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Mayor Randall Woodfin starts year with over $1M in re-election campaign coffers
Birmingham's youngest mayor in over 120 years officially announced his re-election campaign last month and has already amassed over one...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Pandemic precautions impact Alabama's 2021 Legislative Session
Thursday marked the end of the first week of the 2021 Alabama Legislative Session. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alabama State...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Congresswoman Terri Sewell seeks undergrad, grad students for 2021 Capitol internships
Birmingham, AL — The 7th Project announced today the opening of the application process for its 2021 Congressional Internship Program in...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Colorado lawmakers oppose Alabama site for Space Command
The selection of Alabama's Redstone Arsenal as the new site for U.S. Space Command operations has ruffled the feathers of many elected...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama to increase parole and pardon hearings, easing backlog of 8,500 requests
Under the leadership of recently appointed director, Cam Ward, the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles is quickly addressing some of...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Amazon pushes back against Alabama workers who want union
In a controversial move, retail giant Amazon is attempting to require in-person voting — despite COVID-19 exposure concerns — for...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin seeks 2nd term, White House partnership
Randall Woodfin announces plans to run for re-election and work with White House allies in Biden administration on behalf or Birmingham.
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Automotive supplier bets on Northern Alabama for Mercedes tech
Valeo North America picks Bessemer, Alabama as new site for $5 million investment that will create 70 jobs at above average wages.
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
America's first Black Defense Secretary confirmed by Senate
Ending a week of historic firsts, the United States Senate has confirmed retired four-star Army General Lloyd Austin as the nation's...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20214 min read
AL governor extends Safer At Home quarantine measures
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has again extended the state’s Safer At Home Order as a protection measure against the continued spread of...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Alabama Secretary of State earns perfect audit in aftermath of pro-violence, anti-BLM tweets
For the first time in over 14 years, Alabama’s Secretary of State Office has received a perfect financial audit. Last week, the Alabama...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Alabama's "Rocket City" is top choice for U.S. Space Command
The city of Huntsville bested five other candidates as the preferred headquarters location of the U.S. Space Command. Barbara Barrett,...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama ranks nearly last in vaccine rollout numbers
For the last few weeks, America has been rolling out the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to meet President-elect Joe...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Alabama could set national trend by changing name of Selma's famed Edmund Pettus Bridge
On March 7, 1965, more than 600 civil rights demonstrators attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge en route to Montgomery. They were...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20215 min read
Alabama state Senator Bobby Singleton sounds off on prison reform and DOJ lawsuit
Between the nomination of Alabama-bred General Lloyd Austin III for U.S. Secretary of Defense, the appointment of the first Black chief...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 202110 min read
Trump signs 2021 spending bill, big wins for Alabama
On Sunday night, President Donald Trump signed the $2.3 trillion omnibus spending bill and COVID-19 relief package. The omnibus spending...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Alabama governor and state's top health doctors get Pfizer vaccine
Just days before the Christmas holiday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey was injected with the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
HBCUs could receive over $2 billion through bipartisan effort led by Alabama Senator
Outgoing Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, is hoping to boost the nation's 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs),...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Alabama House of Representatives makes history with appointment of 1st Black chief clerk
History was made this week as the Alabama House of Representatives appointed Natalyn Williams as the first African-American chief clerk...
Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Study group estimates $710 million at stake if Alabama blocks gambling
The Alabama Study Group on Gambling Policy, formed by Governor Kay Ivey in February, released their final report Friday detailing the...
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