Infrastructure
Many of the approximately 1,200 water and sewer systems in Alabama have significant repair and upgrade needs.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
Alabama Senate approves COVID aid spending bill
Alabama Legislature set to vote on federal COVID aid spending package
Senate approves $772 million for broadband, water and sewer improvement, healthcare
Alabama House approves federal COVID spending package
Alabama bill stops short of ending all shackling of pregnant women
- Opinion
- National
Alabama appeals federal ruling blocking new congressional maps
The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act dies on Senate floor
Congressman Jerry Carl announces key D.C. staff change
U.S. Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large businesses
John Lewis Voting Rights Act passes in combined package with Freedom to Vote Act
- Education
Birmingham city elementary schools among first in state to offer yoga
Troy University announces new scholarships for transfer students
New data shows children using Waterford Upstart are exceeding mastery of subjects
Birmingham Promise scholarship applications now open for class of 2022
Biden administration extends student loan forbearance
- Health
Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations near record high
UAB epidemiologist: Alabama’s COVID surge could last for several more weeks
Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators
U.S. government to launch free COVID test website Wednesday
Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations
State
Thanks to the generosity of state employees across Alabama, the SCC raised $793,33.01, surpassing its goal of $780,000.
Infrastructure
Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced more than $40 million in state transportation funding.
State
The grants will enable 18 community service agencies to provide emergency funding to help low-income families heat and cool their homes in 2022.
Prisons
William Sullivan died shortly after arriving to Kilby Correctional Facility on Jan. 8 from the minimum security Red Eagle Work Center in Montgomery.
Infrastructure
The grants are from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
State
The U.S. Geological Survey will partner with The University of Alabama to construct a new state-of-the-art science and engineering facility.
Infrastructure
A provision in the Alabama constitution prevents counties from investing in broadband projects.
Infrastructure
The grants total more than $18 million to help 51 communities across Alabama complete vital infrastructure projects.
Infrastructure
The state has now awarded more than $100 million in state transportation funds under ATRIP-II since the program’s creation in 2019.
Prisons
There were 334 new confirmed cases among incarcerated people and 146 cases among prison staff last week.
