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Youngboozer1 Alabama News
Government efficiency group recommends creating new state agency for licensing boards, offering paid parental leave to state employees

Members of Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Efficiency in State Government recommended creating a new state agency to house occupational licensing boards and commissions on Tuesday.

Kay Ivey Alabama News
Ivey slams Biden admin's allegation of financial gap between Auburn, Alabama A&M — ‘Unconstitutional, Jim Crow-era federal law from 1890’

The Biden administration sent letters to various red state governors in September alleging land-grant historically black colleges and universities have been underfunded over the last 30 years compared to predominantly white land grant institutions.

pickett Alabama News
Harriott II co-captain charged with assault in viral Montgomery Riverfront brawl

The co-captain of Montgomery’s Harriott II involved in a brawl in Montgomery's Riverfront Park that got national media coverage in August has been charged with assault.

State House 1 Alabama News
Photos of new State House revealed

Legislative staff released initial designs for the new State House on Wednesday.

Ivey824 Alabama News
Ivey awards $17.5 million in federal funds to 44 towns, cities and counties

Gov. Kay Ivey awarded nearly $17.5 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs) to provide improvements in 44 Alabama towns, cities, and counties on Tuesday.

Montgomery Co Courthouse Alabama News
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin appoints special master in Mabel Amos Trust Fund lawsuit

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin appointed a special master on Tuesday to investigate alleged self-dealing and corruption surrounding the Mabel Amos Trust Fund.

Barry Moore Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Moore sponsors legislation banning taxpayer funding for research about sex-changes for minors

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is sponsoring legislation that would ban gender researchers from receiving taxpayer funding if they lead studies facilitating transgender sex-changes for minors.

John Rogers Alabama News
State Rep. Rogers released from jail

A federal judge released State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) from jail on Monday.

Dick Brewbaker Alabama News
Dick Brewbaker enters new District 2 Republican primary — ‘We just don’t need another Democrat congressman from Alabama’

Former State Sen. Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) will officially file on Tuesday to run in the Republican primary for Alabama’s new second congressional district in 2024.

Electric Vehicles, charging Alabama News
Ivey allocates nearly $1 million in EV charging station grants to three East Alabama businesses

Governor Kay Ivey awarded nearly $1 million on Friday to three different businesses in East Alabama to fund electric vehicle charging stations.

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Government efficiency study group to consider recommending creating new state agency for boards, commissions

Members of Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Efficiency in State Government will consider next week whether to recommend creating a new state agency to house occupational licensing boards and commissions.

Daniel coleman Alabama News
Birmingham-Southern president Daniel Coleman confident ‘that, at a minimum, we will complete the academic year’

Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) will likely stay open until at least the end of the 2024 spring semester after possibly securing additional funding from the city of Birmingham and other sources, according to BSC president Daniel Coleman. 

Scofield BCA Alabama News
BCA officially announces former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield as new executive vice president

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) as its new executive vice president on Friday.

Debate Alabama News
Fourth Republican presidential debate coming to Tuscaloosa on Dec. 6

The Republican National Committee has set a date for the fourth debate of the 2024 primaries to be in Alabama, according to The New York Times.

Montgomery Co. Judge Greg Griffin, former Alabama Secretary of State Mabel Amos Alabama News
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin on Mabel Amos Trust Fund lawsuit allegations: ‘It stinks to high heaven’

Board members of the scandal-plagued Mabel Amos Trust Fund, Regions Bank, and the Alabama Attorney’s General Office are nearing a legal settlement after months of negotiations.

Birmingham Southern College Alabama News
Birmingham-Southern College president Daniel Coleman reports ‘new potential sources of funding’ to stop school from closing

“New potential sources of funding have engaged” with Birmingham-Southern College in efforts to keep the private school open, according to Birmingham-Southern College president Daniel Coleman.

Alabama Supreme Court Alabama News
Alabama Supreme Court authorizes state to execute Kenneth Smith by nitrogen hypoxia

The Alabama Supreme Court authorized the Department of Corrections on Wednesday to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith.

Kay Ivey Alabama News
State to send out rebate checks to Alabama taxpayers starting December 1

Alabama taxpayers will receive one-time tax rebates beginning in December.

Rice's Whale. Alabama News
Tuberville on Rice’s whale regulation: ‘Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go’

There’s still a “long way to go” on whether the federal government will ultimately designate a critical habitat area for the Rice’s whale within the Gulf of Mexico, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Israel Alabama News
State Treasurer Boozer to increase Israel bond holdings by $6 million

The State of Alabama will increase its investment in Israeli bonds on Wednesday.

BSC Alabama News
Birmingham-Southern: State Treasurer Boozer ‘not factually accurate’ on $30 million state loan denial

A Birmingham-Southern spokesperson restated their position that they should’ve been given  a state loan in response to a statement over the weekend by Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer calling them a “terrible credit risk.”

AL Senate Livingston Steve Facebook Alabama News
State Senate Pro-Tem Reed announces Steve Livingston as new Majority Leader — Wishes Clay Scofield 'well in his future endeavors'

State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) was elected as the new Senate Majority Leader at a caucus meeting on Monday.

SEFSC PAM Rices whale Alabama News
Federal agency rejects 10-knot speed limit request to protect Rice’s whales in Gulf of Mexico

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rejected a petition from environmental groups on Friday to establish a 10-knot speed limit in the Gulf of Mexico that would’ve affected tourism and industry in Alabama.

Boozer Coleman Alabama News
State Treasurer Young Boozer calls out Birmingham-Southern president Daniel Coleman for 'incendiary rhetoric' — Declares BSC a 'terrible credit risk'

Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer is “disappointed with the incendiary rhetoric” of Birmingham-Southern College president Daniel Coleman after he said last week Boozer acted in “bad faith” in denying a state loan to the private school.

Barry Moore, Jerry Carl Alabama News
Barry Moore to challenge Jerry Carl for District 1 seat: 'I am a true conservative, and the system doesn’t like a true conservative’

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) will run for the Republican nomination for the first congressional district in the 2024 election.

State Sen. Arthur Orr Alabama News
State Sen. Orr: Birmingham, Jefferson County ‘really should’ve stepped up’ on backing Birmingham-Southern College loan

Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) might’ve received a planned $30 million state loan if the city of Birmingham and Jefferson County governments had “stepped up” to guarantee or fund some of the loan, according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur).

AL Senate Givhan Sam Facebook Alabama News
State Sen. Givhan: Biden admin trying to ‘gin up strife’ with Auburn, Alabama A&M funding criticism

Has the federal government found one more excuse to sue Alabama?

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