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WSFA
April 12, 2018
Alabama residents think jobs and the economy should be the top priority of the state government, with 34 percent selecting it. Education came in second with 28 percent in favor, and 15 percent chose healthcare. Ten percent chose infrastructure, four percent had immigration, and six percent chose an issueÃâà...
Alabama Today
April 12, 2018
In January of 2009 Hixon went on to work as a Scheduler for a member of the Alabama delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives and stayed on the Hill until January 2012; when she shifted her career from government to the private sector. Hixon began working in Government Relations at Airbus,Ãâà...
News & Observer
April 12, 2018
The leading Democratic contenders for governor spent much — but not all — of a Wednesday night debate agreeing with each other. Former Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and former state legislator James Fields appeared in the debate hosted by WVTM inÃâà...
Lexology
April 12, 2018
The law applies to all “covered entities” which the law defines as “a person, sole proprietorship, partnership, government entity, corporation, nonprofit, trust, estate, cooperative association or other business entity that acquires or uses sensitive personally identifying information. ”The law also applies to anyÃâà...
Alabama Public Radio
April 12, 2018
What would happen if an unfriendly nation tried to take down the power grid, or the air traffic control system, or blow up a chemical plant with a cyberattack? How would government agencies respond to such a threat? That kind of war-gaming has been playing out this week in a windowless conference roomÃâà...
Alabama Public Radio
April 12, 2018
Douma, the Syrian city where experts believe chemical weapons were used on civilians, has fallen to the government, after the last rebel group that had been fighting Syria's regime there capitulated. As part of the takeover, Syria's main ally Russia said, it will deploy military police in Douma. The newsÃâà...
CullmanSense
April 12, 2018
We had to restore integrity to state government. Relationships with legislators and community leaders across the state had to be repaired. Priorities needed to be reexamined and progress had to be achieved. Most of all, the people of Alabama needed a reason to believe in, and trust, their leaders again.
Birmingham Business Journal
April 11, 2018
Alabama's best overall performance is its 25th rank in fiscal stability, which considers the credit rating, budget balancing, pension fund liability and liquidity for the state government. That ranking was boosted by the state's eighth-place showing for budget liquidity and its 15th-place spot in government creditÃâà...
Yellowhammer News
April 11, 2018
“Over the years, Senator Shelby has been a steadfast champion for Alabama's priorities, and I have no doubt his efforts will continue in this prestigious position,” he said in a statement. Stewart said Republicans long have railed against spending, particularly pork-barrel spending. “But when it comes to home, they certainlyÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
April 11, 2018
President Donald Trump is presented with a team helmet by the 2017 NCAA football national champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide, during a ceremony honoring the champions on the White House's South Lawn, in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. To the right left of the president is head coach NickÃâà...
WSFA
April 3, 2018
Montgomery County is the latest local government to file suit against prescription drug manufacturers and distributors. (Source: ... Beasley Allen has filed similar lawsuits on behalf of a number of Alabama municipalities and counties, as well as several governmental entities in other states. The firm also isÃâà...
FederalNewsRadio.com
April 3, 2018
(AP) — An Alabama legislator and a lobbyist who once chaired the Alabama Republican Party appeared in federal court Monday on conspiracy charges related to payments made to another lawmaker to advance an insurance bill. State Republican Rep. Jack D. Williams of Vestavia Hills and lobbyist MartyÃâà...
Yellowhammer News
April 3, 2018
An Alabama lawmaker and a lobbyist charged in a corruption case have attended federal court in shackles. Republican state ... President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1625, the Fiscal Year 2018 government funding bill, which ensures funding for the entire federal government through September 30th. This legislationÃâà...
AL.com
April 3, 2018
Jack Williams, R-Vestavia Hills, Marty Connors, the former chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, and a California health care executive were arrested today on federal bribery charges. ... Williams knew Hammon had a financial interest, which makes him party to the crime, according to the government.
AL.com
April 3, 2018
The jet that Airbus and Bombardier plan to build in coastal Alabama isn't a fighter. ... challenge: After Delta placed a big order for C Series jets in 2016, Boeing filed a 2017 trade complaint alleging that Canadian government support amounted to an unfair subsidy, allowing Bombardier to drop its prices.
Alabama NewsCenter
April 3, 2018
This upbringing, the University of Alabama at Birmingham senior said, was “extremely privileged, with a lot of support. I never had that bubble pop.” ... Student Government Association member Mokashi shares a laugh during the 2017 groundbreaking ceremony at UAB intramural fields. Jeff Hansen/UAB).
Alabama Today
April 3, 2018
President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1625, the Fiscal Year 2018 government funding bill, which ensures funding for the entire federal government through ... It includes strong funding levels for vital coastal ecosystem programs and makes critical investments for Alabama's farmers and foresters.
Alabama Today
March 23, 2018
Shortly after midnight, the U.S. Senate passed a $1.3 trillion spending package that will keep the government funded through the end of September. The move avoided a government shutdown. The measure strengthens America's national defense by making the largest investment in our Armed ForcesÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 15, 2018
"We are encouraged that the Trump administration has agreed to revisit these rules, which threaten property owners' rights to use any land that the federal government could dream that an endangered species might ever inhabit," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in his news release. "TheseÃâà...
Reason (blog)
March 5, 2018
Some lawmakers in Alabama have been trying to make this change for the past couple of years, attempting to get the government out of marriage as much as they possibly can. They've failed the last two attempts, but NPR reports that Republican state Representative Paul Beckman is trying again with HBÃâà...
CullmanSense
March 2, 2018
“We're both serving the last year of our two-(term) limit, which all the constitutional offices of Alabama have. So I had looked at what my future might hold. Young and several other close friends in the state government came to me and asked me if I would consider this,” said McMillan, “and my initial reactionÃâà...
Montgomery Advertiser
March 2, 2018
The Alabama Medicaid Agency will ask the federal government to allow it to impose work requirements on the program's relatively small number of able-bodied ... “Alabama Medicaid plans to utilize the resources that have been successful in these programs to assist Medicaid recipients in gaining the toolsÃâà...
Trussvilletribune
March 2, 2018
MONTGOMERY — Alabama State Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a legislation aimed at strengthening the Alabama Ethics Act, also ... Create a clear and definite process through which people serving in government can obtain guidance regarding whether a particular situation falls on that line.
Newsweek
March 2, 2018
The Alabama state Senate voted 23-3 Tuesday in favor of allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed on public property. ... Court Chief Justice was ultimately forced from office for failing to comply with the ruling of the federal court that he had to remove the statue from the government building.
Alabama NewsCenter
March 1, 2018
The federal government granted authority to the Mississippi Territory to create a state government for its western lands, leading to the creation of the Alabama Territory two days later. The U.S. Congress created the Mississippi Territory in 1798 out of lands north of the 31st parallel formerly claimed by theÃâà...
Alabama Public Radio
March 1, 2018
Deutsche Welle adds: "The hackers reportedly infiltrated the government's 'Informationsverbund Berlin-Bonn' (IVBB) network, a specially designed communications platform that sits separate from other public networks for supposed added security. It's used exclusively by the Chancellery, the GermanÃâà...
AL.com
February 27, 2018
That's how Alabama's government is restricted. If one type of tax or fee begins generating more revenue than needed for its earmarked purpose, while collections from another type of tax lag, that's tough luck: The legitimate government function financed by the second tax - perhaps state police, or maybeÃâà...
WSFA
December 31, 1999
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has filed a motion to join a suit filed by more than two dozen former and current students of Alabama State University. The initial federal complaint filed claims Alabama State University absorbed finances allocated to the students by the Nigerian government. The NigerianÃâà...
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