AG wants to hire outside lawyers to fight culture war, redistricting issues
The attorney general’s office is attempting to obtain funds to pay for two outside legal contracts.
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Gov. Kay Ivey announces federal funds to hire traveling nurses for hospitals
Alabama on Thursday had 120 fewer ICU beds than patients who needed ICU care. COVID-19 continues to surge statewide.
Return of Culverhouse gift decided days before abortion controversy
Hugh Culverhouse repeatedly insulted the dean of the University of Alabama Law School, took shots at the university president, demanded to personally approve the hire of professors and expected to be able to wander in and out of classes unannounced, according to several emails obtained Sunday by APR. The emails between Culverhouse and UA officials … Continued
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See recent postsMaking correctional education work for Alabama
The job market in Alabama is growing, and the unemployment rate has reached low levels not seen in many years. Businesses across the state are working harder than ever to find and hire qualified workers. According to Governor Ivey’s Success Plus initiative, our state will need an extra 500,000 credentialed, highly-skilled or degreed individuals by … Continued
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See recent postsHiring Jason Taylor for MPS was Mike Sentance’s worst decision
Of all the blunders former state school superintendent Mike Sentance made (and there were many), none looms any larger than his decision to hire Jason Taylor to “straighten out” finances for the Montgomery school system. Taylor was the Chief Financial Officer for the Huntsville city school system early in 2017 when Sentance gave him a … Continued
Cobb campaign employs registered sex offender as field director
People change, but few campaigns hire registered sex offenders to go door-to-door canvassing for votes, but former Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb did. Judge Cobb says she didn’t know that her campaign hired a rapist until a story was about to break, but her campaign did. Birmingham families didn’t know that a sexual predator was … Continued
Sen. Gerald Dial named Legislator of the Year by Alabama State Employees Association
State Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, who sponsored bills in the Senate that will give a one-time bonus to retired state employees and teachers this year, has been named the 2018 Legislator of the Year by the Alabama State Employees Association, the group announced Tuesday. Dial, one of the senior most lawmakers in Montgomery who has … Continued
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See recent postsTrooper shortage is a matter of life and death
By ASTA President David Steward Between late 2010 and the end of 2014, the state of Alabama did not hire a single state trooper. Despite this freeze, we still had over 400 state troopers. Now we have less than 300. That leaves us over 700 men and women short of the number that we need … Continued
Minority groups call on Sen.-elect Doug Jones to hire diverse staff
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A coalition of 16 minority groups has penned an open letter calling on Sen.-elect Doug Jones to hire a diverse staff as he begins his transition into office as Alabama’s next senator. The letter, co-signed by the NAACP and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education … Continued
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See recent postsIn praise of doing what’s right
By Larry Lee Education Matters Ain’t no way 11 months ago I would ever write what I am now writing. That’s because I had just watched state school board member Stephanie Bell raise her hand on Aug. 11 as one of five votes to hire Mike Sentance as State Superintendent. I thought then–and still do—it was one … Continued