After concluding the third legislative day of the 2022 regular session Tuesday, the Alabama Legislature reconvened Wednesday in a special legislative session to appropriate about $772 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The appropriations bill includes up to $79.5 million to…
A May 24 primary with all legislative and constitutional offices on the ballot should inspire lawmakers to finish the fourth session of the quadrennium as quickly as possible. A surge in the coronavirus and the possibility of a special session…
Thursday, Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision blocked enforcement of the federal COVID-19 vaccination or testing mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. In a separate ruling, the court allowed a similar nationwide mandate for…
Holiday spending in Alabama should near $18 billion, growing 5% from last year’s record-shattering spending. Alabamians spent 15.4% more during November and December 2021 than they did during the same period in 2020, which was the highest holiday growth rate…
HB1 by Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, would have made it unlawful to refuse to make reasonable accommodations for any condition of a job applicant or employee related to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition, including the need to express breast…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has completed its slate of officers and board of directors for 2022. Their terms of office began Jan. 1. The officers for 2022 are: Chairman: Jodie Stanfield, owner, Local Joe’s, Rainbow City, Albertville, Gadsden and…
Scott Zinda, district manager for Best Buy covering the entire state of Alabama and Columbus, Ga., has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term began Jan. 1. Zinda started at Best Buy as a…
Doug Schneider, executive vice president of operations for Bayer Properties, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term began Jan. 1. Bayer Properties, a Birmingham commercial real estate development and management firm specializing in…
Beth Staula, chief executive officer of Alabama Goods, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term began Jan. 1. Staula and Sherry Hartley founded Alabama Goods in 2007 as an online store selling Alabama-crafted…
Jheovanny Gomez, co-owner of Jalapeños Mexican Grill in Tuscaloosa, Northport and Cottondale, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term began Jan. 1. In 2021, Gomez was inducted into the Tuscaloosa County Civic Hall…