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Alabama Republican Legislators Seek To Divert COVID-19 Federal Aid To Build New Prison, State House Building

By Brent Wilson on May 7, 2020

As part of the federal government’s COVID-19 CARES Act, Alabama received $1.8 Billion dollars in aid to help the state weather the pandemic and provide necessary funding during hard economic times.

Today, Kay Ivey

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Kiani Gardner, AL U.S. Congressional Candidate, Donates Kidney To Stranger

By Brent Wilson on May 7, 2020

Kiani Gardner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District, has donated a kidney to a complete stranger.

“There was a man who needed a kidney. His wife wanted to give to…

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7 Progressive Priorities For The COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

By David Odom on May 7, 2020 | Opinion

If history is any guide, the way America chooses to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and respond to the economic crash will shape our country for decades to come. In the last century, the New Deal…

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Republicans Becoming A Danger To Themselves And Others

By Clete Wetli on May 7, 2020 | Opinion

Perhaps, the most disturbing thing is how they’ve collectively turned sensible things like social distancing and mask-wearing into a political frenzy for their base.

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Gregory and Travis McMichael Were Not Standing Their Ground; Pay Attention Alabama

By Brent Wilson on May 6, 2020 | Opinion

Ahmaud Arbery, a black 25-year-old male living in Georgia, was shot and killed after being chased down by Gregory and Travis McMichael, a vigilante father and son duo, who believed they could take the law…

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The VP Pick Who Could Save Joe Biden’s Campaign

By Dakota Layton on May 5, 2020 | Opinion

During the final 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary debate, the presumptive Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden made national headlines when he declared, “If I’m elected President, my cabinet, my administration will look like the country, and…

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Progressive Tax Changes Would Allow Alabama’s Budgets To Endure And Rebuild After COVID-19

By Carol Gundlach on May 2, 2020 | Opinion

Alabamians are living through hard times right now. Thousands of people are sick. Many more are scared or out of work. Uncertainty is everywhere amid a pandemic with no clear timetable or end game.

As…

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A Drug UAB Helped Develop Will Now Be Used To Treat COVID-19 Patients

By Brent Wilson on May 1, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalized with severe disease. They note,…

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Alabama Could See $1.4 Billion “Fiscal Shock” From COVID-19

By Brent Wilson on April 30, 2020

Moody’s Analytics estimates that Alabama would face a fiscal shock of $1.4 billion in a scenario where the COVID-19 pandemic caused a severe recession.

Moody’s Analytics, in an effort to try to provide policymakers and…

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COVID-19 Is Exposing Ugly Truths

By Clete Wetli on April 30, 2020 | Opinion

The sheer volume of infections, deaths, and related statistics associated with this crisis are nightmarish and unfathomable. What’s worse is that it’s highly likely that much has gone unreported and uncounted.

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