News State moves forward with next step in prison lease plan The Alabama Department of Corrections on Friday opened submitted proposals for the construction of three new prisons in the state, moving Gov. Kay Ivey’s... Eddie BurkhalterMay 15, 2020
Governor House on board with Ivey amendment, nothing yet from Senate Gov. Kay Ivey, on Thursday in a letter and message to the Alabama Senate, proposed an Executive Amendment to SB161, the FY 2020 General... Bill BrittMay 14, 2020
Economy Gov. Kay Ivey sends bill seizing CARES Act funds back to Legislature without a signature Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday refused to sign a controversial piece of legislation that would have taken spending authority over most of the... Chip BrownleeMay 14, 2020
Economy Polls, talk radio push attacks on Ivey, but is she worried? Since Gov. Kay Ivey made known the existence of the “wish list” of spending items the Legislature proposed for the approximate $1.8 billion in... Bill BrittMay 14, 2020
Health State VA commissioner: Universal testing needed for nursing homes, veterans homes When it came time to discuss the deaths of 23 veterans at an East Alabama veterans home due to coronavirus, Kent Davis became emotional,... Eddie BurkhalterMay 13, 2020
Health “We’re not out of the first wave yet:” Alabama’s chief medical officer Alabama’s chief medical officer said Wednesday the Department of Public Health needs more resources and staff to be able to handle the current wave... Chip BrownleeMay 13, 2020
National More than 100 COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths at Bill Nichols veterans home in Alexander City More than 100 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at an East Alabama veterans home among residents and staff, and nearly two dozen residents... Chip BrownleeMay 12, 2020
Health Inmate dies after falling ill at Birmingham work release center A woman serving at the Birmingham Women’s Community Based Facility and Community Work Center died Monday after falling ill and being taken to a... Eddie BurkhalterMay 12, 2020
Economy Alabama ranks as 4th most open state despite rise in COVID-19 cases Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision Friday to reopen more state businesses and relax more of her safer-at-home order starting Monday put Alabama as the fourth... Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2020
Featured Opinion Opinion | Government being weighed in the balance President Donald Trump, on March 27, 2020, signed into law the U.S. government’s Phase 3 aid package known as the CARES Act to provide... Bill BrittMay 11, 2020