The Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association stated that it "is devastated for our restaurants and their employees who are ready to go back to work."

Last week, I discussed Alabama’s outstanding leaders in the political arena. This week, allow me to share with you some of the state’s leaders under 45 who are shaping and molding our state from outside the actual pit of the political arena. The most prominent political power in the under 45 category, who is not […]

Earlier this month, State Finance Director Kelly Butler told Alabama Public Television he did not anticipate proration for either the state’s budgets for this fiscal year. That trend appears to be a trend that will be able to continue for the time being, according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), who chairs the Senate Education […]

As the coronavirus shutdown has had a severe impact on the Alabama economy, another component beyond the livelihood, small business and job loss has been cash flow into government coffers. At some point, lawmakers in the Alabama legislature will be determining how to make do with some of these shortfalls, not only for the current […]

Retail businesses will be allowed to open, but restaurants, bars, gyms and gatherings of 10 or more people are not allowed to open under the current guidelines, but may be allowed after May 15. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will join an international effort coordinated by Scripps Research to test drugs for COVID-19. The work centers around ReFRAME, a vast collection of drugs developed for other diseases that are already known to be safe for humans. Researchers at Calibr, the drug development division of Scripps Research, are teaming up with […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s new public health order is set to take effect Thursday at 5:00 p.m. The order allows for the reopening of retail stores and beaches, as well as a return to performing elective surgeries. Barbershops, hair salons, gyms and seating at restaurants all remain closed. Ivey’s move was generally lauded by the state’s […]

Alabamians will have at least a couple more Sundays before returning to worship services on church campuses. Governor Kay Ivey’s new public health order, which goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, continues the prohibition on all non-work gatherings of 10 persons or more where six feet of space cannot be maintained. Her “Safer […]

When Georgia’s governor announced that the state would allow some non-essential businesses to reopen, everyone had an opinion. What I heard and read most often, however, was how his lifting of restrictions was, “reckless” and “irresponsible.” I see a glimmer of hope in Governor Ivey’s recently issued “Safer at Home Order” as it lessens some […]

Alabama's MainStreet Family Care and KidsStreet Urgent Care are now offering coronavirus (COVID-19) antibody tests across their 16 locations.

It is becoming a common attack from the Tuberville faithful that Sessions was not tough enough in going after these bad actors. That's not true.

On May 1, the City of Birmingham will begin requiring all people who go out in public to wear an item that covers their face. The order is an effort to reduce coronavirus cases as many Birmingham residents will soon begin returning to work. The city council of Alabama’s largest city approved the ordinance unanimously […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has raised more than $1.1 million for clinical and basic research focused on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. UAB officials created the Urgent COVID-19 Clinical Research and Laboratory Research Fund at UAB Medicine in March of this year in response to the pandemic. Community partners, many of them Birmingham-based businesses and one Montgomery […]

Following Governor Kay Ivey’s press conference on Tuesday announcing the initial phase of her plan to reopen Alabama’s economy, leaders in the state legislature released statements generally framing the announcement as a step in the right direction. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) was a member of the executive committee of Ivey’s coronavirus task […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her plan to reopen Alabama's economy in careful phases over the upcoming weeks.

Alabama Public Television (APTV) will stream on its website the committee meetings and votes for the remainder of the regular 2020 session of the Alabama state legislature. The heads of Alabama’s two legislative bodies, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), agreed earlier this week that the remainder of the […]

Alabama reached and passed the peak of COVID-19 new cases during the week of April 12. As I have written previously, this doesn’t mean we haven’t seen new cases since then because we have. Nor does it mean we won’t see new cases in the future because we will. It does mean that the number […]

Last week, Goodyear announced the final death blow for its manufacturing presence in Alabama with the closure of its Gadsden facility, which had been an institution in that area for over 90 years. However, where one door closes, another opens, according to State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Gadsden), who says the closure presents an opportunity for […]

The Yellowhammer State is two days away from the expiration of Governor Kay Ivey’s stay-at-home order. Some clarity on how Alabama will reopen is expected later today (Tuesday). Ivey’s office has announced that the governor will hold a joint press conference at 11:00 a.m. “to provide further updates on COVID-19.” Joining the governor will be […]

For some small businesses, promises from the government to help bridge the economic gap created by a mandated halt of activity have gone unfulfilled, which according to former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, illustrates the shortcomings of the government. On Monday in an interview with Huntsville, AL radio’s WVNN, Tuberville, a Republican candidate for […]

Governor Kay Ivey is going to give an address and discuss how Alabama will reopen, and it’s anticipated that she’s going to start reopening the state on May 1

Pathologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been a crucial part of battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama. Testing has been a major cause for concern worldwide ever since the pandemic began, but clinicians and researchers with UAB’s Department of Pathology have been working around the clock to make testing available for as many people as possible, […]

A flood of applications for the second round of relief for small businesses caused the process to slow nearly to a halt. Problems surrounding the program’s kickoff earlier this month resulted in most Alabama small businesses being denied access on the first day. Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), eligible small businesses may receive relief […]

Without corrective action, Congress' coronavirus stimulus package could crash the mortgage industry across the nation.