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Students, teachers and advocates fight against censorship in Alabama schools
By Rhonda Sonnenberg Senior Staff Writer Source: https://www.splcenter.org/news/2023/07/14/alabama-students-teachers-fight-censorship...
Jul 14, 20237 min read
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
Florence city councilman weighs in on new historic marker that may be coming to downtown
By Jillian Kay Feb 9, 2024 Updated May 8, 2024 A new historic marker may be coming to downtown Florence. Leaders of " Project Say Something " are working to get one put up outside the Lauderdale County Courthouse near a controversial Confederate monument. Their goal is to educate the community about the Black experience during the Civil War. Camille Bennett leads Project Say Something. She says they're closer than ever to getting the change they say is necessary, and they a
Mar 132 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
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