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Summer's arrival underscores the importance of skin protection With the rise in temperatures and UV index as we approach summer’s arrival, protecting our skin from the sun's harmful rays becomes paramount. A staggering 90% of nonmelanoma skin cancers are linked to ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure, a risk amplified during the sunny spring and summer months when we spend more time outdoors. Beyond the critical concern of skin cancer and potential eye damage, sun protection also safeguards a...
"If you want to reengage in the workforce and help with President Trump's vision of building back America, then I want to make sure that we remove those impediments" May 29, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) recently attended a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget Request for the Department of Labor. In response to Senator Britt's initial line of questioning in wh...
May 29, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate has told reporters that he is running for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in the Republican primary. Pate has led the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries since 2019. He is a former Mayor of Lowndesboro, a farmer, and a successful businessman with a landscape company that serves the Montgomery area. "I feel like I still have something left to give," Pate told 1819 News. Pate has shown som...
May, 29, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that validated the multiple Air Force recommendations that United States Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters should be located in Huntsville, AL. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL03) released a statement the released of the GAO report. "The GAO report yet again affirms that Huntsville is the best option for Space Command's headquarters," said Congressman Rogers. "When making...
May 29, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) has officially announced his candidacy for the United States Senate. This follows the announcement on Tuesday that popular Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) will be leaving the Senate at the end of this term to run for Governor of Alabama, Marshall has served as Attorney General since 2017. Marshall was appointed the Marshall County District Attorney in 2001. His experience as a district attorney provided him wit...
Is there a leadership crisis brewing? Why leadership development programs are a must-have in 2025 The business world is at a leadership crossroads. Baby Boomers are retiring en masse, and a new generation of employees is upending traditional workplace expectations. What’s more, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and an increasing focus on employee mental health are disrupting long-held norms in the workplace. It’s a recipe for unrest in the hands of unprepared leaders—which is wh...
Woman smiling while holding her pet dog. PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Americans prefer dogs to cats as pets by a wide margin, according to the data Canines are top dog when it comes to pet ownership: 45.5 million households have dogs compared to 32.1 million that have cats in 2024, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. In a distant third are freshwater fish at 3.9 million, while birds, reptiles, and small animals trailing at 2.1 million, 2.3 million, and 1.3 mill...
May 30, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Baldwin County Company After Attorney General Marshall Files Complaint Alleging Deceptive Conduct (Montgomery, Ala.) – Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that a judge granted a preliminary injunction against a Baldwin County company for falsely claiming to be certified to sell nursery plants and other agricultural products in violation of Alabama's Deceptive Trade Practices Act. In March, Attorney General Ma...
May 30, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently attended a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with Energy Secretary Chris Wright to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget Request for the Department of Energy. Senator Britt's initial line of questioning focused on China's nuclear capabilities: "China has at least 28 nuclear reactors that are in construction, which is about half of the construction of all nuclear reactors across the entire globe ....
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Decatur Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively steady...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Florence Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively steady b...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Huntsville Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Daphne Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively steady...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Auburn Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively steady...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Dothan Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively steady...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Mobile Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively steady...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Gadsden Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively steady...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Birmingham Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively...
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in Montgomery Despite recession fears and falling consumer confidence, the job market in the United States has remained relatively stable in 2025 thus far. According to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, around 177,000 new jobs were added in April, a slight decrease from the 185,000 new jobs added in the month before, but an extension of the country's 52-month streak of job growth. Unemployment rates also held relatively...
April 30, 2025 - MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey released a video message in recognition of the 74th National Day of Prayer, joining Alabamians and Americans across the country in a moment of prayer. In addition, Governor Ivey signed a proclamation proclaiming May 1, 2025 as National Day of Prayer in the state of Alabama. This year's National Day of Prayer theme, "Pour Out to the God of Hope and Be Filled," reminds us of the enduring strength found through faith. In her message, G...
May 2, 2025 - HUNTSVILLE, AL – A new research study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, addresses the question, how much have urban areas warmed from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect? UAH Earth System Science Center Research Scientist Dr. Roy Spencer and UAH Earth System Science Center Director and Alabama State Climatologist Dr. John R. Christy have spent several years developing a novel method that quantifies, for the first time, a...
April 30, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 12. This seat was previously held by Rep. Corey Harbison, who resigned April 15, 2025. Governor Ivey set the special primary election for Tuesday, July 15, 2025; the special primary runoff, if necessary, for Tuesday, August 12, 2025; and the special general election for Tuesday, October 28, 2025. "Representative Corey Harbison has been a pleasure to w...
In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet revolution in end-of-life practices is underway. At Ramsey Creek Preserve near Westminster, South Carolina, the deceased do not rest under rows of cold marble, but beneath meadows and oaks, their presence woven into the natural world, Reasons to be Cheerful says. The first body Billy Campbell buried on his land was the stillborn child of friends. Then a colleague who died suddenly in a car accident "solidified the rightness of it," Campbell...
April 29, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Shomari C. Figures (D-AL02) and Brian Jack (R-GA) introduced the bipartisan Rural Hospital Stabilization Act of 2025. This bill would provide financial support to rural hospitals in Alabama, Georgia and across the country. This bill authorizes a grant program to provide critical financial support to help struggling rural hospitals keep their doors open. "In my district, we are on pace to lose nearly every other hospital over the next couple of...
(Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today a landmark legal victory in Boe v. Marshall following the plaintiffs' decision to drop their challenge to Alabama's Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, which prohibits experimental sex-change procedures for minors. The dismissal marks a total and historic win for the State of Alabama. "Three years ago, multiple sets of plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU, SPLC, and some of the nation's largest law firms, f...
