Health
The Birmingham-based health system became the fifth-largest hospital in the nation after treating a record 929,021 unique patients last year.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Nine
Senate passes bill expanding Public Service Commission, freezing power rate increases
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Alabama Senate foregoes prison oversight bill in favor of pilot program
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
- Economy
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
- National
Alabama airman Alex Klinner killed in Iraq in refueling plane crash
Reps. Sewell, Rogers introduce bill to address rural wastewater crisis
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
Navy to open major defense industrial facility in Alabama
- Education
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
Health
With record cases and hospitalizations, experts are pleading with the public to reconsider Christmas plans.
Health
“We need everybody to be immune to this thing and to step up,” the governor said.
Health
The pleas came as the state on Friday set another record for new daily cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Health
“That makes it pretty challenging,” Alabama’s state health officer said of planning for vaccine rollout after the unexpected reduction.
Health
Alabama is among the states receiving fewer doses of the vaccine than initially anticipated.
Education
COVID is having significant impact on children and families, and that impact is disproportionately felt by minority children and families.
Health
Alabama also set a record for new COVID-19 hospital admissions and the number of coronavirus patients on ventilators.
Health
Approximately 60 veterans are currently enrolled, and more are enrolling regularly.
Health
The state’s 4,107 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday was the second-highest daily count ever recorded.
Health
Health experts see a light at the end of the tunnel but warn that we are still very much in the tunnel.