Over 15,000 Gas Stations Out of Fuel Nationwide

Gas shortages eased slightly overnight in some states but worsened in others as Colonial Pipeline works to bring one of the nation’s major fuel conduits back online. More stations were out of gas in Florida, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi early Thursday compared to Wednesday night, according to GasBuddy. In Florida, 30 percent of 7,564 stations were … Continued

Alabama Becomes Latest State to End $300 Unemployment Bonus

Alabama will soon cease participating in the federal government’s unemployment insurance program that grants out-of-work Americans an extra $300 per week, the state’s governor said. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the state would withdraw from the coronavirus relief program by June 19, 2021, arguing that the $300 in additional weekly payments was incentivizing people not to … Continued

New Law Bans Transgender Athletes From Public School Sports

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill that bans transgender student-athletes from competing on K–12 public school single-sex teams that match their gender identity, making her state the second in the nation to enact such a ban. House Bill 391, which was overwhelmingly approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature last week, mandates that those … Continued

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