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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
State House makes adjustments ahead of session; Pandemic learning loss may not be known for years; House approves NDAA with veto-proof margin... maybe; White House celebrates vaccine victory; Latest on COVID relief talks; Jones a top contender to be Biden's attorney general
More than 2,000 Alabamians hospitalized with COVID-19; Biden chooses Mobile native Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense; Virus talks drag on liability as Congress preps stopgap aid; Ward sworn in; Special election called; Parnell elected to lead Farmers Federation for fifth term
Increased federal funding, decreased use gives Alabama Medicaid $178M carry forward; Congress inches closer to a COVID deal; Weaver running in SD14; Remembering State Sen. Larry Dixon; Giuliani in hospital after positive virus test;
State health leaders urge extension of face mask order; COVID-19 exposure apps going unutilized; Mobile Bay beach access land deal; Prosecutors start conviction review units; Weekend Football
Another day, another record; Kids Count report shows pre-COVID inequities for Alabama children; Butler says state should spend most of its CARES money; Compromise COVID bill gets a boost; Inside Alabama Politics
