childcare

The $1,500 quarterly grants are available to all full-time childcare workers. Part-time workers can get $750.

The bill still has to pass on the House floor and in the Senate.

The survey, commissioned by AlabamaWorks, gathered responses from 401 unemployed and underemployed Alabamians.

Sewell said the plan will provide up to $475 million in direct funding for cities and counties in the 7th Congressional District.

Arise Alabama, a liberal-leaning statewide non-partisan group that works to better policy for low-income individuals, chose Medicaid expansion and working to end the state grocery tax as two of its top policy priorities going into the general election season and ahead of next year’s legislative session. More than 200 Arise members chose those priorities and … Continued

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter As conversations continue about how to handle the deadly opioid crisis in America, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has established a program to assist women who are pregnant and addicted to opioids and other substance abuse disorders. The program will offer patients routine prenatal care, treatment programs including … Continued

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A new study by the child-advocate group VOICES for Alabama Children puts the number of unregulated child care centers increasing in Alabama if laws remain the same. The organization released their 2017 data book, “Alabama Kids Count,” which tracks changes in child welfare through the years. The data book … Continued