Government — Page 41

OT income tax cut gets bipartisan boost

MONTGOMERY — As tax cuts continue to carry the thunder of the legislative session’s final days, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle made a timely push to become the […]

Sentar wins Health IT Innovation awards

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville cybersecurity specialist Sentar has been selected by FORUM – formerly known as FedHealthIT – as a FORUM Health IT Award recipient in collaboration with the Naval Information […]

NE Alabama agencies receive ADECA grants

MONTGOMERY – Several northeast Alabama law enforcement agencies have received much-needed funding, thanks to grants from the U.S. Department of Justice through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. […]

Battle: Trust in Space Command process broken

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle threw his support Thursday behind a congressional investigation of the Space Command relocation decision. House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers announced Thursday the […]

MADISON — A gun store planning to open near three schools in Madison resulted in more than 25 residents packing Monday night’s City Council meeting. The heated debate led to […]

UNA alum wins State Department IT fellowship

FLORENCE – A North Alabama alumnus is taking his degree and talents to the U.S. government. Following a highly competitive application process, Brandon Sanders, who graduated in 2019 with his […]

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin – with its partners Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic Technology and Honeybee Robotics – has been selected to build the second human lunar landing system, NASA […]

BIRMINGHAM — Innovate Alabama is opening applications June 1 for the third round of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program. Recipients of Phase I and Phase II Federal Small Business […]

Beam me up! New City Hall 'topped off'

HUNTSVILLE — The city of Huntsville ceremoniously lifted its last and highest beam into place for the new City Hall downtown. Mayor Tommy Battle; Huntsville City Council; Brandon Tucker, project […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Chinese ownership of U.S. land increasing more than 2,200% from 2010 to 2020, lawmakers are pushing legislation to stem the purchases by adversarial governments. And the […]

Northrop Grumman delivers IBCS to Poland

HUNTSVILLE — Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered key Integrated Battle Command System components for Poland’s medium-range air defense program. The recent delivery of the IBCS Integrated Fire Control Network relays […]

MADISON — The voters of Madison overwhelmingly showed they are satisfied with their city government. In unofficial results from today’s referendum, there were 5,559 votes (74.9%) to remain a mayor-council […]

MADISON — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday in Madison to cast their vote in a referendum on changing from a mayor-council form of government to a council-manager form […]

Lomax bill would ban Chinese-made drones

HUNTSVILLE — With Redstone Arsenal in his House district, State Rep. James Lomax has a special interest in keeping Chinese-made drones out of the state. Lomax (R-Huntsville) has introduced House […]

MADISON — With nine days left before a special election that could change the form of governance to a council-manager format in the city of Madison, groups on both sides […]

WASHINGTON — A trio of representatives from Alabama brought bipartisanship to the forefront Thursday in questioning the Secretary of the Air Force about the delay in moving the U.S. Space […]

Huntsville awards grants to local nonprofits

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council authorized the city’s Community Development Office to distribute Community Development Block Grant funds to seven local nonprofit organizations. The grant funds are available through […]

HUNTSVILLE — Gone are the days of developers and business owners trying to track down owners of adjacent property when applying for on-premise liquor licenses. The process could take weeks […]

Calendar bill could lead to year-round school

MONTGOMERY — A bill has been introduced by a Decatur legislator that would give local school boards more flexibility over required instructional days throughout the year. If passed, districts would […]

Butler bill addresses Welcome Center rocket

MONTGOMERY — The deteriorating Saturn rocket at the I-65 Welcome Center in Limestone County has garnered state headlines for months. The widespread attention has caused lawmakers and other officials to […]

Britt heralds Marshall Space Flight Center work

WASHINGTON — Citing a “legacy of excellence,” Sen. Katie Britt praised the Marshall Space Flight Center’s contributions to space exploration. Her comments were to NASA Administration Bill Nelson during a […]

As we round out the month of April, which marks National Financial Literacy Month, we were proud to see the Alabama Legislature pass legislation requiring public school students to complete […]

    Rebates, tax breaks or none? Legislators are apparently frustrated in Montgomery. The governor’s push for $400 tax rebates to qualified individuals seems to be losing more support daily, […]

Tuberville speaks to Clements AP Government class

ATHENS — Washington came to Limestone County today. Well, sort of. Actually, Sen. Tommy Tuberville virtually joined Brittley Thompson’s AP Government class at Clements High School to answer questions about […]