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The bills detail plans to spend $772 million in federal COVID aid on infrastructure, health care, broadband and more.
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- Legislature
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
- Economy
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
Innovate Alabama celebrates innovation, talent, and progress at 2024 event
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
- National
Rep. Sewell releases statement on potential Trump-Musk shutdown
Sen. Katie Britt joins colleagues in leading resolution to block natural gas tax
Sen. Katie Britt supports passage of defense spending bill
Rep. Strong introduces the SPACEPORT Act legislation
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
- Education
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
- Health
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Opinion | Social media warning labels first step in fighting our mental health crisis
Opinion | There’s way more of us
Opinion | The first “Working for Alabama” czar will be Greg Reed
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
2022 Legislative Session stories
Opinion
The Black population once again finds that its vote (value) falls well short of the “one person, one vote doctrine."
Legislature
The bill includes $277 million for broadband expansion, $146.7 million for hospitals and nursing homes, and $225 million for water and sewer improvement projects.
Legislature
The $772 million spending bill would allocate millions to broadband expansion, water and sewer projects and health care.
Opinion
With Democrats and Republicans both in support and prioritizing these pay raises, I believe we will see them become a reality.
Legislature
These changes are expected to stay in effect for the remainder of the quadrennium.
Legislature
The NCAA now allows student-athletes to receive monetary compensation for usage of their name, image, and likeness.
Legislature
They will come into session, pass the budgets, then go home to campaign. They may even adjourn early this year.
Legislature
The Alabama Legislature began its annual legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Legislature
Elected to the House in 2018, Kitchens is among the few freshmen legislators in history to hold such a prominent leadership position.