1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (391+ words) WASHINGTON " Congressman Robert Aderholt joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday at the birthplace of the nation to mark the 250th birthday of the United States. Members of Congress celebrated the occasion in Philadelphia, where the Second Continental Congress voted to…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (433+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. " Education savings accounts created through Alabama's CHOOSE Act are now fully funded for next school year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday. Families whose applications were approved earlier this year can now access their funding through Class Wallet....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (840+ words) Under the program, parents can open'investment accounts'for any child born during Trump's second term and automatically receive $1, 000 from the government. Accounts can be opened on behalf of older children " as long as they don't turn 18 before the end of the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (629+ words) WASHINGTON " Soon after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality birthright citizenship Tuesday, President Donald Trump called for Congress to act, and some Alabama Republicans echoed that push. In a 6-3 decision, the justices rejected Trump's broad executive order that aimed to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (308+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. " Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed career law enforcement officer Jennifer Rudden Conway to serve on the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Conway's previous experience includes stints at the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Greensboro, North…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (701+ words) WASHINGTON " A group of House conservatives derailed a must-pass defense bill Tuesday, forcing Republican leadership to scrap votes for the rest of the week over a stalled GOP elections overhaul measure. Lawmakers will begin their July 4 recess early and will…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (608+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. " An attorney representing Montgomery's Jackson Hospital on Tuesday confirmed that the hospital will not close on Wednesday as it had previously warned it could. Attorney Derek Meek said in bankruptcy court that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (413+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump nominated Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Cook late Monday to serve as a district judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Cook, a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School, was elected to the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (455+ words) Alabama's score has historically been one of the best in the country, and has always been below the national average. Our Department of Human Resources runs one of the most efficient SNAP programs in the nation. The state employees who…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (898+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. " A judge convened lawyers for both sides Monday for a hearing on the latest challenge to U. S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's residency as he seeks the governor's office as the Republican nominee. Monday's hearing was the first public discussion of…...