MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State Employees Insurance Board approved its first premium increase in 11 years at its meeting on Wednesday. The $15 across-the-board monthly premium hike will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2027, along with a slew of other benefit changes. Those include higher co-pays on 60- and 90-day prescription refills, $5 […]

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon awarded an $18.5 million federal grant on Wednesday to improve Anniston Regional Airport’s primary runway. The funding is part of the Department of Defense’s Defense Community Infrastructure Program grants through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, which aims to support local infrastructure projects near military installations such as Anniston Army […]

WASHINGTON — Nearly all of Alabama’s historically Black colleges and universities will receive a share of more than $21 million in new federal funding provided through the U.S. Department of Education. The investments, which were announced Tuesday during an event at the White House, are part of a larger $174 million one-time infusion of cash […]