MOBILE, Alabama — Airbus said today that it has officially launched production of A220 aircraft at its newly constructed Final Assembly Line hangar at its Alabama manufacturing facility. Airbus also said its workforce in Mobile has begun production of the first U.S.-built A220 for U.S. airline company JetBlue. “The team is excited to start working in […]

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) on Monday announced a $500,000 donation to the Alabama Department of Public Health to assist with testing and critical equipment in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Kay Ivey applauded the donation in a statement. “I commend the Poarch Creek Indians for their generosity during […]

A recent poll conducted independently of either campaign showed that former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville has a major lead over former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff race. Cygnal, a Montgomery-based, nationally respected polling firm, conducted a survey from May 7-10 among 607 likely GOP primary […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall this week joined a group of 15 state attorneys general in urging the federal district court in Washington, D.C. to grant the Department of Justice’s motion to drop the case against Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Flynn. The Department of Justice’s attempt to drop the criminal charges against Flynn is currently […]

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the secretive Boeing X-37B space plane back to orbit on Sunday. The mission, conducted on behalf of the U.S. Space Force, marked X-37B’s sixth trip to space and the fifth time it was delivered by ULA. For this mission, ULA employed its Atlas V 501 rocket built […]

Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for Senate went up on television Monday with its first television advertising campaign of the runoff. The former Auburn coach’s spots will be airing for the next 10 days exclusively on Fox News in Alabama. The ad being aired will hit former Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his relationship with President Donald […]

A disclosure filed Monday shows former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions earned $108,000 for giving speeches in the months after he left the Trump administration. The largest fee, $24,000, was paid by Skybridge Capital, an investment firm owned by former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci. The largest single source of payments came from Young America’s […]

MONTGOMERY — Both chambers of the Alabama legislature on Monday adjourned sine die after overwhelmingly approving Governor Kay Ivey’s proposed executive amendment to SB 161. The Senate, as the originating body, first concurred with the amendment in a 30-1 vote. State Senator Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) was the lone “nay” vote and took to Twitter to […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday the special election dates for the contest to replace former State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield), who resigned from her job representing Alabama House District 49 to join the Trump administration. The deadline to qualify with the two major political parties is Tuesday, June 2 at 5:00 p.m. The special primary […]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) released an application and guidelines for businesses seeking forgiveness on loans they obtained as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). SBA plans to release additional regulations and guidance to assist borrowers and lenders during the forgiveness application process, according to a release from the agency. Businesses can access the […]

Three minutes and 40 seconds into Sunday’s mission carried out by United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Alabama-built Atlas V rocket, the payload fairings jettisoned on schedule, introducing Boeing’s cutting-edge space vehicle to space for the sixth time. The X-37B is a reusable spacecraft built by Boeing for the U.S. Air Force. Although part of a classified […]

The month-plus shutdown of the economy to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 demonstrated why society should rethink the role of internet connectivity, especially in Alabama. While much of the country touts kitschy slogans like, “We’re all in this together,” being together has proven difficult in some parts of the state because of the lack of […]

There are many uncertainties ahead regarding the coronavirus pandemic, particularly regarding the economy. Under the current operating assumptions, the worst is behind the country and Alabama. For lawmakers in Montgomery, the difficulties regarding the economy include not having a precise number on what tax revenues to expect to apply to an education budget. However, despite […]

The Mobile Bay Oyster Gardening Program is looking for more volunteers. Each year from June to November, thousands of baby oysters are grown in oyster gardens hanging from piers around Mobile Bay. PJ Waters, program coordinator and associate extension professor at Auburn University, said the oyster program needs more people willing to volunteer their time and piers. “Grow […]

There is a level of uncertainty as to what Monday’s last day of the 2020 general session has in store regarding the passage of the $7.2 billion education budget and the $2.3 billion general fund budget. The unknown centers around an executive amendment to the general fund budget proposed by Gov. Kay Ivey dealing with […]

Nearly half of Alabama businesses are anticipating an improved business climate in the next six months despite the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey found. The survey conducted by AlabamaWorks! and the Alabama Workforce Council revealed Alabama businesses are struggling with laying off employees, a lack of market demand, disruptions in the supply chain and a […]

Alabama’s United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the USSF-7 mission Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was ULA’s second mission for the U.S. Space Force. The Alabama rocket builder previously completed the newly-formed space agency’s first national security space mission in March. Built at ULA’s 1.6 million square foot plant in Decatur, the Atlas […]

Tensions appear to have subsided between the legislature and the governor’s office over an apparent dispute for control of some $1.8 billion in funding allocated by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. On Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statement of intent to sign the $7.2 billion education budget and […]

Still to go with one last calendar day for the Alabama legislature before the sine die adjournment are the FY 2021 education trust fund and general fund budgets, both of which are expected to be considered on Monday. However, also looming is $1.8 billion funding allocated to Alabama by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, […]

The national recognition week to celebrate nurses may be coming to an end, but the observation will continue beyond this week, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The appreciation of those that decide to go into the field of nursing and other medical fields is recognized now more than ever,” said Ronica Thomas, professor of biology, and […]

A company in Alabama’s Wiregrass region is helping to fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the U.S. and in hard-hit regions around the world. Ashford-based Eastern Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of personal protective equipment serving a wide range of industries, provided coveralls that were used by hospitals and response groups in the early stages of the battle […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that her administration has received proposals from two different construction groups on how they would build the three new men’s prisons planned by the state. A release from the state says the process now goes into a “confidential proposal evaluation period” that will last around six weeks. “I am confident […]

The heads of each university in the SEC will vote May 22 on whether or not schools should keep their athletic facilities shuttered beyond June 1, according to an ESPN report. Currently, SEC facilities are scheduled to reopen on June 1, and the question of whether it should be extended has become a hot topic […]

The state of Alabama has fallen behind the nation at large in responding to the U.S. Census. The census determines how many votes a state gets in the electoral college, how many representatives a state has in Congress, and how much federal funding a state gets for key public programs. The Census Bureau publishes response […]