State News

By Lawrence Specker Juneteenth is a holiday that seems to get a little more joyous across Alabama every year, and judging from the ever-increasing number of public celebrations. 2022 continues the trend. A Juneteenth Celebration […]

By the Campaign to Elect Malika Sanders Fortier Governor Next week, Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 an African – American woman will become the first nominee to a major party in Alabama. Malika Sanders Fortier, a […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Alabama families will receive two more rounds of P-EBT payments to cover the 2021-2022 school year and upcoming summer months. Benefits are currently projected to be loaded onto EBT cards June through September. […]

By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama education officials on Thursday revealed how they plan to implement a new law, sometimes called a “Don’t Say Gay” bill, passed in a surprise move at the end of the recent legislative […]

By Paul Gattis Boeing announced Tuesday that it contributes more than $2.7 billion annually to Alabama’s economic growth, citing a study the company commissioned. That includes more than 9,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state. […]

By Nicole S. Daniel | The Birmingham Times Among the nearly 85 graduates being awarded their Juris Doctorate degrees from the Birmingham School of Law this month were Birmingham mother-daughter duo Daphne (mother) and Edriuna […]

By Howard Koplowitz, The Associated Press Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Chris England expressed his anger over the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Chris England punctuated his anger with an expletive […]

By Rebecca Griesbach and Trisha Powell Crain, The Associated Press Terra Johnson had no trouble picking out a graduation outfit Thursday evening. The Lawrence County mom planned to wear a maroon jumpsuit in honor of […]