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Robert Bentley urges Ivey, Legislature to expand Medicaid: ‘Healthcare simply must be prioritized’

April 27, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz After not expanding Medicaid while he was in office, former Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday urged his successor and the Alabama Legislature to do just that, imploring them to “look beyond politics […]

OBITUARIES 4/27 – 5/3/2022

April 27, 2022 Bouldin 0

Tragic Deaths Four-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Dies After Grandmother Forced Her to Drink Bottle of Whiskey While Mother Watched Migrant worker found dead in Alabama river identified after 22 years ROYAL FUNERAL HOME DR. GEORGE E. […]

One Woman’s Opinion

April 27, 2022 Bouldin 0

Thanks to Speakin Out News and to our many dedicated readers. I want to wish my son a Happy Birthday. His birthday was on April 20th and the family went out to eat together and […]

Alabama A&M picks Olympic, NBA coach as next men’s basketball coach

April 20, 2022 Bouldin 0

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks has announced the hiring of Olympic and former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Otis Hughley, Jr. as the Bulldogs head men’s basketball coach on Monday, […]

EVERY VOTE MATTERS: United Women of Color offers to match funds for Madison County Commission to give more access to county’s voter list for Black and brown communities

April 20, 2022 Bouldin 0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A local grassroots organization is upping the ante and offering to fill the funding gap to help ensure more Madison County residents have access to the county’s voter list after the Madi- […]

Homegrown Controversy: Alabama county’s zoning efforts allegedly disenfranchise Black property owners

April 20, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Dwayne Fatherree Investigative Journalist Willie Williams’ roots run deep in the sandy soil of Point Clear, Alabama. “I’m 62, and that land was my grandmother’s,” Williams said of his property on Confederate Rest Road. […]

Heart Failure Risk Climbs in Obese Older Women Who Had Late Menopause

April 20, 2022 Bouldin 0

by Cara Jones Health risks tied to obesity are often serious, with new research showing it boosts odds for heart failure among older women, especially those who go through menopause later than usual. Women whose periods […]

Former UAB football player convicted of capital murder in shooting death of Birmingham nursing student during sale of $90 AirPods

April 20, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A former UAB football player charged in the slaying of Birmingham nursing student Destiny Washington was found guilty Tuesday. Jurors, after almost two days of deliberations and at one point telling the judge they could […]

Ilhan Omar on Christians singing on plane: What would happen if Muslims did the same?

April 20, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Brian Niemietz New York Daily News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Seeing a video of Christians on a plane singing spiritual songs left Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wondering what might happen if her Muslim family […]

‘No better place’ for Space Command HQ than Huntsville, Alabama Congress members say

April 20, 2022 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Two Alabama lawmakers have issued a bi-partisan statement in favor of Huntsville remaining the headquarters for U.S. Space Command. On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) and Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham), said Redstone Arsenal […]