Legislature Governor, Statehouse leadership discussing special session to allocate remaining American Rescue Plan funds This possible special session could be called as early as the first month of the regular legislative session, the source said, which is scheduled... John H. GlennJanuary 10, 2022
Health Alabama hospitals, schools react as COVID surges While some public school systems are requiring masks, others are taking a wait-and-see approach as cases and hospitalizations increase statewide. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 10, 2022
Health Alabama’s positivity rate reaches 42.3 percent as cases surge There were 329 COVID patients hospitalized in Alabama on Dec. 1, and by Thursday that had increased by 343 percent, to 1,459. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 7, 2022
Health CDC: Shortened quarantine period for some applies to K-12 schools The news was a reversal from what state health officials had heard from the CDC hours before on Wednesday. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 6, 2022
Health CDC approves COVID boosters for kids 12-17 About 5 million children are now eligible for boosters, but in Alabama, the percentage of vaccinated school-aged children remains very low. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 6, 2022
Health UAB: ERs not the place to seek COVID testing if not sick enough to need care Alabama's new COVID cases and positivity rate continue to set records this week as hospitalizations continue to rise. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 5, 2022
Health Alabama seeing record new COVID cases, hospitalizations continue rising Treatments for the more contagious omicron variant are in short supply in Alabama as COVID cases surge and hospitalizations grow. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 5, 2022
Elections Lew Burdette announces run for Alabama governor Burdette is president of King's Home, a nonprofit shelter for abused women and children. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 5, 2022
Health FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID booster for children 12 to 15 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meets Wednesday to discuss giving final approval. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 4, 2022
Health Shipments of treatments for delta resume as COVID surges A new monoclonal antibody treatment effective against the omicron variant isn't yet available in Alabama as cases and hospitalizations rise. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 3, 2022