Birmingham leaders push for state ban on Glock switches to tighten local firearm control
Local leaders and law enforcement officials in Jefferson County are advocating for a statewide ban on firearm conversion ...
Birmingham court case backlog raises public safety concerns
City officials are expressing concerns over a significant backlog of court cases in Birmingham, which they say is impacting ...
Birmingham and Jefferson County public safety leaders show support for statewide ban on Glock switches
Officers say state legislation would mean getting Glock switches and these devices out of the hands of criminals, holding them accountable in state and federal court.
NIH cut would cost UAB $70 million, threaten jobs and ‘life-saving research’ in Alabama
The rate cut, temporarily halted Monday by a federal judge, would "jeopardizes life-saving research" at UAB and will cost ...
Woodfin: NIH cuts will starve Birmingham of ‘fuel for our growing bio-economy’
UAB administrators said the institution’s “research advancements would slow significantly” and “negatively impact jobs and ...
UAB, Birmingham mayor release statements on medical research funding
Some universities receive 50% or more of a grant to put toward support staff and other needs, but that would be capped at 15% if the Trump administration’s plans go through. U.S. district court judge ...
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'Research is stopped, lives are lost': Birmingham mayor, UAB respond to NIH’s medical research cuts
Birmingham officials are responding to the National Institutes of Health’s surprise slashing of billions of dollars in medical research, saying the consequences could be dire for the city and its ...