Pro-Life, Higher Ed Bills Gain Traction Days Into The Legislative Session

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Funding cuts for public colleges and universities that don’t follow federal and state immigration law, and an amendment declaring Alabama a pro-life state were among the issues quickly making their way through the Alabama legislature this week. It mirrors a trend we’re seeing in other states where Republican lawmakers are acting quickly to approve legislation that bolsters the conservative agenda. The New York Times reports that other Republican-controlled state legislatures are already passing laws that erode union powers and abortion rights, relax gun regulations, and expand school choice programs.

WBHM’s Gigi Douban spoke with Alabama Public Television’s Don Dailey about the legislature’s first week back in session.

 

BSC’s Daniel Coleman talks about his years-long effort to save the school and what happens next.

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IVF could help her start the family she wants. Will Alabama’s personhood law derail it?

Despite a law meant to protect IVF in Alabama, patients and advocates worry the protections won’t hold — and warn of future attacks on reproductive rights.

Struggling Birmingham-Southern College says it will close at end of May

The College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to close the longtime institution, officials announced in a news release. The announcement came after legislation, aimed at securing a taxpayer-backed loan for the 168-year-old private college, had recently stalled in the Alabama Statehouse.

What happens when a rural hospital shuts its doors? Look to Pickens County

Residents in the west Alabama county warn that the lack of emergency care can have deadly consequences. It's a fate that could befall a growing number of rural communities.

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