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Diversicare of Montgomery celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week
Diversicare joins the American Health Care Association in celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care (NSNCW) week May 12th through May 18th, 2024. This year’s NSNCW theme is ‘Radiant Memories: A Tribute...
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Sewell leads letter to Mexico demanding remedy to treatment of Vulcan Materials
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, led Alabama’s House Delegation in a letter to Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Bárcena urging her to take action regarding the Mexican government’s...
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Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action respond to mass shooting at...
The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to three people shot and...
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Ten individuals charged with theft of federal program funds from Tuskegee...
Today, United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced that a grand jury has indicted ten individuals for theft of federal program funding from Tuskegee University. Tuskegee University, located in...
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Gov. Ivey announces key appointments across state boards and commissions
In a recent spate of appointments released Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey filled several key positions across various boards and commissions in the state. Notably, the Medical Licensure Commission saw Dr....
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Joyce White Vance joins the Brennan Center for Justice as senior fellow
Former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance has taken on a new role as Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, where she will contribute to the Center’s initiatives on criminal law and...
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Opinion | APR’s worst bills of the 2024 legislative session
Another Alabama legislative session is in the history books — which are safe for the time being since Sen. Chris Elliott’s hostile takeover of the Department of Archives and History failed to take...
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Report: Inflation continues to hinder small business operations
NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index rose by 1.2 points in April to 89.7, marking the first increase of this year but the 28th consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. Twenty-two percent of...
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Rep. Sewell introduces legislation to boost local infrastructure investment...
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, on Tuesday, introduced the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act, a bill that would expand commonsense bond financing opportunities for local governments and...
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Rep. Sewell votes for FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, on Wednesday, voted in favor of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years. The bill will maintain...
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Demopolis Lock repairs, reopening Mobile Harbor deepening and widening on...
U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday questioned the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Michael L. Connor, and the Chief of...
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Alabama PACT Board of Directors approves increase for benefit payments
State Treasurer and PACT Board Chair, Young Boozer, announced that directors of the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (“PACT”) Program approved a 4 percent increase to the current rate paid...
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Former U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer confirmed to Alabama A&M board
Alabama A&M University (AAMU) announced the confirmation of former United States Congressman Robert “Bud” Cramer as member of its Board of Trustees. For 18 years, Cramer served Alabama’s 5th...
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Sen. Britt advocates for nationwide IVF protection legislation
In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, and Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, articulated their rationale for proposing federal legislation aimed at safeguarding...
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Gov. Ivey, BCA, labor react to UAW loss at Mercedes
In a significant defeat for the United Auto Workers (UAW), employees at the Mercedes-Benz facility in Vance, Alabama, voted against unionization by a margin of 597 votes. The closely watched election...
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Alabama’s housing market sustains three consecutive months of positive growth
Alabama’s housing market has steadily improved in recent months, creating the most favorable conditions buyers have seen statewide in the past few years according to the April 2024 Alabama Economic and...
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ALDOT limits road construction for Memorial Day Weekend, urges safe driving
The Alabama Department of Transportation anticipates a higher than usual number of vehicles on Alabama’s roadways this weekend as Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial start to the summer travel...
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Rep. Sewell announces $145,200 for roadway, rail safety in York
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $145,200 to the City of York, Alabama. Funding comes from DOT’s Safe Streets and Roads for...
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Public/Private partnership netted over $10M for summer learning over the last...
Over the last decade, more than $10 million has been raised to bolster rigorous, community-based summer learning programs in Alabama. The private funding was raised by the Birmingham-based nonprofit...
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Alabama school district faces controversy over alleged religious assembly
In an unfolding controversy, an Alabama school district is under scrutiny after an evangelist’s social media boast about his “talk about Jesus” and “hundreds of teenagers… receiv[ing] prayer” during a...
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