The 2024 Alabama legislative session begins next week on February 6th. As lawmakers prepare to spend a total of 30 working days accomplishing the people's business, including passing the national budget, political groups and elected officials themselves are making public the priorities they hope to achieve. be.

“The Alabama Republican Party is strongly committed to supporting legislation that reflects the core values ​​that have made America great,” said Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wall.

“We still believe in protecting the freedoms and American Dream of each individual. We believe in ensuring that Alabama supports struggling families, protects children from socialist policies, and protects the rights and freedoms of each individual. It is very important to pass legislation that protects.

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“The bottom line is, we want to give control back to the people of Alabama, because they know how to live their lives and raise their children better than the government.”

The 2024 ALGOP legislative agenda includes:

• Enacting universal school choice
• Set a cap on annual property tax increases
• Promoting Inclusive Workforce Development in Alabama
• End taxpayer funding for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs
• Eliminate Alabama's corporate personal property tax to reduce government red tape and promote economic growth
• Protects Alabama businesses and citizens by establishing limits to prevent discrimination based on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) protocols.
• Establish a Women's Bill of Rights to clarify the definition of femininity and ensure women's rights to private spaces such as bathrooms, locker rooms, and shelter.
• Transfers the authority to appoint the state health officer to the governor rather than an unelected board, returning government power to the people of Alabama.
• Establishes a permanent ban on mask mandates within the state of Alabama.
• Protect children from divisive ideologies by ending the inclusion of controversial concepts such as the transgender lifestyle in classroom instruction in Alabama.
• Introducing transparency in school curriculum and giving parents unrestricted access to their children's learning courses and related materials
• Establish a post-election audit
• Reform the absentee voting process to ensure the security and integrity of every ballot

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“As the state Republican Party chair, I want Alabama to lead the way across the nation with common-sense legislation that puts people first,” Wahl continued.

“We've seen that in recent Republican bills like cutting grocery taxes, banning mandatory vaccine passports, protecting the Second Amendment, and standing up for the woke agenda. We've seen that in this Congress. I hope the state can build on these successes as we move forward. It's time for Alabama to be a national leader.”

Austin Shipley is a staff writer at Yellowhammer News