In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama residents saw businesses categorized as essential or non-essential, and that label determined whether these businesses would remain open or be forced to close pursuant to emergency orders. The result saw ‘essential’ businesses
Many children dream of being astronauts, but for children ages 12-14, that dream could become a reality for one week through the Space Academy for Leading Students in Alabama. Rep. Jamie Kiel announced two scholarships for space camp will be available for students who live in Franklin, Colbert
Last week, Montgomery Public Schools superintendent Ann Roy Moore announced students and faculty in her system would go to remote working and learning. According to Moore, the system would resume normal operations when those working within the school system could receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
A north Alabama lawmaker wants local school boards, not just superintendents, to have decision-making power if schools need to be closed to in-person learning for more than a week in emergency situations. Rep. Jamie Kiel’s proposed legislation, which he plans to file early next month, would
A north Alabama lawmaker wants local school boards, not just superintendents, to have decision-making power if schools need to be closed to in-person learning for more than a week in emergency situations. Rep. Jamie Kiel’s proposed legislation, which he plans to file early next month, would
Rep. Jamie Kiel’s proposed legislation, which he plans to file early next month, would allow superintendents to close their local schools and establish online instruction in lieu of in-person class for up to five consecutive days. Continued closure would require approval of the board.
After seeing how the initial shutdown across Alabama and other states have done, it’s clear that small businesses were impacted far more than big box stores because they were allowed to remain open in most states. Now, State Representative Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) wants to make sure that
State Rep. Jamie Kiel believes many businesses were not treated fairly this year when they were told to close while their competition could stay open. “I thought that made an unfair bias towards those businesses that were open and was looking for a way to correct that,” Kiel said. READ MORE
State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) is seeking to take action to learn from what some would say is a mistake from the early stages of the state government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. At the outset, Gov. Kay Ivey, at the behest of State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, mandated
House Bill 103 by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, would allow businesses and places of worship to remain open as long as they comply with any emergency order, rules or regulations issued by the governor and state or local agencies. READ MORE