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Assessed in 23 lifestyle indicators, the state scored especially low in male life expectancy and daycare quality.
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Alabama ABLE savings account holders receive tax deduction
Governor to host ceremonial bill signing for medical marijuana bill, other legislation
Speaker McCutcheon: Wednesday’s meeting with Kay Ivey on prisons “productive”
Rex Reynolds selected to participate in Emerging Legislative Leaders program
Deadline to file for absentee ballot extended to seven days before elections
DOJ warns states against laws that discriminate against transgender youth
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare, rules against Alabama AG Marshall
Tuberville introduces Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act
Appeals Court: States may have exceeded authority by limiting worship during pandemic
Sewell votes to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Increases in funding for scholarship, grants for students
Growing majority of Alabamians want more spent on education, survey says
Lawmakers critical of Ivey’s veto to delay retention portion of the Literacy Act
Alabama PACT board approves 10 percent increase for tuition, fees
Trial delayed for defendants in virtual schools fraud case
Study ranks Alabama 6th hardest state to be a working dad
Sen. Tommy Tuberville: “These vaccines are safe, effective and free.”
Alabama’s COVID vaccinations lag as experts fear a resurgence
Alabama doctors take calls on TV and answer viewers’ questions about vaccines
Overdose deaths rose 31 percent in Alabama during the pandemic
Assessed in 23 lifestyle indicators, the state scored especially low in male life expectancy and daycare quality.
The Woolley Institute for Spoken Language hopes to expand services for children with hearing loss in rural areas.
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state has an "available supply" of vaccines, which prompted the decision.
Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state will likely open eligibility to all before May 1.
Association leaders say masks will continue to be an important weapon in decreasing the spread of the virus.
The Alabama Department of Corrections still hasn't said when all incarcerated people will be offered vaccines.
Dr. Deanah Maxwell Stafford believes that transparency is critical when talking about vaccines with patients.
Alabama's share is a portion of $6 billion in aid to community health centers nationwide for testing, treatment and vaccinations.
The Weather Service predicts several storms across Central Alabama, with the threat of tornadoes and heavy winds.
ASU has secured 2,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for the Friday and Saturday clinics.
Ivey's order reflects a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline change last week.
