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Daily News Digest – December 30, 2020
Presented by the Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition Good morning! Here’s your Daily News for Wednesday, December 30. 1. COVID-19 update Alabama ranked sixth on the list of states with the most new COVID-19 cases per capita over the past week, according to Johns Hopkins University. Alabama’s latest average positivity rate — the...
Daily News Digest – December 29, 2020
House passes Trump-requested $2,000 check bill; House overrides Trump's veto on NDAA; Nashville bomber left hints of trouble, but motive elusive; More vaccines on the way; Six Bama players named All Americans
Daily News Digest – December 28, 2020
Trump relents, signs COVID relief and spending package; After naming bombing suspect, focus turns to motive; In the Weeds: Exit interview with Bradley Byrne; Veto override on NDAA?
Daily News Digest – December 24, 2020
Trump vetoes NDAA; COVID veto threat tests GOP loyalty to Trump; Bill would amend parole and probation violation sentencing, ease county jail crowding; Pfizer to supply additional 100M doses of vaccine; Christmas in the ICU
Daily News Digest – December 23, 2020
Trump threatens to veto COVID relief with new demands; Bill extends deadline for CARES Act money; Bill would allow businesses, places of worship remain open in emergencies; Consumer relief: bill to end ‘surprise’ medical bills; Auburn hires Bryan Harsin
Daily News Digest – December 22, 2020
Good morning! Here’s your Daily News for Tuesday, December 22. 1. Ivey gets vaccine, calls it ‘a safe thing to do’ Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey became one of the first governors on Monday to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, bidding to build public confidence in the vaccinations that will have to be widely administered to...
Daily News – December 21, 2020
Congress seals deal on COVID-19 relief; Telemedicine shift helping rural hospitals, patients; People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine; Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel; Bama to meet Notre Dame in relocated Rose Bowl
Weekend Digest – December 20, 2020
Ivey study group on gambling releases report ;Agreement likely from congress on COIVD relief bill ;AL jobless rate drops to 4.4%, still above 2019 level ;AL to get fewer COVID vaccine doses than expected ;Infant mortality rate rises in AL
Daily News Digest – December 18, 2020
Latest on vaccines; Ivey awards relief funds to group helping veterans with PTSD; Relief talks go into the weekend; Tuberville hires senior staff; Hack against US is ‘grave’ threat, cybersecurity agency says
Daily News Digest – December 16, 2020
Vaccinations begin; Kirk Hatcher wins in SD-26; Lawmaker wants limits on Artificial Intelligence arrests; Progress on COVID-19 relief bill; McConnell warns GOP of Electoral College brawl
Daily News Digest – December 15, 2020
Vaccine arrives; Electors meet, Biden addresses divided nation; Group advocates for lottery revenue to go toward scholarships; Congress resumes talks on COVID relief, appropriations; AG Barr resigning
Weekend Digest – December 13, 2020
Ivey extends incentives, clears up tax issue; First COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin; ADOC rejects DOJ lawsuit; Official: Please skip holiday gatherings as virus surges; Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID relief talks
Daily News Digest – December 11, 2020
State seeing Thanksgiving virus surge; Congress stuck again on COVID deal; K-12 enrollment increases, still down from 2019; 17 AGs, 106 GOP House members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit; Innovation Commission partners with Stanford's Hoover Institution
Daily News Digest – December 10, 2020
Dept. of Justice sues Alabama over violence in prisons; Ivey extends mask mandate; Community colleges seek funding for workforce development, correctional campus; Congress buys time; Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings