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Alabama
New Alabama law pushes back against DEI curriculum
by
Lee Hawkins
May 1, 2024
In response, the mayor of Birmingham is calling on Black athletes to boycott the state's colleges and universities.
State of Alabama fights local community over Confederate statue
Mar 14, 2018
The Alabama Memorial Preservation Act will soon have its first test in court. Alabama’s Attorney General has filed suit against the City of Birmingham for covering part of a Confederate monument.
Shaky CHIP funding puts kids' well-being on the line in Alabama
Dec 22, 2017
Temporary stopgap funding for CHIP was passed, but children's access to health care is still at risk.
What you need to know about the role of dark money in Alabama's election
Dec 12, 2017
Anonymous super PACs have poured millions of dollars into advertising on both sides.
Clemson University won, but was prepared for the worst
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 10, 2017
An insurance policy allowed them to save more than $1 million after the championship victory, to make sure coaches received their bonuses.
Gulf Coast residents upset by BP settlement funds
by
Gigi Douban
Nov 29, 2016
Alabama has used most of a recent settlement to help fund Medicaid and pay off debt.
Alabama taps its oil-spill fund to close Medicaid gap
by
Gigi Douban
Nov 18, 2016
A fund to pay for damage from BP's 2010 oil spill is used to cover a budget gap.
For public good, not for profit.
In Alabama, two voters reflect on the election
by
Gigi Douban
Nov 15, 2016
They chose Trump for economic reasons.
A refinery gap makes Southeast dependent on gasoline pipeline
by
Andy Uhler
Nov 2, 2016
Pipelines like the one that shut down in Alabama are a weak link in the distribution of fuel, but that’s because the real chokepoint is the production of gasoline at refineries. Some parts of the country have no refineries (i.e. the Southeast) and so they depend on pipelines; others have barely enough refineries for their […]
Alabama ends up with a single health-exchange insurer
by
Gigi Douban
Aug 23, 2016
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will be the state's only health-exchange insurer as of next year.