Olivia McMurrey

Many child care providers say the cuts floated by HHS last month would be devastating to families and day care in the state.

With new city councilors on board, regulations to limit short-term home rentals are set to come back up in the first quarter of the year.

A new report says the use of prison labor by Hyundai suppliers could be depressing wages and exposes incarcerated people to risk.

The documentary tells the story of Alabama prison conditions through video shot by people incarcerated in state prisons.

The report from the Good Neighbors Alabama coalition concerns the Neptune Technology Group plant in Tallassee.

The park is credited with sparking commercial and residential growth in Birmingham’s downtown area.

The state incarcerates more of its people than most others, and when they’re released, those with criminal records struggle to find jobs – increasing the likelihood they’ll reoffend. Meanwhile…

Artificial intelligence is already transforming workplaces in Alabama. And the pace of the AI revolution is about to accelerate.

Quang Do said many arts groups are facing financial challenges. His group aims to unify the groups, tell the story of why the arts community is important for a thriving city and build up the arts workforce in the area.

While Alabama boasts an unemployment rate that is among the lowest in the country, its workforce participation rate consistently lags the national average, meaning a large portion of Alabamians are…

Movements for civil rights and workers’ rights often intersect. But many times the labor part of the picture is overlooked. That’s the case in Birmingham, which is well known for its civil rights…

At least 11 National Park Service employees and a lease at one visitors’ center in Alabama have been terminated by the Trump administration’s government efficiency office.

Leases for IRS, National Labor Relations Board and Mine Safety and Health Administration offices in Birmingham were canceled as part of the DOGE cuts.

The planned purchase of the Birmingham Race Course Casino by Wind Creek is the latest sign eastern parts of Birmingham – and the city’s eastern suburbs – are ripe for recreational development.

Nationally and in Alabama, a construction-workforce shortage has stretched for decades. Now, as increased demand after the pandemic shows no signs of slowing and as billions of dollars in federal…

Beautiful Rainbow Café is unusual. Students with significant cognitive disabilities staff the café, and it’s one of few vegetarian-only restaurants in Alabama.