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Over 12 months, 110 single mothers caring for at least one child under 18 will receive $375 each month.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
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
Speaker announces changes, appointments in House committee structure
Legislative committees set up ARPA funding for Tuesday vote
- Opinion
Opinion | Breaking the partisan gridlock: teacher, state employee pay raises
Opinion | Truth is back to bite Mike Durant
Opinion | Southern Research investing in future of Birmingham
Opinion | Early education pilot showing positive results for children across Alabama
Opinion | The pandering MLK quotes are coming
- National
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
Doug Jones calls for building “pro-democracy coalition”
- Education
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
University of Alabama Faculty Senate formally opposes ban of Critical Race Theory
AASB announces new leadership on the board of directors
- Health
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
Alabama has lowest average total single premium, according to government report
Birmingham City Council stories
Municipal elections
René Spellman, former deputy campaign manager for Bernie Sanders’s 2020 campaign, was hired as Woodfin’s campaign manager.
Local news
The bill would force Birmingham to fully fund its pension system.
Local news
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin recommended Monday that both paid holidays be reinstated.
News
Woodfin repeated that facial recognition capabilities will not be used in accordance with the contract.
News
Mayor Randall Woodfin’s $412 million budget is almost 9 percent lower than the previous budget.
Health
Birmingham City Council members on Tuesday voted to extend the city’s requirement for residents to wear face masks in public. Council members in a...
Health
Birmingham’s ordinance requiring citizens to wear masks while in public is set to expire Friday. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin in a statement Tuesday cautioned...
Featured Opinion
By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter As one who has covered Birmingham City Council meetings from time to time, I can attest they can...
News
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed a local resolution intended to designate Alabama’s largest city as its...
