WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Palmer Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Environment Hearing to Address Permitting Reform Under the Clean Air Act Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled From Gridlock to Growth: Permitti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Dale Strong, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Strong: "The Importance of Our Nation's Agricultural Assets to Both Our Economy and National Security Cannot be Overstated" Today, Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the threats advers  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Alabama -- First Quarter 2025 * Employment increased in 3 of the 7 largest counties in Alabama from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Baldwin County had the largest over-the-year increase in employme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Environment Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Address Permitting Reform Under the Clean Air Act Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led a hearing titled From Gridlock to Growth: Permitting Reform Under the Clean Air Act. "This was a vital opportunity for our Subcommit  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 17 -- The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology issued the following news: * * * HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Selected to Join Global Collaborative for the Agtech Startup Community HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is one of 12 regional ecosystem innovation hubs in the U.S. and four foreign countries to be selected as an Ecosystem Partner in a new platform called H.A.R.V.E.S.T. (Harnessing Agricultural Research and Venture Ecosystems for Sustainab  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama posted the following news release: * * * Marengo County Man Sentenced To Thirteen Years For Armed Robbery Of Chevron In Dixon Mills United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Yancy Xavier Dumas to 157 months' imprisonment for armed robbery of a business and discharging a firearm during the crime. Court documents show that on January 9, 2024, Dumas robbed the Chevron Gas Station  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama posted the following news release: * * * Medical Device Company Exactech, Inc. Agrees to Pay $8 Million for Selling Allegedly Defective Knee Implant Devices Exactech Inc., a medical device company based in Gainesville, Florida, has agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Issues Letter Opposing Project Marvel Data Center in Alabama, Growing Concerns for Environmental Harm in the Region * Today, the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, the Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP, and the NAACP Center for Environmental and Climate Justice call on the Bessemer City Council and Bessemer Planning and Zoning Commission to reject the construction of the Logistic La  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Welcomes Cancer Advocates to Washington, Urges Passage of the Nancy Gardner Sewell Multi-Cancer Early Detection Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to welcome cancer advocates from across the nation to Washington for their annual advocacy day and urged passage of her legislation, H.R. 842, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer  more

TROY, Alabama, Sept. 17 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy professor receives over $500K grant to research ways to test safety of recycled plastics Troy University Chemistry and Physics professor Dr. Shaoyang Liu has been awarded a $534,194 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research into developing reliable methods to test recycled plastics for toxic residues and hazardous chemicals. His research, titled "RUI: Sensitive and Rapid Detection  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Questions FBI Director Kash Patel on Political Violence, Dobbs Decision Leak, Sextortion, and Violent Crime, in Senate Judiciary Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today where she asked Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel a number of questions on the uptick in political vi  more