Tag: Jim Carnes
Jefferson County Commission special election weighs heavy on the minds of...
On Saturday, Jefferson County Commissioners Jimmy Stephens and Joe Knight, both Republicans, spoke to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club (MARC) about the pending change in leadership for the...
The NRA Political Victory Fund announces primary endorsements
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) has announced its endorsements for the May 24 primary in Alabama.
The...
House delays vote on medical marijuana bill
Legislation to authorize medical marijuana in Alabama stalled Tuesday in the state House of Representatives after Republican opponents used a filibuster to...
House nears vote on medical marijuana bill
The Alabama House of Representatives headed to a vote on a medical marijuana bill late Tuesday evening after impassioned debate that included...
Medicaid expansion incentives under review
Alabama Republicans for years have opposed expanding Medicaid eligibility. Now, they may be cracking the door.
Alabama Gov. Kay...
Steve Flowers: Birmingham’s political inside man
Historically, political power in the state has rested in the rural counties. Birmingham has been the home of the “Big Mules,” where...
Jim Carnes: Underfunding of public health has devastated Alabama in our...
This is what happens when state budgets continually shortchange essential services.
The rocky start to Alabama’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout has many causes that...
COVID-19 pandemic renews calls for Medicaid expansion
Members of the coalition called Cover Alabama said Medicaid expansion would bring health care coverage to more than 200,000 currently uninsured people as well as an influx of federal dollars.
Alabama Arise to host a listening session on Medicaid, other policy...
Alabama Arise, a grassroots group aimed at protecting low-income families from harmful state policies, plans to host a listening session next week in Andalusia.
During...
Jim Carnes: Expanding Medicaid would improve Alabama’s health, budgets and economy
Imagine being an Alabama leader and having a tool at your disposal that could help families, strengthen the workforce, save rural hospitals, fight opioid...
