State News

By Leada Gore The White House plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for some borrowers will cost each taxpayer up to $2,500 per year, according to new research from the National Taxpayers Union […]

By Howard Koplowitz Alabama is getting closer to getting marijuana dispensaries up and running to issue medical cannabis as a state commission begins accepting requests to apply for business licenses today. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes  Alabama schools returned this month with new policies in place regarding LGBTQ students and the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms. In one Alabama school district, an art teacher said […]

By The Associated Press Girl Scouts who attend Auburn City Schools have created a petition asking the school board to update the current dress code for the school system, saying students should feel comfortable and shouldn’t […]

By William Thornton A survey of the nation’s busiest airports has rated Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport as one that has seen the largest price increases over the last year. According to financial tech site SmartAsset, BHM has seen the […]

By Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham Times Looking back, Adolphus Jackson, D.M.D., first decided he was going to be a dentist while an elementary school student in Birmingham’s Rising-West Princeton community. Now, he’s president of the Alabama Dental […]