Health PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead The health provider warned of a funding crisis and a potential $228M reserve loss by 2027 amid rising medical costs. Wesley WalterDecember 4, 2024
Education Concerns mount over lack of detailed plans for opening schools “We can no longer act as if we are operating under normal conditions. We are faced with an abnormal situation that none of us... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 14, 2020
Health Alabama reports record rise in COVID-19 deaths At least 129 deaths have been reported in the last week, the most in any seven-day period since the state's first confirmed death in... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 14, 2020
Health Two more Alabama inmates die after testing positive for COVID-19 The two additional deaths bring the total number of inmate deaths after positive test results to 12. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 14, 2020
Health COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alabama continue surge On Monday, 1,335 patients with COVID-19 were being cared for in hospitals statewide, the most to date. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 13, 2020
Economy Extra $600 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits ends July 26 The extra weekly unemployment payment of $600 ends later this month. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 13, 2020
Health Is “herd immunity” a reasonable strategy for Alabama? Evidence suggests it’s not State Sen. Del Marsh suggested herd immunity may be the only strategy for Alabama going forward. The science behind such a strategy is still... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 12, 2020
Health Alabama’s daily COVID-19 deaths second highest since start of pandemic In the past two weeks the state recorded 190 coronavirus deaths, a 38 percent increase from the previous two weeks. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 10, 2020
Health Stay safe but don’t delay cancer treatment or screenings, UAB doctors warn Healthcare workers are seeing fewer people getting routine cancer screenings for fear of coming into contact with the novel coronavirus. With no end to... Micah DanneyJuly 10, 2020
Health Alabama lawmaker suggests more should become infected with COVID-19 The leader of Alabama's State Senate suggested to a reporter that he'd actually like to see more people become infected to build the state's... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 10, 2020
Health Alabama reports record-breaking 2,164 new COVID-19 cases Thursday’s number of new cases hit 2,164 and blew past the previous daily record set on July 3 by 406 cases. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 9, 2020