State News

A new report from the University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center (EPC) offers a sweeping look at Alabama’s broadband expansion under Gov. Kay Ivey — praising the state’s unprecedented progress while warning that the digital […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Staff BIRMINGHAM — Alabama will serve as the launchpad for a groundbreaking $20 million national initiative designed to strengthen partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and public charter schools. […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has thrown his support behind the Jefferson County Commission as it fights a federal ruling that barred the county from using its current district […]

BIRMINGHAM — As Alabama works to strengthen its workforce and increase the number of residents with post-high school credentials, a quiet but transformative trend is reshaping the state’s education landscape: more high school seniors are […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY — Alabama citizens living with “invisible disabilities” may soon have the option to reflect that status on their state-issued identification, thanks to new legislation introduced by Representative Ontario Tillman, D-Birmingham. […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS TUSCALOOSA — As Stillman College prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary, the historic institution is securing its future with a major financial win. Stillman has been awarded up to $1.04 million through […]

BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HALE COUNTY — When Christopher Joe’s father encouraged his children to think creatively about their 200-acre farm in Alabama’s historic Black Belt, Joe never imagined the idea would spark a model […]

BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama’s own Rep. Mike Rogers, Chairman of the powerful House Armed Services Committee, moved swiftly to assert congressional authority after troubling reports surfaced alleging that U.S. forces killed survivors of a boat strike […]

BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — Alabama’s congressional leaders are lining up in force behind Redstone Arsenal, urging the U.S. Army to select the Huntsville installation as the home for Project Janus, a next-generation nuclear microreactor that […]

BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama’s housing market showed signs of its usual fall slowdown in October, with home sales dipping both month-over-month and year-over-year. But despite the seasonal cooling, economists say the state’s overall real […]