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Municipal leaders will spend the year shaping strategies to attract jobs, retain businesses and prepare their communities for growth.
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- Elections
Booker, Sewell join Figures rally in Montgomery as Election Day nears
Opinion | Tuberville’s “Playbook” is ambitious but avoids divisive rhetoric
NFIB backs Tuberville, continuing streak of GOP endorsements
Tuberville releases policy playbook outlining his plans for Alabama
Doug Jones holds quasi-virtual debate with absent Tuberville
- Governor
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
Britt secures $128,000 for new city of Montevallo police patrol cars
Britt celebrates President Trump’s signing of the Clergy Act
Senator Britt calls for US to “use economic firepower” to end war in Ukraine
Sewell demands USPS reopen Hale County post office closed before election
Sewell announces $27M grant to modernize rural rail infrastructure in the Black Belt
- Education
Ivey awards $27 million to Auburn, Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences
Alabama’s specialty schools have opened admission
Governor: CHOOSE Act helps student stay at school
University of Alabama completes record $2.1 billion fundraising campaign
Troy University Everett Symposium focuses on ethical AI use
- Health
UAB Hospital CEO Brenda Carlisle to retire this year
UAB to dedicate $192 million Shelby Biosciences Research Building
HHS declares public health emergency in Alabama after Hurricane Isaias
Seniors say Medicare Advantage cuts could influence their votes
Alabama health care concerns rise as rural hospitals struggle
- Opinion
Economy
Many economists had been expecting an economic slowdown in 2020 after an extremely prosperous 2019. January, however, vastly exceeded expectations. The U.S. added 225,000...
Economy
Once again, Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, will join forces with left-leaning organizations to impose more regulations on payday lending in the upcoming legislative session....
Economy
Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump (R) signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law. U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, said that the...
Economy
Yesterday, Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, introduced legislation to promote education and training for Alabama workers in high-demand industries. ...
Economy
A new report warns that a gap is widening between Alabama’s workforce development system and expected workforce needs. It calls for increased collaboration and...
Economy
A key issue facing businesses and citizens alike is how will our state capitalize on the current economic boom to prepare workers for 21st...
Economy
In December, the Renewal of Alabama Commission approved a grant application from the Etowah County Commission to further improve a thousand acre industrial mega-site....
Economy
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $1.7 million for programs that help low-income residents take steps to secure gainful employment and improve their...
Economy
2019 will be remembered for both our bicentennial as a state and for the record low unemployment. Not only are more people working in...
Economy
A shuttered latex plant will restart production this year and hire up to 400 workers, the company announced Tuesday. Medical Industries of the Americas...