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API completely agrees that we have to take steps to protect minors and stop predatory industries. While the passage of the App Store Accountability Act marked a significant step towards protecting children, there is more work to do to prevent addiction-peddling industries from gaining a foothold in our state.
Thank you, Katherine Robertson, for highlighting this issue!
Listen to what Katherine has to say here: open.spotify.com/episode/5YX…
Alabama at a Crossroads
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This week on PriorityTalk, Stephanie Smith joined Greg Davis to discuss the upcoming election and the issues that will be top of mind as voters head to the ballot box next week.
Listen in to learn more about how the race for the governor's office is shaping up, what issues are likely to gain attention post-election, and where to find resources as you prepare to cast your vote.
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If you have memories of walking to school, riding your bicycle around the neighborhood, and playing outside with friends unsupervised as a child, you likely consider these hallmarks of a happy and healthy childhood.
While Alabama’s current legal definition of neglect includes inadequate supervision, it does not clearly distinguish between ordinary childhood activities like these and situations that constitute inadequate supervision, creating uncertainty for both parents and the state.
Clearly defining inadequate supervision in child protection rules and relevant criminal provisions would give parents and authorities clearer guidance while allowing children the freedom to experience a normal childhood.
Reasonable, age-appropriate independence should not, by itself, constitute neglect, while the law should continue to protect children from genuinely dangerous situations.
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Alabama county school systems should have the flexibility to consider consolidation when local leaders believe it could better align resources with student needs.
Vote 'YES' to the County School System Consolidation Process Amendment next week.
API is working to secure protections for women in shelters, mental health facilities, and prisons, including female-only sleeping quarters, bathrooms, showers, and changing areas.
These provisions would help safeguard women’s privacy, safety, and dignity in Alabama.
Absentee ballot deadlines are quickly approaching ahead of the General Election!
Review Alabama Policy Action's voter guide as you prepare to cast your vote: alabamapolicy.org/alabamapol…
A 2023 NCAA national survey found that 58% of respondents aged 18–22 had participated in at least one sports betting activity, while 16% had engaged in at least one “risky” betting behavior, including frequent betting, large wagers, or heavy losses.
Gambling—whether through sports betting, the lottery, casinos, or online platforms—has no place in Alabama.
Find the full survey results here: ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/res…
While it is true that some legislators and liberal nonprofit organizations have been pushing for a grocery tax cut since the 1990s, they refused to cut the tax without replacing it with a reciprocal tax increase of some kind.
Eliminating the remaining 2% state sales tax on groceries has emerged as easy fodder on the campaign trail for candidates trying to show they’re serious about addressing affordability.
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It is deeply troubling to see Americans brazenly assaulted and forcefully removed from a public place simply for expressing an idea. (Let alone such a mainstream idea as “Save Women's Sports”!)
When it comes to the long-term preservation of liberty, culture matters. The prevailing ideas of ordinary people will inevitably shape our courts, legislatures, and laws.
And what’s happening in Portland is not a culture of free speech.
A free-speech culture allows both sides of an issue to be heard, not just one. A free-speech culture responds to words with words, not with violence and forceful silencing. A free-speech culture doesn’t reflexively equate disagreement with hatred.
The culture festering in Portland looks less like American liberty and more like totalitarianism. We should take it seriously.
This isn’t just a story about women’s sports. It’s a cultural contest about the totalitarian impulse to redefine reality—and the future of free speech itself.
I was just forcefully removed from a @ThornsFC game for the crime of wearing an @xx_xyathletics t-shirt. I am in shock. We peacefully wore our shirts. We were assaulted by fans. Then WE were forced to leave – with FORCE by stadium security. I am utterly in shock.
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34,000+ Alabama students now have more options under the CHOOSE Act for 2026-27. On the latest "Alabama Policy Insights," Kerry McDonald of the Education Entrepreneurship Lab joins API’s Stephanie Smith to discuss microschools, school choice trends and the barriers facing education innovators.
Listen to full episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Admissions portals are now open for Alabama’s four specialty public high schools!
Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) — Birmingham
Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (ASMS) — Mobile
Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) — Huntsville
Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS) — Demopolis
Each school offers unique, tuition-free learning opportunities designed to help students explore their interests and develop their talents.
Learn more about each school and discover whether one might be the right fit for your child: governor.alabama.gov/newsroo…
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SPLC traced to the debanking of Christian groups.
"The 47-page report said the SPLC played a key role in the debanking of, as well as the denial of financial services to, conservative clients wanting to support Christian groups or individuals financially." @dcexaminer washingtonexaminer.com/news/…
Parents should be able to review the proposed textbooks to be used to teach their children without having to travel to one of Alabama’s eight current physical review locations.
Publisher-authorized, view-only digital review access would allow parents to review the materials from home.
Most microschools cost less than $10,000 a year, according to the National Microschooling Center. Kerry McDonald on why they're individualized, affordable and joyful. youtu.be/G5f5T5n8x9M
Does school choice threaten homeschool freedom? Kerry McDonald says the data shows the opposite: school choice can protect homeschooling, and even lead to deregulation. youtu.be/G5f5T5n8x9M
This week on PriorityTalk, API and APA President and CEO Stephanie Smith joined Greg Davis to discuss API's Putting Kids First in the Digital Age educational event for parents, educators, and lawmakers, the ongoing debate surrounding school choice, and the constitutional amendments Alabama voters will see on the ballot in just a few weeks.
Tune in for the facts on the issues affecting your family.
Full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/7fs…
