Harris Once Bragged About Working ‘Behind The Scenes’ To Get Sex Change Surgeries For Trans Inmates

Vice President Kamala Harris has previously said that while she was California's attorney general, she worked “behind the scenes” to ensure sex-reassignment surgeries were available to California prisoners, even though it was against state policy at the time. Harris had bragged about circumventing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to allow transgender inmates access […]

Biden Campaign Believes Obama Is Working ‘Behind The Scenes’ To ‘Orchestrate’ Calls To Step Down, Joe Scarborough Says

President Joe Biden's campaign believes former President Barack Obama is secretly orchestrating pressure to drop out of the presidential race, “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough claimed Thursday. Obama's supporters have been attacking Biden as the president and his team try to maintain their status as the presumptive Democratic nominee following their disastrous debate defeat. Biden's […]

State Rep. Susan DuBose: Teenagers can learn ‘valuable’ skills working jobs after school

State Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, is hopeful the Senate will pass a bill that would expand eligibility requirements for minors seeking employment after school. Currently, 14- and 15-year-olds must get permission from their school before they can start working. DuBose's bill would eliminate that requirement. The bill passed the House this week and is expected […]

Working for Alabama: Lawmakers advance bills to position state workforce, economy for gains

This week, both houses of the Alabama Legislature passed bills to address Alabama's workforce and economic vulnerability: Nearly half of the state's working-age population is neither employed nor willing to participate in the workforce, reflected in the state's lowest labor force participation rate in the nation. The seven-bill package, titled “Working for Alabama,” is the […]

Steve Flowers: State leaders all aboard on ‘Working for Alabama’ plan

Anyone who follows Montgomery's annual legislative session knows it's always contentious. The House has its priorities, the Senate has its priorities, the Governor has his priorities, and it's fair to say those priorities aren't always the same. Take the gaming that's been going on this session for example. But there's a big push this session […]

BCA launches Working for Alabama statewide ad campaign to promote ‘historic’ workforce transformation effort

As the “Working for Alabama” legislative package moves through the state Legislature to address the various workforce and economic development opportunities currently facing the state, the Business Council of Alabama is running a statewide campaign featuring digital ads, billboards and video endorsements from leaders. Our first video features a leader who has been involved in […]