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Small business optimism reaches lowest level since 2012
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased by 0.9 of a point in March to 88.5, the lowest level since December 2012. This is the 27th consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. The net...
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Sewell introduces legislation to rename post office after civil rights leader
Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, introduced HR7893, legislation to rename the Marion Post Office, located at 306 Pickens Street, after the late Civil Rights Leader Albert Turner, Sr. The bill is...
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Secretary of state risks omitting Biden from ballot over DNC date clash
In a move that’s sparking controversy and raising eyebrows across the political spectrum, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has thrown a wrench into the gears of the Democratic National Convention’s...
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Republican sheriffs in CD2 endorse Caroleene Dobson
Citing her commitment to border security and combatting illegal immigration, all of the Republican sheriffs currently holding office in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District jointly announced on...
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Bradley adds J. Lucas Adair as senior advisor to Governmental Affairs Practice
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announces that J. Lucas Adair, Ph.D., has joined as a senior advisor in the firm’s Governmental Affairs Practice Group in Huntsville, bringing more than a decade of...
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Alabama doctors unveil “Your Care is at Our Core,” emphasizing personal...
A strong bond between doctors and patients leads to better health care, say Alabama doctors. A new awareness campaign launched by the state’s Medical Association called “Your Care is at Our Core”...
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Innovate Alabama awards nearly $4 million in funding to Alabama small businesses
Innovate Alabama has announced recipients for the fourth round of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program, awarding nearly $4 million to 22 small businesses including 5 minority- and women-...
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Gov. Kay Ivey marks seven years in office, infrastructure funding
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday, marking her seventh year in office as governor, announced that more than $7.9 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various, statewide...
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Alabama man charged with detonating explosive device outside Alabama AG’s Office
An Alabama man was indicted for his alleged role in detonating an explosive device in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. On April 10, law enforcement arrested Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, of Irondale,...
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Ethics Commissioner Stan McDonald resigns
In a dramatic twist within Alabama’s political landscape, Ethics Commissioner Stan McDonald has tendered his resignation, marking a significant turn of events following his recent contentious...
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Gov. Ivey awards $5.8 million in grants to weatherize homes of low-income...
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling more than $5.8 million to agencies that help low-income residents lower their energy costs by weatherizing their homes. The grants support Alabama’s...
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New statewide coalition seeks changes to Alabama’s school funding policy
More than two dozen organizations in Alabama have joined together to launch a new coalition aimed at modernizing Alabama’s school funding policies. The Every Child Alabama Coalition includes...
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Gov. Ivey announces Two Rivers Lumber plans $115 million sawmill project
Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that Two Rivers Lumber Co. LLC plans to invest $115 million to build a state-of-the-art sawmill in Coosa County as the company’s second operation in Alabama....
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Alabama House votes to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday — with a twist
In an important and muted legislative move, the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB4 on Thursday, marking a pivotal step towards recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday. Sponsored by...
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Sewell honors retirement of Tennessee State’s first woman president
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, spoke Friday on the House Floor to honor the retirement of Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, the first woman President of Tennessee State University. Rep. Sewell: I rise to honor...
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Montgomery psychiatrist named president of Alabama Medical Association
Amanda Williams, M.D., a Montgomery-area psychiatrist, was sworn in as the new President of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama during the Association’s annual meeting on Saturday. Dr....
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Some legislation to watch: Legislature faces critical last days
With only eight legislative days remaining in the 2024 session, the Alabama Legislature is racing against time to address a slew of bills that could dramatically impact the lives of the state’s...
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Gulf State Park unveils new cabins at Lake Shelby
Government officials, civic leaders and State Parks personnel gathered Monday, April 15, 2024, for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to officially open the new Lakeside Cabins at Gulf State Park. The event...
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Project Say Something, Florence to erect marker on racist origins of “Eternal...
Project Say Something (PSS), a Florence-based nonprofit organization dedicated to confronting racial injustice, says they are “proud to announce a collaborative effort with the City of Florence to...
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Southern governors denounce UAW unionization campaign
Governor Kay Ivey, along with the governors of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, issued the following joint statement: “We the governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South...
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