Prisons Alabama prisons not yet ready to administer vaccines, but ADOC is preparing Alabama prisons rank ninth deadliest in the number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,00 inmates. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 5, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | All of the GOP selfishness laid out in a single bill "Do you get to keep your health coverage for the next five years after leaving or getting laid off from a job?" Josh MoonFebruary 5, 2021
Legislature McCutcheon says House is drafting a bill to pay for new prisons with a bond issue McCutcheon said that the legislators were concerned that under the governor’s plan, the state would never own the facilities. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 5, 2021
Congress Sewell discusses COVID, Voting Rights Act in State of the District speech Sewell said Congress will implement a national COVID-19 strategy to vaccinate Americans and rebuild the economy. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 5, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Leave health decisions to the experts "Health policy should be left up to the physicians and scientists, not a panel of lay people who might have political motivations." Joey KennedyFebruary 5, 2021
Legislature Bill blocking HOAs from prohibiting the Alabama flag advances in Senate committee Senate Bill 8, sponsored by state Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Fairhope, can now be considered by the full Senate. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 5, 2021
Congress Carl votes against removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from House committees Greene is facing widespread backlash for engaging with conspiracy theories and appearing to advocate violence in the past. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 5, 2021
Congress Palmer reintroduces bill to give seniors the option of opting out of Medicare Currently, seniors must forfeit Social Security if they choose to keep their private insurance and not enroll in Medicare. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 5, 2021
Legislature Ainsworth praises Senate for passage of military stability commission package Among the bills in the package is a measure to allow military dependents attending public colleges in Alabama to pay in-state tuition. StaffFebruary 5, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Fringe ideologues threaten state’s economic future "If Alabama continues to pass legislation and promote ideas of racial injustice and hatred, it will not achieve its potential." Bill BrittFebruary 4, 2021