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Alabama House Members answer the call to duty

When the Legislature convened its 2020 regular session in February, Alabama enjoyed record-low unemployment and record-high revenues in our state budgets. Pay raises for educators and state employees were foregone conclusions, unprecedented improvements in mental health services offered to Alabamians were being passed, and new and expanded education programs were on the table. But as … Continued
May 19, 2020

Hey y’all! Watch this!

My friend who is a server in one of our favorite Birmingham restaurants is afraid. She worries that as restaurants begin allowing customers back inside, she’ll come into contact with someone who has COVID-19. That’s not only possible, but likely, she said. “My customers come for curbside service,” she said. “I know the kind of … Continued
May 14, 2020

Access to the internet essential for Alabama’s future

We all have had our lives disrupted during this period of health and economic crisis. Students, faculty and staff at Alabama’s colleges and universities are no exception. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that three-fourths of higher education faculty had not taught an online course prior to the coronavirus pandemic and two-thirds of college … Continued
May 8, 2020

In coronavirus fight, Alabama has benefited from federal action

Closing down the American economy has a real and enormous effect on the lives of countless Americans.  Layoffs and job losses are devastating for individuals, families, and communities.  In good times, it generally takes three to six months for someone to find a job after a layoff.  Of course, these are not good times.  Moreover, … Continued
May 6, 2020

Alabama to receive over $2 billion in COVID-19 relief funds

Alabama is in line to receive more than $2.47 billion from the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act, according to estimates by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA). The CARES Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27. A supplemental act passed Congress on April 23. The … Continued
May 4, 2020

A new approach to Alabama governance: sanity

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday continued her unexpectedly sane response to the coronavirus outbreak.  Ignoring the braindead and overzealous responses from neighboring governors in the southeast, most of whom issued blanket orders to lift stay-at-home restrictions and reopen all businesses in their states, Ivey again listened to the doctors and medical professionals and implemented … Continued
April 29, 2020

Supply shortages still inhibiting widespread testing in Alabama

The total number of people tested for COVID-19 in Alabama, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health, jumped by more than 18,000 on Saturday. It was the single largest increase in the total number of tests reported in a day since the state began performing tests in early March. The total number of reported … Continued
April 27, 2020