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Alabama’s Business Climate Remains Strong Amid Strategic Growth
Speakin' Out News - Alabama
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June 24, 2025
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama team member works on vehicle assembly at the Montgomery plant. Alabama’s automotive industry continues to thrive, powered by a skilled workforce and global investment. MONTGOMERY, AL — The...
Every state could see summer, after-school program cuts with Trump funding freeze
WGCU - Florida
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July 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year. The administration is withholding more...
Alabama A&M Univ.Strengthens Alabama A&M Univ.Strengthens Fiscal Foundations, Embraces Reform Following State Audit
Speakin' Out News - Alabama
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June 25, 2025
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama A&M University’s campus in Normal, Alabama, is charting a forward-looking path after embracing reforms highlighted by a recent state audit. NORMAL, Ala. — Alabama A&M University (AAMU), a historic and vital institution of...
An 11-year-old from south Alabama fights for his life halfway around the world
AL.com - Alabama
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June 29, 2025
His teammates call him “Hollywood.” He’s always been the athletic, gregarious kid who dances in the dugout and spreads the joy. He’s an 11-year-old who’s always had big plans, big dreams and big smiles. And as he lies in a hospital bed in Rome,...
ACCS Is Just What the Doctor Ordered for Alabama Jobs
Alabama Gazette
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June 29, 2025
The recently completed 2025 Regular Session has concluded successfully. Anytime you record solid balanced budgets, you have succeeded. Both the Education Budget and General Fund Budget are sound, thanks to the good work of the Budget Chairmen....
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Deliver Largest Tax Cut in American History, Secures Critical Child Care Tax Relief and Investments in Alabama
Alabama Gazette
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June 29, 2025
July 1, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to deliver the largest tax cut in history for working-class Americans. The Senate's reconciliation bill, which passed by a vote of 51-50, now heads to the U.S. House...
Alabama regressed in child well-being ranking but could improve in future post-pandemic data
Daily Mountain Eagle - Alabama
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Alabama fell four ranks in overall child well-being in the national KidsCount numbers released last week. Alabama ranks 43rd in overall child well-being, according to the data. That ranking is determined by four sub groups: economic well-being,...
Collegians: Faith Carelli of Woodstock graduates from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences
Daily Freeman - New York
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June 28, 2025
Faith Carelli of Woodstock graduated from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences in Iowa, with a doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery degree on Friday, May 30. Carelli is a member of Pi Delta, the national podiatric honor society....
Alabama college offers major perk for graduate students: 25% off tuition
AL.com - Alabama
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June 24, 2025
New graduate students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville will be able to pay a discounted tuition. University leaders just implemented the Charger EDGE (Educational Discount for Graduate Excellence) program for new students admitted for...
Campus minister reflects on 40 years of sending students to the nations
Alabama Baptist
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July 7, 2025
David Englehart, the campus director of New Mexico State University’s Christian Challenge, was moved with emotion as he recalled a quiet, but stunning moment in his life some 30 years earlier during a trip to Central Asia. “We were coming up out...
"Why the f**k is Alabama #1": Fans have wild reactions to EA Sports College Football 26 best team rankings
Sportskeeda
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June 28, 2025
The team ratings for EA Sports College Football 26 game were released ahead of the release next month. These represent who the developers think are the strongest teams in college football. The Alabama Crimson Tide is the game's best-ranked team....
Alabama Counties Brace for Heat Dome's Intense Conditions
105.1 The Block - Alabama
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June 24, 2025
We are just a few days into the “official” start of summer, and it has been brutal for many states across the United States. The Weather Channel said that “more than 100 million are sweating it out in temps above 90°.” The National Weather Service...
Green Up Alabama engages communities to improve lives, one tree at a time
The Selma Times-Journal - Alabama
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June 28, 2025
Published 10:32 am Saturday, June 28, 2025 By Jamie Anderson Auburn University Alabama’s small and rural communities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to a range of issues as their often-sparse tree canopies age and decline. Lacking...
Alabama A&M University Exposed In State Audit For Non-Compliance Issues And Overpaying Employees
Black Enterprise
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June 23, 2025
The school faced issues within accounts payable and its Athletics department. A new state audit on Alabama A&M University found the HBCU had multiple non-compliance issues. The audit looked at the school’s accounts from 2019 to 2022. In the 2023...
Tomgram: Karen Greenberg, Checks and Balances? Dream on in the Age of Trump!
OpEdNews
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July 7, 2025
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. These days, don't you sometimes feel like you're no longer in the world you always knew, but in a science-fiction version of...
$7000 for Everyone – Alabama’s New School Choice Program
The Network Journal
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Today, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Parental Rights in Education Act, enacting one of the most expansive school choice programs in the nation. In 2025-2026, the program is set to offer $7,000 in education funding per K-12 student...
Alabama team uncovers $1.5 billion in project leads at 2025 Paris Air Show
Made in Alabama
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June 23, 2025
PARIS — What began with a full schedule of 21 pre-arranged meetings quickly evolved into a whirlwind of opportunity for the Alabama Department of Commerce team at last week’s 2025 Paris Air Show, where the state team engaged with executives from...
Educator, Advocate Juanita DeVaughn Marks 100th Birthday After Century of Civil Rights Service
Pasadena Now - California
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Juanita DeVaughn [Courtesy photo]Juanita Young DeVaughn will celebrate her 100th birthday on July 22, capping a remarkable century that began in rural Alabama and evolved into a lifetime of educational leadership and civil rights advocacy in...
8 Old-School Technologies I'm Sad Are Fading Into Obscurity
How-To Geek
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June 27, 2025
There's a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from seeing something you once loved slowly slip into irrelevance—not because it failed, but because the world simply moved on. I've always had a soft spot for older tech. Again, not just because...
Alabama's Surprising Spot in Dating Rankings
WTUG 92.9 FM - Alabama
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June 23, 2025
It seems like now a days online dating is the most popular way to get out of that dreaded “single”category. People all over the country are finding their soulmates online. With sites like Grindr, Facebook Dating, and the top dogs of the online...