Courts
The Department of Labor’s two cases accusing Alabama employers of “oppressive child labor” have both faced repeated motions to dismiss.
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- Elections
- Governor
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
- 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
Child labor stories
Courts
Mar-Jac Poultry has filed a counterclaim against the Department of Labor and is seeking almost $20 million in damages.
Economy
The Department of Labor is seeking all profits Hyundai and other companies made by hiring children in an Alabama factory.
Featured Opinion
Medicaid expansion might not be a bipartisan issue, but we still have a healthily bipartisan pro-child labor caucus in Montgomery.
Economy
The Department of Labor says children worked “on the kill floor deboning poultry and cutting carcasses” in the Jasper factory.
Legislature
The bill would end the requirement for school officials to approve children under 16 working.
State
The operator was found to have employed 149 children under the age of 16 who worked longer than federal law permits.
Legislature
On July 1, 2019, a 15-year-old was working on a roof in Cullman and fell about 50 feet to the ground.
State
The right-wing think tank set 30 policy priorities, including removing barriers to have 14- and 15-year-olds join the labor force.
State
Labor and community leaders from two states called on Hyundai America CEO José Muñoz to negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement.