Year: 2015
Degrees Awarded at 49th Commencement Ceremony
Northeast Alabama Community College held its 49th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 15 at the Northeast Alabama AgriBusiness Center in Rainsville. In all, 203 Northeast graduates received associate degrees in a…
Governor Bentley Announces Grants to Give More Children Access to First Class Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten
MONTGOMERY– Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced over 200 new grants that will provide over 3,600 additional Alabama four-year-olds with access to high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten. “The most important part of a…
Ainsworth Tasked with Reforming State Budget
With the 2015 legislative session winding down and a $250 million shortfall in the General Fund looming, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) has formed the Commission on Earmarking and…
The "Babe" Calls His Final Shot
You can look around the country and tell where they care more about certain things. For example, the South cares more about college football than any other region of the country.…
Will Obama Use the IRS to Silence Religious Organizations over Same-Sex Marriage?
By Marshall Yates, Alabama Policy Institute Weddings are typically not a time for politics, but because the U.S. Supreme Court is now considering altering the definition of marriage, a ceremony in…
One DeKalb Senator's Plan to Balance the General Fund without Taxes or Gambling
By Sen. Phil Williams, a Republican from Gadsden By now I'm sure that you've heard that Alabama has a budget problem. As the chairman for the State Senate Committee for Fiscal Responsibility,…
NACC and FTC Present Career Day for Over 700 High School Seniors
On May 13, Northeast Alabama Community College and Farmer's Telecommunications Cooperative celebrated their annual Career Day, hosting over 700 high school seniors from Jackson and DeKalb Counties. During the morning, chalk…