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A city-run school system for Montgomery?

2 days ago | alreporter.com | Josh Moon

Leaders of Alabama’s capital city are apparently ready to explore creating their own school system. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed told APR on Monday that legislation should be coming this week that would allow Montgomery to start a city-operated school system, abandoning the beleaguered county system that has drawn the ire of many residents, city officials and business leaders. “It’s needed. It’s necessary,” Reed said of a city-operated system.
Alabama's medical cannabis licensing gets reset — again

2 days ago | alreporter.com | Josh Moon

The medical cannabis licensing process in Alabama has been reset once again. Montgomery Circuit Court Judge James Anderson on Monday afternoon ruled invalid the use of an emergency rule which the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission utilized in order to award licenses in December 2023. With that ruling, the court also tossed out the integrated and dispensary licenses that the Commission had awarded but not yet issued, effectively starting the process over from the beginning.
Opinion | The cowardice is out of control

3 days ago | alreporter.com | Josh Moon

The president of the United States is nuts. There should be no pearl clutching or teeth gnashing over this statement. You know it’s true. His Easter message on Sunday just drove the point home – this is a deeply, deeply disturbed human who functions on a dangerous combination of narcissism and indecency. “Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics …,” Trump began his Easter message to Americans.
Birmingham Starbucks workers describe a concerted anti-union campaign

3 days ago | alreporter.com | Chance Phillips

“There’s been times when partners have come in and worn face masks to protect themselves from COVID-19, and [the district manager] says, ‘Oh, if you’re wearing a mask, you’re sick,’” Naomi recounted.
Bills to protect minors online pass in the Senate

6 days ago | alreporter.com | Mary Claire Wooten

The Alabama Senate passed two bills, SB186 and SB187, both sponsored by Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville. SB186 aims to establish that, starting Jan. 1, 2027, all new smartphones or tablets made and sold must have a built-in content filter that automatically blocks obscene content when the user is identified as a minor. The legislation defines “obscenity” using language from existing Alabama code and applies specifically to internet-connected devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Opinion | Alabama’s hemp ban exposes a cocktail of hypocrisy and control

6 days ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

There’s a special kind of absurdity that takes root in Montgomery this time of year. It flourishes behind closed committee doors, then blossoms into bills that make less sense the longer you stare at them. But this one—this one’s a standout.
Limestone Republicans raise questions about Wahl family influence, consulting business

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Josh Moon

In late January, following months of frustrations and minor arguments, members of the Limestone County Republican Executive Committee called a meeting with ALGOP chairman John Wahl and his brother, Noah Wahl, the chairman of the county party, to address, among other things, what some members believed was an unethical conflict of interest and possibly a violation of state laws by the Wahls.
House committee punts on embracing cryptocurrency

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Chance Phillips

On Wednesday, the Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee opted to put off votes on HB482 and HB484 until a future meeting. Part of a package of three bills introduced by Rep. Mike Shaw, R-Hoover, earlier this month, both pieces of legislation would significantly increase Alabama’s financial and infrastructural ties to cryptocurrencies and the blockchain.
House committee advances a bill criminalizing transporting undocumented immigrants

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Mary Claire Wooten

SB53, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, proposes a new criminal offense for human smuggling, prompting opposition at a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, carries a potential prison sentence of one year and one day to ten years.
Right to Repair Act goes before House Judiciary committee

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Mary Claire Wooten

A bill giving consumers and independent repairers the right to electronic device repair resources received mixed opinions during the House Judiciary Standing Committee. HB476, sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Lands, D-Huntsville, proposes a “right to repair” for electronics. It requires manufacturers to provide parts, tools and instructions needed to fix devices, whether by consumers or by independent repair shops.