National DOGE faces mixed response in Alabama Several Alabama Republicans spent last week defending the Department of Government Efficiency amid demonstrations across the state. Wesley WalterFebruary 24, 2025
News Study: Alabama hunger soaring due to federal aid cuts, inflation Hunger Free America attributes this surge in hunger to the expiration of several federal programs. StaffDecember 19, 2024
Health Thomasville Regional Medical Center closure intensifies Alabama’s rural healthcare crisis Financial challenges have plagued the hospital since it lost COVID-related federal aid in 2022. StaffSeptember 27, 2024
Health Ivey includes $80 million in federal aid to hospitals, nursing homes in special session Gov. Kay Ivey has included a call for the Legislature to consider allocating $80 million in federal COVID aid to state hospitals and nursing... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
Health Feds awards $2.4 million to Alabama rural clinics to combat vaccine hesitancy The 50 rural health clinics are to use the funds to combat misinformation and boost vaccine confidence. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 23, 2021
Prisons Nonprofit asks that federal COVID aid be used to aid re-entry, prevent incarceration Alabama Appleseed says the incarcerated and recently released were failed by state prisons during the pandemic. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 22, 2021
State Groups ask Ivey to spend $4 billion in pandemic aid on those most in need Groups say money should go to expand Medicaid, improve housing, education and access to broadband. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 9, 2021
Health Gov. Kay Ivey awards federal COVID aid to Huntsville, Colbert County Huntsville is set to use $1.5 million to aid people without housing while Colbert County plans to start a mobile health clinic. Eddie BurkhalterMay 12, 2021
Economy Natural disaster aid applications open Wednesday for farmers Beginning Wednesday farmers whose crops were affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply for some of the more than $3 billion... StaffSeptember 11, 2019
Featured Opinion Opinion | State schools chief backtracks, Montgomery schools mess grows Never mind. That’s essentially what state schools superintendent Eric Mackey told parents, business leaders, school system employees and everyone else on Tuesday, telling the... Josh MoonJune 14, 2018