If legislators act quickly on recommendations from a school funding commission, changes to the state's current formula could come as soon as 2026.

Educator and historian Carter G. Woodson was the founder of what is now the Association for the Study of African American ...

“Child poverty has remained unchanged for the last 20 years,” said Apreill Hartsfield, Alabama Kids Count director for VOICES for Alabama’s Children in a recent release. “While poverty ...

E Source and Alabama Power have won DOE's Digitizing Utilities Prize for the development of a predictive power mapping data system.

It’s quite a shock for us,” said Troy Regional Medical Center CEO Rick Smith. The award was not something the hospital could ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...

OTTAWA - The government’s fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report published Wednesday ...

Two of Sen. John Fetterman’s longest-serving staff members are leaving his team as the senator takes a more open approach to ...

Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her annual State of the State address Tuesday evening before members of the Legislature and invited guests inside the Old House Chamber of the Alabama State Capitol.

VOICES for Alabama’s Children is releasing the 2024 Alabama Kids Count Data Book, emphasizing the critical role economic security has in all aspects of children’s lives. It especially highlights the ...