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

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Groups call for Rep. Will Dismukes to resign, state Legislature to address racist policies

The Montgomery nonprofit Alabama Arise, the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP and Greater Birmingham Ministries in a joint statement on Friday called for Dismukes’ resignation and for the state Legislature to address systemic, racially-oppressive policies.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 31, 2020

Alabama’s testing labs “overwhelmed,” causing slow COVID-19 results

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Friday said that as Alabama continues to see an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases, it’s taking commercial labs and ADPH’s lab an average of seven days to get results.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 31, 2020

Jones: Not enough funding in GOP COVID-19 relief package for schools

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones is worried that what’s in Senate Republicans’ plan for a fifth round of coronavirus relief bills won’t provide enough to keep students, teachers, staff and families safe once schools begin reopening soon, while COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise. Jones said during a press briefing Thursday that proposed bills coming … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 30, 2020

Alabama Department of Corrections investigating death of 28-year-old inmate

The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the death of a 28-year-old inmate at the St. Clair Correctional Facility as a possible suicide. Charles Labarron Braggs was found unresponsive by prison officials in his cell on Monday, and life-saving attempts were unsuccessful, the department said in a message to APR on Thursday. Braggs was not … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 30, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey’s coronavirus task force has met sparsely during pandemic

Ivey’s office says that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivey and her staff have stayed in regular contact with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama Department of Public Health officials and other experts.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 30, 2020

UAB doctor says next two weeks critical for COVID-19 hospitalizations

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, director of UAB’s division of infectious diseases, said during a press briefing with reporters Wednesday that Alabama is at a “precariously stable point."

Eddie Burkhalter

July 29, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey extends statewide mask order, requires masks in most classrooms

Ivey’s amended order Tuesday mandates that face masks be worn by employees and students in classrooms from grade 2 through college.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 29, 2020

Four Alabama correctional officers indicted on federal charges connected to 2018 inmate beating

The indictments come five days after the DOJ released a report detailing systemic violence against inmates at the hands of Alabama Department of Corrections officers.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 28, 2020

Nine people protesting for Medicaid expansion arrested outside Alabama Capitol

Among those arrested was former State Sen. Hank Sanders.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 28, 2020

Alabama dips below 200 available intensive care beds for first time during pandemic

Of the occupied ICU beds, 447 were taken up by coronavirus patients — down slightly from 496 being cared for in ICU beds on Monday.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 28, 2020