Governor Kay Ivey announced the first cabinet appointment for her new four-year term, choosing Curtis Stewart as administrator of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Stewart has been deputy commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue for the last 10 years. He will replace Mac Gipson, who is retiring after
State Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, the Republican Caucus nominee for Speaker of the Alabama House announced persons he intends to appoint to committee leadership positions when he formally is elected in January 2023. His announcements are as follows: Rep. Joe Lovvorn (Auburn) Rules chair Rep. Danny Garrett (Trussville) Ways and Means
The Alabama Channel, a new project of the League of Women Voters of Alabama Education Fund, will capture and save live video recordings of all sessions of Alabama’s State House and Senate and of legislative committee meetings. The video recordings will be available to the public online and on demand.
Growth projects valued at almost $200 million are now under way in Alabama’s bioscience sector, setting the stage for robust new research funding and the recruitment of additional scientists to conduct cutting-edge projects. The growth spurt will build on new investments announced in 2021 by life science companies in the
There are 36 brand new legislators in the Alabama House and Senate, and to ensure they’re ready to roll up their sleeves and hit the ground running when the 2023 session starts in March, they attended a training and orientation session to learn all the ins and outs of their new jobs. Governor Ivey
Great Southern Wood plans to invest $13.7 million in an expansion project at its treatment facility in Mobile County, allowing the company to create 12 jobs and retain 78 current positions. The project will improve the facility’s traffic flow, storage and its ability to process imports and exports through the Port
Alabama collects fewer dollars in state and local taxes per capita than every other state but Tennessee, the Public Affairs Research Council said in a new report. State and local taxes in Alabama were $3,756 per capita. Tennessee, at $3,719, was the only state lower. That does not include revenue
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As we near Thanksgiving, Alabama Republicans have a lot to be grateful for. The GOP swept elections for offices at multiple levels across the state, which while anticipated, was surely still a fact that candidates, their teams and party leaders felt appreciation for. While the election results dominated political headlines for this month so far,
@RealKyleMorrisNov 16GOP Senator-elect @KatieBrittforAL stresses unity, spreading conservative message to new voters after Alabama Senate victory
