August

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Nearly 32,000 Alabamians contracted the coronavirus in August

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported Monday — the last day in August — that another 696 Alabamians tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Throughout the month, 31,874 Alabamians were diagnosed with the coronavirus. That total does not include an unknown number of Alabamians who may have or have had the virus but were … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 1, 2020

536 Alabamians killed by COVID-19 in August

Over the weekend, the Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed an additional 50 deaths from COVID-19, taking the state’s COVID death toll to 2,067. With just one day left August, at least 536 deaths have been reported this month alone. August trails only the month of July in the number of Alabamians killed by COVID-19. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 31, 2020

More than half of Alabama COVID-19 deaths have come in July and August

More Alabamians have died in July and the first two and a half weeks of August than died in the first four months of the pandemic combined. The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alabama, taking the state death toll to at least 1,867. At least 926 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Nearly 300 Alabamians have died of COVID-19 in the first weeks of August

The Alabama Department of Public Health over the weekend confirmed five additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the state’s death toll to 1,830. At least 299 of the deaths have been reported in the first half of August. The state of Alabama averaged 21 COVID-19 deaths per day through the first two weeks of August. In … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 14, 2020

Opinion

August recess roundup

It is a very old tradition for Congress to recess during the hot and humid month of August. Years ago, Congress had completed its work by this time and took the rest of the year off. However, we now reconvene after what has become known as the August District Work Period. This time has always … Continued

Bradley Byrne

September 10, 2019

Republican expresses support for Trump policy on China

Markets have gone into a tailspin in August after two years of stellar performance over fears that a worsening trade relationship between the U.S. and China could lead to a global recession. Trump national finance committee member former State Representative Perry O. Hooper Jr., R-Montgomery, warned that China has set a course to replace the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 21, 2019

Ainsworth has a substantial fundraising lead over Boyd

According to the campaign filings with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s (R) office, Republican nominee for lieutenant governor Will Ainsworth raised $94,550 in the month of August. That is over $85,000 more cash than Democratic nominee Dr. Willie “Will” Boyd raised in the same period of time. The Will Ainsworth campaign had a beginning … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 7, 2018

Opinion

A look back at a busy August

By Congressman Bradley Byrne US House of Representatives With the House of Representatives out of session during the month of August for a District Work Period, I used the time to travel all across Southwest Alabama listening to the people I represent and seeing the challenges and opportunities facing our area firsthand. Despite what some … Continued

Bradley Byrne

September 4, 2017

Alabama has new Tax Free Savings Plan for disabled

By Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) proclaimed that August is #ABLEtoSave Month in Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer (R) announced the Enable Savings Plan Alabama’s participation in #ABLEtoSave Month. Enable Alabama joins the nationwide #ABLEtoSave Month campaign, spearheaded by the ABLE National Resource Center (ANRC), aims … Continued

August 18, 2017

Opinion

Government affairs or an orgy of greed and corruption?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter How much food and booze does it take to wash away embarrassment and shame? Is money the seductive elixir that so easily chills honest introspection, that allows our State’s leaders to dine freely on the spoils of corruption? In August, many of the State’s top leaders will embark on … Continued

Bill Britt

July 24, 2017