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Alabama minister helps Tulsa church, city confront painful past

Rev. Robert Turner had just finished a talk with God — a talk in which he promised God that he would be more attentive and more responsive to the prodding that God might send his way — when his cell phone buzzed with an incoming text message.  It was God.  Or, well, at least in … Continued
June 19, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey awards $3.2 for home weatherization program

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $3.2 million to 14 community action agencies that help low-income, elderly and disabled Alabamians with home weatherization.  “Those Alabama residents who are living on limited incomes, especially the elderly and disabled, can struggle to pay higher utility bills in the summer months,” Ivey said in a statement Monday. “These grants … Continued
June 8, 2020

Closure of rural hospitals places Alabama at disadvantage in COVID fight

Whether Alabama’s health care system will be able to handle the coronavirus pandemic will depend on its people. The infectious disease specialist leading the UAB Medicine’s response to the coronavirus outbreak urged Alabamians to take social-distancing measures seriously to blunt the exponential growth of coronavirus cases in the state so as to not overload health … Continued
March 16, 2020

Yellowhammer Fund praises latest effort to expand Medicaid to more Alabamians

Yellowhammer Fund, an abortion fund and reproductive justice organization headquartered in Alabama, is praising the latest legislative effort to ensure that those without medical insurance can access coverage by finally expanding Medicaid in the state. “While we are frustrated to see that it took a global pandemic for some Alabama lawmakers to recognize that we … Continued
March 16, 2020

I proudly salute our state leadership, Alabamians, our Air Force and our Space Force leadership

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, according to AFNS in an piece titled, “Department of the Air Force to consider military family support measures in future basing decisions,”  recently approved criteria, to assess states’ policies, for accepting professional career licenses, and a community’s public education system, support of military children; as part of its … Continued
February 27, 2020

PCI supported President Trump’s rivals but want state Republican to do their bidding

In 2016, Alabamians overwhelmingly supported Donald J. Trump for president. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, however, put the majority of their money behind his rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton. PCI gave Clinton $150,000 in 2016, but only $25,000 to Trump. Likewise, in 2012, PCI contributed $135,000 to Barack Obama. In both elections, the Poarch Creeks … Continued
January 21, 2020

Ivey awards more than $2.5 million for emergency housing assistance

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she has awarded grants totaling more than $2.5 million to help homeless Alabamians with immediate housing assistance and to help others who are in danger of becoming homeless. The funding from the federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program will support organizations across the state that provide shelter, legal … Continued
December 18, 2019

The people of Alabama mostly don’t care that their prisons are awful

The majority of Alabamians don’t care about people in prison.  Hell, they barely care about people outside of prison, judging from our statistics on infant mortality, premature deaths, overall health of the population and elder care. And those are people who didn’t commit a crime.  So, I wish we’d stop the nonsense, put an end … Continued
December 5, 2019

Ivey invites Alabamians to join for annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony

Governor Kay Ivey has invited Alabamians to, once again, join her for the official state Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The program is scheduled for Friday, December 6 at 5:30 p.m. on the front steps of the Alabama state Capitol.  Governor Ivey shared this message on Wednesday as she visited with ALDOT employees and the men … Continued
December 5, 2019

New absentee ballot option available for permanently disabled

As of Sept. 1, permanently disabled Alabamians can apply to be placed on a permanent absentee voter list, which will automatically mail them absentee ballots for future elections.  The state Legislature during the 2019 regular session approved the new law, which requires the applications to be signed and notarized by the disabled voter’s primary doctor.  … Continued
September 13, 2019