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Montgomery, Huntsville/Madison Chambers Win National Honor

May 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Alec Harvey Montgomery’s chamber has won Site Selection’s economic development award for the second year in a row. Both the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and Huntsville/Madison County Chamber are among the 20 top local […]

ALABAMA SENATE PASSES BILL TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING

April 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

Mike Carson The Alabama Secords of traffic stops intended to show whether profiling is happening. The bill is by Sen. Roger Smitherman, a Democrat from Birmingham, who has sponsored bills to prohibit racial profiling for […]

Birmingham Has A Homicide Problem. Here’s What The May Or Says Needs To Be Done

April 23, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald Four hundred forty-six. That’s how many people were killed in Birmingham over the last four years – 446 people with friends and families, hopes and dreams. AL.com analyzed every Birmingham homicide from […]

COVID cases increasing in north Alabama hospitals after weeks of decline

April 23, 2021 Bouldin 0

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in north Alabama have seen a sharp increase over the last week, reversing a weeks long trend where those numbers have been in constant decline. The Huntsville Hospital Healthcare […]

Gov. Kay Ivey disappointed as underwriters pull out of Alabama prison deal

April 23, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com Gov. Kay Ivey said this morning she was disappointed that the investment bank Barclays has withdrawn from underwriting the financing of two privately owned prisons that Alabama would lease and operate. […]

Ala. Senate passes bills for lottery, casinos

April 20, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com The Alabama Senate has approved legislation to allow voters to decide whether to have a lottery and casinos. The main bill, a constitutional amendment by Sen. Jim McClendon, a Republican from […]

Alabama to receive $940 million incentive payments, over two years, if the state expands Medicaid under the American Rescue Plan

April 15, 2021 Bouldin 0

By greencodemocratcom THE GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT – Jane Adams, Executive Director of Cover Alabama, a coalition of organizations supporting Medicaid Expansion says, “This is the very best time for Alabama to expand Medicaid because the […]

COVID vaccine: Despite improvements, racial disparity remains in Alabama’s largest county

April 15, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald | rarchibald@al.com Data from the Alabama Department of Public Health shows a disparity between white and Black Alabamians in terms of COVID-19 vaccinations in several of the state’s largest counties – including Jefferson County, the […]

WOMEN PAY MORE FOR MORTGAGES IN ALA. THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER STATE

April 9, 2021 Bouldin 0

by By Jeff Ostrowski Bankrate.com (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Women get a raw deal on mortgages in nearly every corner of the country, a new analysis of federal data has found. Compared with single […]

STATE HEALTH ALABAMA HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES WILL REQUIRE MASKS AFTER MANDATE EXPIRES

April 9, 2021 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Visitors to Alabama hospitals and nursing homes must continue to wear masks after the state mandate expires on April 9. Leaders of the Alabama Nursing Home Association and Alabama Hospital Association […]