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North Alabama announces plans for new on-campus football stadium

June 13, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Creg Stephenson The University of North Alabama on Friday announced plans for a new on-campus football stadium after more than 70 years playing off-campus. The new Bank Independent Stadium is set to be built on the current […]

More food stamp recipients would be required to work under debt ceiling deal

June 13, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The debt ceiling agreement reached to avoid the closure of the U.S. government includes a provision that will impact food stamp recipients. The deal between Democrat President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expands […]

Bessemer Amazon union organizer Jennifer Bates says she was fired: ‘I will not be silenced’

June 6, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Jennifer Bates, an Amazon worker who for many was the face of the union organizing effort at the Bessemer fulfillment center, said today she has been terminated from her job. In an announcement […]

Equal Justice Initiative opens health clinic for people released from prison, jail

June 6, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The Equal Justice Initiative, known for its advocacy for Alabama state inmates and for drawing attention to problems in the prison system, has added health care to its services. The EJI, a […]

Alabama lawmakers urge final passage of bill to exempt overtime pay from state income tax

June 6, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Alabama legislators from both parties called Wednesday for final passage of a bill to exempt overtime pay from the state income tax. The bill, HB217 by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, has already passed […]

U.S. Supreme Court ruling may impact property rights in Alabama

June 6, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Alabama lawsuits about who owns the extra proceeds of property seized by county governments and sold for back taxes may be impacted by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Minnesota property […]

Space Command meeting leads to sharp words by Alabama lawmakers, Congressman Dale Strong says

June 6, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Paul Gattis A meeting about the Space Command headquarters last week led to sharp words by Alabama’s congressional delegation toward Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, authorized by the White House to determine the permanent home […]

Birmingham’s largest suburbs are shrinking, but this city is growing. Here’s how

June 6, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Hannah Denham As people move out of Birmingham’s most affluent suburbs, one city in the metro stands out for its record-breaking population boom. Located about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham on U.S. 280 in Shelby County, […]

‘Historic’ tax cut on groceries approved by Alabama Legislature

June 6, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Alabama is on the cusp of a “historic” tax cut after Alabama lawmakers on Thursday approved a gradual 2 percentage point cut on the state portion of the sales tax assessed on groceries. […]

Alabama lawmakers approve loan bill for Birmingham-Southern, other colleges

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach A loan program that could save Birmingham-Southern College and other universities at risk of closure passed in the Alabama House Thursday. A bipartisan bill, SB278, would establish the Distressed Institutions of Higher Education […]