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ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

Micah Danney

Micah Danney is a former reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter.

State

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.

August 19, 2021

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.

August 17, 2021

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.

August 16, 2021

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.

August 13, 2021

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.

August 6, 2021

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.

July 30, 2021

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.

July 27, 2021

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.

July 26, 2021

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.

July 21, 2021

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.

July 20, 2021