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How not to overspend on your summer vacation Summer is here, which means it’s time for lounging on the beach, exploring national parks, hopping on international flights and more. But when the warm weather hits, and you’re in vacation mode, it’s easy to overspend. While it’s important to enjoy your time off and hard-earned money, it’s also important not to hinder your progress toward your saving goals. Consumer fintech banking platform Current shares steps below that can help ensure you stay...
July 10,2025 - MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she will appoint Bo Offord to serve as commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Stephanie McGee Azar, after leading the Medicaid Agency for over 13 years, will become the chief executive officer of the State Employees' Insurance Board of Directors (SEIB). "As Alabama's longest consecutively serving Medicaid commissioner, Stephanie Azar has proven herself a skillful manager of the state's public health insurance program for l...
While Hallmark typically films its lovely "feel good" light-romantic movies in the scenic locations of Abbotsford, Langley, and Burnaby in Canada, for "Double Scoop", Hallmark came to Alabama for its filming in the spring of this year. With the farmlands of Shelby County and their rolling hills providing the lovely setting for some of the ice cream festivals featured in the film. And the charmingly quaint historic downtown of Columbiana also providing a lovely backdrop for "Double Scoop". Now, T...
July 10, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced Alabama is assisting Texas in their search and rescue mission following the devastating flooding. The 40-person team being deployed includes Alabama Task Force 1 out of Mobile, Tuscaloosa Fire and Saraland Fire. "Search and rescue remains the goal, and Alabama is going to do all we can to lend a helping hand to Texas," said Governor Ivey. "We are heartbroken in Alabama to have lost two of our own. I pray for Sarah M...
July 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that taxpayer-funded program benefits intended for the American people are not be available for persons who are illegally in this country. HHS has formally rescinded a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), issued during the Presidency of William J. Clinton (D), which extended certain federal public benefits to illegal...
When tenants have a right to counsel in eviction cases, but there aren’t enough lawyers to help Icy snow crusted the sidewalks outside the Bronx housing courthouse on a Thursday in late January, a bitterly cold day in a string of bitterly cold days. Inside, spread out over three floors, dozens of people in puffy coats, some cradling babies or hunched over canes, waited to find out whether they would be kicked out of their homes or what it would take to stay housed. Every few minutes, a lawyer o...
July 11, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced 58 new first class Pre-K classrooms for the 2025-2026 school year. The continued expansion of the state's nationally recognized program in partnership with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) will bring the total number of First Class Pre-K classrooms to 1,528 and expand access to high-quality early learning opportunities for children across the state. "The early years of a child's life are the most...
Former Navy SEALs are diving to save the ocean When Rodolfo “Rudy” Reyes went diving in the Cayman Islands in 2015, the experience changed his life. The highly decorated veteran had logged thousands of dives as a Special Ops Force Recon Marine in 18 years of service. But, as Reyes recalls, “As combat divers we operate at night, pushing 200 pounds of equipment, carrying massive weapons. It’s very stressful, and we focus on the mission — taking on the enemy.” In the Caribbean, Reyes dove for th...
July 10, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Shomari C. Figures (D-AL02) has joined a bipartisan effort with the Republican chairmen of the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; and the Judiciary to introduce the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act to establish a national framework that stabilizes the use of student-athletes' name, image, and likeness (NIL). "The current college sports environment has drastically changed...
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Advocates for Sustained Scientific Research to Treat Type 1 Diabetes July 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing titled: "A Future Without Type 1 Diabetes: Accelerating Breakthroughs and Creating Hope." Witnesses included youth delegates and Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Senator Britt began by speaking directly to...
July 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) joined 150 House Democrats in a letter demanding that the Trump Administration release almost $7 billion it has withheld from school systems across the country – with $89.9 million of that money withheld designated for Alabama schools. The letter was addressed to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. Sewell and the other Members wrote: "On June 30, 2025, just one day b...
July 10, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – U.S. Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett spoke with the Alabama Gazette about his campaign. Larriet is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate. The last Democrat who ran for Senate, Rev. Will Boyd got just 30.9% of the vote when he ran against political newcomer Katie Boyd Britt. The Alabama Gazette asked: Given the poor performance of Democrats in the last two Senate races in Alabama how will this campaign be different? "I am a different kind of can...
4 expiring tax breaks for homeowners in 2025 Several significant tax benefits that homeowners have relied on for years will disappear on December 31, 2025, reports NewHomeSource. Why it matters : These expiring tax breaks could mean thousands of dollars in additional taxes for homeowners across the country. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed in 2017, was designed to reduce taxes for most Americans by simplifying the tax code and lowering rates. Many of its key provisions were designed to b...
When building sandcastles and tunnels, beware collapsing sand While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to seek out sun, sand and the sea, many might not realize how dangerous digging holes in the sand can be. In February 2024, a 7-year-old girl died after an approximately 5-foot (1.5-meter) hole she and her brother dug in the sand collapsed in on her, burying her alive. Stephen P. Leatherman, a coastal science researcher who’s been studying beaches for many years, was called i...
More Americans than ever are struggling to afford their prescriptions For millions of Americans, affording prescription medications is getting harder, not easier. According to new survey data from GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, people are more likely than ever to view their prescriptions as a financial burden. More people are skipping doses, cutting back on essentials, or turning to creative — and sometimes risky — workarounds to continue their prescribed treatment. Key tak...
The real cost of car ownership in the US Owning a car is not a luxury. It’s more of a necessity that helps you get to work, college, or school. Cabs and ridesharing apps are notoriously unreliable. Public transport takes a huge chunk of your workday, and you’ll have to adjust your schedule to theirs. Convenience, however, comes at a price. There is, of course, the cost of the car itself. Then there are recurring expenses that also determine the cost of car ownership, including insurance, fue...
How credit scores are shaping the 2025 housing market Elevated mortgage rates. Limited inventory. Rising prices. Many headlines about today’s housing market elicit feelings of uncertainty. For those who lived through the housing crash of the 2000s, it’s easy to compare what they are reading today to what occurred nearly two decades ago. See more: How credit scores are calculated and what that means for homebuyers But here’s the good news: Today’s market is built on much stronger financi...
Elen Nika // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Decatur in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Decatur, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Decatur by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.72 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: -$0.01 (-0.4%) - Year change: -$0.44 (-14.0%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.59 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $3.31 - Week change: -$0.01 (-0.4%) - Year change: -$0.25 (-7.0%) - Historical...
jittawit21 // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Montgomery in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Montgomery, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Montgomery by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.81 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: +$0.04 (+1.4%) - Year change: -$0.43 (-13.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $3.43 - Week change: +$0.03 (+0.8%) - Year change: -$0.20 (-5.6%) -...
jittawit21 // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Huntsville in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Huntsville, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Huntsville by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.75 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: -$0.00 (-0.1%) - Year change: -$0.46 (-14.3%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.60 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $3.35 - Week change: -$0.01 (-0.3%) - Year change: -$0.30 (-8.3%) -...
Elen Nika // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Gadsden in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Gadsden, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Gadsden by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.70 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: +$0.04 (+1.7%) - Year change: -$0.41 (-13.2%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.55 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $3.33 - Week change: +$0.03 (+0.9%) - Year change: -$0.27 (-7.4%) - Historical...
jittawit21 // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Mobile in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Mobile, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Mobile by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.78 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: +$0.03 (+1.1%) - Year change: -$0.35 (-11.2%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $3.45 - Week change: +$0.03 (+1.0%) - Year change: -$0.17 (-4.8%) - Historical...
jittawit21 // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Birmingham in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Birmingham, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Birmingham by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.77 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: +$0.00 (+0.2%) - Year change: -$0.45 (-13.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/13/22) - Diesel current price: $3.47 - Week change: +$0.02 (+0.5%) - Year change: -$0.26 (-6.9%) -...
Rangsarit Chaiyakun // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Tuscaloosa in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Tuscaloosa, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Tuscaloosa by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.77 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: +$0.02 (+0.9%) - Year change: -$0.40 (-12.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.63 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $3.42 - Week change: +$0.04 (+1.0%) - Year change: -$0.22...
Daniel Avram // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Florence in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 11. Florence by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.75 --- Alabama average: $2.79 - Week change: +$0.04 (+1.5%) - Year change: -$0.48 (-14.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $3.33 - Week change: $0.00 (0.0%) - Year change: -$0.24...
