Government — Page 46

Orr bill would phase out grocery tax

MONTGOMERY — State Sen. Arthur Orr has drafted legislation that he said would phase out the grocery tax on food. The proposed bill would take one cent off the grocery […]

Huntsville offers student internship program

HUNTSVILLE – Are you or someone you know a college student seeking a rewarding experience both personally and professionally? If this sounds like you, keep reading! The 2023 Summer Intern Program, […]

MONTGOMERY — The Statehouse was busy in Tuesday’s first day of the special session. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1 (33-0), which transfers $59.9 million from the State’s General Fund […]

MADISON — Madison voters will choose their form of government in a special election May 9. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Madison Mayor Paul Finley announced the date for […]

Team Redstone slates briefing for businesses

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command will host Team Redstone’s 2023 Center of Excellence Advance Planning Briefings to its industry partners in the Bob Jones Auditorium on […]

HUNTSVILLE – PPT Solutions has chosen Unanet GovCon Enterprise Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management tools to help mobilize for significant growth. After studying other ERP and CRM tools, the […]

MONTGOMERY— The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will be administering $66,000 in grants made available by the U.S. Department of Justice and awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey in support […]

DULLES, Va. – Workplace and workforce issues headline the release of the annual Gauge Report published by Unanet and CohnReznick for the government contracting industry. Workforce hiring overtakes the uncertainty […]

Tuberville presses general on Space Command

WASHINGTON — In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville pressed Space Command Commander Gen. James Dickinson in defense of the Air Force’s decision to move […]

Strong first floor speech: Resume building wall

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dale Strong took to the House floor Thursday for his first speech as a congressman to introduce legislation pertaining to the Southern border. In it, Strong (R-Monrovia) […]

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey delivered a message of the future Tuesday in her annual State of the State address. “Folks, our students…our young people are why our work today […]

MONTGOMERY — There is a workforce shortage in the state – not only for businesses but for schools and state agencies. To help plug the gap, a Huntsville lawmaker has […]

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels has been a vocal supporter of cutting the state’s grocery tax, proposing an extended tax holiday to assess the effects of such a plan. Some […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Big 10 Mayors have released their legislative agenda for the upcoming legislative session and economy is the top issue. Number one on the list is to […]

Big 10 Mayors announce legislative agenda

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Big 10 Mayors today released their legislative agenda for the 2023 legislative session. The mayors’ collective priorities include legislation to grow Alabama’s economy and to improve […]

MONTGOMERY – More residents in several North Alabama communities will have access to high-speed internet, according to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office. The governor announced nearly $5 million will be provided […]

  Special session A special session is coming. The Alabama Legislature will begin a special session Wednesday. Legislators will use the session to focus on ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) […]

Axient makes Redstone Gateway home

HUNTSVILLE — Government contractor Axient has a new home. The company is leasing approximately 30,000 square feet of space at 1100 Redstone Gateway, developer Corporate Office Properties Trust announced today. […]

Trash Pandas deliver $1.4M 'blast' to Madison

MADISON — To put it in baseball terms, the Rocket City Trash Pandas knocked one out of the park for the city of Madison. The Minor League Baseball team, just […]

City manager vote coming to Madison

MADISON — An election date to vote on a change of governance in the city of Madison will be set in two weeks, the mayor said Monday. The change is […]

HUNTSVILLE — While Colorado’s congressional delegation continues to criticize the U.S. Air Force’s decision not to select their state as the permanent home for Space Command’s headquarters, a federal government […]

Siemens unit wins $24.8M Army energy contract

RESTON, Va. — Energy-efficient infrastructure improvements by Siemens Government Technologies will produce $1.5 million in energy savings in the first year for Army Garrison Ansbach. The work at the U.S. […]

Severe weather sales tax holiday this weekend

MONTGOMERY — For the 12th straight year to cap Severe Weather Awareness Week, the state has declared a Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. This year’s holiday is today through […]

  Sweeter the second time around Keep your eye on what was once a potential Bass Pro site at I-565 and I-65 in Decatur. The city is completing its overpass […]