SB 186) and app stores to verify users’ ages and link minor accounts to parents (SB 187).

The Department of Government Efficiency has been the primary topic in the national news cycle since Jan. 20th. You may have thought to yourself, Alabama needs a DOGE. Well, you’re in luck because the Alabama Policy Institute (API) is working on that exact thing with ALDOGE.

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The Alabama Policy Institute (API) is urging state lawmakers to safeguard the tax cut they passed for employees working more than 40 hours per week. API unveiled its 2025

Playing off a new buzzword in Washington, the Alabama Policy Institute on Tuesday said it is launching an Alabama Department of Government Efficiency, or ALDOGE.

A message from the Alabama Policy Institute Prior to the 2024 regular session, API released its BluePrint for Alabama, a 30-point conservative policy plan backed

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