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During Wednesday's episode of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Rep. Mark Gidley (R-Hokes Bluff) spoke about his legislation requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in Alabama's public schools.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation into law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments after two years of Democratic backlash in the legislature.
After failing to pass last year, the House of Representatives finalized a bill on the final day of the 2026 legislative session requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments, provided that the display or the funds to purchase one are donated to the school.
The Alabama House of Representatives will meet on Thursday for the final time in the 2026 legislative session, where lawmakers will vote on a handful of consequential bills before the day’s end.
After legislation requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments passed the House Education Policy Committee late last week, a Huntsville City School Board member expressed disdain for the state legislature's efforts on the issue.
House Bill 216, sponsored by State Rep. Mark Gidley (R-aaa), would require local boards of education to display the Ten Commandments along with a context statement in each history classroom from fifth grade through twelfth and in a common area of each school for fifth graders and above.
Legislation requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools passed the Senate Education Policy Committee on Wednesday.
Thursday, on the floor of the Alabama State House, State Rep. Patrick Sellers (D-Pleasant Grove) gave rousing remarks in support of House Bill 178 (HB178), which would mandate local boards of education to display the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Democrats in the House of Representatives let their ire be known during Thursday’s meeting, spending over an hour railing against proposed legislation mandating the placement of the Ten Commandments in Alabama's schools.
After weeks of debate and negotiation, the House Education Policy Committee advanced legislation mandating the placement of the Ten Commandments in Alabama’s schools.
Attorney General Steve Marshall recently joined a brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals defending a recently blocked Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms.
The same people who are upset about the 10 Commandments applaud Drag Queen Story Hour ... and don’t bat an eye at gay pride flags in classrooms. Why is that? Because an environment that doesn’t normalize their behavior is one that inherently calls it out.
The 10 Commandments indisputably reflect the values that underlie our legal system and way of life.
Earlier this month, Louisiana adopted a law requiring all public schools to display the 10 Commandments, accompanied by a 200-word statement explaining that the Commandments were “a prominent part of American education for almost three centuries.”
A Huntsville attorney started a movement on Friday to return the Ten Commandments monument to the Alabama Judicial Building.
"During my campaign for U.S. Senate Mo Brooks was a fellow candidate with a conservative voting record who I could trust," Moore said. "I am personally voting for Congressman Mo Brooks and support him in his campaign for U.S. Senate.”