State News

By Hannah Denham A manufacturing company plans to shut down its auto parts plant in Alabama by March, according to a notice filed with the state. Nitto Inc. will lay off 56 employees as its manufacturing […]

By Greg Garrison A new state audit released Jan. 10 cites the City of Homewood for a“lack of or ineffective management oversight” of city finances that led to the embezzlement of nearly $1 million. The Alabama […]

By John Sharp  Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson blasted Alabama’s distribution model for Internet sales taxes on Thursday, calling it “the worst thing” the city faces economically and reignited a long-time dispute over whether the tax is disbursed […]

By Mike Cason The decision by American voters to return Donald Trump to the White House and put Republicans in control of the U.S. Senate and House signals a change of course for the nation. […]

By JOSH MOON For the past month or more, there has been an unusually high volume of talk about the Alabama education trust fund.  That’s pretty weird.  Such talk typically doesn’t happen until a few […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Since 2018, about 350 pharmacies in Alabama closed their doors. That’s more than one a week. Now a coalition of independent pharmacies based mostly in northern Alabama are taking on the companies they […]

By William Thornton Electric vehicle sales are growing around the world, and EV maker Tesla is the most valuable automobile company in the world. So why can’t you buy a Tesla in Alabama? Day 1039: Ukraine’s […]

By Dr. John E. Warren, PublisherSan Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper So far we have seen President Elect Donald Trump nominate a host of unqualified people for key positions in an effort to ensure this […]

By Williesha Morris Kevin Lamar Harris launched the HBCU Cybersecurity Clinic at Stillman in 2022 and “played a pivotal role” in securing a $500,000 donation from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund last year, according to Maab […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS As the dust settles on a contentious legal battle over bingo operations, leaders in the small west Jefferson County town of Lipscomb are shifting focus to new ways to sustain their struggling […]