BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 24 -- Burr and Forman, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Burr & Forman Pledges $150,000 to Path Makers Legacy Plaza Burr & Forman, an Am Law 200 firm with over 370 lawyers, pledged $150,000 to support the construction of the Path Makers Legacy Plaza at The University of Alabama School of Law. Plans for the plaza were first introduced in 2023 as a part of a 50th anniversary commemoration celebrating the first Black graduates at Alabama Law. The plaza will b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Encompass Health, Birmingham, Alabama, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy addressing challenges and offering solutions for the health technology ecosystem. The company operates 167 freestanding rehabilitation hospitals across 38 states and Puerto Rico, serving a large Medicare beneficiary population. The comment from the organization identified obstacles preventing the wides more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSFR) -- Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, is seeking subzone status from the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board for its facility located in Hope Hull, Alabama. The application docketed on July 21, 2025, proposes a subzone encompassing 171.02 acres at 7300 Celebration Way, Hope Hull, Alabama. The request, made under the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act and the regulations of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, does not currentl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville Joins the Chris Salcedo Show to Discuss Ways to Expose the Deep State and Protect Law Enforcement * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Newsmax's Chris Salcedo Show to discuss DNI Tulsi Gabbard's recent report exposing the FBI's involvement in covering up then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information. Sen. Tuberville and Sa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senators Katie Britt and John Fetterman Discuss Youth Mental Health at Semafor Event * 'We don't have to ask parents what this is like, we are actually living this' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) to discuss the youth mental health crisis at Semafor's "Solving the Youth Wellbeing Challenge" event. The Senators voiced their conce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Cosponsors Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Disastrous Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity * Washington D.C. - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Elections, cosponsored a constitutional amendment, introduced by Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Jospeh Morelle (NY-25), that would reverse the Supreme Court's decision to grant p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following opening statement on July 22, 2025, at a Joint Health and Oversight Subcommittee hearing on Medicare Advantage: * * * Thank you, Chairman Buchanan, Chairman Schweikert, and Ranking Member Doggett for holding today's hearing. Also, thank you to all the witnesses for your attendance today. As this committee hears testimony on the Medicare Advantage pro more PR

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 24 -- Air University issued the following news: * * * Retired instructor tours ACSC after 50 years By Tech. Sgt. Savannah L. Waters, Air University Public Affairs After 50 years, retired Lt. Col. Thomas H. Howell, former Air Command and Staff College instructor, returned to Maxwell for a tour of ACSC on July 21. Howell was originally selected to attend ACSC in 1972 for a one-year assignment, but stayed for four years, where he cemented his place in history as the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Cruz Introduce Bill Targeting Funders of Violent Interstate Protests * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing the Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots ( Stop FUNDERs ) Act. The legislation would add rioting to the list of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Hagerty Reintroduce Legislation to Punish Foreign Governments that Violate American Trade Agreements * Tuberville continues fighting for Alabama-based Vulcan Materials WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in reintroducing the Defending American Property Abroad Act to address the continued aggression from the Mexican government to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Advances Over $14.4 Million in Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice and Science Funding for Alabama * Senator Britt fought for important funding provided in the bill specifically for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center including more than $1.3 billion for the Space Launch System (SLS), over $2 billion to fund the development of two independent Human Landing System (HLS) vehicle more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Highlights Central Role Redstone Arsenal Plays in National Security in Judiciary Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled ' Securing the Skies: Law Enforcement, Drones, and Public Safety.' Witnesses included Michael Torphy, Unit Chief and Supervisory Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Inv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tom Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Banning Toxic Metals in Baby Formula * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in introducing the Safe Baby Formula Act. This legislation would ban toxic heavy metals from baby formula and require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 24 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH first-of-its-kind study shows air quality data derived from megacities are not accurate when applied to U.S. urban centers By Russ Nelson Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese megacities to characte more PR