Saturday - September 13, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Friday September 05, 2025 ( 7 items )  

EDC and Alabama Expand Partnership to Improve Children's Outcomes
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * EDC and Alabama Expand Partnership to Improve Children's Outcomes Education Development Center (EDC) has been awarded $1.6 million from the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education to support 17 Alabama communities in using EDC's effective First 10 approach to ensure all children learn and thrive. The award builds on the First 10 team's current successful work with six   more

Hickenlooper: "Colorado Has a Fully Operational Command. Huntsville Has an Empty Lot."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper: "Colorado Has a Fully Operational Command. Huntsville Has an Empty Lot." * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after President Trump formally announced on Tuesday his intent to move the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama: "Moving Space Command from Colorado to Alabama isn't about mi  more

Justice Department Opens Investigation into Rainsville, Alabama for Disability and Religious Liberty Discrimination
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Opens Investigation into Rainsville, Alabama for Disability and Religious Liberty Discrimination * Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the City of Rainsville, Alabama, to determine whether the City violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIP  more

Senator Marshall: Crime is Plummeting in DC Thanks to President Trump
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Crime is Plummeting in DC Thanks to President Trump * Senator Marshall Joins GOP Colleagues at Press Conference Applauding President Trump's Action to Restore Law and Order in Our Nation's Capital Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined GOP colleagues Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), DC crime victim Anna Giaritelli, Senator Tommy Tuberville   more

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Chairs Senate Judiciary Hearing, Questions Alabama's U.S. District Judge Nominees
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Chairs Senate Judiciary Hearing, Questions Alabama's U.S. District Judge Nominees * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today chaired a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing to consider several of President Donald Trump's nominees for federal judgeships. The witnesses included three Alabama U.S. district judge nominees: Edmund "Eddie" LaCour to be a d  more

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Highlights National Security Priorities in Senate Banking Committee Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Highlights National Security Priorities in Senate Banking Committee Nominations Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today participated in a Senate Banking Committee nominations hearing where she questioned two nominees to be assistant secretaries for the Department of Treasury: Mr. Jonathan Burke and Mr. Christopher Pilkerton. Senator Britt direc  more

U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Cruz, Colleagues Introduce the CLEAN D.C. Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Cruz, Colleagues Introduce the CLEAN D.C. Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and several of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the CLEAN D.C. Act. This legislation would repeal the D.C. City Council's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, which took reckless steps to res  more