ALBANY, New York, Nov. 23 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-103) on Nov. 22, 2024, entitled "Oakfield-Alabama Central School District - Procurement." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Oakfield-Alabama Central School District (District) officials complied with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) and District policy when procuring goods and services. * * * Key Findings District officials did no  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 23 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded a $600,000 grant to join the Gulf Scholars Program (GPS). The initiative is part of a five-year, $12.7 million pilot program aimed at preparing undergraduate students to address environmental, health, energy and infrastructure challenges in  more