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Some Alabama websites hit by 'denial-of-service' computer attack

Mar. 13, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Alabama state government websites have been hit by a “denial-of-service” attack. That type of cyberattack involves flooding a site with junk data to try and overwhelm it and knock it offline. Gov. Kay Ivey's office said the attack began Tuesday...

Former Alabama Republican US Rep. Robert Terry Everett dies at 87

Mar. 12, 2024 18:55 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama Republican U.S. Rep. Robert Terry Everett, who represented the state's 2nd District from 1993 to 2009, died Tuesday, the governor's office confirmed. He was 87. Everett died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Rehobeth, a suburb of Dothan,...

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

Mar. 08, 2024 23:18 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments after the governor signed a bill into law shielding providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Alabama Fertility...

Alabama lawmakers have approved a school choice program

Mar. 07, 2024 13:16 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed legislation creating a program similar to school vouchers that would provide eligible families with as much as $7,000 to help pay for private school and $2,000 for homeschooling expenses. The Alabama Senate voted 23-9...

IVF is dominating headlines in Alabama and across the country. Here's what you should know about it

Mar. 07, 2024 11:48 AM EST

Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey agreed to protect in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability Wednesday, more than two weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law and touched off immediate backlash. IVF...

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law

Mar. 07, 2024 01:53 AM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama's governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. ...

What to know about Alabama's fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics

Mar. 06, 2024 22:46 PM EST

Alabama lawmakers moved quickly to approve legislation on Wednesday that protects in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month's state Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. ...

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead

Mar. 05, 2024 16:00 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers facing public pressure to restart in vitro fertilization services in the state advanced legislation Tuesday to shield providers from the fallout of a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Committees in the state Senate and...

Alabama House advances bill to give state money for private and home schooling

Feb. 28, 2024 10:49 AM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced a school voucher-like program that could provide eligible families with state dollars to help pay for private school or home school expenses. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 69-34 Tuesday for the proposal that now...

Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix

Feb. 26, 2024 07:21 AM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused treatment in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law. Facing a wave of...