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James E. Buskey, longtime Alabama state representative, dies at age 87. James E. Buskey, one of Alabama’s longest-serving lawmakers and a dedicated public servant, passed away on Friday at the age of 87. Bill Britt.
90 years on: Remembering the Scottsboro Boys - Alabama …
Dec 29, 2021 · Two white women, Victoria Price, age 21, and Ruby Bates, age 17, accused nine Black teenage boys of rape while they were all riding on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama, on March 25, 1931. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. The teens ranged in age from 13 to 19. None were Alabamans; they were from Georgia and Tennessee.
ADOL providing portal to allow unemployment claimants to …
Published on June 7, 2021 at 7:09 am CDT. The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) has improved an existing portal to allow unemployment compensation claimants to digitally upload various types of information related to their unemployment claim. The improved portal will allow claimants to upload identity documents, such as a driver’s license ...
The best Alabama coronavirus maps, charts and historical data
Tracking COVID-19 in Alabama. For the past three years, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has provided access to COVID-19 data. The federal COVID-19 public health emergency expired on May 11, 2023, and with that expiration, much of the data is no longer available. Our dashboard has been modified to remove temporal data that has ...
State Board of Veterans Affairs seeks action for Fort McClellan vets
Oct 21, 2021 · The State Board of Veterans Affairs at an Oct. 1 meeting unanimously voted to pass a resolution that urges Alabama’s congressional delegation to study the effects of service at McClellan, to establish a health registry for former McClellan veterans and establish a presumptive service connection for vets who were exposed to toxins while at ...
Alabama voters approve new constitution, 10 amendments on ballot
Nov 9, 2022 · In a historic result, voters overwhelmingly approved a recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, allowing for the archaic and racist language used within the colossal document to be removed and outdated provisions and sections to be updated and edited. Aside from the approval of a new constitution, Alabamians also approved all ten ...
The latest gambling bill: a breakdown - Alabama Political Reporter
Feb 8, 2024 · The gambling committee expects the combination of lottery, casinos and sports wagering to haul in somewhere between $800 million and just over $1 billion annually, not counting licensing fees. That’s around $300-$400 in casino revenue, $200 million from the lottery, $300 million from the compact with the Poarch Creeks and $10 million from ...
Port of Mobile emerges as second fastest-growing U.S. port
Jan 8, 2024 · The standout finding from this analysis is the rapid growth of Alabama’s Port of Mobile, which ranks as the second fastest-growing port in the last decade. Despite being the 42nd largest port in the U.S. by volume, the Port of Mobile exhibited a remarkable 121.84 percent growth, surpassing major airports such as Atlanta International and ...
Report: Alabama's broken parole board violating its own …
Jan 18, 2024 · It was 34.3 percent and 27 percent in 2021. Both England and the al.com piece point out that Gwathney and the board have violated Alabama law numerous times by setting off parole hearings for five years after denials, despite the law forbidding it in some instances. But more egregious, according to England’s stats, which he said were provided ...
Port of Mobile deepening, widening to be completed by 2025
Published on May 21, 2021 at 2:21 pm CDT. Updated on May 23 at 1:51 pm. Aerial image of the Port of Mobile. Alabama’s seaport modernization program began construction on Friday to deliver, by the year 2025, a deeper and wider Mobile Ship Channel and improve the lower harbor turning basin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has executed two ...