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North Birmingham gets New Hub to Connect Residents with Housing, Food and Health Help
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The city has launched a new North Birmingham Community Service Hub and companion website aimed at helping residents more easily find social services, including housing, food, health care, transportation, employment and utility assistance. The pilot program is located at The Salvation Army in North Birmingham and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday…
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Birmingham Jail Deaths Renew Questions about Safety, Trans Inmate Protections
Birmingham Jail Deaths Renew Questions About Safety, Trans Inmate Protections
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Google Plans $1.5 Billion Jackson County Data Center Expansion
Google Plans $1.5 Billion Jackson County Alabama Data Center Expansion
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In Alabama, Medical Marijuana Access comes with Pregnancy-Test Requirement
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s medical cannabis rollout is bringing a new set of restrictions that include a pregnancy-test requirement for some patients, underscoring how tightly the state is regulating a program that only now is starting to reach consumers. Under state administrative rules, a registered certifying physician must obtain a negative pregnancy test “immediately prior”…
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Madison Woman Killed in Crash Involving On-Duty Deputy
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A Madison woman was killed early Saturday in a two-vehicle crash involving an on-duty Madison County sheriff’s deputy, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The crash happened just after midnight on Alabama 23 near the 323 mile marker, about six miles northwest of Huntsville, and ALEA said it remains under investigation.…
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Auburn’s Faculty Shake-Up Deepens Alabama’s Campus Culture War
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University’s decision to dissolve its Faculty Senate and shift control of curriculum and academic policy to its board marks a major escalation in Alabama’s ongoing fight over higher education, academic freedom and diversity programs, with critics calling it another sign that Republican leaders are tightening political control over public campuses. The…
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