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Dueling child custody bills seek to emphasize joint custody

Debate focused on the creation of a presumption that joint physical custody should be issued and that it should be split equally.

March 15, 2022

Selected mothers for the Birmingham’s guaranteed income program are being notified

Through this program, 110 Birmingham residents will receive $375 a month for a 12-month period via random drawing.

March 15, 2022

Alabama’s January unemployment rate holds steady at 3.1 percent

Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.1 percent, unchanged from December 2021’s rate.

March 15, 2022

Governor awards $30 million to rural hospitals COVID recovery grants

Alabama received $2.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds.

March 15, 2022

Two years with COVID, a look back on lessons learned

Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson and UAB epidemiologist Dr. Rachael Lee look back on the first two years of COVID.

March 14, 2022

Alabamians convicted of manslaughter may become ineligible for “good time”

The House voted to exempt people convicted of manslaughter from receiving "good time" in response to the shooting death of a Sheffield deputy.

March 14, 2022

Sewell elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Sewell has been a member of the Congressional Black Caucus in the U.S. House since 2011 and co-chairs its Voting Rights Task Force.

March 14, 2022

Sen. Richard Shelby passes FY22 appropriation bills

The package will now be sent to the president’s desk for his signature.

March 14, 2022

We finally agree on something

This legislation is long overdue. Too many divisive concepts have been allowed to float through the classrooms and state-run workspaces of our state – especially when it comes to race, sex and religion.

March 11, 2022

Alabama governor signs permitless carry bill into law

Supporters claim the bill's passage as a victory for Second Amendment rights, while critics warn it will rob law enforcement of an important tool.

March 11, 2022