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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Friday March 22, 2024 ( 2 items )  

League of Women Voters Responds to the Passage of SB1 Voter Law
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 21 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * The League of Women Voters of Alabama released the following statement after Governor Ivey signed SB1, a law that makes it a felony to assist in the distribution, filling out, delivering, and ordering of absentee ballot applications in Alabama: "Voters deserve equal and fair access to the ballot, including the option to vote by absentee ballot, and many Alabama voters with disab  more

National Association of School Resource Officers: School Resource Officer's Attention to Suspicious Behavior Leads to Gun Confiscation
HOOVER, Alabama, March 22 -- The National Association of School Resource Officers issued the following school resource officer success story: When a school resource officer (SRO) gets to know a school well, including its day-to-day rhythm and the normal behaviors of its students, the officer can spot suspicious activity quickly and thus help keep the campus safe. That's exactly what happened in a South Dakota alternative high school in November 2022. At the beginning of a school day, before an  more