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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Calling public safety her top priority for the session, Alabama Gov. “A safe Alabama is a secure future for Alabama, and a secured future is our goal,” Ivey said in her State of the State address on the opening night of the 2025 legislative session. The governor also announced a “Back the Blue Legal Protections” bill to provide protections for police officers facing use of force cases, although the details of that proposal were not available Tuesday night. Elaine Burdeshaw, policy director of justice nonprofit Alabama Appleseed, said the proposal is about “shepherding precious state resources in a smarter way” as well as ”redemption for those who have paid their debt.” Ivey in her speech gave a nod to a number of recent GOP priorities including immigration, the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms and legislation that could limit the recognition of transgender identities. The legislation dubbed “What is a Woman?” failed to win final approval last year, but Ivey said she looked forward to lawmakers getting the bill to her desk this year.

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