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First responder protection bill raises First Amendment concerns for protestors
by Austin Pratt Tue, March 24, 2026 https://abc3340.com/news/alabama-legislature/first-responder-protection-bill-raises-first-amendment-concerns?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQwA39leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe7QuPe9Ezw-U46Ck44-WOO41yO9phVESVyRHMdon7WWcPBTisXVZVJhnGb9U_aem_ncHZIsQbFVSadcZmdRLYZw A bill moving through the Alabama Legislature would create a new criminal offense aimed at protecting first responders on scene. Its received support from the Alabama Ambulance an
Mar 262 min read
Start school day with prayer or lose funding: Proposed Alabama law will ‘end up in court,’ legislator warns
By Ruth Serven Smith | rserven@al.com https://www.al.com/news/2026/03/start-school-day-with-prayer-or-lose-funding-proposed-alabama-law-will-end-up-in-court-legislator-warns.html For three years, an Alabama lawmaker has argued that not enough schools say the Pledge of Allegiance or allow students to pray. He wants every public school in the state to begin their day with a prayer. “It’s just being exposed to what this country was built on -- in God we trust,” Rep. Reed Ingram
Mar 132 min read
Ledbetter prioritizes constitutional amendment to put prayer back in school; Bill on House floor Tuesday
Apryl Marie Fogel | 03.09.26 https://1819news.com/news/item/ledbetter-prioritizes-constitutional-amendment-to-put-prayer-back-in-school-bill-on-house-floor-tuesday House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) has fully endorsed State Rep. Reed Ingram's (R-Pike Road) bill to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to bring prayer back to schools. House Bill 511 (HB511) passed the House State Government Committee last week, despite testimony from a leftist who sa
Mar 132 min read
School prayer bills advance in two Alabama House committees
March 5, 2026 • By Trisha Powell Crain https://aldailynews.com/school-prayer-bills-advance-in-two-alabama-house-committees/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Two school prayer bills introduced by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, were approved in two Alabama House committees Wednesday, leaving lawmakers with competing proposals that could cost school districts millions of dollars if they refuse to comply. House Bill 43 passed the House Education Policy Committee, while House Bill 511 cleared
Mar 134 min read
Alabama House committee passes bill requiring school displays of Ten Commandments
By: Andrea Tinker -March 5, 2026 7:01 am A bill that would require schools to display the Ten Commandments advanced out of an Alabama House committee Wednesday. HB 216 , sponsored by Rep. Mark Gidley, R-Hokes Bluff, would require fifth through 12th grade history classrooms to have a poster displaying the Ten Commandments. “We passed this out of the House off the floor last year,” Gidley told the House Education Policy committee. “I worked with the governor’s office and with m
Mar 132 min read
'Prioritizing Western Christianity and the Bible': Liberal activist opposing Ingram prayer bill gets schooled on nation's Christian roots by committee members
Apryl Marie Fogel | 03.05.26 https://1819news.com/news/item/over-objections-its-prioritizing-western-christianity-and-the-bible-from-racial-and-social-justice-activist-ingram-school-bill-passes-house-committee State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) presented his legislation on Wednesday afternoon to offer residents of the state a constitutional amendment to restore voluntary prayer and devotion time in schools and to mandate that the Pledge of Allegiance be recited daily in al
Mar 136 min read
Fighting for Change in a Child Care Desert (with Camille Bennett)
Listen to full podcast here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-one-is-coming-to-save-us/fighting-for-change-in-a-child-care-desert-with-ca?t=0s Transcript SPEAKERS Gloria Riviera, Camille Bennett. Gloria Riviera 01:26 Good morning. I am driving home from the grocery store. Does anyone else feel like they are always at the grocery store? I’m always at the grocery store. If there is ever like God forbid a missing persons out for me, I mean head straight to the Safeway. You will probab
Oct 23, 202526 min read
Project Say Something awarded Affordable Care Act Grant to assist minorities
https://www.waff.com/2021/11/05/project-say-something-assist-people-during-open-enrollment-awarded-through-affordable-care-act-grant/ By DeAndria Turner Published: Nov. 4, 2021 at 8:52 PM CDT FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - One Shoals organization is putting boots on the ground to help minority communities get insurance during open enrollment. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a clear impact on poverty and the number of uninsured people of color, according to the CDC. Now, a racial justi
Oct 23, 20252 min read
Policy Q&A: How an Alabama Childcare Provider Is Advocating for More Equitable Policy Solutions
Published: October 10, 2025 https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/policy-insights/alabama-childcare-provider-advocating-for-equitable-policy-solutions/ Camille Bennett, a childcare provider and advocate in Alabama, discusses the need for equitable policy solutions to support the health and well-being of young children and their caregivers. In our Policy Q&A series, we’re featuring a diverse array of perspectives on the many ways that science, community expertise, and
Oct 11, 20257 min read
In Case You Missed the Good News: A Victory for Reproductive Justice in Alabama
In a landmark decision on April 1, 2025, U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute individuals or organizations that assist residents in traveling out of state to obtain legal abortion care.
Apr 18, 20252 min read
Lee’s Radical Reading Room - Letters of the Law by Sora Y. Han
Letters of the Law by Sora Y. Han is a bold and necessary critique of the idea that the law can be neutral, colorblind, or objective. Spoiler: it never has been.
Apr 18, 20252 min read
Project Say Something Opposes SB 247: Defending the Right to Protest in Alabama
"Alabama is the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. Black folk in Alabama understand the necessity of exercising our First Amendment rights as a pathway to freedom and navigation through white supremacist systems," Bennett stated.
Apr 8, 20252 min read
Speakers urge Alabama lawmakers to fund Summer EBT, restore library funds
By: Jemma Stephenson Source: https://alabamareflector.com/2024/04/24/speakers-urge-alabama-lawmakers-to-fund-summer-ebt-restore-library-funds/ Speakers at a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed 2025 Education Trust Fund budget urged lawmakers to include more money for summer meal programs, and reconsider cuts to the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS). The proposed 2025 ETF, sponsored by House Ways and Means Education Committee Chair Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, will
Aug 24, 20242 min read
Shoals nonprofit pays for billboard to denounce the votes of two councilmen
By Aria Pons Source: https://www.waff.com/2024/08/21/shoals-nonprofit-paid-billboard-denounce-votes-two-councilmen/ FLORENCE, Ala. ( WAFF...
Aug 20, 20243 min read
Florence City Council votes against historical marker
By: Archie Snowden Source: https://whnt.com/news/shoals/florence-city-council-votes-against-historical-marker/ FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – On...
May 10, 20242 min read
Florence city council votes against historic marker near Confederate statue
By Jillian Kay Source: https://www.waaytv.com/news/florence-city-council-votes-against-historic-marker-near-confederate-statue/article_2c...
May 9, 20241 min read
Marker to explain confederate marker voted down in Florence City Council
By Aria Pons Source: https://www.waff.com/2024/05/08/marker-explain-confederate-marker-voted-down-florence-city-council/ FLORENCE, Ala. (...
May 7, 20242 min read
Florence-based nonprofit members frustrated after no discussion on proposed marker at city council meeting
By Lynsey Smith Source: https://whnt.com/news/shoals/florence-based-nonprofit-members-frustrated-after-no-discussion-on-proposed-marker-a...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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