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Small Business Commission to announce recommendations for reopening the Alabama economy

Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and State Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, will hold a news conference Friday to announce a series of recommended steps for reopening Alabama’s economy, which were formulated at the request of Gov. Kay Ivey. According to the statement, the COVID-19 infection rate indicates that a downward trend has begun last week. … Continued
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April 17, 2020

Palmer, Byrne criticize Pelosi for playing politics with Paycheck Protection Program

Thursday, the Treasury Department reported that the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has now run out of money and no more loans are available for small businesses struggling to pay their bills to get through the forced economic shutdown to fight the coronavirus global pandemic. Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, released a statement condemning … Continued
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April 17, 2020

Aderholt: Democrats allowed the Paycheck Protection Program to run out of money

Thursday, Congressman Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, expressed his disappointment with Congressional Democrats for refusing to add more funds to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program to businesses that have been impacted by the forced economic shutdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus. “The Paycheck Protection Program was written with urgency to address a great … Continued
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April 17, 2020

Alabama appeals federal judge’s injunction against temporary abortion ban amid COVID-19

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s partial block of the state’s temporary ban on abortions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Marshall in a statement Thursday said his office is appealing to the 11th Circuit of Appeals and file an emergency stay of U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson’s April 12 preliminary injunction preventing … Continued
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April 16, 2020

Two new COVID-19 testing sites in Adamsville, Montgomery

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced two new COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Adamsville and Montgomery.  The two sites, supported by Walmart and Quest Diagnostics, will be available to anyone who has symptoms of the virus, as well as health care workers and first responders, according to a press release by Ivey’s office on Thursday.  … Continued
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April 16, 2020

Will opening the economy occur sooner rather than later?

President Donald Trump recently suggested that the forced economic shutdown might end before the end of this month. “It’s going to be very, very soon,” Trump said at a press conference on Tuesday, “sooner than the end of the month.” On Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said that the state has started conversations on the … Continued
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April 16, 2020

Hightower calls on Congress to investigate the Chinese government’s handling of coronavirus

Wednesday, former state Senator (R-Mobile) and congressional candidate Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) issued a statement in support of a congressional investigations into a possible coverup of the coronavirus by China’s Communist regime and the World Health Organization (WHO). “While there are many unanswered questions looming, the trajectory of this pandemic is undeniable,” Hightower said. “The Communist … Continued
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April 16, 2020