The Alabama House approved a $1.4 billion dollar General Fund budget that restores $184 million to Medicaid
and takes it from Alabama's prison system.
The House also passed an austere education budget.
Alabama's Congressional delegation wants Defense Department officials to explain why they want to retire seven
C-130 Cargo planes assigned to the 908 th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force base.
The first ever Alabama All-Star Food Festival will be held in downtown Montgomery Saturday afternoon.
The Hampstead Institute and the Renaissance Hotel are among the sponsors.
The organizers of Operation Alabama Black Belt say more than 29,000 people were screened at health clinics in
Lowndes, Dallas and Marengo counties.
The free health care clinics ended Thursday and was sponsored by the Delta Regional Authority.
Four Montgomery public high schools are on this year's list of America's Best.