Senate leadership outlines legislative priorities
Senate leadership outlines its remaining legislative priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session.
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Virtual town hall Friday on vaccine hesitancy among marginalized communities
The virtual town hall will take place Friday from noon until 2 p.m. and is open to the public.
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Tuberville said that COVID health and safety protocols at the border are "both disturbing and discouraging."
Winter weather closes some vaccination sites, county health departments
Vaccination clinics are to be rescheduled, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced Sunday.
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