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- Legislature
Legislative committees set up ARPA funding for Tuesday vote
Senate committee stalls bill seeking elimination of occupational tax
Remaining ARPA funds go to broadband, health care, sewage, water treatment
Alabama House passes repeal bill for “restrictive” NIL law for student-athletes
Senate committee moves along tax cut bills
- Opinion
Opinion | Southern Research investing in future of Birmingham
Opinion | Early education pilot showing positive results for children across Alabama
Opinion | The pandering MLK quotes are coming
Opinion | It’s past time to stop celebrating Robert E. Lee on MLK Day
Opinion | State of the State Cliffs Notes
- National
The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act dies on Senate floor
Congressman Jerry Carl announces key D.C. staff change
U.S. Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large businesses
John Lewis Voting Rights Act passes in combined package with Freedom to Vote Act
Doug Jones calls for building “pro-democracy coalition”
- Education
New data shows children using Waterford Upstart are exceeding mastery of subjects
Birmingham Promise scholarship applications now open for class of 2022
Biden administration extends student loan forbearance
University of Alabama Faculty Senate formally opposes ban of Critical Race Theory
AASB announces new leadership on the board of directors
- Health
UAB epidemiologist: Alabama’s COVID surge could last for several more weeks
Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators
U.S. government to launch free COVID test website Wednesday
Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations
Alabama has lowest average total single premium, according to government report
Department of Transportation stories
Local news
In a letter, numerous officials asked to be able to require or incentivize local hires on federally funded construction projects.
News
Potential severe weather on Sunday has turned into actual winter weather on Monday.
Infrastructure
Friday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) announced that Weedon Field in Eufaula is receiving $650,000 in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for...
Legislature
Sherwood Sparks sure would like to see some of Alabama’s new gas tax increase, set to hit the pumps on Sept. 1, go toward...
Infrastructure
A public hearing was finally held after years without one on the controversial plan to build a massive toll bridge across the Mobile River....
Infrastructure
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced Tuesday that 19 local airports throughout Alabama have been awarded more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration...
National
Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, released a statement Tuesday applauding FAA’s announcement of grants to two Southwest Alabama airports. “Airports are a valuable component of...
Infrastructure
State Auditor Jim Zeigler charged that a company on the short-list for building the Mobile Bayway toll bridge walked off four projects in Florida,...
National
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation granted the City of Huntsville a total of $8,000,000 for rail...
