Infrastructure Alabama roads ranked 2nd nationwide amid debate over truck weight limits Despite remarkable progress, challenges loom in the form of SB110 and HB204, which would increase weight limits for log trucks. Bill Britt5 hours ago
Infrastructure Majority say solving coastal region congestion important to economic development Nearly 86 percent of those surveyed rate traffic congestion on the Bayway and through the Wallace Tunnel as bad or very bad during peak... StaffApril 5, 2021
State Will Bright Foundation receives $356K to help people recover from opioid addiction The Will Bright Foundation will receive more than $500,000 to help its efforts in and around Fayette County. Brandon MoseleyApril 5, 2021
Health Alabama opening COVID-19 vaccines to all 16 and older beginning Monday State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state has an "available supply" of vaccines, which prompted the decision. Eddie BurkhalterApril 2, 2021
Health State health officer: Alabama ranks last in COVID vaccinations due to slow start Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state will likely open eligibility to all before May 1. Eddie BurkhalterApril 2, 2021
State Tim Cook says Apple supports easier, more inclusive voting Apple's CEO has criticized his home state in the past for being "too slow" on equality for its Black residents. Micah DanneyApril 2, 2021
Prisons PR firm’s contract for Alabama prisons held up in oversight committee Some members expressed concern that $1.5 million could be better spent on the state's prison crisis. Eddie BurkhalterApril 1, 2021
State Attorney general files suit challenging federal rescue plan’s state tax provision States can't make up for tax cuts with federal relief funds. Marshall says that's a de facto ban on tax cuts. Micah DanneyApril 1, 2021
Health Alabama’s hospitals, nursing homes urge mask usage, issue reminders on visitation Association leaders say masks will continue to be an important weapon in decreasing the spread of the virus. StaffApril 1, 2021
Health Some, but not all, Alabama inmates to be offered COVID-19 vaccines The Alabama Department of Corrections still hasn't said when all incarcerated people will be offered vaccines. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 31, 2021
State Former Alabama federal prosecutor co-hosting popular politics podcast Birmingham's Joyce Vance lends her decades of experience as a top federal prosecutor to a popular new weekly conversation. Micah DanneyMarch 31, 2021