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First Section of Birmingham Northern Beltline Opens in Jefferson County
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Motorists can now use a new 1.88-mile connection between the Bradford and Palmerdale communities in northeast Jefferson County after the first segment of the Birmingham Northern Beltline opened to traffic Tuesday. The four-lane route, designated State Route 959, runs between Alabama 79 and Alabama 75. It is the first completed portion of…
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‘Gulf of America’ Rule Tests WBHM Independence
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham public radio station WBHM says it will be required beginning Thursday to use “Gulf of America” in place of “Gulf of Mexico,” an outcome station leaders say puts a state-imposed political label into the work of an independent newsroom. The requirement stems from Alabama’s Gulf of America Act, signed by Gov.…
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TikTok to Pay Alabama at Least $100 Million in Youth Safety Settlement
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million and make a series of safety changes for teen users under a settlement announced Friday that ended the state’s lawsuit alleging the social media platform used addictive features that harmed children and misled consumers about its safeguards. The agreement, reached days before a trial…
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New Tuberville Bill Narrows Immigration Routes
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville has introduced legislation that would remake the nation’s legal immigration system by ending the diversity visa lottery, sharply narrowing family-sponsored immigration and replacing existing employment-based green card categories with a merit-based points system. The measure, the Americans First Immigration Act, was introduced Sept. 23 and referred to the…
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Tuscaloosa County Approves Incentives for $3.2 Billion AI Data Center Near Brookwood
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. — A Dallas-based data-center developer plans to invest $3.2 billion in an artificial intelligence computing campus near Brookwood, a project whose first building alone would cover about 1.26 million square feet, consume 210 megawatts of critical IT capacity and bring an industrial-scale development to a rural area of eastern Tuscaloosa County. The…
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Alabama School Desegregation Cases Dismissed as Federal Oversight Retreats
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Three Alabama school systems have been released from decades-old federal desegregation cases as the U.S. Department of Justice moves to end more than 50 school cases nationwide, a shift that civil rights advocates say could weaken safeguards against racial inequities that have not disappeared from public education. The dismissals involving Tuscumbia City…
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