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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.

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State senator calls for Rep. Dismukes to resign over celebration of former Klan leader

"Since first being elected in 1996, I’ve had a policy of not publicly criticizing other elected officials, but at this time I am making an exception since Rep. Dismukes is MY state representative,” Chambliss wrote in a tweet. “He does not represent my views or the views of the vast majority of people in District 88.”

Eddie Burkhalter

July 28, 2020

Alabama sees record-high COVID hospitalizations, record-low ICU bed availability

Alabama had just 12 percent of the state’s ICU beds available on Monday, and 496 of them were filled with COVID-19 patients, a record high, said Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 28, 2020

Jailed demonstrators plan rally at Alabama Capitol on Tuesday

Members of Alabama Black Lives Matter and Alabama SaveOurselves are to hold a press conference and demonstration outside the state Capitol on Tuesday following the arrest of five members earlier this month. Members of Alabama Black Lives Matter and Alabama SaveOurselves on July 16 held a “die-in” on the steps of Alabama’s Capitol to advocate … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 28, 2020

Alabama cuts off alcohol sales in bars, restaurants at 11 p.m.

Cutting off alcohol sales early is intended to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 27, 2020

Alabama Department of Corrections “disappointed” by “surprise” DOJ report on excessive force

The Alabama Department of Corrections on Friday responded to a scathing report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice detailing correctional officers’ violence against incarcerated men in state prisons, saying the department was “disappointed in the surprise manner” in which the DOJ released the report. The DOJ’s report details numerous instances of unprovoked and … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 24, 2020

Alabama’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue worrisome rise

There were a record 1,586 coronavirus patients in hospitals statewide Thursday, breaking the previous record set Monday, the fifth straight day of record-high hospitalizations.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 24, 2020

Alabama inmate tests positive for COVID-19 after death

Fourteen other state inmates and two prison workers have died after testing positive for COVID-19.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 24, 2020

Governor orders flags at half-staff in honor of civil rights icon, Congressman John Lewis

Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff from Saturday until sunrise on Monday, following the death of civil rights icon and Georgia Congressman John Lewis on Friday. “As we prepare to lay Congressman Lewis to rest, we are honored to welcome him home to Alabama to sit overlooking Dexter Avenue, as … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 24, 2020

About half of Alabama students will start the year with virtual learning, superintendent says

As much as 50 percent of Alabama’s public school students will be learning virtually when school starts back, said Alabama’s State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey on Friday. Mackey discussed the restart of school amid COVID-19 at a press briefing hosted by Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and said that while he prefers that students get … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 24, 2020

Federal government approves $5 billion for nursing homes amid surging COVID-19

The money can be used for staffing, testing and buying personal protective equipment.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 24, 2020