The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package has passed both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. In the House, all Republican Representatives from Alabama voted against the bill

Last month, on the heels of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-Tuscaloosa) announcement that he would not seek a seventh term in the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) acknowledged she was considering a possible bid for that seat. In a follow-up appearance on MSNBC to commemorate the 56th anniversary of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday,” Sewell […]

An Alabama small business owner has been announced as one of only three “top entrepreneurs” chosen across the nation after Lowe’s first ever virtual pitch competition, “Making It…with Lowe’s.” The competition featured a diverse array of entrepreneurs from around the United States. Over 1,300 applications were received, and ultimately more than 400 unique products were […]

Startups from around the world are encouraged to apply for the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator 2021 class. In its second year, the innovative program, located in Birmingham, seeks early-stage startups focused on emerging energy technologies. Areas of interest include smart cities, electric grid resiliency and sustainability, industrial electrification, connectivity and electric transportation. The class will run for […]

Jackson and Musick are joined by Matt Murphy of Talk 99.5 in Birmingham to discuss the issues facing the state of Alabama this week.

FLORENCE — With the third month of the 117th Congress now underway, House Democrats have pushed forward in their efforts to pass H.R. 1, which would impose so-called reforms to the country’s voting system. Also among the priorities for Democrats, who control the White House, House and Senate, are immigration measures that could include amnesty […]

COVID-19 has forced many nonprofits to shift gears in their fundraising efforts and the American Heart Association (AHA) is no exception. The AHA’s 2021 Birmingham Heart Walk has been reimagined as a digital experience this year to maintain necessary safety protocols due to the ongoing pandemic. Through the event design, AHA is striving to get more people moving in Birmingham […]

When kids participate in the life of a garden, they see the complete cycle of growing food, cooking and preparing it to eat. School gardens are exciting places for kids to learn basic academic subjects, too. The Tuscaloosa community came together more than 10 years ago to develop a garden-based learning program called the Druid […]

Congress is expected to soon pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, the fourth major response to the pandemic. Did these measures save our economy from a protracted recession? Our initial response might be yes because of last spring’s economic free-fall. The stock market declined 20%. Unemployment jumped from 3.5% in February to 14.8% […]

JACKSON, Alabama – Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) plans to launch a three-year, $440 million project to permanently convert a paper machine at its mill in Clarke County to produce linerboard used for corrugated packaging. Lake Forest, Illinois-based PCA announced that it discontinued the production of uncoated freesheet, used for copy paper and other applications, […]

She could neither see nor hear. But her vision influenced countless millions. Helen Keller’s influence reached far beyond her native Alabama. She became a celebrity at an early age and remained so throughout her life. Born in 1880 in Tuscumbia, Keller was 19 months old when an illness left her deaf and blind. With the […]

FLORENCE — Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has banned the use of federal funds to pay for abortion except in the extreme case of saving the life of a pregnant woman or terminating a pregnancy that resulted from incest or rape. The Hyde Amendment has stood the test of time, most recently during the 2010 […]

Senators Richard Shelby and Tommy Tuberville voted against H.R.1319, the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending bill supported by President Biden.

In a season filled with uncertainty, injuries, and the looming notion that Auburn had self-imposed a post-season ban, the Auburn Tigers finished their season on a high note. Bruce Pearl managed to get his team involved and excited in a season where they could have easily folded and written this season off. However, Pearl got […]

Alabama is enjoying one of their best seasons in recent memory and continued with their winning ways today as they defeated Georgia 89-79 in the Bulldogs’ house. The Tide have been cruising through the SEC this season, with only two blemishes on their conference record. With the regular season SEC championship already claimed by Bama, […]

About 13 years ago, making beer in Alabama was just a dream for people like Jason Wilson, whose Back Forty Beer Company would go on to help lay the foundation for today’s thriving craft-beer scene. “I called the ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) board and said I’d like to fill out an application for a manufacturing brewery in […]

Southern Company, Alabama Power’s parent company, joined five other energy companies Tuesday in announcing plans to ensure electric vehicle (EV) drivers have access to a seamless network of charging stations connecting major highway systems across significant regions of the country. The Electric Highway Coalition – made up of Southern Company, American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Entergy Corporation and the Tennessee […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Saturday morning offered an amendment on the Senate floor that would have prohibited educational institutions from receiving federal funding if they allow biological males to compete in female athletics competitions. Tuberville’s amendment came amid a long line of amendments from both sides of the aisles to the $1.9 trillion so-called […]

Automatic Seafood and Oysters has definitely caught on. Since opening in Birmingham in 2019, the restaurant from chef Adam Evans and his wife and designer Suzanne Humphries Evans has attracted and wowed with its inviting space and amazing food. It’s not just patrons who are impressed. The prestigious James Beard Awards had Automatic Seafood and Oysters among its […]

Research activities at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) continue to rank among the top federally funded programs in the United States, according to the latest information available from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The annual NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey ranked six UAH programs in the top 20 nationally, up […]

Birmingham developer Orchestra Partners has broken ground on Urban Supply, a mixed-use redevelopment of historic buildings at the west end of Birmingham’s Parkside district. The first phase will feature a mix of pop-up tenants, including local retailer Cahaba Cycles and retail concept Garage Sale, plus a calendar of outdoor community events. In a news release, Orchestra Partners said the recent developments are […]

It was almost quitting time on a Friday, and Josie Russell Young was looking forward to her weekend when the phone at Russell Construction of Alabama’s Montgomery office rang. She saw it was a California phone number and almost didn’t answer. “It was 4:45, and I really thought it was spam,” she said, “but I picked […]

Social media has been filled with smoke and fire lately as many land managers, like the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), conduct controlled burns to enhance the flora and fauna throughout the state. Steven Mitchell, the ADCNR’s Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division Upland Bird Coordinator, said the Department, along with other […]

The annual Selma Jubilee, a celebration of a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, is taking place virtually in 2021 due to the pandemic. A digital recreation of the Selma-Montgomery March is being made available with help from Google. The live version of the virtual event is running from March 5-7. In a sponsorship […]