The Alabama State Board of Education and Alabama Department of Education will spend the next two months creating a strategy plan to better organize the department and improve Alabama’s K-12 education system.
Author: Caroline Beck (Caroline Beck)
Weekend Digest- May 17, 2020
Good afternoon and Happy Sunday! Here’s your Daily News for May 17. 1. Prison building plans inch forward Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration inched forward with a plan to lease three mega-prisons built by private companies as the Department of Corrections on Friday opened bids from two companies seeking the contracts. Ivey’s office said they are...
Community Colleges plan on opening campuses in fall; System working to improve distance learning
Alabama Community College System leadership on Wednesday said campuses are planning to reopen in the fall, subject to guidance from Gov. Kay Ivey regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weekend Digest- May 10, 2020
Good afternoon and Happy Mother’s Day! Shout out to all the hard working and inspiring women out there, and a special shout out to my own mother who I wouldn’t be where I am today without. Love you, Mom!! Here’s your Daily News for May 10. 1. Lawmakers send Ivey $7.2B education budget, plan to return...
House passes education budget, General Fund goes to Ivey
Alabama lawmakers continued their budget-focused, abbreviated session Thursday, sending the General Fund budget to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk and getting one step closer to final passage of the education budget.
Budgets on the move; Speaker says no other bills will be considered
A House committee Wednesday approved the Senate-passed $2.38 billion General Fund budget, putting it and the $7.3 billion education budget in line for final passage by Saturday.
House committee approves $7.2 billion education budget
A House committee on Tuesday approved a $7.2 billion 2021 education budget, a first critical step in funding the state's public schools, community colleges and universities.
Weekend Digest – May 3, 2020
Good afternoon and happy Sunday! Here's your Daily News for May 3, 2020.
18 deaths, 85 COVID-19 cases at veterans home
By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis gave an update on the state of veterans affairs services and veterans homes on Friday during an online press conference. All 51 veteran’s affairs offices across the state are undergoing assessments to see which can open to customer services on...
Democratic leader argues waiting on passing state budgets
Alabama House Minority Leader Rep. Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, believes it is unwise for the Legislature to pass the state budgets in the coming weeks without more information about how the coronavirus pandemic will affect state revenues in fiscal year 2021.
Small Business Loans site crashes amid flood of new PPP applications
Alabama bankers couldn’t access the federal Paycheck Protection Program application site on Monday so that small businesses hurt by the coronavirus could apply for the loans.
Alabama congressional delegation sends reopening suggestions to Ivey
Several members of Alabama's congressional delegation sent recommendations to Gov. Kay Ivey this week on how to gradually reopen the state's economy, including specific concerns in their districts.
AG Marshall: Crime victims will still be heard during pandemic
Attorney General Steve Marshall and other crime victims' advocates said their concerns and voices will continue to be heard amidst the the response to the coronavirus.
Alabama farmers shift food processing due to coronavirus; Food waste not a problem
Now that Alabamians are eating at home more due to the coronavirus and the resulting stay-at-home orders, state farmers are having to shift how they package and process food.
New coalition pushes for Medicaid expansion, Republicans remain reluctant
The spread of COVID-19 and the strain it has placed on Alabama’s health care system has inspired a new coalition to push for Medicaid expansion in the state, but support from Republican leadership still seems doubtful.