Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, speaking to the Senate Health Committee on Jan. 21, 2026, in the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Alabama. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector) An Alabama Senate ...

Under a recently proposed constitutional amendment, Alabama public schools would be required to broadcast The Star-Spangled Banner at least once a week during school hours. “For over 100 years, The ...

Alabama lawmakers are considering adding a requirement that schools play the “Star Spangled Banner” once per week into the state consitution. SB5 from Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa, would create a ...

The Alabama Senate passed a bill that would require schools to regularly perform the national anthem. Senate Bill 5, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, is a statewide constitutional ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama state senators have passed a bill that would introduce part of the national anthem into classrooms across Alabama. Senator Gerald Allen’s bill would require public ...

Alabama lawmakers are busily bringing back bills for the 2026 legislative session that didn’t make it to the finish line earlier this year. Nearly all of the first batch of education-related pre-filed ...