crisis

Congress

Sen. Katie Britt leads effort to address childcare crisis

Sens. Katie Britt and Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the Childcare Worker Opportunity Act in the Senate.

July 23, 2024

The legislation aims to establish a national Youth Mental Health Research Initiative designed to address the escalating crisis.

October 20, 2023

According to the new report, young people feel the impact of our country’s gun violence crisis firsthand.

July 26, 2023

The Alabama Department of Corrections Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the incident and "the response by the staff involved."

September 19, 2022

The lifeline is expected to reach twice as many people after transitioning to 988 as it did in 2021.

July 15, 2022

Advocates say extended coverage is the start of a "healthy future" for Alabama mothers.

April 20, 2022

Opinion

Perhaps this crisis wouldn’t even exist if the state had done what it should have done years ago: Expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

April 17, 2022

Brian Sullivan was being treated for an advanced, terminal illness, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed.

November 1, 2021

This is the first multistate opioid settlement to result in substantial payment to the states to address the crisis.

October 20, 2021

ACLU of Alabama's "Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline" report found that 53 of 139 bills that would worsen the crisis passed last session.

August 25, 2021