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Over 170 Alabama municipal officials attend National League of Cities Conference
More than 170 Alabama League of Municipalities’ (ALM) mayors, councilmembers and their staff attended the National League of Cities’ Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 9-13. The...
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Gov. Ivey awards $54,596 to assist victims of sex trafficking
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded two grants totaling $54,596 to a nonprofit organization that provides shelter and care to minor females who are victims of sex trafficking. Camille Place serves girls under...
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Ainsworth, Military Stability Foundation announce Military Bills Package
Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth and the Alabama Military Stability Foundation officially announced on Sunday the state’s 2024 Military Bills Package. The package includes 13 bills aimed to cement Alabama’s...
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Gov. Ivey awards grants to support statewide efforts to fight drugs
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.6 million for a statewide effort to continue battling illegal drugs and drug-related crime in Alabama. Gov. Ivey awarded grants of $200,000 each to the Alabama Law...
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Grant will spur development, breathe new life into West Montgomery
New details about the City of Montgomery’s $36.6 million U.S. Department of Transportation’s Neighborhood Access and Equity grant were released Saturday by Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed. The...
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Governor announces special election dates for House District 5
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 52. This seat was previously held by John Rogers, whose resignation was effective March 13,...
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Rep. Sewell announces 2024 Congressional Art Competition
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, announced on Monday that her office is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to high school students from both...
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ADEM provides $5.8 million for Prichard water, sewer improvements
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is providing the court-appointed receiver of the Prichard water and sewer system $5.8 million to help jump-start the process toward addressing...
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ALBBAA’s Big Gobbler photo contest returns
The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) wants to see your best turkey hunting photos again this year as part of its 12th annual Big Gobbler Photo Contest. The ALBBAA promotes and...
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Alabamians gather at State House to support HB27: Clemency for Rocky Myers
Dozens of Alabamians gathered at the Alabama Statehouse on Thursday to show their support for House Bill 27, a bill sponsored by Rep. Chris England that would make Alabama’s ban on judicial override...
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Rep. Lovvorn stands against fentanyl, proposes Price Hornsby Act in drug battle
Representative Joe Lovvorn has introduced House Bill 280, also known as the Price Hornsby Act, an important piece of legislation designed to combat the growing fentanyl crisis affecting Alabama’s...
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Governor, legislative leaders release transformational “Working for Alabama”...
Governor Kay Ivey, along with Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed, R-Jasper, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton,...
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Sewell votes to pass final 2024 government funding package
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, voted Friday to pass the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, the second and final package of six funding bills that would avert a government shutdown and...
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Sewell vows to continue building on Affordable Care Act ahead of 14th...
On Friday, ahead of the 14th anniversary of the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, celebrated its historic progress in lowering health care costs for Alabama families...
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Bobby Timmons, sheriff icon, dies at 91
Robert D. “Bobby” Timmons, a stalwart figure in Alabama’s law enforcement community and long-serving Executive Director of the Alabama Sheriffs Association, passed away at the age of 91. Mr. Timmons’...
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Discovering leadership and global insights: A student’s Gandhi-King journey
Zharia Lankford, a student at Stillman College, embarked on a life-changing journey last summer as part of the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative, a program designed to delve into the...
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Governor awards grants to assist victims of abuse across Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $243,850 to seven agencies that serve victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and human trafficking in Alabama. “These grants will help...
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Sen. Britt, colleagues call for investigation into Oct. 7 sexual violence
U.S. Senators Katie Britt, R-Ala., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, have introduced a Senate resolution...
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Rep. Sewell laments closure of Birmingham-Southern College
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, on Tuesday released the following statement regarding the decision by the Birmingham-Southern College Board of Trustees to cease operations on May 31, 2024: “This is a...
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Gov. Ivey: Economic development projects inject $6 billion into Alabama...
Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that companies launching operations or expanding existing facilities in Alabama during 2023 are poised to make investments totaling over $6.4 billion, building on...
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