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Mikayla Burns

Mikayla Burns is an intern at the Alabama Political Reporter.

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UA to conduct study on Corrections’ Women’s Risk Needs Assessment

The University of Alabama will begin a $1.9 million study soon that will focus on the Alabama Department of Corrections’ Women’s Risk Needs Assessment process. The four-year study will begin after a three-year application of the WRNA, which conducts an assessment every six months at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women by studying the risks of each … Continued

Mikayla Burns

February 6, 2019

Jones sponsors Paycheck Fairness Act in effort to close gender gap

Loopholes within the Equal Pay Act of 1963 that allow discrimination in pay due to gender would be no more if Alabama Sen. Doug Jones’ Paycheck Fairness Act passes. On Jan. 30, 2019, Jones and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, want the Paycheck Fairness Act to help dissipate the wage gap between men and women, focusing … Continued

Mikayla Burns

January 31, 2019

Congressman Bradley Byrne named the ranking member of workforce protections subcommittee

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, was named the Ranking Member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee within the House Education and Labor Committee on Jan. 29 for Congress. Bryne acted as the chairman for the subcommittee during the 115th Congress. As Republicans are now the minority of the House, the Republican chosen to lead in the subcommittee is … Continued

Mikayla Burns

January 31, 2019

Study: Nurses, truck drivers, retail are the most sought-after employees in Alabama

Nurses, truck drivers and retail workers are among the most highly sought-after employees in Alabama, a new report found. The study conducted by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division looked at online help-wanted ads placed during December 2018. The Help Wanted Online data compiled for the state of Alabama showed out of a … Continued

Mikayla Burns

January 24, 2019