State News

By Rebecca Griesbach Alabama will get nearly $5.8 million over the next five years to support English learner instruction and teacher training. The grants, distributed through a federal program from the U.S. Department of Education, will support two […]

By Howard Koplowitz The influential Business Council of Alabama announced Wednesday it has chosen Helena Duncan, the organization’s senior vice president of operations and investor relations, as its next president and CEO — the first Black […]

By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama lawmakers will wrestle with an unusual problem when the next legislative session starts in March: How to allocate an unexpected $2.7 billion in tax revenue. That could mean rebates for taxpayers, […]

By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU Alabama State University and Saint Elizabeth University (SEU), announced on Nov. 28 the establishment of a combined educational program culminating in a baccalaureate degree from ASU and a Physician Assistant degree (M.S.) from […]

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. She strode into the chamber two years before the man now positioned at the precipice of history. In 2013, the still-fresh U.S. Congresswoman representing Alabama’s 7th District—the […]

By Leada Gore  Four states will have minimum wages at or above $15 an hour in 2023. Among states, the highest minimum wage will be paid in Washington, which will increase to from $14.49 to $15,74 […]