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Eddie Burkhalter

Eddie Burkhalter is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or reach him via Twitter.

James Averhart rips Bradley Byrne for vote against bill to support Postal Service

The Democratic candidate in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District expressed concern Tuesday over Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, voting against a bill to provide $25 million to the U.S. Postal Service, and that would block cost-cutting measures many worry are slowing the mail and could jeopardize mail-in, or absentee, voting. Byrne on Tuesday said he voted against … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 26, 2020

Doug Jones campaign ad notes Tuberville’s involvement in hedge fund that defrauded investors

The campaign for U.S. Sen. Doug Jones on Tuesday released its first ad attacking his opponent’s connection to a fraudulent hedge fund that bilked more than $2 million from several Alabamians who invested in the venture. Tommy Tuberville’s partner in the Auburn hedge fund was sentenced to a decade in prison over what has been … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 25, 2020

Michigan auto parts supplier to invest $59 million in Muscle Shoals plant, hire 279

A Michigan-based automotive supplier plans to invest $59 million into a Muscle Shoals plant to build battery trays for electric vehicles, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday. DURA Automotive Systems will lease a building in the Shoals Research Airpark from the Shoals Economic Development Authority (SEDA) and spend $59 million in manufacturing equipment and create 279 … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 25, 2020

Tuscaloosa mayor closes bars, bar service in restaurants for two weeks

Stuart Bell, president of the University of Alabama, said during a press conference Monday that immediate action was needed if in-person classes are to continue.

Eddie Burkhalter

August 24, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey: State preparing for approaching storms

Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday said that the state was preparing for the potential of two storm systems that could impact the coast, and possibly on the same day the state is to hold municipal elections. Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression 14 could both be in the Gulf at the same time, and both … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 21, 2020

U.S. surgeon general visits Alabama to usher in three new COVID-19 testing sites

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams speaking in Hoover on Friday said Alabama is the only state on the White House’s COVID-19 map that’s in red, but that also has all the parameters moving in the right direction. Adams was speaking at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, one of three new COVID-19 testing sites in … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 21, 2020

Administrators say UAB prepared for return of students, four other colleges posting COVID-19 data

Administrators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say it’s not possible to remove all risk of COVID-19 but that the school has robust plans in place to keep students, teachers and staff as safe as possible. Classes there begin on Monday. Meanwhile, four Alabama universities are already posting the numbers of COVID-19 cases on … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 21, 2020

Governor issues order to aid cities in hunt for election workers amid COVID-19

Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday issued another supplement to her state of emergency proclamation in an effort to ease burdens on municipalities that are struggling to find election workers due to COVID-19. Current state law mandates that election workers live in the municipality in which they’ll be working the polls, and Ivey’s supplemental order Friday … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 21, 2020

Alabama’s COVID-19 testing of college students shows few cases so far, officials say

More than 75,000 college students across Alabama have been tested for COVID-19 as classes continue to start, and while the number of infections among those tested was low, what happens next will depend largely on those students’ decisions to help keep themselves and others safe, according to experts behind the statewide testing program. “This is … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 21, 2020

DOJ arrests leaders of nonprofit backed by Sen. Del Marsh

State Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, pushed a bill in 2019 that would have allowed Alabamians to send a portion of their tax refunds to We Build the Wall Inc., a nonprofit formed to build private sections of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced the arrest of the … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 20, 2020