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ASU reviewing campus building names for removal

Alabama State University is the next Alabama university considering renaming buildings. “I have requested a review of the names on campus buildings for consideration of removal based on connections to or leadership of racist organizations, policies or political activity,” ASU President Quinton Ross Jr. said in a statement. The results of the review will be … Continued
June 10, 2020

Mobile removes Confederate monument overnight

The city of Mobile removed a Confederate monument from downtown overnight following days of protest in Mobile and nationwide over police brutality and systemic racism. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said he ordered the statue removed from its prominent location in downtown Mobile overnight. “Moving this statue will not change the past,” Stimpson said in a … Continued
June 5, 2020

U.S. Department of Labor awards $12 million grant to Alabama Community College apprenticeship programs

The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Monday that the Alabama Community College System was awarded a $12 million grant toward expanding apprenticeship partnerships. The ACCS was one of 23 academic institutions and consortia nationwide to receive this grant. The grants were awarded to further private-public apprenticeship programs in three categories — information technology, advanced … Continued
June 26, 2019

Legends of Girls State

For almost 100 years one of, if not the best annual event for young Alabama High School leaders in Alabama has been the Alabama Boys State and the Alabama Girls State programs. These events are sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary. Boys State and Girls State are sponsored nationwide by the … Continued
June 5, 2019

Clean, renewable biodiesel industry adding jobs, reducing pollution across U.S.

If only Rudolf Diesel could see highways across America today. The inventor of the Diesel engine, which ran perfectly on peanut oil not long after its debut around the turn of the 20th century, would certainly be amazed to see that biodiesel has grown into an industry that supports more than 64,000 jobs, $2.5 billion … Continued
April 1, 2019

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell introduces legislation to address growing doctor shortage

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, and John Katko, R-New York, have introduced legislation that they believe would take critical steps towards reducing nationwide physician shortages by boosting the number of Medicare-supported residency positions. The Resident Physician Shortage Act (H.R. 1763) would support an additional 3,000 positions each year for the next five years, for a … Continued
March 15, 2019

Sessions allocates four new prosecutors to Alabama’s Northern District

The Northern District of Alabama will receive four new federal prosecutors as part of a nationwide increase of resources from the Trump administration and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, who oversees the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Northern Alabama, announced the increase in resources as part of an … Continued
June 5, 2018

Poll: 60 percent of voters nationwide say Moore should withdraw

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A new national tracking poll conducted Nov. 9-11, in the days immediately following accusations of sexual misconduct against US Senate candidate Roy Moore, shows 60 percent of voters nationwide want him to withdraw. Fifty percent of Republican voters and 56 percent of Independent voters say they think Moore should … Continued
November 14, 2017