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WEBJefferson County released from sewer consent decree. A federal judge on Thursday released Jefferson County from a decades-long consent decree ordering rehabilitation of its sewer system. As part of the agreement, the county committed to completing several additional capital improvement projects by early 2027 that are planned and funded to ...
Five Things You Need To Know About Alabama’s New Medical …
WEBJun 3, 2021 · You could face up to a Class B felony if you possess, distribute, manufacture or use medical marijuana without a license. That includes if you’re given the drug by a registered patient, caregiver or dispensary. You could also face jail time if you possess more than 70 daily doses, even with a medical marijuana license. 3.
Why Alabama, Mississippi still celebrate King-Lee Day | WBHM 90.3
WEBJan 12, 2024 · In 2020, a bill sponsored by Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, wanted to separate the two holidays by moving Lee Day to commemorate the day of his death — Oct. 12, 1870. The bill had bipartisan support, but it died in committee. In 2023, House Bill 360 looked to remove Lee’s holiday from the Alabama calendar completely.
A Decade Later, Tuscaloosa Continues Rebuilding From Deadly EF …
WEBApr 27, 2021 · Out of the 62 tornadoes that struck Alabama on April 27, 2011, the largest and most devastating twister hit Tuscaloosa, killing 53 people and destroying more than 12% of the city’s structures. A decade later, much of the city has redeveloped, but there may never be a full recovery. “I’ve said then and I say again now, ‘It’s like the ...
BCRI Gets Emergency Funding From City Of Birmingham
WEBThe Birmingham Civil Rights Institute will receive $250,000 in emergency funding from the city of Birmingham to continue operating for the next four months. The museum and educational research center has been closed since March due to COVID-19, but its financial problems predate the pandemic. In February, the BCRI revealed it was facing a ...
Everything You Need To Know To Vote Absentee In Alabama
WEBGigi Douban | September 25, 2020. Secretary of State John Merrill expects more than 100,000 people to vote absentee — a number higher than normal because of the coronavirus pandemic. So far, Alabama voters have requested more than 74,000 absentee ballots ahead of November’s general election. But the process here can be confusing.
Katrina-Alabama schools - WBHM 90.3
WEBSep 9, 2005 · Jill Biden and Lloyd Austin visit an Alabama base to tout expanded military benefits. Biden and Austin visited a pre-kindergarten program the first lady has championed that funds universal preschool for children aged 3 and 4.
2021 Birmingham Mayoral Candidate Profiles | WBHM 90.3
WEBAug 16, 2021 · 2021 Birmingham Mayoral Candidate Profiles. The Aug. 24 Birmingham city election has shaped up to be a contentious one, with voters going to the polls to elect the city’s next mayor, city councilors and board of education members. In the mayor’s race, eight candidates — the current mayor, a former mayor, a Jefferson County commissioner ...
LGBTQ Students Find Hope In New Affirming School: The Magic …
WEBAug 30, 2021 · That is because he will be one of over 270 students starting at the Magic City Acceptance Academy, a new public charter school that has built affirmation for LGBTQ students into its very foundation. It is the first school in the South to do so according to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, a LGBTQ youth advocacy organization.
What to know about Alabama abortion rights | WBHM 90.3
WEBJun 24, 2022 · Wade has been overturned. Here’s the legal landscape for each state: Alabama: In May 2019, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law that banned nearly all abortions at any stage of a pregnancy, unless a woman's life is threatened or there is a lethal fetal anomaly. The ban, however, was blocked by a federal judge. With Roe overturned, though ...