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Ala. Courts Facing Layoffs Without Extra Money

Alabama's chief justice expects to lay off 150 employees after the state's new fiscal year starts Oct. 1 unless the court system gets more money than the

Ala. Courts Facing Layoffs Without Extra Money

Alabama's chief justice expects to lay off 150 employees after the state's new fiscal year starts Oct. 1 unless the court system gets more money than the
The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit

A massive tornado swept through the Oklahoma City area Monday afternoon, leaving ruin in its path.Moore Medical Center, which stood directly in the tornado
More Than 70 Confirmations Die At Session's End

When the Legislature adjourned Monday just before midnight, more than 70 nominations to state boards died without a vote. The affected bodies range from
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Alabama Public Radio continues its collaboration on the new television program about business called “Alabama, Inc.” In the final days of this year’s state

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Alabama State To host Voting Rights Center

The board of the Alabama Public Historical Sites and Parks Improvement Corporation has authorized $1.2 million in bond money for a landmark voting...

Ballot Question Could Add Foreign Law Protections

In a swift-moving late-night session, the Alabama Legislature approved a bill that will put a Constitutional amendment in the hands of the voters....

Alabama Governor Signs Both State Budgets

Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the state General Fund budget and state education budget into law. The governor's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis,...

Alabama Legislature Targets Elder Abuse

The Alabama Legislature is making it easier to prosecute people who abuse, neglect or financially exploit senior citizens. The House and Senate...

Ala. Legislature Rejects Bentley's 2-Year-Delay

The Republican majority in the Alabama Legislature has handed the Republican governor a major defeat by rejecting his proposal to delay the start...

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Why Apple (And Lots Of Other Companies) Wound Up In Ireland

Apple was criticized in a Senate hearing Tuesday for using a complex accounting to minimize the corporate taxes it pays. One key piece of the company...
West Bank Businesses Seek Growth Amid Uncertainty

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads back to Israel and the West Bank Thursday for more talks on restarting peace negotiations between Israelis...
Quantum Or Not, New Supercomputer Is Certainly Something Else

It's exactly the sort of futuristic thinking you'd expect from Google and NASA: Late last week, the organizations announced a partnership to build a...
Instead Of Snoozing In Savings, Let's Put $5,000 To Work

If you have a savings account you probably already know this: Your money there is losing value to inflation. Yields are so low that returns are not...
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Today more than 1 in every 3 baby boomers — that huge glut of people born between 1948 and 1964 — is unmarried. And those unmarried boomers are...