MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 19 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) today reached an important milestone as it has now hosted community broadband meetings in each of Alabama's 67 counties. These meetings, implemented through the Alabama Community Broadband Technical Assistance Program, are designed to bring community leaders to the table and provide state-level  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 20 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama's preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 2.2%, down from March's rate of 2.3%, and below April 2022's rate of 2.5%. April's rate represents 51,462 unemployed persons, a new record low, compared to 53,017 in March and 57,712 in April 2022. "Yet again, we see the resiliency of our state's workforce. When Alabama works, Al  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 17 -- Alabama Senate Republicans issued the following news release: * * * The Alabama Senate approved an $8.8 billion education trust fund including a $2.8 billion surplus. This allocation promotes supporting school programs, increasing pay for educators, and investing in the Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund to manage excess revenue. "The Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund is essentially a savings account that will be initially funded with $500 million and c  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 13 (TNSres) -- Alabama State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty Member Wins National Scholarship for Audiovisual Preservation and Archiving EBSCO Scholarship sent ASU's Bean to Los Angeles for cutting-edge courses and exposure, which will benefit students. * * * An assistant professor of recording technology in the Department of Communications at Alabama State University has been awarded the EBSCO Scholarship for Audiovisual Preservation and Archivi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today unveiled the 2023-2024 Best Places to Live in the nation. The new list ranks the country's 150 most populous metropolitan areas based on value, desirability, job market and quality of life. Green Bay, Wisconsin, ascended two positions to capture No. 1 due to its stro  more