MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A Phenix City healthcare provider was forced to repay $300,000 after an investigation revealed that it was billing Alabama’s Medicaid agency for services it was not providing. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama Thomas Govan announced that his office reached a civil settlement with New Life Center for Change, Inc., […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  Alabama will add 64 First Class Pre-K classrooms for the 2026-27 school year, expanding a nationally recognized program that currently serves 24,168 children in 1,521 classrooms statewide. The new classrooms could serve as many as 1,152 children.  But even with the new classrooms, thousands of children could remain on waiting lists, a […]

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Parceling out key Education Department functions to other agencies does not represent an end run around Congress, top officials said Thursday, even as they declined to say what might trigger the need for congressional approval. In a 20-minute video interview with […]