Health CDC awards $2.975 million to Alabama maternal health committee The CDC has awarded the grant to improve the Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Committee's functions over the next five years. Mary Claire WootenAugust 29, 2024
Health Despite high rates of teen pregnancies, STDs, Alabama opts out of CDC health survey The CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey anonymously tracks teen sexual and mental health. Why Alabama opted out isn't clear. Josh MoonNovember 16, 2023
Health Alabama officials: “No COVID-19 vaccines mandates for school” The declarations come in response a CDC committee's vote to add COVID-19 vaccines to the recommended immunization schedule for children. Jacob HolmesOctober 21, 2022
Health CDC: Shortened quarantine period for some applies to K-12 schools The news was a reversal from what state health officials had heard from the CDC hours before on Wednesday. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 6, 2022
Health CDC shortens recommended quarantine window for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients The CDC said the reduced timeline reflects the latest science on infection times with the spread of the omicron variant. StaffDecember 29, 2021
Education Fall enrollment figures for Alabama’s public colleges and universities Overall, there was a 1.4 percent decline in undergraduate students at universities. StaffSeptember 27, 2021
Courts Supreme Court blocks Biden administration’s eviction moratorium The high court said congressional action would be required to prevent renters from losing their homes in the midst of a pandemic. Josh MoonAugust 27, 2021
National NRA cancels annual meeting in Houston over COVID concerns The NRA said it made this decision after analyzing relevant data regarding COVID-19 in Harris County, Texas. Brandon MoseleyAugust 26, 2021
State Report ranks Alabama’s pandemic recovery third-slowest in nation The state’s low vaccination rate and high rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are primary factors. Micah DanneyAugust 19, 2021
Health Cities, schools and businesses have started rolling out new mask mandates As COVID cases, and specifically the delta variant, rise quickly, CEOs, superintendents and mayors are scrambling to head off a crisis. Josh MoonAugust 2, 2021