Health Death of 94-year-old man in Alabama prison highlights struggle to control COVID-19 AODC has struggled to control the virus, which has infected at least 1,033 incarcerated people and at least 729 workers. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 10, 2020
Congress In farewell speech, Jones calls on senators to work together for the country Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, in his final speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, talked about what is possible through hard work and... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 10, 2020
Courts Alabama AG joins brief in Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn election results The lawsuit seeks to overturn the results in those four key battleground states. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 10, 2020
News DOJ sues Alabama over violence, “unconstitutional” conditions in state prisons The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections Eddie BurkhalterDecember 9, 2020
Health Amid worsening COVID crisis, governor extends mask mandate with no new restrictions Ivey said there would be no new restrictions "because we've learned to live with the virus and incorporate precautions into our daily lives.” Eddie BurkhalterDecember 9, 2020
Health Alabama’s nurses “exhausted” as COVID hospitalizations reach new record high “I think the greatest thing that the community can do is wear your mask,” Poe said. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 8, 2020
News Report shows disparities in Alabama’s criminal justice system Those who can't afford to pay for their own defense are more likely to be convicted, the report found. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 8, 2020
National “A very dire place:” UAB’s Dr. Marrazzo discusses Alabama’s COVID numbers, vaccines “We are at a very dire place in the pandemic, and the concern is that we haven't even seen the worst of it,” Marrazzo... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 7, 2020
Elections Federal judge rules against challenge of Alabama’s felon voting law The lawsuit alleged that Alabama's law was racially discriminatory and imposed cruel and unusual punishment. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 7, 2020
Health Alabama state health officer: COVID numbers are “mind-boggling” “Unfortunately, we have very difficult times ahead,” said Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 4, 2020