The gambling expansion you can’t see
With few laws and no governing body, gambling in Alabama is spreading like wildfire. Even if most people don't realize it.
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Online job ads in December up 52 percent from last year
The monthly total of online job ads for December 2021 is up 0.1 percent with 23,765 new online ads.
January 25, 2022
Secretary of State’s Office launches online business amendment tool
Providing for online business filing amendments is the next progression in the plan to modernize the state’s business filings processes.
October 19, 2021
UAB to hold online public forum on the delta variant on Aug. 23
Two top specialists in infectious disease and vaccines will take questions from the public and health care providers.
Gov. Kay Ivey to Alabama: It’s now or never for Census participation
With the last day for Census 2020 participation set for Sept. 30, Gov. Kay Ivey is urging all Alabamians who have not completed their forms to do so as quickly as possible. Alabama’s current self-response rate is 62.1 percent — 0.4 percent short of the self-response rate recorded in 2010, or 62.5 percent, according to … Continued
September 8, 2020
Two Lawrence County schools to start online after worker tests positive for COVID-19
Two Lawrence County schools announced Wednesday that both will begin the school year online after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Moulton Middle School and Moulton Elementary School will both begin with online learning until at least Aug. 26, the schools said in separate Facebook posts. The employee tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday and … Continued
Earth Day: Mother Earth as Art online exhibit at Auburn blends art and science
It can take distance sometimes to appreciate a thing, and on this Earth Day, a blend of science and art has combined to show just how beautiful and precious Earth is from miles above. The Mother Earth as Art exhibition at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art at Auburn University, which can be viewed … Continued
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Like many of you I “attended” Palm Sunday worship online. It was strange not to be there at St. James Fairhope physically for the Liturgy of the Palms to gather outside for prayers and walk into the church together with our palms singing “All Glory, Laud and Honor.” I heard the words of the Passion … Continued
Secretary Merrill to allow campaign finance civil penalties to be paid online
Thanks to the leadership provided by Secretary of State John H. Merrill, anyone who has failed to comply with the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) will now have the opportunity to pay civilpenalties online. Notices sent to Political Action Committees and Principal Campaign Committees who have failed to timely file a campaign finance report … Continued
October 29, 2019
Sen. Doug Jones introduces legislation to prevent hate crimes
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, is introducing legislation that would aim to curb online extremism and prevent it from turning into real-life hate crimes. “We absolutely need to address the proliferation of hate-based violence in our country and around the world, and this bill is a necessary step forward,” Jones said. “The growth of social media … Continued