Health Alabama AG advises employers on medical and religious exemptions The joint statement's advice limiting employers ability to inquire about the validity of a person's religious beliefs is counter to updated federal guidance. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 29, 2021
Environment Black Warrior Riverkeeper threatens Drummond with lawsuit over mine water pumping The river protection group has given the company 60 days to stop pumping or the group said it plans to file a lawsuit. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 29, 2021
Elections ALFA makes round of endorsements Endorsements from the state's largest farm organization are coveted. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 28, 2021
Corruption Hubbard’s attorney asks judge to consider apology and early release Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is serving a 28-month sentence for 11 felony convictions. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2021
Legislature Draft Congressional map retains Alabama’s single majority-minority district A coalition of nonprofits seeks to create two majority-minority districts, but the draft map keeps only one. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2021
Prisons Former Alabama federal prison guard sentenced in sexual abuse case Eric Todd Ellis sexually abused an incarcerated woman at a federal prison in Aliceville, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2021
Health FDA advisory committee recommends Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 If the CDC director gives final approval, vaccinations of those younger children could begin as early as next week. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
Legislature Alabama draft redistricting maps released A special session on redistricting is to begin Thursday. The proposed maps could change before lawmakers make final decisions. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
Health Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth calls for “all-fronts political war” over Biden’s vaccine mandates Alabama has the fourth lowest percentage of fully vaccinated residents in the nation, and more than 15,000 Alabamians have died from COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
Health Ivey includes $80 million in federal aid to hospitals, nursing homes in special session Gov. Kay Ivey has included a call for the Legislature to consider allocating $80 million in federal COVID aid to state hospitals and nursing... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021