Alabama has opted into a new federal program that gives tax credits to people who donate to private schools and scholarships.

The program would use state funds to provide free books to children from birth until five years old through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

More help could be on the way for Alabama’s rural hospitals. You can play a role in possibly keeping them open thanks to a law passed by state leaders.

A plan to slash funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities will cripple its Alabama affiliate by ending grant programs and canceling longstanding initiatives that promote history, art and ...