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MONTGOMERY, ALa. — Alabama could be among the states caught in Canada’s next round of retaliatory tariffs after Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged the Canadian government to target imports from states he described as politically important to President Donald Trump’s base of support.
Ford named Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Texas and Wisconsin in...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Federal and state regulators have ordered Birmingham-based SouthPoint Bancshares to shore up its capital planning and show it can financially support its bank subsidiary, adding a new layer of scrutiny to a company already operating under a separate consent order.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Alabama State Banking Department entered a ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Power is freezing customer rates while state regulators prepare to require the largest data centers to cover the added costs of serving their enormous electricity demand, a policy meant to prevent AI-driven development from shifting new power-system expenses onto households.
The utility has said its customer rates are frozen through 2027,...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — More than 900,000 Alabamians experienced food insecurity in 2024, according to the latest county-level estimates from Feeding America, a figure that is gaining urgency as changes enacted by President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress reduce access to food assistance and raise health insurance costs.
Feeding America’s Map the Mea...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A $2 million state grant intended to help Birmingham prepare major industrial sites for redevelopment is giving new momentum to hopes for a stronger future across the city’s west side, where neighborhoods including Bush Hills have spent years pressing for investment, preservation and community-led improvement.
The City of Birmingham received the ...