AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEducation & Choice: Gov. Kay Ivey says Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings accounts are now fully funded for 2026-2027, with nearly 49,000 applications and more than 34,000 approvals—about $174 million in ESAs available through ClassWallet. Policy & Small Business: Alabama Policy Institute celebrates new laws taking effect July 1 to cut red tape for mobile food vendors, allow volunteer campus chaplains in public schools (with local board approval), and create a statewide framework for religious release-time instruction. Arts & Community: Alabama’s America 250 centerpiece kicks off this week at American Village in Montevallo with “Sweet Home 250,” a two-day music, arts, and food festival featuring major Alabama acts and local choirs. Public Safety: Alabama Extension urges families to practice sun and water safety over the Fourth of July weekend, emphasizing close supervision and phone-free attention around pools and beaches. Civic Engagement: Birmingham-area civil rights foot soldiers and high school students plan an intergenerational voting rights push with phone banking and canvassing.
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