Senator Orr fights against high placement of English Language Learner students in area by Refugee Resettlement Organization Written on August 17, 2021. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state/officials-frustrated-that-dcs-evaluated-on-test-scores-of-non-english-speaking-students/article_9f20f6d7-74ce-506b-be38-b1e3c2494ce9.html
Senator Orr named area “Mover & Shaper” by Business Alabama Written on August 10, 2021. Source: Business Alabama – August 2021
Senator Orr and Representative Collins participate in annual Purple Heart ceremony in Hartselle Written on August 10, 2021. Source: https://hartselleenquirer.com/2021/08/03/purple-heart-memorial-service-honors-fallen/
Senator Orr’s bill to help in-home businesses thrive becomes law Written on August 2, 2021. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/new-law-eases-restrictions-on-cottage-food-makers/article_053c7b17-2b1d-5dd0-8746-47a99799d99c.html
Senator Orr secures funding and site for new Mental Health Crisis Unit in Decatur Written on August 2, 2021. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/crisis-center-mentally-ill-patients-123300116.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Area Christians pray for local schools. Senator Orr’s resolution shows state support for statewide Prayer Walk. Written on August 2, 2021. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/life/religion/power-of-prayer-thousands-to-gather-at-schools-for-annual-prayer-walk/article_1005f4ef-8330-5f27-90d0-3d8f2e70b9d2.html
Senator Orr advocates for more mental health funding throughout state Written on August 2, 2021. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/state-attorney-general-mental-health-funding-needed/article_6b96c654-258c-5be4-a6b0-727dc5b01eaa.html
Senator Orr’s bill targeting drugged drivers supported Danny Johnson Foundation of Huntsville Written on August 2, 2021. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state/new-testing-implied-consent-law-changes-target-drugged-drivers/article_6cd24bbc-a244-543a-b599-52f45f7b1e83.html
Senator Orr credited with vision of Alabama Center for the Arts Written on August 2, 2021. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/life/entertainment/something-rotten-alabama-center-for-the-arts-to-present-first-athens-state-and-calhoun-collaborative/article_09b3299d-b690-5ae5-8da7-7ed565dc0b06.html
Senator Orr to sponsor bill to hold tech companies liable for political censorship Written on July 26, 2021. Source: https://yellowhammernews.com/state-sen-orr-vows-to-bring-bill-allowing-victims-of-political-censorship-to-sue-big-tech-platforms/
