Alabama Government News

November 19th, 2009 by Andy in Corporations, 'Democracy' & USA Inc. This is a remarkable piece of journalism from Mark Ames via AlterNet and Naked Capitalism .

The unemployment rate in Alabama has risen to its highest rate in more than 25 years, while the rate in Etowah County dropped in October.

State troopers say a three-car wreck left four people injured at an intersection near a new school site near Athens where education officials have been trying to get a traffic light approved.

Alabamians who used up their unemployment compensation benefits by Nov. 14 can begin the process of applying for additional benefits on Wednesday, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees said today.

Madison County's jobless rate for October was 7.5 percent, unchanged from September, according to preliminary figures released today by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tom King has been appointed to hear a lawsuit filed by an Alabama legislative oversight committee trying to block a $13 million no-bid contract.

MONTGOMERY a ' Permission forms will go out this week for parents of children in kindergarten through age 9 to sign if they want their children vaccinated against H1N1 influenza at a school vaccination clinic.

Whether you think the problem is the perpetual push of gambling interests or the push-back from the anti-gambling crowd, state Sen.

Despite continuing economic challenges, 74 percent of Alabama residents who plan to travel over the November and December holidays say they will spend the same amount or more on their upcoming holiday getaways, according to a new poll conducted by the AAA Market Research Department.

Montgomery: The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled 6 - 3 in favor of the governor's anti-gambling task force overturning an injunction that the operators of the BINGO hall in White Hall, Cornerstone Community Outreach, had obtained blocking any further raids.

The Alabama Department of Corrections has yet to comply with a September state Supreme Court order that it turn over internal reports on inmate assaults and documents related to an inmate's death.

Teachers and other education employees could have to pay more for their retirement and health insurance benefits under a financial plan proposed Thursday by the Alabama Board of Education.

Relentless rain swept along much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to Long Island.

Get ready, America. Like her or not, Sarah Palin is coming to a city near you. Last year's Republican vice presidential nominee is starting a book tour next week to promote her memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life." Is it a thinly-veiled bid to test the waters for a possible 2012 Republican presidential bid, or simply an effort to make money and ...

The US House of Representatives passed historic healthcare reform legislation last night.A There was vigorous debate on both sides and in the end a vote to add additional safeguards on government funds funding abortion was the difference-maker in a 220-215 vote.

As Alabama continues experiencing widespread influenza, the Alabama Department of Public Health is expanding the target group of individuals eligible for novel H1N1 influenza vaccination.

Gov. Bob Riley today declared an official state of emergency in Alabama due to the imminent threat posed by Tropical Storm Ida.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Robert Bentley is campaigning to increase health insurance access and affordability in Alabama while countering federal mandates he objects to philosophically and politically.

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to deliver $1.85 million to Alabamians that it can't locate.

A group of scientists from conservative Brigham Young University has criticized state lawmakers over their recent handling of the climate change issue.