Health Medical Cannabis Commission preparing procedures With the state dictating that license applications be available by September 2022, the commission has a tight deadline. Jacob HolmesNovember 12, 2021
Education PARCA study shows Alabama’s college-going rate’s continued downward trend Four-year college attendance held steady while two-year attendance dropped 4 percent. Jacob HolmesNovember 10, 2021
Economy Contractors’ association challenging OSHA COVID ruling in court The group's leaders say the rule could exacerbate issues facing the construction industry, including a labor shortage. Jacob HolmesNovember 10, 2021
Health Vaccine passport ban leaves pediatricians in a lurch An amendment that would have narrowed the bill's language to COVID-19 was removed behind closed doors. Jacob HolmesNovember 9, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Are Alabama Christians filing religious exemptions taking God’s name in vain? More than 85 percent of Alabamians identify as Christians, and very few branches of Christianity have any instruction regarding vaccines. Jacob HolmesNovember 9, 2021
Legislature Special session recap: State completes redistricting, passes anti-vaccine mandate bills Here’s a look back at how the special session developed in both the House and Senate. Jacob HolmesNovember 8, 2021
Legislature Vaccine exemption bill passes after day full of negotiations, changes The bill was substituted, prematurely clotured and amended by conference committee before finally reaching its final form. Jacob HolmesNovember 5, 2021
Legislature House committee passes bill requiring businesses to honor exemptions to vaccine mandates The bill's opponents include the Business Council of Alabama, Health Freedom Alabama and the Alabama Department of Labor. Jacob HolmesNovember 4, 2021
Legislature Committee passes bill that would narrow vaccine passport ban to COVID-19 Two dissenters brought concerns that narrowing the language would allow pediatricians to deny services to children based on vaccination status. Jacob HolmesNovember 3, 2021
Legislature Senate passes bill requiring businesses to allow vaccine exemptions Democrats challenged the bill’s lack of mechanisms to vet claims or punish fraudulent exemption claims. Jacob HolmesNovember 3, 2021