WASHINGTON — Alabama Republicans supported a short-term spending measure Tuesday to fund government operations through Dec. 4, while nearly all House Democrats, including Alabama’s members, opposed the bill. House Republicans hope to prevent a government shutdown ahead of the midterms by passing a continuing resolution nearly two months before the Sept. 30 deadline. The House […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama Public Television’s governing bodies moved Tuesday toward hiring a political polling and consulting firm for a statewide public opinion survey, despite an unfinished contract, disagreement over funding and uncertainty about what they were voting to approve. The survey grew out of earlier discussions about ending or reducing APT’s ties to PBS.  […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Higher education, industry and workforce development leaders gathered at Auburn University on Tuesday to discuss how colleges and universities can adapt as artificial intelligence changes the workforce. The Alabama Higher Education AI Exchange, hosted by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, is an annual effort to bring together people with diverse backgrounds […]