Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House HB 315, sponsored by Rep. Mary Moore, D-Birmingham, authorizes the governing body of cities with over 300,000 residents to ...

Most experts say the primary goal should be finding the funds needed to plug an immediate $17 billion gap. But it remains undecided where those funds would come from or how to resolve the larger $100 ...

Over 60 groups signed a letter to top lawmakers raising concerns about a multi-billion dollar shortfall in fiscal 2026 and beyond for the key student aid program.

The Trump administration is transferring management of the $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio from the Department of Education to the Department of the Treasury, the most significant step ...

We also have new opportunities to collaborate with our governors’ workforce development boards to expand and build middle-skills pathways eligible for short-term Workforce Pell grants. As the primary ...

About 6 million people will lose SNAP food assistance if BBCE is eliminated — more than 4 million of them, including 1.8 ...