Health Just 15% of Alabama’s vaccine supply administered, but pace expected to quicken There had been 20,354 vaccines administered as of Monday, out of the state’s supply of 128,175 combined doses. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 29, 2020
Health “A spike on top of a surge on top of a spike”: Experts warn of worsening COVID crisis Alabama's weekly average of cases has grown by 56 percent since Dec. 1, and the state ranks third highest in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 29, 2020
Health Alabama COVID hospitalizations up 57 percent since Dec. 1 The state had a record 2,802 hospitalized coronavirus patients on Monday. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 29, 2020
Education Alabama school internet vouchers extended into 2021 The Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program will continue into 2021, made possible by a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 29, 2020
Health Pandemic heavily impacts low-income, minority Alabamians: report The pandemic has exacerbated inequalities that face poor, Black Alabamians, with the Black Belt hit hardest. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 28, 2020
Health Alabama reports record increases to COVID death toll Alabama's death toll jumped by 135 on Wednesday, the most to date, as cases and hospitalizations remain at record highs. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 23, 2020
Health Alabama hospitals seeing “unprecedented” wave of COVID patients With record cases and hospitalizations, experts are pleading with the public to reconsider Christmas plans. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 22, 2020
Education Congress OKs Jones legislation to simplify FAFSA, aid HBCUs The COVID relief package includes Jones's legislation to help HBCUs and reduce the number of questions on the FAFSA. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 22, 2020
Health Gov. Kay Ivey, two top state health officials get first doses of Pfizer vaccine “We need everybody to be immune to this thing and to step up,” the governor said. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 21, 2020
Congress What’s in the $900 billion COVID aid package? Congress approved coronavirus relief legislation for the first time in months. Here’s what’s inside. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 21, 2020