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DCH Hospitals Pays Ransom For Cyber Attack

By David Preston on October 7, 2019

After this week’s ransomware attack, three DCH hospitals are starting to come back online.  On late Tuesday, a variant of the Ryuk Ransomware struck the IT networks of the DCH Hospitals in Tuscaloosa,

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In Alabama, The Poor Keep Getting Poorer

By Clete Wetli on October 7, 2019 | Opinion

Yeah, it’s been some great economic news lately for some, but more Alabamians seem to be working harder than ever, with less to show for it.

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The Roberts Court, November 30, 2018.  Seated, from left to right: Justices  Stephen G. Breyer and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and  Samuel A. Alito.  Standing, from left to right: Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett M. Kavanaugh.  Photograph by Fred Schilling, Supreme Court Curator's Office.

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Abortion Case This Term

By David Preston on October 4, 2019

The United States Supreme Court today agreed to hear an abortion case out of Louisiana. This is the first abortion case that will be argued since Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch…

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Madison County 2020 Transportation Plan

Madison County Releases 2020 Transportation Plan

By Brent Wilson on October 3, 2019

Better late than never.

Madison County has released its 2020 Transportation Plan, the last county to do so. The plan lists road projects for the county that will take advantage of extra funds from…

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Airbus Plant Mobile, AL

Mobile Airbus Plant Avoids Impact From Trump Tariffs

By David Preston on October 3, 2019

The U.S. Government has spared a Mobile, AL plant from the impact of tariffs against the European planemaker.

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Alabama Hospitals To Benefit From $78 Million Additional State, Federal Funds

By Brent Wilson on October 2, 2019

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that she has released an extra, conditional state appropriation that when matched with federal dollars will provide a total of $78 million in extra payments to state hospitals…

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David Burkette

David Burkette Ethics Complaint Referred To Montgomery County DA

By Brent Wilson on October 2, 2019

The Alabama Ethics Commission on Wednesday voted 4-0 to refer a complaint about Alabama State Senator David Burkette (D-

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Immigration

The Moral And Financial Cost Of Our Current Immigrant Detention Program

By Laura Melvin on October 2, 2019 | Opinion

During my ten years on the bench, I often heard cases of children who had been abused, abandoned, or neglected; it was my job to enforce state laws to deal with the mistreatment of children…

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Governor Kay Ivey and ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor held a Star ID Press Conference on the State Capitol steps Tuesday October 1, 2019 in Montgomery,  Ala. (Governor's Office/Hal Yeager)

Governor Ivey Reminds Alabamians To Get A STAR ID License

By Brent Wilson on October 2, 2019

Governor Kay Ivey wants to remind those that do not currently have a STAR ID license that they will need to obtain one by Oct. 1, 2020, if they wish to fly domestically or…

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Alabama Rural Hospitals To Benefit From New Medicare Reimbursement Formula

By David Preston on October 1, 2019

Starting Tuesday, October 1st, the federal government is changing the formula that it uses to reimburse hospitals and other medical providers for healthcare services provided to Medicare patients.

The change in the formula, known…

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