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Thousands of Alabama students miss weeks of school. This group helps.

August 22, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Nearly one in five Alabama students are chronically absent from school. That means about 127,000 students missed more than 18 days of school in 2021-22, according to new data from The Associated […]
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Birmingham company says JSU owes millions for tornado cleanup; audit say ServPro overbilled

August 22, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Hannah Denham Five years after a tornado wrecked Jacksonville State University’s campus, disputes over the cost of cleanup continue in federal and state courts. Initially, JSU and ServPro of Birmingham appeared to work in harmony […]
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Miles College to receive $50,000 endowment for communications students

August 22, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Williesha Morris Miles College will receive a $50,000 scholarship endowment fund for their Division of Communications on Aug. 23 from the Alabama Broadcasters Association (ABA). Dr. Steven E. Hairston, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, said […]
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Roy S. Johnson: ‘Skinny-shamed’ as youth, Birmingham mom now a champion bodybuilder

August 22, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Roy S. Johnson Mom was making her daughter a protein shake. Her 10-year-old daughter. It was September 7, 1996. Marchè Dickerson—then that child—remembers because it was the day Tupac Shakur, a transformative voice in hip-hop […]
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Why are so many Alabamians not joining the workforce?

August 22, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Ralph Chapoco and Alabama Reflector Alabama’s unemployment rate is lower than the nation’s. But so is its workforce participation rate. The Alabama Department of Labor Friday reported that the state’s unemployment rate for August was […]
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‘Get them off their fannies:’Gov. Kay Ivey on how to grow‘ Alabama’s workforce

August 15, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Paul Gattis Despite Alabama’s record low unemployment rate, Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday the fact that about 50,000 eligible workers are not even looking for jobs is a problem. The solution? “We’ve got to […]
Politics

Federal judges review Alabama’s new congressional map, lack of 2nd majority- Black district

August 15, 2023 Bouldin 0
By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges reviewing Alabama’s new congressional map on Monday sharply questioned if state lawmakers ignored the court’s directive to create a second-majority Black district, so minority voters […]
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Montgomery middle, high schools are making students put cell phones in locked bags

August 15, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes As Montgomery Public Schools middle and high school students arrived on their first day of school Thursday, they were asked to lock up their cell phones at the front door. MPS approved a […]
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Student loan forgiveness: New bill would cut student loan interest to 0% for current borrowers

August 15, 2023 Bouldin 0
By Leada Gore A new bill is taking aim at interest rates paid by student loan borrowers. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, and Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, introduced the Student Loan Elimination Act that would cut interest rates to […]
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Trendco to build $43 million facility in Tuskegee, creating 292 jobs

August 15, 2023 Bouldin 0
By William Thornton  South Carolina-based Trendco will invest $43 million in a manufacturing plant in Tuskegee to produce nitrile medical gloves. The company has committed to creating 292 jobs over the next five years at the […]

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