Justin Miller

1 week ago | hartselleenquirer.com | Justin Miller

Alabama ExtensionAlabama and other parts of the nation experienced natural disasters within the last year. Because of this, the state is one of several areas automatically receiving a filing extension for federal income taxes, according to Portia Johnson, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System financial resource management specialist. “Alabamians automatically have until May 1 to complete their 2024 federal income tax returns and submit tax payments for 2024 tax year,” Johnson said.

1 week ago | cullmantimes.com | Justin Miller

Published 11:01 pm Monday, April 14, 2025 From aging trees to a nonexistent workforce, many of Alabama’s urban forests are facing major challenges. Over the next five years, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Green Up Alabama program will address these issues to make environmental and economic enhancements to rural Alabama communities.

1 month ago | texasobserver.org | Josephine Lee |Justin Miller

In August 2024, the business magazine Inc. released its annual list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. At 815th, a burgeoning upstart called ClassWallet cracked the list’s top 20 percent for the third straight year. By expanding its operations managing school voucher programs for states across the country, earnings for the Florida company grew by 610 percent over the previous three years.

1 month ago | texasobserver.org | Justin Miller

In the early 1970s, Texas experienced one of the most explosive political scandals in its history. House Speaker Gus Mutscher was convicted, and several other top state officials were implicated for their roles in a bribery scheme in which they received profitable stocks from Houston banker Frank Sharp in exchange for passing favorable legislation in Austin.

1 month ago | texasobserver.org | Justin Miller

Forty-five days into President Joe Biden’s first and only term, Governor Greg Abbott announced plans to launch Operation Lone Star (OLS), the latest and most expansive in a long line of Texas border security surges. Just shy of three months later, Abbott signed a declaration of disaster, citing an “ongoing and imminent threat” from migrants crossing into Texas. This state of disaster has since been continuously renewed, even as border apprehensions have fallen precipitously.