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.
Alabama Republicans want to redistrict the state’s congressional map in the wake of the monumental Supreme Court decision against race-drawn districts in Louisiana, and they likely have the power to do so. The question is when.
When Kevin Cobb became pastor of West Mobile Baptist Church, he felt a burden to lead the church to retire its debt. The church felt the same way, and in March, they celebrated retiring a debt they had been paying on since 1990.
Students interested in careers in aviation or construction can apply for a new scholarship offered by the Alabama Community College System and the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils.
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