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USDA awards $3 million in grants for Alabama distance learning, telemedicine infrastructure

Alabama has been awarded six projects through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program.
October 8, 2020

Byrne opposes Democratic infrastructure bill

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, this week voted against a Democratic infrastructure bill — H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act — which he said was crafted without any input from Republicans. “Democrats and Republicans have traditionally worked together to craft highway bills, but Speaker Pelosi continues to allow even bipartisan priorities like road and bridge funding … Continued
July 3, 2020

Sewell votes in favor of $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, on Wednesday voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild American infrastructure. “Our country is in serious need of bold and comprehensive infrastructure reform,” Sewell said. “This was true before the coronavirus pandemic and it has become increasingly urgent as we continue … Continued
July 2, 2020

To close the homework gap in our schools, let’s close the partisan divide in Washington

As Alabama shut down its schools on March 16thand moved classes online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was saddened but not surprised when many Gulf Shores students told me they didn’t have broadband at home needed for their coursework. Having headed school systems in Piedmont, Huntsville and now in Gulf Shores’ first year … Continued
June 2, 2020

Marsh says governor asked for wish list

Senate President Del Marsh, R-Anniston, told reporters Saturday that the governor’s office asked the leadership to prepare the “wish list” that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released last week when she denounced legislators for trying to seize control of $1.8 billion into CARES Act funding Congress appropriated to the state to fight the spread of the … Continued
May 11, 2020

Access to the internet essential for Alabama’s future

We all have had our lives disrupted during this period of health and economic crisis. Students, faculty and staff at Alabama’s colleges and universities are no exception. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that three-fourths of higher education faculty had not taught an online course prior to the coronavirus pandemic and two-thirds of college … Continued
May 8, 2020

State will not need to prorate the 2020 budgets

Two Senate committees met Monday on the 2020 budgets and moved the 2021 budgets. Despite the massive economic shutdown that has crippled the state economy and thousands of businesses, reporters were assured that there will not be any need to prorate either the general fund or the education trust fund budgets in 2020. Senate President … Continued
April 29, 2020