Political analyst Otis Sanford says state lawmakers hope to find legal means to get around local and federal efforts to improve public safety during the pandemic.
A federal judge in Shelby County has temporarily upheld an injunction against Gov. Bill Lee's executive order allowing students to go unmasked in public schools.
Also this week, lawmakers begin discussion on cash bail — whether to keep or end it — as a matter of criminal justice reform.
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