State Steve Marshall endorses call for “largest deportation in U.S. history” Marshall was among the 21 Republican state attorneys general who endorsed the letter. Wesley Walter3 days ago
State Report: Opioid prescriptions in Alabama down by 38 percent Alabama physicians are prescribing lower and safer dosages of opioids to prescribed patients. John H. GlennSeptember 21, 2021
Education Vestavia City Schools reverses mask mandate The system has reverted to its optional mask policy for staff, visitors and students, only three weeks after enacting a mask mandate John H. GlennSeptember 21, 2021
Health UAB doctors talk COVID, Pfizer’s vaccine safe and effective for 5-11 year olds The FDA could give emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 5 to 11 by the end of October. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
Governor Governor Ivey announces more local projects funded by Rebuild Alabama There were nine projects selected, with project applicants contributing a total of $4.2 million in local matching funds. StaffSeptember 20, 2021
Health Alabama Hospital Association: Federal COVID aid needed to help struggling hospitals Some Alabama hospitals are burning through reserves battling COVID, and the state's ICU bed crisis continues to threaten care for all patients. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
Legislature Alabama House minority leader: No support for new prisons without other reforms The DOJ says new prisons alone won't solve Alabama's crisis. Republicans need Democratic support to pass a prison construction bill. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
State Candle light vigils to be held for Medicaid expansion The Nonviolent Medicaid Army will hold simultaneous candlelight vigils for Medicaid expansion at various churches in five Alabama cities. John H. GlennSeptember 20, 2021
State ASU renames building for civil rights icon The historically Black university removed former Gov. Bibb Graves' name last year due to his ties to the KKK. Josh MoonSeptember 20, 2021
Health Alabama State Health Officer: More deaths than births in 2020 Harris cases among school-aged children this year are more than a 300 percent higher than at the same time last year. John H. GlennSeptember 17, 2021
Legislature Ivey tells lawmakers she’ll set special session for prison construction The special session is set for Sept. 27. StaffSeptember 17, 2021