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Alabama’s construction industry has thousands of job openings and now free training to operate bulldozers and skid steers.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Constitutional amendments now in effect
Election challenge filed over District 10 House seat
Phillip Ensler brings focus on education, public safety as newly elected state rep
Allen: Alabama to withdraw from national voter clearinghouse; Merrill criticizes move
Starnes brings military experience, focus to District 88
- Governor
- Legislature
New District 89 Rep. Paramore already familiar with the State House
Hulsey brings perspective to Legislature’s focus on mental health expansion
Susan DuBose wants “to be a voice for women” in the Alabama House
Chad Robertson aims to be a voice for rural Alabama
House Speaker nominee Ledbetter announces intentions for major committee chairs
- Economy
Legislative leaders cast ambitious vision to grow Alabama’s economy
Wage gap task force narrows recommendations
Governor promotes Small Business Saturday through proclamation
Online jobs ads in October up 17.3 percent from last year
First Solar to open $1.1 billion Alabama facility, creating over 700 jobs
- National
Rep. Sewell votes to avert national rail shutdown
Sewell nominates Hakeem Jeffries to serve as next Democratic leader
RNC chairwoman forms Republican Party Advisory Council: Katie Britt selected
Tuberville among Senators calling to amend Respect for Marriage Act
Sewell to welcome fellow Ways and Means racial equity co-chairs to Montgomery
- Education
Birmingham City Council approves $1 million in funds for conflict resolution schools
Filmore named director of governmental relations at Troy University
Ivey awards $1.3 million in university research grants
Ivey declares November as “Thank Alabama Teachers Month”
Education scorecard shows how Alabama districts held up during pandemic
- Health
State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth
Alabama abortion advocates discuss post-Roe reality
Southern Research and Rhodium Scientific send bacteria to space
Cannabis Association issues deadline alert amid increase in applications
As COVID-19 wanes, UAB doctors warn of potential “triple-demic”
- Opinion
construction stories
Economy
The group's leaders say the rule could exacerbate issues facing the construction industry, including a labor shortage.
Legislature
The House is expected to vote Friday on final passage for one bill, with the rest of the bills awaiting the governor's signature.
Infrastructure
The 5 grants were awarded to local airports in Alabama, amounting to $4,300,365.
Legislature
The special session is set for Sept. 27.
National
Monday, Congresswoman Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a grant to the Eufaula Housing Authority to expand the...
Economy
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced last week that Alabama reached a new record low unemployment rate in October. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally...
Economy
Alabama’s new gas tax has its first legal challenge — at least to a portion of it. Tom Fredricks, a Morgan County business owner...
Economy
The portion of Interstate 20/59 through downtown Birmingham has officially closed for a year of construction and repairs. The shutdown began Monday evening and...
Economy
Privately-owned housing starts in November 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,256,000. This is a 3.2 percent increase above the revised...
