MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 18 -- The Alabama Department of Workforce issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Alabama's February Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 2.7% Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced today that Alabama's preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate is 2.7%, unchanged from January's rate. It is below February 2025's rate of 3.0%. The rate represents 64,831 unemployed persons, compared to 64,057 in January and 71,92  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Apartment Association of North Alabama, Madison, submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission regarding the agency's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Unfair or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices. The organization, which advocates for 198 apartment communities comprising over 40,000 units, expressed concerns about potential federal regulation impacting rental pricing transparency. In its letter, AANA emphasized the distinct nature of r  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 17 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Award-Winning Senior Mason Zuelzke Prepares for Next Step in Biochemistry * Mason Zuelzke When senior bio chemistry major Mason Zuelzke first arrived at Samford University, he planned to pursue medical school. But, through hands-on experiences and meaningful mentorship, his calling took a new direction. Now, as the recipient of the 2026 Morgan Ponder Outstanding Senior Award in chemistry and bioc  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Birmingham Business Alliance has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor urging the agency to reconsider and revise its proposed rule on improving transparency into pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) fee disclosure. The letter emphasizes the need for the DOL to align its rule with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (CAA), which Congress enacted after the agency's proposed regulation was published. The BBA, representing over 500 organiza  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 17 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Christian Ministry Professor and Students Present Research on Least-Reached Areas of United States * J.D. Payne, Thomas Welby Bozeman Chair of Christian Ministry at Samford University's School of the Arts, recently presented research on the least-evangelical areas of the United States at two national conferences. In mid-March, Payne served as a keynote speaker at the Great Commission Research Netwo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 18 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 17, 2026: * * * Alabama Enacts Sweeping Consumer Privacy Law: 7 Steps Your Business Should Consider to Prepare Alabama just joined 20 others states by enacting a comprehensive consumer privacy law, and businesses must get ready to comply with sweeping new obligations that will kick in next year. The state's new Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (APDPA), signed into effect yesterday by Governor   more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 18 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA honors Logan Day of Texas as 2026 Journalist of the Year * Perhaps he was propelled by a personal loss and then grief. Perhaps it was in Colorado's KRDO Channel 13 newsroom where he'd watch his uncle edit broadcasts live from his lap. Perhaps it's just who he is. It was in a time of change and instability that Logan Day found journalism in Room 3415 at Caney Creek High  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- RxBenefits Inc., a pharmacy benefits company based in Birmingham, Alabama, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding the proposed rule "Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure". The company highlighted concerns about increased costs and implementation challenges that the rule would impose on smaller organizations like RxBenefits and the self-funded employers it serves  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, April 18 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * USA Today Spotlights Tuskegee's Urban Agriculture and Innovation Center * Contact: Adam Stone, USA Today USA Today recently reported on the important work happening at the Tuskegee University Urban Agriculture & Innovation Center, located in a food-insecure neighborhood in Montgomery where students and community members come together to explore food systems and sustainable agriculture. Brooke Williams,   more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, April 19 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * USA Today Spotlights Tuskegee's Urban Agriculture and Innovation Center * USA Today recently reported on the important work happening at the Tuskegee University Urban Agriculture & Innovation Center, located in a food-insecure neighborhood in Montgomery where students and community members come together to explore food systems and sustainable agriculture. Brooke Williams, a graduate student at Tuskegee Un  more