State News

The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Demographic data from the Alabama Department of Public Health shows that the Black population in Alabama is the leading race in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. As […]

by Eddie Burkhalter Photo Caption: Rep. John Lewis at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in February 2015. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images) The man behind the online petition to rename the Edmund Pettus […]

By Chip Brownlee Alabama State University is the next Alabama university considering renaming buildings. “I have requested a review of the names on campus buildings for consideration of removal based on connections to or leadership […]

by the Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama has authorized moving three Confederate plaques and studying the names of buildings on campus with an eye toward possible change. The plaques will […]

Ms. Terra Foster has been hired, the first-time ever in Alabama history, as Alabama NAACP’s Executive Director. ATHENS, AL (June 3, 2020) Benard Simelton, President of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP is pleased […]

Photo Caption: Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. What Do We Tell Our Children, Our Students? Expressions from Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr., on recent national events surrounding […]

By MARY SELL and TODD STACY, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Hundreds of proposed bills, including high priority prison and economic development proposals, died when the coronavirus outbreak upended the Alabama Legislature’s 2020 regular […]

By Katie Nichols, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Neighborhoods and social media are buzzing with hype as residents are concerned about “murder hornets.” Alabama Cooperative Extension System professionals would like to put the rumor to rest […]

by Craig Ford is the owner of Ford Insurance Agency and the Gadsden Messenger. He represented Gadsden and Etowah County in the Alabama House of Representatives for 18 years. I don’t envy the position Gov. […]

by the Associated Press Photo Caption: Researchers in Oregon are using Birmingham-based TriAltus Bioscience’s protein purification technology to accelerate research into a new COVID-19 vaccine. (TriAltus) Alabama’s bioscience researchers and organizations have mobilized to combat […]