Economy
The number of Alabama workers earning the minimum wage or less increased by 50 percent between 2022 and 2023.
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- Elections
Alabama joins red states fighting to purge voter rolls in Virginia
Caroleene Dobson unveils “Women for Dobson” coalition
ACLU of Alabama launches new voter engagement efforts
Secretary of state urges voters to visit AlabamaVotes.gov ahead of Nov. 5 election
Tight polls, history warn against premature celebrations or dread
- Governor
Ivey sends more Alabama soldiers to Mexican border
Gov. Ivey announces new Growing Alabama funding topping $7 million for four sites
Gov. Ivey ousts VA commissioner after board defies her
Ivey calls meeting to consider immediate removal of Veterans commissioner
Gov. Ivey awards grant to provide traffic safety training to prosecutors, law enforcement
- Legislature
Proposed constitutional amendment would require public schools to play the national anthem
Lawmaker will seek to raise Alabama’s age of medical majority
Rep. Matt Simpson donates $200,000 to Eastern Shore schools
Lawmakers grill parole board chair over low approval rates
Montgomery Pride leads LGBTQ+ march on capitol
- Economy
Realtors release September Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Alabama Woods to Goods Week celebrates state’s forest industry
Troublemakers School teaches Alabamians about “taking on the boss, and winning”
Alabama Starbucks workers dream of a union contract
Innovate Alabama makes landmark investment in Huntsville’s Kalm Therapeutics
- National
Alabama AG praises Columbia’s stance against Israel divestment
Who donates to Alabama’s incumbents? Mostly PACs
Sen. Britt condemns TikTok, calls for Congressional action
Dobson, Figures portray each other as out-of-touch elites in second debate
Rep. Sewell announces $2.2 million in federal funding to revitalize Selma infrastructure
- Education
Anti-DEI legislation is driving educators out of Alabama
Alabama nonprofit promotes literacy, distributes mental health resources to children
CHOOSE Act website launches, applications open for Education Service Providers
$400,000 in scholarships available for automotive manufacturing training
Network of Alabama Academic Libraries reflects on 40th year
- Health
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
Alabama hospitals work to address IV shortage following hurricane
Anniston clinic receives grant for mental health programming
Alabama faces dental crisis fueled by inadequate Medicaid coverage
Southern Research launches project offering free genetic testing
- Opinion
Opinion | Mistrial in Lowndes sheriff’s murder proves gun culture has gone too far
Opinion | Limiting personal freedom isn’t conservative — it’s control
Opinion | Character, not chaos: The GOP’s path back to true conservative values
Opinion | Is today’s Republican Party really conservative?
DJ Filibuster spins the hottest and cringiest beats from the campaign trail
minimum wage stories
State
Beginning November 1, 2022, the minimum wage for new SPLC employees will be more than $20 per hour.
Legislature
Under current Alabama Department of Labor regulations, only one contact is required each week.
Economy
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would benefit 896,551 workers in Alabama, according to the report.
Congress
Biden has said that disappointing January job numbers justify the massive coronavirus aid package.
National
Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed controversial piece of legislation that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President,...
News
According to a new report by the public advocacy group Hunger Free America, 22 percent of Alabama children lived in homes that could not...
National
Tuesday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) wants to raise the minimum wage; but thinks that different regions of the country should have different minimum wages....
News
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals made a decision yesterday to allow plaintiffs to proceed in their endeavor to bring a lawsuit that challenges...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Socialist Party of Eastern Alabama, a chapter of Socialist Party USA, announced that they were officially charted...