Troy University Board of Trustees President pro-tem Gerald Dial was honored by the Higher Education Partnership of Alabama with its 2017 Alumni Advocates’ Leadership Award. The award, presented by Troy State Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins and Partnership Executive Director Gordon Stone, recognizes Senator Dial’s commitment to public universities and willingness
A Spain-based auto supplier has announced plans to build a $10.4 million manufacturing facility in Birmingham. Grupo Antolin’s Alabama facility will employ about 150 people by 2020. The average wage for workers at the plant is planned to be $19.13 an hour. Construction is scheduled to start in early March on
The Alabama Legislature returned to work on Tuesday, February 21, for the 5th day of the session. Here are a few highlights: On Tuesday (5th day of session): The House passed general bills to authorize elected officials to designate another person to serve on certain agency boards and commissions and to repeal duplicative
State Senator Rusty Glover announced last week that he will run for lieutenant governor in 2018. A Republican from Mobile County, Glover said he wants to make the legislature open to all people, looking out for all Alabamians and not just the few. Glover, a retired high school history teacher,
After six years in the position, Representative Micky Hammon of Decatur confirmed in a press release that he was stepping down as House Majority Leader once his replacement is elected. Hammon was elected to the House in 2002 and as Majority Leader in 2010. Hammon said he will continue to be a
The Alabama Legislature returned to work on Tuesday, February 14, for the 3rd day of the session. Here are a few highlights: On Tuesday (3rd day of session): The House debated the rules report for several hours before breaking for dinner. After the recess, they quickly voted on a resolution voicing support for President Donald J. Trump.
An overhaul of the state’s Medicaid program has already been postponed a year and could face more delays after the departure of several healthcare systems over concerns about the program’s direction and costs. In recent months, several of Alabama’s largest hospitals, including UAB and the University of South Alabama, have
The 2017 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature began last Tuesday, and legislators wasted no time diving into some important and interesting work. Here’s a quick recap of the first two days and the pressing issues facing them: The Medicaid Commissioner reported another Medicaid crisis. The Bentley Administration is hoping that
The U.S. Senate confirmed Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama as U.S. Attorney General by a vote of 52-47. Sessions voted “present” on his nomination, while Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia was the lone Democrat to cross the aisle to vote for Sessions. Sessions was elected U.S. Senator from Alabama
Governor Robert Bentley appointed Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate following the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General. Strange, 63, was elected the state’s attorney general in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. The appointment follows a lengthy process of interviews and questions about what role, if
