News Energy Institute of Alabama highlights state’s electric vehicle sector Alabama has seen a more than 40 percent growth year over year in the number of registered electric vehicles, or EV’s. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 7, 2020
Elections Secretary of state: Court precedent should be followed for absentee votes If the ruling tossing out the witness requirement is later overturned by a higher court after they already sent in their ballot, the reader... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 7, 2020
Health UAB conducting clinical trials of COVID-19 drugs, therapies, including two given to the President UAB physicians are conducting a trial of the drug company Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 7, 2020
News Alabama secretary of state discusses voting deadlines, procedures Merrill joined state Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, the chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, in a Facebook town hall on Wednesday. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 7, 2020
News Gov. Kay Ivey orders vacationers, visitors to Alabama’s Gulf Coast to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Delta The evacuation order is part of a supplemental state of emergency Ivey issued Tuesday afternoon. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 6, 2020
Environment Gov. Kay Ivey declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Delta Delta is the 25th named storm and the ninth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 6, 2020
Economy What’s the Black Belt? Alabama Education Policy Center sets out to define it A number of different federal and state agencies and private groups have different definitions of the Black Belt. So what is it? Eddie BurkhalterOctober 6, 2020
Health 24th Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID Willie Bernard Collins, 67, died on Oct. 1 after battling the disease for 113 days. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 6, 2020
National Jones applauds passage of his bill that aids Alabama textile plants "Reauthorizing this deal is important to ensure that markets are available for Alabama’s cotton growers and textile producers," Jones said. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 6, 2020
News Governor announces $9.5 million medical manufacturing plant coming to Dothan The new plant is expected to create 70 jobs. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 5, 2020