Tag: Alan Baker
Gov. Kay Ivey visits Atmore on her statewide broadband tour
On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) visited Atmore Community Hospital in Escambia County on the third stop on her broadband tour. Ivey stressed the...
Report recommends changes to Alabama’s education system
Recommendations have been made to improve education at the student and educator levels in Alabama by the Governor’s Commission on Teaching and...
House Committee advances legislation providing stipends to principals who receive additional...
On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives Ways and Means General Fund Committee advanced legislation that would provide up to $15,000 in...
Kay Ivey signs four executive orders to address education crisis
On Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey released four new executive orders related to public education. The executive orders are intended to achieve Gov. Ivey’s inauguration...
Nathaniel Ledbetter announces fourth and final round of committee chair appointments
On Wednesday, State Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, the House Republican Caucus nominee for Speaker of the Alabama House, announced the final seven representatives he plans...
Steve Flowers: Jo Bonner inaugurated as president of University of South...
Jo Bonner was officially sworn in as the fourth president of the University of South Alabama on September 23, 2022.
John Merrill: Redistricting controversies
Recently, the implementation of the newly drawn state legislative district lines has become a point of conversation in large part due to...
Kay Ivey signs Numeracy Act into Law, eliminating Common Core standards...
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 171, the Alabama Numeracy Act, into law. The Numeracy Act, sponsored by Sen. Arthur...
Steve Flowers: Incumbency prevails in 2022 State House races
Folks, believe it or not, we are closing in on six months before next year’s election year. The primary election is set...
Alabama House okays proposed teacher retirement change
The bill would reverse some of the changes lawmakers implemented in 2013.
