Alabama's unemployment rate continues to improve.
The State Department of Industrial Relations announced that the April jobless rate was 7.2 percent.
In March, the rate was 7.4 percent.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Alabama.
The Alabama Department of Public Health has awarded $55,000 dollars in grants to hospitals in Montgomery,
Prattville, and Andalusia to create a Telestroke Pilot project.
Alabama democrats are finding it difficult to have their requests honored during the legislative redistricting
process.
In today's constitution and elections committee , plans presented by the minority party died.
Montgomery County School Superintendent Barbara Thompson is proposing changes to the school calendar.
Under Thompson's plan public schools students would have 180 days of instruction during a 7 hour school day.