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‘None of you are pregnant’: Paid parental leave bill sparks emotions in Alabama Senate

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp The Alabama Senate voted in support of legislation Thursday giving teachers eight weeks of paid parental leave, only for the chamber’s president to say he wasn’t transmitting the measure to the House for […]

EJI unveils Rosa Parks statue at Legacy Plaza in Montgomery: ‘She can inspire us’

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes The Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a new statue honoring Rosa Parks — the first in a series of statues that will pay homage to icons of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery. […]

Vestavia Hills reassigns elementary school principal despite parent support

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Despite protests from a packed crowd, Vestavia Hills City Schools officials voted unanimously May 2 to transfer principal Lauren Dressback to a local alternative school. Dressback is still listed as principal on Cahaba […]

Alabama expands child porn law after teen girls cyberbullied with AI deepfake images

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed a bill that bans deepfake images created by artificial intelligence under the state’s child pornography law — legislation inspired by a cyberbullying incident at an Alabama middle school. “During […]

Birmingham 4-year-old, preschool help create new Amazon Alexa technology

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Emmett’s mom tells him every day about the impact he’s going to have on the world. “I tell Emmett…you have accomplished more as a 4-year-old than I ever will in my entire adult […]

Whitmire: Feed poor kids? Alabama lawmakers fatten slush fund instead

April 30, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kyle Whitmire This is an opinion column. Alabama could help poor kids eat better next summer, but lawmakers have their hands stuck in their own pockets as they tap dance toward the end of the […]

Alabama librarians facing threat of arrest over books: ‘We don’t have smut’

April 30, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Williesha Morris Librarians are worried about the “chilling effect” on speech and reading if Alabama lawmakers follow through and pass a bill that would police librarians if they don’t remove supposedly “obscene” books in schools […]

Raytheon begins $115 million Huntsville expansion that will bring 185 jobs

April 30, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Raytheon commenced a $115 million expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility in Huntsville Tuesday. When the 26,000-square-foot project is finished, it will increase the factory’s space by more than 50% and […]

Mobile’s unemployment rate – the highest in Alabama – increases in 2024

April 30, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Hannah Denham Even as the Port City’s economic engine drives job growth, Mobile continues to have the highest unemployment rate of all metro areas in Alabama. Mobile County’s unemployment rate was 4.4% in February, according […]

Alabama House approves $9.3 billion education budget

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

The budget includes a pay raise for state employees and more funding for education programs. By Trisha Powell Crain & Rebecca Griesbach House lawmakers approved a state education budget that would add up to $11 billion […]