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- Legislature
Former Alabama Senator Jim Preuitt has passed away
Chip Brown pre-files bill to provide tax cuts to Gulf Coast commercial fishermen
Alabama House minority leader: No support for new prisons without other reforms
Ivey tells lawmakers she’ll set special session for prison construction
Chris Elliott named 2021 Legislator of the Year by the Alabama Forestry Association
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama has kicked the “prison problem” can for far too long. Today, we pick it up
Opinion | 20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety
Opinion | Lessons from Mayberry: Andy wouldn’t suffer the MAGAs
Opinion | Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city
Opinion | Lynda Blanchard: Democrats sing the same old debt ceiling song
- National
Rogers, Carl, and Sewell vote to pass National Defense Authorization Act
Moore, Brooks vote against the House version of the NDAA
Biden removes Lee Greenwood from National Endowment for the Arts
Sewell votes to extend government funding, suspend debt limit
Barry Moore, Mo Brooks oppose raising the debt ceiling
- Education
Alabama A&M to announce president selection within a week
New MAPs program creates training pathways from adult education to high-demand careers
Program helps students transition from adult education programs to college
Vestavia City Schools reverses mask mandate
Tuberville praises HBCUs in Senate floor speech
- Health
COVID booster shots for some Alabamians available beginning today
Shine a Light Alabama offers resources for those who lost someone during pandemic
Ivey, Tuberville, Alabama House minority leader encourage COVID vaccinations
Alabama leads nation in recent COVID deaths per capita
Alabama’s COVID deaths increasing, state ICU beds at 98 percent capacity
All posts tagged "Alabama Accountability Act"
Opinion
I firmly believe that every child in Alabama deserves access to a quality education that prepares them for a successful career and fulfilling life....
Opinion
President Trump had hardly taken the oath of office in January 2017 when his advisor, Kellyanne Conway, told Meet the Press about “alternative facts.”...
National
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, announced the introduction of the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act. This legislation will give students and parents in...
Education
The state’s largest school system is calling for an end to the state’s largest ongoing scam. The Jefferson County Board of Education on Monday...
Opinion
The 2013 Alabama Accountability Act decreed that we would come up with a list of “failing” schools each year. The Legislature, in its infinite...
Opinion
Editor’s note: This piece is in response to a guest column published Wednesday. The Alabama Policy Institute has their propaganda machine working overtime trying to...
Education
Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Education released its annual list of failing schools. According to U.S. News and World Report, Alabama has the 47th...
Opinion
Gov. Kay Ivey recently proclaimed this “Alabama School Choice Week” and thousands of families will celebrate reforms created by the Alabama Accountability Act, including...
Opinion
More than 600 people have responded so far to a recent online survey about the Alabama Accountability Act. They are loud and clear as to how...
