Infrastructure
The grants total more than $18 million to help 51 communities across Alabama complete vital infrastructure projects.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
Legislative committees set up ARPA funding for Tuesday vote
Senate committee stalls bill seeking elimination of occupational tax
Remaining ARPA funds go to broadband, health care, sewage, water treatment
Alabama House passes repeal bill for “restrictive” NIL law for student-athletes
Senate committee moves along tax cut bills
- Opinion
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
Opinion | It’s past time to stop celebrating Robert E. Lee on MLK Day
- 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
Gov. Kay Ivey stories
Public safety
Ivey awarded $202,557 each to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the state’s seven regional drug task forces.
Governor
Ivey urged lawmakers to make allocating $1.5 billion in federal COVID aid an early priority the 2022 legislative session.
Legislature
This possible special session could be called as early as the first month of the regular legislative session, the source said, which is scheduled...
Prisons
The federal government seemed to leave open the possibility for Alabama to use the aid to build new prisons.
Public safety
The funds will provide services including safe shelter, crisis lines, counseling, referrals, advocacy, community education and prevention services.
State
The grants will enable the nonprofit agencies to provide a variety of services to those who have been victims of crimes.
Prisons
Alabama's years-long deadly prison crisis continued throughout 2021. APR looks back on the year's coverage.
Governor
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Justice.
