The budget includes a pay raise for teachers as well as an increased starting salary to make the state more competitive in recruiting educators. Despite being used as a bargaining chip for last-minute ...

At its regular board meeting on Wednesday, May 8, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Board of Trustees elected Mr. Goodrich ‘Dus’ Rodgers as Chairperson and Mrs. Valerie Gray as Vice ...

In the latest turn of Alabama’s enduring saga over the legalization of gambling, the state Senate has once again hit a roadblock, effectively sidelining a comprehensive gaming bill and denying voters ...

On May 6, the United Auto Workers filed two more unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. The UAW accused Mercedes-Benz of having utilized coercive statements and ...

The roads were wet that September 1987 night in Onondaga County, New York. When the call came in — that there was a fire at the Parklane Apartments and people were trapped inside — 20-year-old Chris ...

The last day of the legislative session is traditionally known as “sine die” day, as the Legislature adjourns “sine die”—a legal term meaning the body is adjourning indefinitely with no plans to meet ...

BCA President and CEO Helena Duncan joined Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday as she signed the ‘Working for Alabama’ economic and workforce development package and launched a new, more advanced era of worker ...

If you took nothing else from the latest failed attempt to pass gambling legislation it should be exactly that: That your wishes do not matter to the people elected to serve you. And no last-minute, ...

A coalition including Read Freely Alabama, the Alabama Library Association and multiple adult and minor patrons of the Autauga-Prattville Public Library filed a motion in federal court Thursday to ...

Pictured left to right: ALM Deputy Director Kayla Bass, Priceville Councilmember Charles Black, Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba, Gov. Kay Ivey, Hartselle Mayor Randy Garrison, Foley Mayor Ralph Hellmich and ...

On May 9, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling on the court case Culley v. Marshall with ramifications for the process of civil forfeiture. Civil forfeiture is a legal process where ...

Thursday, Alabama took another step forward in strengthening its ties with Israel when it announced the establishment of the Alabama-Israel Legislative Caucus. This bipartisan and bicameral caucus ...