State Tax rebates to be issued starting Dec. 1 Alabama taxpayers can expect $150 per filer if they filed tax returns for the 2021 fiscal year. Jacob HolmesNovember 2, 2023
Local news Birmingham revives Good Friday, Memorial Day as paid city holidays Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin recommended Monday that both paid holidays be reinstated. John H. GlennApril 1, 2021
Congress Alabama Republican congressmen vote against COVID-19 relief bill Republican members of Alabama’s congressional delegation all opposed the Democrats' COVID bill. Brandon MoseleyMarch 1, 2021
Congress Carl votes against Democrats’ $1.9 trillion budget framework Biden has said that disappointing January job numbers justify the massive coronavirus aid package. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 8, 2021
Congress National Grange laments end of food box program Funding for the food box program ended on Dec. 31 at midnight but had run out in many regions weeks earlier. Brandon MoseleyJanuary 2, 2021
National $600 COVID relief checks could be deposited as early as Wednesday It is hoped that the infusion of cash into the economy will help working-class Americans who have been hit hard. Brandon MoseleyDecember 30, 2020
National Senate poised to vote to override Trump veto of the NDAA Trump unexpectedly vetoed the NDAA just before Christmas, but the veto was overridden by the House. Brandon MoseleyDecember 30, 2020
National Sewell, Aderholt vote to increase direct payments to $2,000 If approved by the Senate and signed by Trump, Americans may receive direct payments of $2,000 instead of $600. Brandon MoseleyDecember 29, 2020
National National Grange praises Congress for broadband funding "Congress has recognized the plight of rural Americans and the digital divide that separates them from the rest of the country." Brandon MoseleyDecember 24, 2020
News Mobile Airport Authority praises funding package, COVID aid bill The bill sets aside about $45 billion in transportation aid, including $16 billion for airlines and $2 billion for airports. Brandon MoseleyDecember 23, 2020