State health Officer: Third COVID-19 vaccine will “open up a lot of doors for us”
Walmart has added additional COVID vaccination sites in Alabama, and CVS is to vaccinate at nine locations statewide.
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Alabama House committee approves bill to ban treatment for transgender minors
Both the Alabama House and Senate committees approved their respective bills, moving both on to full votes.
Corporal punishment declining in Alabama, but state still ranks third-highest in nation
Use of corporal punishment in Alabama public schools dropped 44 percent between 2016 and 2018.
Proposed legislation would allow no-excuse absentee voting
Secretary of State John Merrill supports the bill, which would allow qualified voters to vote absentee without an excuse.
Alabama House passes several criminal justice-related bills
The bills address community corrections, judicial discretion in sentencing and the cost of housing state inmates in county jails.
Two bills would expand community corrections, enhance specialized courts
St. Clair County's drug and veterans courts have a combined 96 percent success rate at preventing recidivism.
Letter to lawmakers: Repeal Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act
165 former judges and prosecutors, professors and public defenders signed on in support of Rep. Chris England's bill to repeal HFOA.
Tuberville says he attended Jan. 5 fundraiser at Trump’s Washington hotel
Tuberville, through a spokeswoman, had previously denied attending a meeting with Trump's sons, top aides on Jan. 5.
Former Birmingham Water Works contractors convicted on ethics violations
Both men face up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $30,000 after admitting to a bribery scheme.
UAB vaccinating Black Alabamians at better rate than state, national averages
UAB-administered vaccinations account for 14 percent of all Alabamians who have received both required doses.