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2018 officer candidates share their passion for the program

By Anna Claire Bullard TomorrowTODAY writer House Floor Leader This is Maggie Sparks’ second year in the Youth in Government program. She has fallen in love with the program because of the people she has met. She said she loves meeting new people from all over Alabama and hearing everyone’s different opinions. As more new … [Read More]

Message from Lobbyist: Vote in favor of #HB54

#HB54 – Mental Health Crisis Response Teams Emergency Situations of any kind demand vigilant and immediate response teams. In the event of an emergency situation involving mentally disabled or impaired citizens response teams need to be vigilant, immediate, and well-educated on the proper ways to handle the situation without causing harm to the citizen and … [Read More]

Message from Lobbyist: Vote against bill #SB44

#SB44 – A Bill to Outlaw Civil Asset Forfeiture Under current state law police authorities are allowed to obtain property they believe to be involved in illegal activity. Under Civil Asset Forfeiture a person does not have to be charged with a crime to have their possessions seized. Upon passage of this bill law enforcement … [Read More]

Being in Alabama helps polish his debate skills, Minnesota’s youth governor says

Tomorrow-Today, the Alabama YMCA Youth Legislature’s newspaper, interviewed Tyler Zitzewitz, the 2017 Minnesota youth governor who is attending Alabama’s program this weekend with five other Minnesota youth legislators. By Emma Strickland Tomorrow-Today Staff Writer How does this conference compare with the one in Minnesota? It’s very different. This one is smaller. In Minnesota, there are … [Read More]

Supreme Court declares HB7 constitutional

By Anna Claire Bullard Tomorrow-Today Staff Writer During a 2 p.m. Friday  public hearing, the youth justices of the Alabama Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of HB7 by Rep. Russell Weas of Mountain Brook High School The bill requires students to take a philosophy class in public schools. The class would teach five … [Read More]

First Year delegates show no fear

By Eden Hipps Tomorrow-Today Staff Writer The First-Year chamber opened with a devotion from the chaplain, Drew McKeown. In his devotion, he reminded the first-year delegates that God tells us not to be afraid in anything. It was obvious the delegates took his devotion to heart. The first bill up for debate was First Year … [Read More]