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Senate unanimously advances bill aligning sickle cell commission with ADPH

The Senate unanimously passed bill extending sickle cell commission and placing it within the Department of Public Health to expand statewide access.
January 21, 2026

Texas school board member minces no words about Soner Tarim

Since Soner Tarim of Sugarland, Texas, has management contracts for both Woodland Prep and LEAD Academy charter schools, I watched with great interest when he appeared before the Texas Board of Education on June 14 trying to get approval to open eight new charter schools in Austin and Houston. Board member Georgina Perez of El … Continued
June 27, 2019

Does Volkert chairman have millions of reasons to support Canary at BCA?

Perry Hand, the chairman of Mobile-based Volkert Inc., is standing behind the Business Council of Alabama’s besieged CEO Billy Canary, while his company has seen a dramatic rise in state business that roughly coincides with his tenure on the association’s board. Could it be that Hand’s dogged support of Canary is tied to the engineering … Continued
April 23, 2018

House votes to lower age of majority to 18

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 23, 2017. When does a child become an adult? That question can be answered in a lot of different ways but legally in Alabama (even though you can vote at 18) the legal answer to that since 1976 in Alabama has been 19. On Thursday, the Alabama … Continued
February 24, 2017

Carter Returns to Finance in Troubling Times

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Former Deputy State Finance Director, Clinton Carter, is returning to the government service to advise on revenue and financial policy.  According to sources in Governor Robert Bentley’s inner circle, and those with close ties to Finance, Carter is being groomed to replace Acting Finances Director, Bill Newton. Reliable insiders … Continued
August 29, 2016

ASU Responds to Audit by Suing Auditors

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State University Board of Trustees hired Dr. Joseph Silver to be the President of the historically Black college in Montgomery. Within weeks of his tenure as ASU President, he found what he believed were financial irregularities in the operations of the University and conflicts of interest involving … Continued
October 23, 2013