Tag: Alabama Policy Institute
J. Pepper Bryars: Time to stop daydreaming about a lottery
Lottery supporters were left saying “so close ...” last week after the latest attempt to establish the game in Alabama collapsed under...
J. Pepper Bryars: Alabama moves to protect free speech on campus
Free speech zones, meant to move certain discussions away from where they could offend listeners, or be heard at all.
Speech codes, meant...
J. Pepper Bryars: It’s time to reform occupational licensing in...
Did you know that it’s against the law to braid hair, wash hair, or even plant flowers professionally in Alabama without a...
J. Pepper Bryars: Why we should avoid an immediate special session...
Many Alabamians, including the conservative-leaning Alabama Policy Institute, agree our state needs to increase funding for roads and bridges.And Governor Kay Ivey...
Moving up the ranks: Rep. Gary Palmer elected to House leadership...
House Republicans chose their leadership team for the next Congress on Wednesday and among them is Alabama 6th District U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer.
Palmer, who...
Rachel Blackmon Bryars: Alabama board of education member says school choice...
Alabama board of education member Ella Bell, D-Montgomery, spoke out during a work session Thursday claiming that Alabama’s landmark tax credit scholarship program for low income...
Pepper Bryars: Officials claiming voter suppression in Alabama are crying wolf
We need words to mean things.
The phrase “fake news” has been so widely applied that it’s now essentially meaningless, other than identifying those who...
Parker Snider: How to prepare for Russia’s October surprise
Russia is in the business of mind control.
They’re not doing it through sinister headgear, satellite interference, or dream invasion like in Inception, though.
Instead, Russia...
API releases guide to the 2018 proposed Constitutional amendments
On Election Day, Alabamians will have the chance to decide whether several proposed amendments should be added to state's Constitution.
But proposed constitutional amendments can...
Parker Snider: What you need to know about proposed constitutional amendments...
On November 6, Alabamians will vote on four proposed statewide constitutional amendments. Although the first two amendments will likely receive the most attention (API’s...
