MONTGOMERY — Revenue at Alabama’s higher education institutions in 2020 was greater than the national per-student average and ranked seventh in the nation, but students’ tuition dollars made up significantly more of that total than the national average.

MONTGOMERY — Republican Stan Cooke, a pastor from Kimberly, announced his campaign for state auditor on Wednesday as current Auditor Jim Zeigler is term limited and cannot run for re-election.

MONTGOMERY — State Finance Director Kelly Butler is retiring Aug. 1 due to medical complications that might be associated with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Gov. Kay Ivey said today.

MONTGOMERY — State Finance Director Kelly Butler is retiring Aug. 1 due to medical complications that might be associated with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Gov. Kay Ivey said today.

MONTGOMERY — Knowing that nearly half of Alabama’s public university bachelor’s degree earners are working in other states five years after they graduate, state leaders are funding more efforts to keep that talent pool at home.

MONTGOMERY — When replacement parts are needed for the Alabama State House’s electrical system, some have to be “scavenged” because the system is so old that new parts are no longer available.

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey and some legislative leaders have started discussions on what to do next after the governor’s proposal to lease three new men’s prisons stalled earlier this month.

MONTGOMERY — LifeTech, a previously successful residential job-training center for the recently paroled, is expected to reopen later this year.

MONTGOMERY — Alabama lawmakers could be called back to the Statehouse this year for multiple special sessions on various issues, but the likely first topic will be the distribution of billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds.

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey is being asked to veto a bill approved Monday to delay until 2024 a requirement that third-grade students who can't read proficiently must repeat the grade.

MONTGOMERY — After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, Alabama lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade.