Category: <span>Digest</span>

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

Fauci warns of continued virus surge; Moore enters Congress focused on infrastructure, defense; Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved; SCOTUS arguments today on Census case; Bama remains unanimous No. 1

Hospitals brace for post-Thanksgiving surge; 5,000 Alabama students haven’t shown up for class; Congress braces for Biden's national coronavirus strategy; All eyes on the QBs in the Iron Bowl; Will Sellers: The Enduring Legacy of Margaret Thatcher

Marsh, Reed, Scofield on what's next; Biden makes first cabinet moves; Texts: Census manager told counters to use fake answers; Keep the mask: Vaccines won’t end the crisis right away; Playoff rankings: Bama, ND, Clemson, Ohio St

Marsh to step down as Pro Tem; Reed will lead Senate; Full poll results; Health officials urge caution; Trump administration allows transition to begin; Remembering Alvin Holmes

AstraZeneca: vaccine shown to be ‘highly effective’; Poll: voters value State House access, open to alternate locations; Proposed bridge construction in Mobile back on table; Maxwell chosen for Grey Wolf; Redstone in top 6 for Space Command HQ; Auburn basketball self-imposes postseason ban

Alvin Holmes dies at 81; AG sues over Madison County confederate statue; Christmas parades canceled as cases increase; Trump election fraud claims come up empty; Weekend Football

$298M in premium revenues to fund 20 state projects; Unemployment rate falls; New polling on legislative session; Will Whatley: Compromise ain't a dirty word; Football this weekend?!

Bedsole wins in HD49; Runoff in SD26; Ivey taps Ward to lead Pardons and Paroles; BCA launches 'Keep Alabama Open' initiative; Fed nominee stalls; Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

Election 2020: Two weeks later; VoteCast: Alabama voters mixed on state of nation; First veterans apprenticeship program launched in Alabama; Mobile moves ahead with Mardi Gras plans amid pandemic; Way-too-early look at 2022 map