Preview: Special session starts today; Health officials: COVID-19 numbers moving in right direction; Biden to Capitol Hill for latest budget pitch; Garland defends school board memo amid Republican criticism; Woman gets life in prison for helping husband plan killings
Democrats' disputes over the big domestic policy bill has held up passage of a separate $1 trillion package of road, broadband and other infrastructure projects that cleared the Senate with bipartisan support. Progressive House Democrats want to see the fine print of the big domestic bill before voting on the infrastructure measure.
Redistricting maps pass committee along party lines; Medicaid enrollment increases with COVID-19, federal rules; Claudette Colvin seeks expungement; Biden, Democrats race to finalize scaled back budget deal; Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive over kids' use
Alabama's unemployment rate was 3.1% for the month of September, holding steady from the previous month, the Alabama Department of Labor announced Friday.
Alabama Conservatives Fund, which supports former Business Council of Alabama President Katie Britt's candidacy, launched this week and is planning a series of advertising spots touting the Republican from Enterprise.
Despite low unemployment, state's economy suffers from workforce participation slump; Long-serving State Rep. Victor Gaston won't seek reelection; FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine; Crunch time: Biden, Dems face critical next 2 weeks for agenda; AP Top 25
State Rep. Victor Gaston, R-Mobile, the Speaker Pro Tem of the Alabama House of Representatives and one of the longest serving members of the Legislature, will not seek reelection in 2022.
Special session set for Oct. 28; Biden signs debt limit hike; Abortion fight looms at Supreme Court; Wholesale prices rose record 8.6% over 12 months; Football Saturday
Redistricting session coming soon, but where are the maps? Committee revising state constitution close to final vote; Enrollment increases for community colleges, slight decreases for some universities; Mental capacity at issue as Smith faces another execution date; Inflation: surging prices match a 13-year high
Off to the (House) races; As Democrats press forward with IRS monitoring rule, Tuberville seeks support for countermeasure; 2 inmates killed within a week in state prisons; 'Difficult decisions' as Biden, Democrats shrink plan to $2T; FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers
A proposal under President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" taxing and spending plan would allow the IRS to monitor individual and business financial transactions of $600 or more. Currently, the Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions to report transactions of $10,000 or more.
Marsh gauging 'real interest' in education for 2022; COVID-19 update: Hospitalizations way down statewide; Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill; Judge: Prison staffing levels will be issue on DOJ lawsuit; House returns for debt limit vote
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen precipitously in recent days and weeks, a positive sign after months of a surging delta variant.
$46B in COVID funds have flowed into Alabama; Weather delay, rot posing worry for Alabama cotton crop; Fall poses big tests for Congress; Sluggish jobs report a drag on Biden and his agenda; AP Top 25
Four killed from flooding; Senate votes to raise debt limit, avoiding default; Britt again sets pace in Senate race fundraising with $1.5M haul; Bonner a finalist for South Alabama presidency; Football Saturday
