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UAB’s Dr. Selwyn Vickers joins Ivey’s Coronavirus Task Force Executive Committee

Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that Dr. Selwyn Vickers has agreed to join Governor Ivey’s Executive Committee of the Coronavirus Task Force. The Governor’s Executive Committee is tasked with finding the right balance between economic health and physical health as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m so grateful that Dr. Vickers … Continued

April 16, 2020

Ivey reports that the state has started conversation on post pandemic economy

Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) hosted a conference call with state Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington, and EMA Director Brian Hastings. “We are one week in to our Stay at Home order. While it seems to be working, we have to remain vigilant and continue to follow the orders,” said … Continued

April 16, 2020

Alabama surpasses 4,000 COVID-19 cases, reported deaths reach 116

At least 4,000 Alabamians have tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Public Health says. As of Wednesday morning, 4,006 positive cases have been reported in the state. At least 116 people have died after testing positive for the virus. Of those, 75 deaths have been verified by the department of health’s epidemiology staff. … Continued

April 15, 2020

Two more prison workers positive for COVID-19, bringing total to six at six Alabama prisons

Two more Alabama Department of Corrections employees have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to six staff members at six state facilities. Alabama Department of Corrections spokeswoman Samantha Rose in a response to APR on Tuesday said that one worker at the Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs and an employee at the Elba Community-based … Continued

April 14, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey: Now is not the time to “pretend things are back to normal”

Alabama expects the peak of the coronavirus in the next week or two, Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Scott Harris said Tuesday at a press conference in Montgomery, stressing the importance of staying on course for the time being with the state’s shelter-in-place and social distancing orders. “It is imperative that we keep … Continued

April 14, 2020

Parole hearings can’t resume any quicker due to state law, bureau says

After Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday issued an order for parole hearings to resume and the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles announced hearings would restart May 18, some worried that it was too long to wait amid the COVID-19 crisis. Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, in a Tuesday morning tweet urged the bureau to hold hearings … Continued

April 14, 2020

Gardening is a good shelter in place family activity

Most Alabamians have been sheltering in place now for over four weeks. Schools will not actually open again until August, if then, and the grocery stores are still struggling to keep up with demand. There is no spring baseball, softball, or soccer and the fall football and cheering seasons might not happen if the lockdown … Continued

April 14, 2020

Gov. Ivey orders parole hearings to safely resume during COVID-19 outbreak

Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday issued an order for parole hearings to resume after the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles suspended hearings last month amid the COVID-19 crisis. The Bureau in a statement Monday said hearings are to resume the week of May 18. The month-long delay before hearings resume has worries some who say … Continued

April 13, 2020

Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officer tests positive for COVID-19

An officer with the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the bureau. The officer is self-quarantining at his home, the bureau said in a statement Monday. “The men and women who are out in the field doing this vital work to protect the people of Alabama while helping … Continued

April 13, 2020

Federal judge blocks Alabama’s temporary abortion ban amid COVID-19

A federal judge Sunday evening issued a preliminary injunction preventing the state of Alabama from banning abortions during the COVID-19 crisis. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama on March 30 filed a court document arguing that Alabama is restricting access to abortions under the guise of protecting the public from COVID-19. … Continued

April 12, 2020