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Stillman, UA Ink Graduate School Pathways Agreement

By Press release submission | Apr 1, 2022

Stillman College students have a new bridge to graduate school at The University of Alabama

240 out-of-state businesses registered in March 2022

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

There were 240 out-of-state businesses registered in March 2022 in Alabama, according to the Alabama Secretary of State.

Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Alabama declines from Q1 to Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Alabama during the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $209,948, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

84.8% of Alabama nursing home residents are COVID-19 vaxxed by March 6

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

Alabama is the 43rd most vaccinated state in the US.

Alabama's income tax revenue up 44.3% in year since Q1 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

Alabama collected $1.8 billion in individual income taxes during the first quarter of 2022, a 44.3% increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Alabama's income tax revenue up 46.2% in Q1 2022

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

Alabama collected $1.8 billion in individual income taxes during the first quarter of 2022, a 46.2 percent increase over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Q1 2022: 659 out-of-state businesses registered in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

There were 659 out-of-state businesses registered in the first quarter of 2022 in Alabama, according to the Alabama Secretary of State.

VA provides 9.3% fewer home purchase loans in Alabama in 2nd quarter

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

There were 2,331 VA home purchases in Alabama in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2022, totaling $718.1 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama ranks 26th in the U.S. for the most total taxes paid in 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

In 2021, Alabama collected $14.3 billion in total taxes, ranking it 26th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Alabama collects $1.5 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q1 2022

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

Alabama collected $1.5 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Alabama Department of Revenue Tax Season Update

By Press release submission | Apr 1, 2022

If you've filed your 2021 income taxes, your federal income tax deduction may need to be adjusted for ARPA relief

VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Alabama average $211,493 for Q1

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Alabama for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 averaged $211,493, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama ranked 16th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 6.9% in Q1 2022

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

Alabama ranked 16th in the nation in the first quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 6.9 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Q1 2022: Alabama's combined tax revenues up 12.2% since Q4 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

Alabama collected $3.9 billion in total tax revenues during the first quarter of 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Alabama receives $194 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Apr 1, 2022

The VA issued 924 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Alabama during the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

19th Century Iron Buoy Discovered in Mobile Bay

By Press release submission | Apr 1, 2022

The object was thought to be the Civil War Confederate submarine Pioneer II/American Diver.

30 people die in Alabama with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending March 26, 2022

By Yellowhammer Times | Mar 31, 2022

There were 30 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending March 26, 2022, a 30.2% decrease from the previous week.

39 people die in Alabama with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending March 26, 2022

By Yellowhammer Times | Mar 31, 2022

There were 39 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Alabama during the week ending March 26, 2022, a 23.5% decrease from the previous week.

183 people die in Alabama from heart disease in week ending March 12

By Yellowhammer Times | Mar 31, 2022

There were 183 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending March 12, a 14.1% decrease from the previous week.