Alabama fiscal leaders should soon know how much of the state’s federal COVID-19 relief funds can replace lost revenue, and potentially fund new prisons.
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Virus numbers continue upward trend
COVID-19 is "raging" through Alabama as thousands refuse vaccinations that nearly always prevent serious illness and a highly contagious strain races through communities where many have quit taking basic safety precautions, a health leader said Thursday.
Key details of the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure plan
The Senate has voted to take up a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on major provisions of the package.
Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee takes Olympic gold
Sunisa Lee captured the women’s all-around gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, a triumph that wowed Americans from her home in Minnesota to her soon-to-be college home at Auburn University.
SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join conference — in 2025
The latest step in a move that has potential to help reshape college sports came two days after Texas and Oklahoma requested to join the SEC in 2025. That's when the schools' media rights agreement with the Big 12 expires.
Economic Development Academy designed to improve municipal economies, opens applications
Cities and towns across Alabama can now apply to participate in a program designed to train community officials and business leaders on best ways to grow their economies.
Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill
The Senate has voted to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts once the White House and a bipartisan group of senators agreed on major provisions of the package that's key to President Joe Biden's agenda.