Feds awards $2.4 million to Alabama rural clinics to combat vaccine hesitancy
The 50 rural health clinics are to use the funds to combat misinformation and boost vaccine confidence.
President Joe Biden
Brooks: Unvaccinated soldiers at Fort Rucker shouldn’t be required to wear masks
Anyone in uniform who is unmasked is currently required to provide proof of having received a vaccination.
Alabama health clinics get $10.3 million in federal aid to combat COVID-19
The funds will be used to expand testing and mitigation efforts.
Expanded child tax credits start Thursday
Monthly checks are to be sent out until the end of 2021, although there's a push to extend the program.
Alabama could lose unused COVID-19 vaccines to other states
The number of doses administered in Alabama has dropped by more than 40 percent since April 13.
Transcript: President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress
President Joe Biden asked lawmakers to work with him to pass his agenda in an address to a Joint Session of Congress.
April 29, 2021
Alabama AG joins lawsuit over Biden revoking Keystone XL pipeline
The lawsuit argues Congress, not President Biden, should oversee international commerce permits.
Groups call on Alabama to expand Medicaid after COVID aid brings back incentives
The aid package signed into law by President Biden on Thursday removes the major barrier to expansion, advocates say.
President Biden sends message to Alabama Amazon workers
Biden issued a brief statement Sunday — one that didn’t name Amazon specifically but did note “an important vote” in Alabama.
Alabama’s vaccination numbers improve, but still lag behind other states
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that states would see a 25 percent increase in vaccine shipments this week.