Local news Montgomery council upholds mayor’s veto on insurance switch Montgomery is set to transition from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama to AMWINS for its Medicare-eligible retirees' insurance. StaffDecember 20, 2023
Legislature Lawmaker pre-files bill requiring insurers to give 90 day notice before cancellations The bill should expand current requirements and close existing loopholes in insurance regulations. StaffSeptember 15, 2023
Opinion Opinion | PBMs harm patients and increase drug costs PBMs put profits before medicine. It’s time Congress did something about it. David ReevesMay 16, 2023
Legislature Gov. Ivey signs bill loosening auto liability insurance requirements for service members Previously, Alabama military residents temporarily stationed outside of Alabama were required to maintain two policies. StaffMay 9, 2023
Legislature Alabama Senate passes liquor liability insurance reform With this legislation, the cost of liquor liability insurance for restaurant and bar owners should decrease. StaffMarch 24, 2023
Elections Josh Carnley announces candidacy for Senate District 31 Senate District 31 currently encompasses all of Coffee, Covington and Pike Counties, and the northern two-thirds of Dale County. Brandon MoseleyAugust 3, 2021
State BCBS of Alabama provides 100 percent coverage for COVID vaccines Blue Cross is recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for those currently eligible. StaffMarch 3, 2021
State Alabama Farmer’s Federation turns 100 years old The Alabama Farmers Federation was founded in 1921 to provide a voice for farm families. Brandon MoseleyJanuary 26, 2021
Education The Price of Doing What’s Right A man who was trying to do the right things, the honorable things, has been treated as the villain and punished as if he... Josh MoonSeptember 29, 2020
Economy 280,000 Alabamians filed unemployment claims over the last month The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to add Alabamians to the state’s unemployment rolls. Another 77,515 Alabamians filed an initial jobless... Chip BrownleeApril 16, 2020