Author: Mary Sell (Mary Sell)

Former U.S Representative Martha Roby is joining the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings as a senior advisor for governmental affairs and economic development.

Republicans, Democrats and bill sponsor Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said more work is needed before the legislation gets a full Senate vote.

Weaver received nearly 82% of the 5,328 votes cast, defeating fellow Republicans Donna Strong and Joseph Barlow.

Senate Bill 193 allocates money through the state’s Advancement and Technology Fund, which can be spent on one-time purchases in tech, capital improvements and a few other select expenses. The proposal that passed the Senate distributes nearly $76.3 million to higher education institutions and nearly $206 million to K-12.

the fine print on the Alabama Department of Revenue’s guidance on the topic said that while it can waive late penalties for payments made by May 17, it is “not authorized to waive interest, and any interest accruing from April 15, 2021, through the actual payment date will be due.”

Legislation in the State House would prevent local municipalities and counties from spending local gas tax revenue on anything other than roads and bridges.

Eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines expands today in Alabama to include people 55 and over, people 16 and older with high-risk medical conditions, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and more critical workers. 

By MARY SELL, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a record-setting $7.6 billion education budget for 2022. The proposal includes a 2% across-the-board cost of living pay increase for K-12 and community college employees and two other more targeted pay increases for teachers. The bill now goes to...

In all, federal relief money to K-12 and higher education in Alabama will total about $4.5 billion in the three approved by Congress in the last year. About $3.2 billion of that is for K-12 alone, with much of it going directly to local school districts, according to Kirk Fulford, deputy director of the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Division.

It’s another Wednesday committee day, and it will probably go fast with members wanting to avoid getting stuck in the weather. Here’s what’s on tap. The House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections meets  at 9 a.m. and has several election-related bills and Rep. Becky Nordgren’s second attempt at legislation to allow the Legislature to call itself...

The proposed spending plan for K-12, community colleges and four-year universities is slightly more than Gov. Kay Ivey’s February proposal and includes the 2% raises she proposed for educators and support staff. That is estimated to cost the state about $80 million.

By Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News The state’s proposed 2022 education budget will likely get its first committee vote today. Senate education budget committee chairman Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, told Alabama Daily News on Monday that there are some significant changes expected, including about $100 million more for math and science teachers who participate in...

Alabama’s counties and municipalities will soon receive millions of dollars — some tens of millions of dollars — under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act approved last week. 

Alabama’s unemployment rate in the first month of 2021 was 4.3%, down from a revised December 2020 4.7% and up from the pre-COVID January 2020 rate of 2.7%

Charter schools are public schools run by private or non profit entities that are given special exemptions from education laws in order to enhance quality or specialize in a course of study.