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7h ago | Education, News, | By Trisha Powell Crain

New data show which students are receiving Alabama’s CHOOSE Act awards

Gov. Kay Ivey announced earlier this month that the state had committed about $174 million in CHOOSE Act funding for more than 34,000 students. Nearly 49,000 students applied for ESAs for the coming school year.

New data show which students are receiving Alabama’s CHOOSE Act awards

7h ago | Education, News, | By Trisha Powell Crain

AG nominee Todd Blanche faces scrutiny at confirmation hearing; Britt offers support

7h ago | News, | By Alex Angle

WASHINGTON — Senators confronted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the Trump administration’s controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and his handling of the Epstein files during his confirmation hearing Wednesday. Blanche, President Donald Trump’s pick to permanently lead the U.S. Department of Justice, faced a barrage of bipartisan scrutiny. But U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, along with other […]

AG nominee Todd Blanche faces scrutiny at confirmation hearing; Britt offers support

7h ago | News, | By Alex Angle

State employee health insurance program facing shortfall

7h ago | News, | By Claire Harrison

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The health care program that insures more than 100,000 Alabama state employees is projected to lose $38.5 million by the end of the fiscal year, officials said at a board meeting Wednesday. The State Employees’ Insurance Board is expecting revenue to fall short of expenses for the 2026 fiscal year, a trend […]