News Wilcox, Perry counties receive funding for drainage improvements Nathan Prewett Feb 18, 2026 Wilcox and Perry counties have received Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) disaster recovery funds to improve drainage, said a recent a…
News November SNAP benefits being released following government reopening Nathan Prewett Nov 13, 2025 Full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are being released by orders of the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR)…
News Government shutdown forces suspension of Novemember SNAP benefits Nathan Prewett Oct 27, 2025 The shutdown of the federal government has forced SNAP benefits for November to be suspended, said a statement from the Alabama Department of …
National News Why some Republicans say 'big, beautiful bill' will only cost $441 billion by 2034 By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square Jul 2, 2025 (The Center Square) – Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” is under fire from budget watchdogs for permanently extending the bulk of the expirin…
National News House adopts crucial edits to 'big, beautiful bill' by skirting normal vote process By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square Jun 11, 2025 (The Center Square) – The House passed a resolution Wednesday afternoon that advances the $9.4 billion rescissions package forward for a final vote.
National News Johnson touts 'first of many' rescissions packages to codify DOGE cuts By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square Jun 10, 2025 (The Center Square) – With the House Rules Committee meeting Tuesday to send the White House’s rescissions package to the floor, Speaker Mike …
National News Watchdog denies projected Medicaid coverage loss under 'big, beautiful bill' By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square Jun 4, 2025 (The Center Square) – While updated cost estimates show Republicans’ multitrillion-dollar policy megabill could kick nearly 11 million people …
National News Musk slams Congress spending plan as pork-filled 'abomination' By Brett Rowland | The Center Square Jun 3, 2025 (The Center Square) – Tesla boss Elon Musk on Tuesday leveled his harshest comments yet at the House budget bill, calling it an "abomination."
National News Unpacking the baseline battle: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' and the national debt By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square Jun 1, 2025 (The Center Square) – Top U.S. Senate Republicans are eyeing a controversial accounting method to theoretically slash the multi trillion-dolla…
National News Administration aggressively defends Trump budget bill, says it won’t add to deficit By Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square May 29, 2025 (The Center Square) – The White House is rejecting claims that the current budget bill adds over $4 trillion to the federal deficit, saying t…
