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Alabama’s unemployment rate continues to fall, reaches another record low

Alabama’s unemployment rate continues to drop. Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said Friday that Alabama has reached a new record low unemployment rate in February 2019. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate was 3.7 percent. That is down from January’s rate of 3.8 percent, and it is below February 2018’s rate of … Continued
March 26, 2019

Alabama Department of Labor opens its 50th career center in the state

In a long effort to help unemployed state residents, the Alabama Department of Labor and Alabama Career Center System will open its 50th career center’s doors this week. The new career center in Choctaw County fills a void that the state had in serving the community, said Fitzgerald Washington, Secretary of the Alabama Department of … Continued
March 26, 2019

Marsh threatens lottery legislation: Why?

A bill sponsored by State Sen. Jim McClendon giving Alabama citizens an opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment to allow a lottery is being questioned by one of its co-sponsors. The bi-partisan legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Jimmy Holley, Steve Livingston, Bobby Singleton, Roger Smitherman, Billy Beasley and Del Marsh. Last week, Marsh, who … Continued
March 25, 2019

Jones opposes potential cuts to military projects in Alabama to fund border wall

Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, is fighting against a Trump administration proposal that would implement budget cuts or delay funding for Alabama military projects in order to pay for a wall along the southern border. This follows the Pentagon sending a 20-page list to Congress of military construction projects that could potentially be delayed or cut … Continued
March 25, 2019

Sen. Doug Jones leads effort questioning threatened auto tariffs

Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, is leading a bipartisan effort to urge the U.S. Department of Commerce to release its report on whether imported automobiles and auto parts threaten the country’s national security. The department initiated a national security investigation into automotive imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 in 2018 under … Continued
March 25, 2019

Gov. Kay Ivey announces GE Aviation to boost 3D printing in Auburn

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on March 20 a new initiative to invest $50 million to improve and expand on GE Aviation’s manufacturing operation in Auburn. The site was the first to mass produce jet components using 3D-printing technologies. GE Aviation will create 60 new jobs as part of the expansion, add new additive production machines … Continued
March 21, 2019

Robbing Peter to pay Paul

One of the problems exposed during the gas tax debate was the fact that $63 million a year gets diverted out of the Alabama Department of Transportation’s road and bridge funding to pay for state troopers and the court system. The logic (if you can call it that) for this transfer of funds is that … Continued
March 21, 2019

Foreign business registration available on secretary of state website

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced that another avenue is now available for Alabamians to accomplish business with the state through the Secretary of State’s online business filing portal. Merrill said that he is excited to announce that businesses wishing to register a foreign for-profit and non-profit corporations can now accomplish this process online, … Continued
March 20, 2019

Lottery constitutional amendment, enabling legislation filed

A constitutional amendment filed Tuesday morning by State Sen. Jim McClendon, if approved by the Legislature, will allow for the people to vote on a statewide lottery by this time next year. Polling data from multiple reputable sources finds that an overwhelming majority of voters wants an opportunity to vote yes or no on the … Continued
March 19, 2019

Gas tax opponents denounce special session as “government malpractice”

Stop the Alabama Gas Tax PAC said that Alabamians should view Tuesday night’s special session announcement from Gov. Kay Ivey and the Legislature’s cooperation as “governmental malpractice.” “Montgomery politicians are coming for your wallet and they’re coming fast,” Ralph Long, chairman of the Stop the Alabama Gas Tax PAC said Wednesday. “This special session, held … Continued
March 8, 2019