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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.
November 9, 2023

Did 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
November 5, 2019

Charter 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
October 2, 2019

A 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
August 30, 2019

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
August 14, 2019

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
June 7, 2019