Authorities have identified the man who shot himself to death in front of the White House. Police say it was 26-year-old Cameron Ross Burgess of Maylene, Alabama, who approached the fence along the north side of the White House and fired several rounds from a handgun shortly before noon on Saturday. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were…
Alabama is seeking to put a work requirement on a small number of Medicaid recipients. Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Thursday that the state will seek permission from the federal government to make the change to its Medicaid program. The proposal only impacts able-bodied parents of children under 19 who qualify for Medicaid because their family income is at or…
A report on tax collections from PEW indicates the states’ combined collections show an increase of 6.3 per cent in purchasing power for every dollar they collect compared to the 2008 peak collections. But the results vary state to state. Alabama is still 5.3 cents per dollar behind. “…..growth over the two fiscal years was exceptionally weak. Slow growth…
The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill aimed at getting more oversight for hundreds of faith-based day cares that go uninspected by the state. Committee members voted unanimously Wednesday for the House-passed bill described as a compromise between child welfare advocates and church centers. The bill moves to the Senate floor. Alabama for years has exempted faith-based day cares…
Raising awareness for the prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C in Alabama was front and center in Prattville. The non-profit, Medical Advocacy And Outreach sponsored their 2nd annual Breaking Barriers Summit at the Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel and Conference Center. The purpose of the two day summit is to increase knowledge of HIV and Hep C through care and prevention…
Montgomery, Ala – Members of the Alabama House Democratic Caucus called for an effort to ensure access to affordable healthcare for all Alabamians during a press conference this afternoon. They also announced a resolution calling on Governor Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid. “We have seen -and continue to see- the enormous negative impact not expanding Medicaid has already had on…
Troy Police have a charged Summer Ann Griffin, 24, of Banks with three counts of Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and one count of Burglary 3rd degree. All are class C felonies. Police say Griffin stole fuel from three buses in December 2017. One bus belonged to a local church. The other two buses were hit at the…
Leaders of “Faith in Action Alabama” are calling on change. Chris Napier, a former prisoner is calling on people to stand behind him when it comes to making the process easier for formerly jailed people to get jobs. “Twice the Mobile County personnel board denied me of a job due to my criminal conviction and I received a pardon in…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Doug Jones released the following statement after voting to end debate on a short-term government funding bill. Sixty votes were needed to advance the bill to a final vote in the Senate. The vote tally was 50-49. “ I voted to keep the federal government open past midnight tonight and to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program –…
Gov. Kay Ivey’s office says the state’s jobless rate was 3.5 percent in December. That’s the same as November, when the state matched its all-time low for unemployment. Ivey’s office says the December rate means nearly 2.1 million people were employed in the state. That’s the most ever, surpassing the December number by about 45,000 persons. The new numbers also…
