Ensler cited a Montgomery peer mediation initiative and funding for student counseling and conflict resolution programs as seeking to curb youth violence.
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council is seeking proposals for projects focused on coastal restoration, conservation, infrastructure and economic development.
Jackson Hospital, BCBS Alabama announced an agreement more than a month ago, but it still hasn't been signed, delaying progress on saving the hospital.
Birmingham and Tuscaloosa VA researchers will test whether pharmaceutical-grade psilocybin can ease treatment-resistant depression and PTSD in veterans.