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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Sunday May 12, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Democracy Forward: Extreme Alabama Library Censorship Policy Challenged by Families & Librarians
PRATTVILLE, Alabama, May 11 -- Democracy Forward, a legal organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: A group of Alabama families and librarians with a broad array of political and religious backgrounds are suing to stop new policies that threaten to keep constitutionally protected books like To Kill a Mockingbird off of public library shelves in the   more

Everytown for Gun Safety: As Alabama House Lawmakers Adjourn the 2024 Legislative Session, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Applaud the Movement of Bill to Ban Pistols That Have Been Converted Into Machine Guns
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 11 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statements in response to Alabama House lawmakers' adjourning the 2024 legislative session and the passage of HB36 in the House and advancement in the Senate Judiciary committee. Introduced by Representative Ensler, this legislation would ban the possess  more