Alabama State Rep. Marilyn Lands believes a bill she introduced Tuesday for the upcoming legislative session will go a long way in reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in the state. She has introduced House Bill 89, the Alabama Maternal Health Care Act. The legislation will allow the presumptive eligibility for pregnant women for Medicaid.
Allen Media operates 27 television stations overall and two in Alabama: WAAY in Huntsville and WCOV in Montgomery. On Monday the company announced that, instead of locally produced weather reports, its weather coverage would come from Weather Channel studios. WAAY 31 General Manager Mike Wright was crediting viewer feedback for the change.
In President Donald Trump's first week in office, some expected he would announce moving Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
The Battle for the Spaceforce could still be underway. During President Trump’s first term, he had stated that he wanted Space Command Head Quarters (USSSPACECOM HQ) to be located in Huntsville, Al. Studies by the Department of Defense found Huntsville to be the ideal location of the Headquarters.
Sources say the recommendation, which was initially blocked by the Biden administration amid a political fight over abortion, is likely to be implemented in the second Trump term.
The initial basing announcement, made on Jan. 13, 2021, declared that Huntsville had emerged as the top candidate.
With President Trump now in office, Alabama leaders are waiting to see if he will move Space Command to Huntsville.
On his first day in office in his second term, President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons to 1,500 people convicted of crimes tied to the January 6, 2021, attack at the United States Capitol
The North Alabama Spay and Neuter Clinic is working to prevent overcrowding at animal shelters across the Tennessee Valley, by providing low-cost spay and neuter services.
Legislators from North Alabama are in the Rocket City on Tuesday speaking about the upcoming legislative session.
A new Alabama bipartisan bill aims to help maternal and infant mortality rates. Huntsville Representative Marilyn Lands prefiled the Alabama Maternal Health Care Act, or House Bill 89, Tuesday. The
Nate Oats gave an update on Alabama basketball's Houston Mallette, who has been out since Texas A&M, while previewing LSU on Friday.