Health HHS cuts $239 million in grants for Alabama public health, research programs Cut programs included funding for childhood vaccinations, COVID-era public health grants, and research on sexual and gender minorities’ health issues. Chance Phillips1 day ago
Health Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations drop considerably The state's current positivity rate is 11.4 percent, a considerable decline from one month ago when the positivity rate was 24.6 percent. John H. GlennSeptember 19, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man dies at St. Clair Correctional Facility At least 22 incarcerated individuals have died in the facility since June of 2021. John H. GlennSeptember 19, 2022
Prisons Video appears to show Alabama prison guard beating incarcerated man The name of the incarcerated individual being beaten is not currently known. John H. GlennSeptember 16, 2022
Infrastructure ADEM awards $348 million to water and sewer systems The $348 million include more than $77 million in grants approved for communities in Alabama’s Black Belt. StaffSeptember 16, 2022
State BCA announces Clemmons as director of communications Clemmons most recently served as operations manager for the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee minority office. StaffSeptember 16, 2022
State ADP vice-chair criticizes AG Marshall for politically motivated out-of state lawsuits "There are literally a thousand other things Steve Marshall could be doing with his time," Democratic co-chair Tabitha Isner said. John H. GlennSeptember 15, 2022
State 16th Street Baptist Church to commemorate its 1963 bombing with a day of remembrance The church will host its annual day of remembrance with a special guest speaker and community luncheon. StaffSeptember 15, 2022
State Senior Services, Commissioner Jean Brown awarded Outstanding Community Service Award The Alabama Department of Senior Services and Commissioner Jean Brown received the 2022 Outstanding Community Service Award. StaffSeptember 13, 2022
State Advocacy groups to hold briefing prior to International Day of Democracy The briefing also comes a week before National Voter Registration Day, which is held annually on Sept. 20. John H. GlennSeptember 13, 2022
Party politics ALGOP Outreach Coalition seeks to build bridges to minority voters Among other speakers, Rep. Kenneth Paschal, R-Pelham, spoke about being the first African American elected as a Republican since Reconstruction. Jacob HolmesSeptember 12, 2022