A proposed constitutional amendment requiring local school boards to vote on allowing voluntary prayer in public schools failed to advance Wednesday (Feb. 25) after a pointed debate in the House Education Policy Committee.
Bills pending in the Alabama Legislature would give the Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole more decision-making authority over parole revocations and modify the current law that doesn’t require a conviction to send people back to prison.
A bill moving through the Alabama Legislature could put new restrictions on sex offenders convicted of crimes against children, including preventing them from access to
Alabama women would be able to defer their prison sentence until after the birth of their child or after a postpartum recovery period under a new bill moving through the Alabama House of Representatives.
Calling it “100% preventable,” the parents of 8-year-old Sarah Marsh — who died tragically when floodwaters swept through cabins at Camp Mystic in Texas last summer — are urging stronger camp safety laws.
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