@willainsworthAL Jan 29 With no Republican or Democrat opponents qualifying against me, I look forward to serving another four years as Lt. Governor. The confidence you have placed in me is deeply appreciated. God’s guidance and your support will allow us to make the best parts of Alabama even better.
The Alabama Legislature returned for the third day of the special session last Tuesday, and each chamber overwhelmingly passed an appropriations bill of approximately $772 million of federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. The special session then concluded on Thursday after lawmakers passed the package allocating the state’s portion of ARPA funds. The
Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon announced several changes in the House committee leadership structure that were prompted by resignations and vacancies. Rep. Andy Whitt was appointed chairman of the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee following the resignation of former Rep. Becky Nordgren, who left the Legislature in order to fill
Fetch Rewards, the nation’s fastest-growing consumer rewards app, plans to open an office facility and customer service hub in Birmingham, where it will create 200 full-time jobs. The project, which involves an investment of $1 million, reflects the Madison, Wisconsin-based company’s rapid growth trajectory as it continues to scale its technology and
Mazda rolled the first of its new CX-50 SUVs off its new Huntsville production line to loud cheers from workers and big smiles from local leaders. The new SUV is the company’s first vehicle specifically designed and built for the North American market. This rollout comes almost exactly four months after
Alabama has worked hard to become one of the nation’s leading automobile manufacturers, and maintaining that status as EVs proliferate will improve the state’s economic future. EVs have already approached 5 percent of total new car sales in some months, and analysts predict 20 percent of all vehicles sold in the U.S.
Hank Sanders, who represented a Black Belt district for nine terms in the Alabama Senate before stepping aside for his daughter in 2018, is running for his old seat. Sanders, a lawyer from Selma, announced that his daughter, Senator Malika Sanders-Fortier, will not run for a second term and that he
The 2022 regular session of the Alabama Legislature was put on pause pretty much as quickly as it began, with Governor Ivey proving the rumors true and calling a special session when the legislators re-convened for the third day of the regular session last Tuesday. (Read the governor’s proclamation, below.) They started the special session
@VoteJWS Jan 20 No @AL_League event would be complete without the annual Hal Bloom selfie… #alpolitics is better with Usie! • #ALMadvoday
Alabama lawmakers began a special session last Wednesday to draft a plan for spending $772 million in pandemic relief dollars from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. A joint meeting of the House and Senate General Fund Budget Committees held a public hearing on Wednesday to receive input from agencies and
