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Seth Wenig/APThe Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development. -
Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States NewsroomIn this week's episode, economic mobility reporter Stephan Bisaha visits an Alabama grocer bracing for cuts to SNAP.
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For years, Farish Street has been viewed as a failed business district. But Black business owners are working to shift the narrative of the historic street. -
The successful, 11-to-1 vote happened weeks after a former shift supervisor that led the unionization effort was fired by higher management. -
As 2022's economic woes continue, more people are using vanpools as a cost-effective way to get to work. It’s also helping out their employers. -
Workers at the downtown Birmingham coffee shop cast a near-unanimous vote to become the first Starbucks location in the state to say yes to forming a union. -
Billie Nyx says their firing from the Maple Street Starbucks was “a deliberate and strategic move” due to their role in unionizing efforts at the coffee shop. -
Starbucks stores in New Orleans and Birmingham could be the next to unionize. Those leading the efforts sit down to discuss why and what they've learned so far. -
A successful guaranteed income program in Jackson, Mississippi could offer insights to cities in Alabama and Louisiana as they launch their own pilots. -
Amtrak is making its final pitch for a Gulf Coast passenger train line. The private companies that own the tracks the trains would run on, however, oppose the deal. -
As the strike in Alabama drags on, coal miners say it’s not just about the money. They’re also fighting for their dignity. -
The added expense affects people in Alabama’s Black Belt differently, including road trippers, commuters and even those who can’t drive.
