Alabama Extension launches statewide needs survey

August 5, 2025

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has launched a statewide survey to better understand the needs of communities across the state’s 67 counties.

Alabama projects up for benefits after Senate passing funding bills

August 5, 2025

Towns and military bases in Alabama could receive millions for projects ranging from fire department funding to water system improvements to construction at military bases after the U.S. Senate passed its first funding bills Friday.

Alabama’s new college match tool gives students early offers without applying

August 1, 2025

Applying to college can be daunting — filling out applications, paying fees, writing essays. Then waiting, often with uncertainty, to see if the college says

Alabama Music Hall of Fame director fired following audit, spending problems

July 31, 2025

The state board that oversees the Alabama Music Hall of Fame voted on Wednesday to terminate its executive director, who had been put on administrative leave and asked to repay nearly $65,000 in misspent funds.

Britt, bipartisan senators advance bill to tackle housing affordability

July 30, 2025

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and her Senate Banking Committee colleagues unanimously advanced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to boost the nation’s housing supply, reduce barriers to homeownership and update federal housing regulations.

No phones, new paths: What students need to know this school year

July 30, 2025

Alabama students returning to school starting this week will encounter a few big changes — but none more immediate than a new statewide rule: Phones, earbuds and smartwatches must now be turned off and stowed away …

Britt, GOP senators push OMB to release delayed NIH funds

July 29, 2025

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt is leading a group of Republicans urging the Trump administration’s budget office to release funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), saying delays could hurt medical research.