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Community Colleges System enters agreement with Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation

Monday, the Alabama Community College System and the Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation’s University Consortium announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that fosters the advancement of programs which center on a number of emerging technologies. The ACCS is the first community college system to participate in the multi-state consortium. The … Continued

March 19, 2019

Ivey’s school safety council makes 10 recommendations, avoids gun regulations

A group started by Gov. Kay Ivey to make recommendations to enhance school security across the state released a report this week that highlights 10 ways to improve school safety through physical security, better threat assessment and coordination with law enforcement. The group avoided any recommendations for changes to the state’s gun regulations, despite calls … Continued

May 8, 2018

Southern Union State Community College updates strategic plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy Baker announced the opening of the position of president of Southern Union State Community College. This announcement is the culmination of the Southern Union Strategic Planning Initiative announced in August of 2017. “As promised, the placement of a permanent president for Southern … Continued

February 19, 2018

Sources: Corruption Grand Jury focused on power plant deals

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A special grand jury in Montgomery is targeting a variety of potential corrupt deals related to the Bellefonte nuclear plant near Scottsboro, several sources have told the Alabama Political Reporter. The investigation into that possible corruption, led by Deputy Attorney General Matt Hart, is drawing in some of the … Continued

January 25, 2018

Baker leads Alabama Community College System into the future

By Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse In March of this year, the Alabama Community College System took a giant leap forward when it brought on a giant in state government and one of Alabama’s preeminent leaders, Jimmy Baker, to be chancellor. When you have a conversation with Chancellor Baker, he uses words that you do … Continued

November 15, 2017

Ivey presents $2.3 million to Wallace State’s Oneonta Campus

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, October 19, 2017 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) was the keynote speaker at the ground-breaking ceremony celebrating the construction of Wallace State-Oneonta’s new technical training facility. The governor announced her support for this initiative, which she said could be a model for all of rural Alabama. Ivey presented … Continued

October 23, 2017

Chanceller of community college system plans to retire

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Mark Heinrich, chancellor of the State’s embattled community college system, has submitted his retirement and will step down from his job on April 1. He will be replaced temporarily by the man at the center of the controversy. Heinrich, who has served as the chancellor of the Alabama … Continued

February 9, 2017

Two-Year College Pays Hundreds of Thousands for Professional Legal Services

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—For over a decade, The State Board of Education has prohibited, “any institution under its authority, direction, and control from paying with State funds for the services of a lobbyist on a contract or consulting basis,” according to its own Board policies. This prohibition has included … Continued

June 18, 2015