Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh on Tuesday sent Gov. Kay Ivey a proposal to spend $300 million in federal coronavirus relief money on internet connectivity in the state.
Author: Mary Sell (Mary Sell)
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Senators, school nurses push for expanded COVID-19 safety plan
A bipartisan trio of state senators has for weeks been pushing a statewide COVID-19 school safety proposal that includes thermal scanning, rapid testing for the flu and COVID-19, 300 new school nurses and 500 square-foot nurses stations and isolation units outside each public school.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations top 900 Sunday
The increases come as state officials plead with Alabamians to wear masks and practice social distancing. Some municipalities have passed local ordinances requiring masks.
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General Fund revenue dips in June; ETF awaiting income tax payments
Revenues collected in the state General Fund were down about $4.8 million, or 4.15%, in June compared to the year prior, but overall, collections are up for the year.
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Statewide virtual school provider selected; Broadband access ‘inequities’ remain
The Alabama State Department of Education has selected a company called Schools PLP to provide a statewide virtual learning option for K-12 students in the upcoming school year.
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As health order extends, lawmakers want some authority
While Gov. Kay Ivey’s Tuesday "Safer At Home" order extension doesn’t change what’s being asked of the public and some businesses, the mechanics behind her order are different.
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In pandemic, taxes on online purchases up; trend concerns educators
In the months that Alabamians largely stayed home because of COVID-19, tax collections on goods bought online increased sharply while sales tax on goods bought at bricks-and-mortar locations dropped.
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Alabama COVID-19 cases continue to climb
The Alabama Department of Public Health reported a total of 36,682 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday. After a lag in reporting over the weekend, that number is an increase of nearly 4,000 cases since late last week.
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Top doctors plead for change in behavior as state sees record COVID-19 cases
A week before the end of Alabama’s current “Safer at Home” order, the least restrictive of the public health mandates first rolled out in March, the state on Thursday saw the most troubling numbers yet in its battle against the coronavirus.
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Alabama Senate schedules July budget hearings
Alabama Senate leadership has scheduled some rare summer budget hearings to examine COVID-19’s impact on state revenues and prepare for the next legislative session.