Report ranks Alabama’s pandemic recovery third-slowest in nation
The state’s low vaccination rate and high rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are primary factors.
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Micah Danney
Micah Danney is a former reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter.
Children’s of Alabama “in crisis mode” as delta infections set new records
Kids who are being hospitalized are younger and sicker than those who contracted the original virus.
22 Alabama schools on SPLC’s list of U.S. schools honoring Confederate leaders
The civil rights organization renewed its call for schools to rename after the fourth anniversary of Charlottesville.
Alabama’s corporate subsidies cost $4 billion over three decades, report says
Officials exchange tax breaks for long-term benefits, but the state does so without letting taxpayers know as much as other states do.
Group launches fundraising campaign for film about Alabama’s voting rights activism
Transform Alabama wants its storytelling project to connect today’s activists to the state’s long history of movement foot soldiers.
Rescue funds available for businesses in places long left behind, official says
The Department of Commerce says it's looking to fund economic growth in communities that need it the most.
UAB doctors on COVID “wildfire” : Get vaccinated now, wear masks and avoid large crowds
The delta variant has Alabama on track to match its worst month for infections and hospitalizations.
LDF calls for policies that punish racial harassment by public officials
The organization likened a recent slur by a Tarrant city councilman to incidents targeting members of Congress and lawmakers in other states.
UA campuses returning to in-person, but faculty “disturbed” by low vaccination rates
The university system pledges to do everything it can to encourage students to get the shot.
New campaign works to change how Alabama draws election maps
The Alabama Election Protection Network says changes to congressional districts will take time. Local redistricting might be a different story.