Innovate Alabama is continuing its push to help fund small businesses throughout the state of Alabama. The organization announced it will be opening a third round of applications for small businesses seeking funding beginning June 1. Awards can be up to $250,000. The portal to submit applications will close at
Gary Walton Jr., a community and economic development professional whose experience includes working on strategic innovation initiatives, has joined the Alabama Department of Commerce’s business development team as senior project manager. Walton joins Alabama’s lead economic development agency as it seeks to build on record levels of inbound investment in
Now in the second half of the 2023 regular session, the Alabama Legislature is still hard at work, and a bill passed by the House last week moves the body closer to getting a new State House for its future work. The House passed a bill already passed by the Senate the
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The Alabama House passed a Senate-passed bill concerning the construction of a new State house 88-9 with minor changes. The bill gives control of state-owned property that is now a parking lot behind the State House to the Legislative Council, a panel of 20 legislators. It gives the Legislative Council the
For years, optometrists and ophthalmologists have been battling over which procedures optometrists should be allowed to perform in Alabama. A bill passed last week in the House on an 83-6 vote would allow optometrists to do additional procedures. Bill supporters note this is about increasing access to eye healthcare, as
The Alabama Senate passed a bill to put time requirements in the state’s open records law, which requires state, city and county agencies, as well as school boards, to give people access to government records and documents. Alabama’s open records law says people have the right to view and obtain
When Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 210 into law last Monday, the state added to its long list of polices that are welcoming to members of the military and their families. The bill addresses Mandatory Liability Insurance (MLI) for Alabamians serving in the military and was widely supported in the
State lawmakers held a hearing on bills that would affect the Alabama High School Athletic Association and student eligibility for high school sports but decided to stay out of those issues for now. The sponsor of the bills said he has heard from people all over the state with concerns
