Alabama Republicans Try to ‘Criminalize Librarians Simply for Doing Their Jobs’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Library Association and other critics on Wednesday called out the state’s Republican policymakers for pushing a new bill that opponents warn will unfairly jail librarians and have a chilling impact on collections. House Bill 385, introduced Tuesday by state Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-43) and 30 other legislators, says that “under existing law, certain […]
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CT city has unusual way to set mayor’s salary. See what it is
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- April 2, 2024
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- Library Chief Executive Officer Bridget Quinn and at number two is Mayor Arunan Arulampalam
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Police officers and firefighters who can grab overtime and extra duty pay usually top annual municipal wage-earning lists in Connecticut. But if those public safety positions are taken out of the mix, there’s a clearer picture of what is earned by administrators who run the city of Hartford. Through a Freedom of Information request, the […]
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ALGOP pushing for bill to allow jailing of librarians | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
There has been a longstanding exemption in Alabama’s Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act for libraries and their agents pursuing “legitimate educational purposes.” The Alabama Republican Party voted Saturday to encourage the Legislature to repeal that code section, which would allow for librarians to face criminal charges for a purported violation of the code. APR reached out to […]
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Public libraries vs. quorum courts: an ongoing local conflict throughout Arkansas
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- December 26, 2023
- Act 372
- American Library Association
- Arkansas Library Association
- censorship
- craighead county
- crawford county
- Dan Sullivan
- dana scott
- FOIA
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- Marion county
- matt brumley
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- patty hector
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- Trend – LGBTQ Attacks
YELLVILLE — Dana Scott hasn’t received a pay raise since the start of 2021. Scott, a librarian with 17 years of experience, has run the Marion County Library in North Arkansas for nearly seven years, and the library board of trustees has approved a merit pay raise for her every year. For the third year […]
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Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Arkansas ‘Harmful to Minors’ Law
In a highly anticipated ruling on July 29, a federal judge temporarily blocked two key provisions of a recently passed Arkansas law that would have exposed librarians and booksellers to criminal liability for making allegedly inappropriate or “harmful” books accessible to minors in the state. Known as Act 372, the law was signed by Governor […]
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