MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 23 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Fast-growing AI tax software firm SmartWiz to add 66 high-paying jobs in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced today that SmartWiz, a rapidly growing tax software technology company using advanced artificial intelligence to streamline the work of tax professionals, is expanding its operations in Birmingham with plans to create   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Despite the Democrats' Government Shutdown, ICE Arrests the Worst of the Worst Including Pedophiles, Carjackers, and Gang Members * The Democrats' government shutdown will not stop ICE from making America safe again WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the worst of the worst despite the Democrats' government shutdown, including criminal illegal  more