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Sewell, Aderholt urge state to issue loan to Birmingham-Southern

State Treasurer Young Boozer denied the college’s loan application in October, citing the college as a “terrible credit risk.”
November 7, 2023

Dallas County water authorities prepare for more growth

Residents of two Dallas County water authorities are seeing the benefits of improvements to their rural water systems, as leaders of those systems prepare for another expansion in one and continued growth in the other. ​Torrey Jones, regional manager for the South Dallas and West Dallas Water Authorities, both of which are operated by ClearWater … Continued
August 12, 2020

Orr wants more Sanders/Warren-style regulations

Once again, Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, will join forces with left-leaning organizations to impose more regulations on payday lending in the upcoming legislative session. While the Trump Administration over the last three years has taken giant steps toward rolling back Obama-era regulations, Orr is taking a page from Democrat senators and presidential hopefuls, Bernie Sanders … Continued
February 3, 2020

Mo Brooks out-raises Chris Lewis 5-to-1

In Alabama’s 5th Congressional District incumbent Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, outraised challenger Chris Lewis by $179,761,81 in the first half of 2019. Lewis is challenging Brooks in the Republican primary on March 3. Brooks reported receipts of $220,395.06 and expenditures of $42,106.84 for a final cash balance of $870,469.73 entering the month of July. Chris Lewis … Continued
July 19, 2019

Jones encourages rural Alabama entities to apply for USDA broadband infrastructure grants

The USDA is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants to build broadband infrastructure in Rural America and on Friday U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) urged rural Alabama entities to apply for the money. Senator Jones released a statement encouraging eligible rural Alabama entities to apply for the up to $600 million in … Continued
December 17, 2018

Students respond to Higher Education Commission’s FAFSA promotion efforts

Students across Alabama are completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, at higher rates, responding well to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education’s effort to boost application rates. At least 44 percent of Alabama high school seniors completed that form that allows them to apply for Pell Grants and subsidized federal student … Continued
June 13, 2018

President Trump approves request for disaster assistance

Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that President Trump approved a major disaster declaration in response to the severe weather and tornadoes that occurred March 19, 2018. The federal disaster assistance is designed to supplement state and local recovery efforts in Calhoun, Cullman, Etowah, and St. Clair counties. Public Assistance provides city and county governments … Continued
April 30, 2018

Official State Republican women’s group denies support for small lending legislation

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Recently the word has gone out that the “Republican women” are supporting legislation to further regulate small lenders and place a 36 percent cap on all loans. In the political arena, there are often strange alliances created to accomplish a given task. Shay Farley, representing the Southern Poverty Law … Continued
March 1, 2017