7. Several prominent Alabama business organizations endorsed Governor-elect Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) for governor, with the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), the Alabama Forestry Association (AFA), and the Alabama Concrete Industries Association (ACIA) citing his economic leadership as a reason for the endorsement.
6. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and 16 Republican governors opposed a federal moratorium on state AI regulations, arguing AI risks public safety, and that states should be able to regulate it.
5. Last week, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall led raids on CBD shops in five cities, targeting illicit drug sales, which officials say are not related to a new law cracking down on hemp-based THC products, which goes into effect on Tuesday.
4. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) praised a Supreme Court ruling allowing parents to remove their children from LGBTQ-related school instruction; Tuberville laid it our pretty clearly, “Teachers should focus on helping kids read, write, and do math – not teaching them HOW TO BE WOKE.”
3. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) spoke defiantly at a Huntsville Moms for Liberty event, even as the local media focused on protesters who thought declaring she was “not welcome” was doing something, even after threats to kill the congresswoman preceded the event.
2. Alabama Republican praised the earth-shaking Supreme Court ruling limiting birthright citizenship and allowing nationwide injunctions, with U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprisse) saying, “The Supreme Court’s ruling confirms what we’ve known – rogue judges have overstepped their authority by issuing baseless injunctions against President Trump’s executive orders.”
1. As President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” faces Senate division over proposed cuts, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said the calls for SNAP and Medicaid accountability would not hurt Alabama and pushed for its passage.
Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.
