Passing “a real school choice bill” and marathon training make Will Ainsworth’s New Year’s...
Will Ainsworth is heading into 2024 with five clearly stated goals. In a list posted on his Facebook page and X (Formally Twitter) page, Ainsworth lays out four professional and one personal...
Daniel Sutter: Is this the plan for saving Social Security?
Everybody makes mistakes, but government accountants seem particularly error-prone. With 70 million Americans receiving Social Security payments annually, mistakes are inevitable. But the Social Security Administration aggressively pursues repayment years or even decades later...
Terri Sewell and Gus Bilirakis introduce bipartisan bill to help rare kidney disease patients
Terri Sewell and Gus Bilirakis introduced the New Era for Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act. This legislation, they say, would help transform the delivery of care to rare kidney disease patients by increasing...
Barry Moore lone delegation vote against NDAA continues to highlight spending bills flaws
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan conference report to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The final report, which sets policy for the U.S. military,...
Two more cases of CWD have been found in Lauderdale County
Last week, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) reported that two more cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) have been discovered in Lauderdale County.
The ADCNR announced that the two additional cases...
Challenger Gerrick Wilkins criticizes incumbent Gary Palmer over his yes vote on compromise NDAA
Congressional District 6 challenger Gerrick Wilkins released a statement highly critical of incumbent Gary Palmer for voting in favor of the conference version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The 3,000-page final version of the NDAA sets...
Kelly Reese: Congress should pass legislation mandating fair hospital billing
It is my unwavering belief that Alabamians deserve a higher standard of public health. I felt this long before launching Inside Medicine, a statewide publication dedicated to giving patients, physicians, and communities the...
Reps. Mike Rogers and Robert Aderholt applaud passage of NDAA
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressmen Mike Rogers (R-AL03) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL04) released statements applauding the House passage of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Paul DeMarco: Work release for convicted killer raises more questions about Alabama Department of...
Our Nation has a violent crime problem that continues to spike. Some states have made it even worse with their efforts to defund the police and weaken their criminal justice system. In...
Email Insights: Alabama Appleseed celebrates growth and progress for 2023
Alabama Appleseed is a member of the National Appleseed Network, which includes 18 Appleseed Centers across the U.S. and in Mexico City. Appleseed was founded in 1994 with the mission to develop and...
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Alabama’s overall infant mortality rate dropped – Black infant mortality rose;...
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced Thursday that the 2022 Alabama infant mortality rate was 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births. That is a...
