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Cole Wagner, who worked in government relations for ALSDE, was indicted by a Montgomery grand jury on June 30.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
- Legislature
Lawmaker pre-files bill requiring insurers to give 90 day notice before cancellations
Lawmakers, ALDOT meet but contract blockade carries on
Bill to criminalize absentee ballot assistance back on the docket
HD10 special election set, candidates start to emerge
Alabama’s Legislative Black Caucus responds to court’s rejection of congressional map
- Economy
Bridge + Root named Alabama’s Emerging Retailer of the Year
Alabama’s labor force participation rate remains unchanged at 57 percent
Small business optimism declines in August as inflation drives costs higher
AlabamaWorks announces 2023 Innovator Award winners
Statewide survey of employed, unemployed youth in Alabama
- National
Britt, colleagues push bipartisan bill to permanently end budget brinkmanship
Milligan plaintiffs ask SCOTUS to deny Alabama’s appeal for a stay in redistricting case
Sewell, Democrats introduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Tuberville’s military hold causing GOP division, more criticism from military personnel
Dark money: The backstory of Alabama’s redistricting defiance
- Education
Troy University reaches milestone with ACHE instructional role change
Leader of DOJ Civil Rights Division delivers remarks at Miles College convocation
Nursing apprenticeships through community colleges see exponential increase
Governor provides update on the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
New computing center expands innovation opportunities at UA
- Health
Demands for Medicaid expansion increase amid coalition growth, new data
Affidavits center on violation of Open Meetings Act by Cannabis Commission
The word “secret” triggers hold on medical cannabis: Who’s to blame?
ADPH approves birthing center regulations amid lawsuit
Multiple lawsuits: Did the Cannabis Commission get it wrong again?
- Opinion
Opinion | “School choice” is a scam designed to hurt the most vulnerable students
Opinion | If it was in your backyard…
Opinion | It’s time for Biden to replace Garland with Doug Jones
Opinion | Live Oak: Reckoning with Alabama’s Confederate ghosts
Opinion | Of course the Space Command decision was political
Alabama Department of Education stories
Party politics
Wahl recently called the AEA a “liberal education union” and said that their influence in the Republican Party would need to be looked at.
Education
Ivey has overseen a total increase of 15 percent during her time as governor.
Education
It's the state's newest wave of its ongoing teacher recruitment efforts.
Education
P-3 is funded by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education through the governor’s Strong Start, Strong Finish education initiative.
Health
Public schools are seeing a surge in cases, eclipsing last year's numbers and sending many systems back to virtual learning.
Education
It's up to local school systems whether to follow the guidance, however. Gov. Kay Ivey said she won't mandate masks.
Legislature
Sen. Smitherman's bill passed the Senate but failed to make it to the House floor. He plans to bring it back next year.
Education
Two Alabama high school teachers tell APR about losing loved ones and the struggles they’ve had with school districts they say didn’t do enough...
Education
Information presented on the dashboard won’t be broken down by individual schools but will instead be displayed for whole systems. And districts won’t be...
