Health Alabama’s shipments of monoclonal antibody treatments to be cut 30 percent The treatment can cut a COVID patient's need to be hospitalized by 70 percent. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 10, 2021
Health Biden announces vaccine mandate for millions of American workers Businesses with more than 100 workers will have to require employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 9, 2021
Health Alabama schools likely added more than 10,000 COVID cases this week Public schools are seeing a surge in cases, eclipsing last year's numbers and sending many systems back to virtual learning. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 9, 2021
Health ADPH: State database cannot be used to check workers’ vaccination status The Alabama Department of Public Health warned providers against using the database to verify the vaccination status of workers. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 9, 2021
Health Marshall issues cease and desist to healthcare providers enforcing vaccine mandates Marshall ordered healthcare providers to stop using the state vaccine registry to verify employees' vaccination status. Brandon MoseleySeptember 9, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | There’s a new prison bill. Should it live or die? "Until taxpayers get assurances that Alabama's prison system will be cleaned up, we shouldn't spend a dime on new buildings." Josh MoonSeptember 9, 2021
State Alabama man set to plead guilty in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot Police found a dozen Molotov cocktail explosive devices and firearms in Lonnie Coffman's truck. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 9, 2021
State UAB nurses, staff protest poor working conditions and unequal pay Salary is cited by the Alabama State Nurses Association as a leading reason for the current nurse shortage. John H. GlennSeptember 8, 2021
Elections Kenyatte Hassell wins House District 78 special election Kenyatte Hassell received more than 80 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election. Brandon MoseleySeptember 8, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | 20th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks "I asked several of our state leaders their memories of that fateful day. Allow me to share some of their experiences." Steve FlowersSeptember 8, 2021