Environment SNAP recipients approved for additional aid in 20 counties hit by Zeta Those who qualify automatically get an additional 40 percent of their monthly benefits loaded to their EBT cards. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 17, 2020
Health Healthcare workers, chronically ill could get vaccine by mid-December According to ADPH’s three-phase vaccination plan, the first to receive vaccines include healthcare workers and first responders. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 17, 2020
Health Alabama sets new record high 7-day average of daily cases Over the last seven days, Alabama has reported a record-breaking 14,375 cases. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 16, 2020
News Alabama sees record number of COVID-19 cases reported Friday The state reported 2,980 cases on Friday, and the seven-day average of cases was 1,843. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 13, 2020
News Report: Black men in Alabama prisons three times more likely to die by homicide Incarcerated Black people in the state are being murdered at just more than three times the rate of white people. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 13, 2020
Health UAB Hospital has cared for more than one person reinfected with COVID-19 UAB Hospital has cared for more than one patient who recovered from coronavirus only to contract it again. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 13, 2020
National Fire at Gadsden Black Lives Matter activist’s business being investigated as arson Gunn said he believes whoever burned his business is angry over his involvement in the movement. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 12, 2020
Health Jones: Post-election “chaos” making it harder to pass COVID aid Congress returned to a lame-duck session on Monday, but turmoil surrounding the election outcome is frustrating negotiations on several critical pieces of legislation. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 12, 2020
Health Jones “encouraged” by SCOTUS hearing on Affordable Care Act “You can sometimes read tea leaves a little bit, so I'm encouraged,” Jones said of reports he’s read detailing the hearing. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 12, 2020
Health “Slipping back down that precipice:” COVID-19 surging in Alabama ahead of holidays Rising cases and hospitalizations are all the more concerning as holidays approach and people are desperate to see their families. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 11, 2020