Fewer Alabama high school graduates earned a workforce-readiness certification through ACT WorkKeys in 2025, according to a new analysis from the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the Supreme Court Friday to lift injunctions preventing the state from using a Republican-drawn congressional map before the May 19 primaries.
The Alabama House of Representatives and State Senate on Wednesday passed two bills to allow special primary elections for certain State Senate and congressional districts if courts let the state revert to old maps.
The Alabama Public Charter School Commission approved a new Dothan charter school and a proposed Tuscaloosa County career technical school Monday (May 4), delayed two proposed Birmingham schools and rejected a separate Tuscaloosa appeal.
First votes were expected Tuesday (May 5) on bills to allow Alabama to hold special primary elections this year in some congressional and State Senate districts if the state is allowed to revert to previous maps drawn by Republicans.
Alabama’s unemployment rate remained near historic lows in March and wages hit a new record, but the state’s labor force participation rate continued to trail the national rate by more than four percentage points.
Gov. Kay Ivey has called the Legislature back to Montgomery for a special session on redistricting after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision against race-drawn districts earlier this week.
A public school option in Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings account went unused in the program’s first year. Now, some public school districts are preparing to make it available.
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