Alabama won't have any new public health restrictions to stop the surging coronavirus, but Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday extended the state's current "safer at home" order and urged residents to heed warnings to wear face coverings and keep a social distance.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $30 million in Alabama’s CARES Act funding for increased testing and a re-entry platform for Alabama’s public universities and two-year colleges.
As Congress appears deadlocked on advancing federal police reforms in response to outrage over recent killings of Black people during law enforcement encounters, state lawmakers in Alabama are beginning conversations about police policies, training and funding.
Good afternoon and happy Sunday! Here’s your Daily News for June 28. 1. Ivey weighs extending safer-at-home order Alabama’s “safer at home” order is set to expire Friday, and Gov. Kay Ivey has not yet decided whether to renew it. The order limits social gatherings, requires employees of restaurants and other businesses to wear masks and...
By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama students will be able to return to in-person teaching in the fall, but should expect to face a learning experience unlike any they have seen before. State Superintendent Eric Mackey on Friday presented Alabama’s roadmap to reopening schools, which will include a combination of in-person...
According to voting records from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office, Moore did not participate in the 2016 primary election.
Good Afternoon and Happy Father’s Day! Special shout out to my own dad who I love and miss very much. Love you, Dad! Here’s your Daily News for Sunday, June 21. 1. Rise in coronavirus cases brings new concerns in Alabama Will Boyd was at the funeral Saturday morning for a relative who had died after...
The coronavirus pandemic is altering pregnant women’s care and, according to a new report from Blue Cross Blue Shield, one in four women surveyed skipped prenatal care appointments since the beginning of the pandemic.
By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News An agreement to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor was finalized Wednesday and work to modernize and improve Alabama’s seaport is expected to begin this fall. “Today’s signing of the Mobile Harbor Project agreement is yet another milestone in the process of the deepening and widening the Port of Mobile,”...
The “Vote Your Voice” campaign will be giving funding to organizations lead by people of color in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi to promote voter participation through the 2022 election cycle.