Category: <span>Digest</span>

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

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

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

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