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Feds praise Birmingham program to improve health of low-income residents

May 23, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin The administrator of the federal department in charge of Medicare and Medicaid visited Birmingham Thursday to find out how communities are working to improve the health of their most vulnerable citizens. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, […]

Expungement clinic helps Alabamians clear criminal records

May 23, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Alabamians with certain non-violent crimes on their records will have the chance to get legal help to clear their criminal histories in Montgomery this weekend. About five attorneys from Legal Services Alabama, a […]

Lawmakers pass bill to limit driver’s license suspensions for unpaid fees

May 23, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Swetlik Alabama lawmakers in both chambers now have passed a bill that would allow more flexibility with fine and fee payments before a person’s license is suspended. The bill does not excuse tickets or […]

Archibald: Alabama Legislature pulls a stunner

May 23, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Archibald This is an opinion column. I feel dizzy. Lightheaded. Like I’m on unfamiliar ground and can’t get my bearings. I’m sitting here looking at the work of the Alabama Legislature and – what’s […]

Southern Living: These two Alabama cities are great with grandkids

May 23, 2023 Bouldin 0

According to the folks at Southern Living, two Alabama cities are among the best vacation destinations if you’re bringing grandchildren along. It’ll probably come as no surprise that the beach makes the cut for “The Best Places To Travel […]

Chocolate milk may soon be banned in school cafeterias

May 23, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore A lunchtime favorite of students everywhere may soon be a thing of the past. U.S. officials are considering banning chocolate milk in elementary and middle school cafeterias, according to The Wall Street Journal. The proposed […]

Bill designates 4th-grader’s recipe as State Cookie of Alabama

May 23, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Students at Trinity Presbyterian School enlivened the study of Alabama history this year with a creative project that could result in state lawmakers establishing a new state symbol. The Alabama House of Representatives […]

Motherhood in Alabama: Moms ask for more help with breastfeeding, paid leave, child care

May 16, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Swetlik Across Alabama, there are at least 55,000 babies born each year. But a safe and healthy birth – which not everyone gets – is just the start of raising a child. Many Alabama moms […]

Alabama’s future with gambling: Don’t bet on it

May 16, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Most of the United States has long-ago approved various forms of gaming – scratch off tickets, casinos, video poker machines inside VFW halls. Alabama remains an outlier, where most forms of commercialized gambling are […]

Alabama teachers might get a pay raise. How much do districts pay now?

May 16, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crai As inflation drags down the value of a paycheck, Alabama teachers are hoping lawmakers will give them a pay raise again this year. If that happens, teachers will have gotten raises five […]