Perry County facility key factor in prison plan; Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11; Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Dems' immigration push; Law enforcement confronts Haitian migrants at border; AP Top 25
Author: Todd Stacy (Todd Stacy)
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Ivey to call special session on prisons Sept. 27
Legislative leadership has been meeting with Ivey’s team and Alabama Department of Corrections’ officials since early summer to craft a draft bill that has been circulating among lawmakers this month. It allows the state to borrow up to $785 million and use several hundred million in federal COVID relief funds to build at least three new prisons and renovate others.
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Daily News Digest – September 17, 2021
Unemployment drops to 3.1%; States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way; State opposes Hubbard's early release; Milley defends calls to China; Big football weekend
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Daily News Digest – September 16, 2021
Alabama has blocked more than $5 billion in unemployment fraud since start of pandemic; James stakes out culture issues in mulling another run for governor; Dubose challenges Drake in HD45; Patrice 'Penni' McClammy plans to run for her late father's House seat; House panel rejects drug pricing plan in setback to Biden
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IAP Update: James, Blanchard jumping in race for governor?
In last week's edition of Inside Alabama Politics, we speculated on the likelihood of businessman Tim James and former U.S. Ambassador Lynda Blanchard running in the GOP primary against Gov. Kay Ivey.
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Daily News Digest – September 13, 2021
'Design-build' process could see prisons built more quickly; Hospitalizations plateau, begin decline; Hubbard apologies, seeks early release from prison; Manchin nixes Biden's $3.5T budget plan, urges $1.5T instead; AP Top 25
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Daily News Digest – September 8, 2021
Big day for prison plan; Hassell wins HD78; Counties ask for $10M reimbursement from state for county jail strains; COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when? Evacuees plead for action: 'We are in some kind of jail'
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Inside Alabama Politics – September 7, 2021
'Getting close' on a prison deal; How PACs are faring entering the cycle; Will James make a run for gov? Will Blanchard? More Pitts & Perkins drama; Counties ask for $10M reimbursement from state for county jail strains; Connie Rowe moving upstairs? Review: Dino’s or the Bar Formerly Known as Bud’s.
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Daily News Digest – September 7, 2021
A moment of silence for COVID-19 victims today; Inside Alabama Politics; Congressional committee questions Alabama's 'slow' distribution of rental assistance; Taliban stops planes of evacuees from leaving; Column: The miracle of America in the Afghanistan debacle
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Daily News Digest – September 3, 2021
State turns to college football to boost vaccinations; Constitution recompilation committee discusses racial language edits; Tyson, Perdue to pay $35M to settle with chicken farmers; US hiring slows after 2 strong months; Football is back
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Tyson, Perdue to pay $35M to settle with chicken farmers
The lawsuit that Alabama farmers filed in Oklahoma federal court alleges that the contract grower system the meat companies created pushed them deep into debt to build and maintain chicken barns that met company standards.
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US hiring slows to just 235,000 jobs after 2 strong months
America's employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring at a time when the delta variant's spread has discouraged some people from flying, shopping and eating out.
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Daily News Digest – September 2, 2021
Redistricting public hearings start; Fewer Alabama high school grads going straight to college; Alabama universities try out vaccine incentives to boost shots; SCOTUS divides 5-4 to leave Texas abortion law in place; Ready for some football?
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From burgers to ballgames, SEC fans aiming for normalcy
By JOHN ZENOR, AP Sports Writer Southeastern Conference officials are trying to get back to normal on football game days, with stadiums filled with fans and grills being fired up outside, even in a portion of the country where the states have among the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates. The SEC will fully reopen for business...
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Daily News Digest – September 1, 2021
Biden defends departure from Afghanistan; Rogers: Biden's words 'hollow'; Alabama community colleges offer students vaccine incentives; Dismukes pleads not guilty to theft charge; US consumer confidence falls in August to 6-month low