TUSKEGEE, Alabama, April 18 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Republic Airways Holdings and its Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy plan to develop an advanced flight training program in Tuskegee that will prepare the next generation of aspiring pilots for high-paying career opportunities in the airline industry. LIFT is teaming with Tuskegee University and the City of Tuskegee to base the training   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 18 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 42 - The Sound of Freedom Act - elevating Alabama's anti human trafficking law to become the toughest in America. The new law raises the penalty for first-degree human trafficking to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment when the victim was a minor. During her state of the state address, the governor called on the Legislatu  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 18 -- Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen issued the following commentary: * * * Banning Ranked Choice Voting Is Next Step in Ensuring Alabama Elections Are Most Secure in Country On the heels of Alabama's ballot harvesting ban, I am turning my attention towards the next step in ensuring Alabama elections are the most secure elections in the country: the outlawing of ranked-choice voting. SB 186 sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr and HB 423 sponsored by Representativ  more

AUBURN, Alabama, April 18 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Adam H. Domby, associate professor in Auburn University's Department of History, has been awarded the prestigious Kemble Fellowship at the The Huntington Library, a world-renowned collection of libraries, galleries and gardens to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences. The Kemble Fellowship is one of just 13 long-term fellowship  more

AUBURN, Alabama, April 18 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: David Timm has been named the chair of the Auburn University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Timm, whose term is effective July 1, has been a civil and environmental engineering faculty member since 2001 when he joined the department as an assistant professor. Since then, he has held the department's Brasfield & Gorrie Professor and Associate Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering positi  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 18 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Samford University Brock School of Business students recently participated in the Intercollegiate Insurance Sales (Case Study) Competition hosted by Florida State University where they finished 2nd in the nation. This is the third consecutive year that a Samford team has advanced to the finals of this prestigious competition. The competition involves building and selling a commercial P&C insurance program fo  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 18 -- Samford University issued the following news release: The Office of Student Success and Diversity is committed to its goal of providing a safe, informed and loving community on Samford University's campus through its many educational opportunities and events. Recently, the office hosted implicit bias trainings for members of faculty search committees at the university. "This includes faculty and staff members who are involved in the hiring process for new facu  more

MOBILE, Alabama, April 18 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama Sally Steadman Azalea Chapter of Mortar Board, an honor society for college seniors, has received the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award as best chapter in the nation for 2023. New members were initiated this month. Members of the South chapter partnered with departments across campus to bring speakers to their meetings, joined forces with athletics and studen  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 18 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Longtime advancement professional Tara Jones, most recently with Auburn University in Alabama, will become the Senior Vice President of Advancement for the University of Memphis and the University of Memphis Foundation, it was announced today. Jones, who has more than two decades of experience in higher education advancement and development, served as the Executive Director and Associate Vice President  more

MOBILE, Alabama, April 18 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the College of Education and Professional Studies is launching two new concentrations, global leadership and events marketing and management, under its bachelor's degree program. For those who seek to shape the future of a vibrant and evolving industry, South's hospitality and tourism concentrations will start in the  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 18 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice over the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Grant Program ("Proposed Rule"). The letter from the State of Utah follows letters from the States of Alabama and Kansas in opposition to the federal government's proposed regulations. In his letter, General Reyes shares Alabama and Kansas' concerns regarding the l  more