Health Alabama’s COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass 1,000 for first time since August The 1,001 patients in hospitals with COVID-19 on Tuesday is a 34 percent increase from a month ago. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2020
News Alabama Constable Association: Amendment 2 could defund constables statewide Amendment 2, if approved, would delete language protecting how constables are funded statewide. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2020
Health CDC confirmed expanded “close contact” definition to Alabama officials in August It is unclear why the CDC waited until late October to update or clarify its public-facing guidance on its website. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2020
Elections Jones to attend Auburn student forum, Tuberville hasn’t yet responded to invitation Jones has agreed to attend the forum, but it was unclear whether Tuberville planned to attend. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2020
Health 122,000 Alabamians could lose health coverage if ACA is overturned, study finds President Donald Trump’s administration and 18 states, including Alabama, are asking the country’s highest court to strike down the law. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2020
Health Alabama’s hospitalized COVID-19 patients Sunday at highest number since Sept. 2. It’s a trend that has public health officials and hospital staff concerned that the state may be headed for another surge. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 25, 2020
Health COVID-19 hospitalizations, new cases continue to rise The number of rising hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama is a concerning sign of a possible coming surge of the disease, state health experts... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 23, 2020
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases continue rise Average daily hospitalizations continue an ongoing increase as cases nationwide surge. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 22, 2020
Courts U.S. Supreme Court rules Alabama can ban curbside voting “The District Court’s modest injunction is a reasonable accommodation, given the short time before the election,” the three dissenting justices wrote. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 22, 2020
Education SPLC files complaints in Pike County over suspension of two Black students Both complaints, filed in Pike County Juvenile Court, ask the court to reverse suspensions of RaQuan Martin and Dakarai Pelton, both Black and former... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 22, 2020