CAMDEN, Alabama, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey today announced the awarding of more than $188 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet access in Alabama. The grants, totaling $188,453,905, were awarded to 12 internet service providers to install more than 4,000 miles of "middle-mile" projects throughout Alabama. Middle-mile projects help fill the gap in broadband expansion to make it more economically fe  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 6 -- Alabama Senate Republicans issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * Alabama Senate Republicans Defending Alabama in 2024 * * * When it comes to being in touch with the issues facing the people of Alabama and effectively serving them, the state legislature stands unrivaled. Given the chaos in D.C., the lack of direction from government agencies, and Joe Biden's blatant ignorance, the responsibility falls solely on state governments to restore orde  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 31 -- Samford University issued the following news release: In January, Samford University's Brock School of Business collaborated with other higher education institutions across the state of Alabama to sponsor the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) 2024 conference. This year's event was based on the theme "Forging the Future Together" and brought together a national community of like-minded professionals to discuss the evolving   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Samford University issued the following news release: Alyssa A. DiRusso, the Whelan W. and Rosalie T. Palmer Professor of Law in Samford University Cumberland School of Law, is the co-author of Federal Taxation of Wealth Transfers: Cases and Problems, Fifth Edition, published by Aspen Publishing in January 2024. The textbook primarily focuses on the federal estate tax and the federal gift tax, while also introducing the federal generation-skipping transf  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 6 -- Spring Hill College issued the following news release: Tania Tetlow, president of Fordham University, will address the Spring Hill College Class of 2024 during their commencement ceremony on May 11th. Tetlow is the 33rd president of Fordham, becoming the first woman and layperson to serve in this position. "My commitment to Jesuit education began long before I was born, when my father came to Spring Hill for his bachelor's and then master's in philosophy," Tetlow sa  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Jan. 31 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will bring Pulitzer Prize finalist and award-winning journalist and author Vauhini Vara to campus on Friday, Feb. 2, for an exploration of artificial intelligence and its possible effects on our society. UAH is a part of the University of Alabama System. Her program, "A.I. Dominance and a Planet in Peril: How Speculating About Our Future Illuminates Our Present," w  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Jim Steele Dr. Gary Zank, renowned solar researcher and space physicist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been selected to provide the first chapter of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033, a publication that will set the future course for solar and space physics science. Zank directs the Center for Space Plasm  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 6 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama has named Nick Lawkis vice president for governmental relations. He has served as the office's executive director since May 2019. Lawkis will continue to serve as a University liaison with local, state and federal governments and agencies, including coordinating efforts to secure the University's share of the state's $8 billion education budget. "Nick Lawkis is one o  more