Eddie Burkhalter

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

Health

Two years with COVID, a look back on lessons learned

Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson and UAB epidemiologist Dr. Rachael Lee look back on the first two years of COVID.

March 14, 2022

Alabama Senate passes bill to eliminate “business privilege” tax

The bill would cut the minimum tax in half for the 2023 tax year and eliminate the tax altogether for subsequent years.

March 11, 2022

Alabama correctional officer arrested, charged in beating of prisoner days before he died

APR obtained a letter written by Victor Russo a day before he was found unresponsive detailing the alleged beating.

March 10, 2022

Judge dismisses Mo Brooks from federal lawsuit over Jan. 6 Capitol attack

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Wednesday ruled that Brook's speech outside the U.S. Capitol prior to the attack was protected by the First Amendment.

March 10, 2022

Alabama Rep. David Wheeler dies at 72

Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. Wheeler was first elected to the state House in 2018.

March 9, 2022

Alabama Senate committee approves “divisive concepts” bill

The bill doesn’t include the phrase “Critical Race Theory” but its definitions of “divisive concepts” clearly aim to ban the teaching of CRT.

March 9, 2022

Alabama Education Policy Center releases report on STEM in Black Belt’s K-12 schools

Poverty and teacher shortages are drivers for lagging science and math proficiencies in Black Belt schools, the report finds.

March 8, 2022

Prisoner in altercation with correctional officer seven days before found unresponsive

Victor Russo was found unresponsive Feb. 23 and died two days later. He was in a physical altercation with an officer on Feb. 16.

March 7, 2022

Incarcerated man at Donaldson prison dies after attack

The man's death is the latest in what is quickly becoming one of the deadliest years in Alabama prisons.

March 4, 2022

ALFA makes endorsments in Alabama House races

The Alabama Farmers Federation made four more endorsements in state House races on Thursday.

March 4, 2022