By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State Board of Education in November approved a scoring system to determine which third graders will get promoted to fourth grade based on standardized reading tests under the Alabama Literacy Act. That system included a “cut score” of 452, the lowest score students can...
ADOL has said most of the concerns of unemployment fraud were surrounding the federal programs like the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fund, or PUA, that were approved under the 2020 CARES Act because many of the normal checks and balances were not required for those programs.
The FCC also has its own map of where in Alabama people are unserved but it is much less detailed compared to the new state-created map. Based on the new map, Hovis said that the cost to reach all those unserved areas will cost around $4 billion to $6 billion. She said the wide range of possible costs is due to a number of different contingencies like supply chain issues, labor availability and inflation pressures.
“We can either choose to ignore it, or we can do what the government is supposed to do, and that’s control industries like this so that we can regulate it properly and tax it and benefit from it," he said. “It’s not a matter of us letting gaming in, it’s a matter of exercising the proper controls over it.”
Former U.S. Ambassador Lindy Blanchard officially launched her campaign for governor Tuesday, switching from running for the U.S. Senate to challenging incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey in the Republican primary.
Schools in Alabama have been reporting issues about obtaining enough of certain food products since September. It is a trend seen across the nation as shortages in the workforce and supply chain problems across all sectors of the economy are hindering school nutrition programs.
According to Whatley’s most recent campaign finance report, he has $246,933 on hand and this year has raised $355,071 for his campaign.
McCarty, R-Anniston, has represented District 6 since 2015, serving one year as the board's vice president and another as president pro tem.
Ball said his bill will have local officials work with the Department of Archives to determine the future of the monument that a community would like removed. He said he wants to preserve history but also allow more local control into the situation.
Powell told Alabama Daily News he's running because of his deep commitment to west Alabama and desire to focus on issues surrounding businesses, education and workforce development specifically.
Patrice “Penni” McClammy, daughter of former Alabama House Representative Thad McClammy, has won House District 76 after no other candidates challenged her during the special election.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday office announced more updates to her executive staff, including two new deputy chiefs of staff and a dual role for state Finance Director Bill Poole.
Monday’s lawsuit seeks to block the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services vaccine mandate President Joe Biden announced on Nov. 4.
The board voted on setting the reading score on standardized testing that will determine which students would continue on to the fourth grade. In order to implement Ivey's recommended delay, the Alabama Legislature will have to approve the change during its regular session starting in January.
The commission is tasked with identifying, implementing and promoting policies and strategies to support the successful reentry of state inmates into society. Tuesday’s meeting was its fifth meeting of the year and members have agreed to hold more meetings beyond their originally planned conclusion early next year.
