The acquisition will give the Poarch Band of Creek Indians ownership of 4 gambling facilities statewide, with the others being on each of their tribal lands in Wetumpka, Montgomery and Atmore. The tribe also owns properties in other states.
Alabama schools improved their overall grade to 85 points out of 100 available on both state and federal report cards for the 2023–24 school year, according to preliminary data presented to state board of education members.
Alabama’s infant mortality rate has climbed to the highest level since 2016, according to new data shared by the Alabama State Committee of Public Health.
Three conservative advocacy organizations say they’re joining forces to pressure Alabama lawmakers to prohibit gender identity and sexual orientation discussions in public schools and mandate abstinence-based sexual education, among other i
Parents and guardians who want to know what their child is learning should have a new tool this school year, but it’s not clear whether all schools are offering it just yet.
The Alabama Board of Nursing is on the cusp of launching a new process for certifying nursing support technicians, a process designed to both eliminate redundancies and ease workloads for nurses.
Alabama Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, recently filed a bill to establish a new funding mechanism to fund public transportation, a measure that she says is necessary to improve the state’s low labor participation rate.
More information is now available for families, schools and other education services providers about how they can participate in the state’s new tax credit for education.
