Posts by Sen. Rodger Smitherman
Alabama is a great place to do business, but we can be even better by helping employers address what they continually describe as their biggest challenge: finding workers with the right skills to get the job done. Businesses can’t thrive and grow if they can’t find qualified workers. Individuals can’t thrive without good jobs that […]
Last spring, the Alabama Legislature passed the Distressed Institutions of Higher Education Revolving Loan Program Act with a unanimous vote in the Senate and a supermajority in the House. The program was established to provide loans to eligible institutions experiencing financial hardship that could lead to closure. The leadership of both houses, everyone engaged in […]

