Work set to begin on new Alabama State House
A project that has been years in the making, state lawmakers move closer to a new Statehouse.
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Birmingham Promise names new director
Williams, who has more than a decade of experience in education nonprofits, was selected after a national search.
March 2, 2022
Auburn names new university president
Roberts will officially assume the office on May 16.
Ivey tells lawmakers she’ll set special session for prison construction
The special session is set for Sept. 27.
September 17, 2021
Alabama reports 198 new COVID-19 cases in a day. Total jumps to 440
The number of confirmed Alabama coronavirus cases jumped by more than 140 today. There are now at least 440 cases in 44 counties—up from 242 cases this time yesterday. A number of counties reported their first cases today. There are now at least 141 confirmed cases in Jefferson County, 44 in Lee County, 36 in … Continued
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See recent postsDid a Montgomery judge try to singlehandedly kill the Democrats’ reform meeting?
There was much celebrating among most Alabama Democrats on Saturday, following the election of a new party chairman and the seating of dozens of new minority State Democratic Executive Committee members. There also was quite of bit of anger and angst among other Alabama Democrats, as they saw their chairwoman, Nancy Worley, pushed aside and … Continued
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See recent postsCharter Commission grills Woodland Prep
The newly re-constituted state charter school commission met in Montgomery on Sept 30 and one thing is quite clear. There is a new sheriff in town. The state school board replaced four incumbent commission members on Aug. 8, one of whom was chairman Mac Buttram. When Woodland Prep came before the commission on June 7 … Continued
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See recent postsA hard lesson we never learn
I’m just finishing the first hectic week of classes at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I teach in the English Department. This semester I have two composition classes and an American literature. I also work with the University Honors Program. Our major study in American lit will be the novels Their Eyes Were Watching … Continued
New human trafficking law requires trucker training
With the stroke of her pen on Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey ceremonially signed a law that aims to reduce human trafficking by training truck drivers to spot it. Sponsored by Rep. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, the law requires that new commercial drivers licensees be trained on how to detect and respond to human trafficking. Truckers Against … Continued
Gov. Ivey announces 164 new First Class Pre-K classrooms
Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced that the Alabama First Class Pre-K program will add 164 new classrooms to 38 counties this fall. This is the first round of new classroom grants that will be released by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. Additional grants will be awarded … Continued