State likely to approve short-term extension of prison health contract
The company has failed to meet court-mandated levels of mental health care staff in ADOC’s correctional facilities.
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Jones calls for extension of unemployment benefits set to expire for thousands of Alabamians
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones on Friday called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to include an extension of emergency unemployment benefits — which are set to expire in the next week — in the next piece of COVID-19 relief legislation. “I have heard from people all over Alabama who have lost work and are relying … Continued
July 24, 2020
A game changer: Birmingham Race Course adds pari-mutuel machines
There’s a new game in Birmingham. Actually, there are 300-plus new games in Birmingham, at the Birmingham Race Course. On Tuesday morning, track officials opened a new gaming room containing machines that allow players to place bets on horse races that occurred sometime in the past. The machines, are actually an extension of pari-mutuel wagering … Continued
Farm Bill passes the House of Representatives
Wednesday, the bipartisan 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H.R.2, better known as the Farm Bill, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill covers agriculture subsidies, conservation, rural development and nutrition. The Farm Bill reauthorizes farm programs and directs the nation’s agricultural policy for the next five years. The House and Senate had both passed … Continued
Shelby voted for passage of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, December 1, 2016, the US Senate passed the Iran Sanctions Extension Act. US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) supported passage of the bipartisan bill which would continue US economic sanctions against the country which is ruled by an Islamic Revolutionary regime that has been very hostile towards the United … Continued
HRC Alabama Blasts Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Over Stall Tactics
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 7, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Alabama blasted Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore for what they claimed were stall tactics to delay responding to charges by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) that his defiance of federal marriage equality rulings violated judicial ethics rules. The … Continued
Alabama Republican Senate and Congressional Delegation All Vote With Republican Budget Hawks
By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate passed the election year bill extending the temporary Social Security Tax cut and generous unemployment benefits to the end of the year. Alabama’s Republican Senators and Congressional Delegation all voted ‘No’ on the extension because it did not include deficit reduction. Senator Jeff … Continued