On Saturday, Bill Harris was elected as the newest National Committeeman for Alabama Republican Party. Harris is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and the Autauga County Republican Party Chairman. Harris thanked the 480-member Republican State Executive Committee for voting him to represent the state on the Republican National Committee (RNC). Harris defeated Montgomery businessman John […]

On Thursday, the Alabama State Senate passed legislation to require schools across the state to post syllabuses of instruction online in order for parents and guardians to review what their children are being taught in the classroom. The “Parents’ Right to Know” bill, sponsored by State Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper) also requires each classroom teacher, […]

On Wednesday, the Alabama State Government Affairs Committee advanced legislation that would make it illegal for anyone to be compensated to collect absentee ballots in Alabama. This was identified as a top priority agenda item for Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen. Senate Bill 1, the first bill pre-filed in 2024, […]

On Monday, State Sen. April Weaver announced legislation that will add material produced through artificial intelligence or “deepfake” technology to Alabama’s existing statute prohibiting child pornography. This legislation was prompted by a recent incident in Demopolis where ordinary photos of female middle school students were uploaded to an artificial intelligence website by male classmates who […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) appealed a trial court order permitting unsuccessful license applicants to depose commissioners on an expedited basis. The unsuccessful applicants, now plaintiffs in civil lawsuits against the AMCC, secured an order permitting depositions of the commissioners based on their accusations that commissioners have broken the law by holding […]

This week, the Alabama Medical Association announced an effort to help reduce delays in prior authorizations. Alabama physicians say a new federal rule may help patients in government-sponsored health programs get more timely treatment — but action is still needed that applies to private insurance plans. The new rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare […]

On Monday night, several candidates running in the March 5, 2024 Republican primary in Alabama addressed the Butler County GOP Executive Committee. Alabama’s new 2nd Congressional District is almost evenly split between Black and White voters, therefore the possibility of the seat flipping from Republican to Democratic control is present. Local, state and federal Republican […]

Gov. Kay Ivey will deliver her seventh State of the State address to the Alabama Legislature and Alabamians next week, her office announced Monday. Ivey will address a joint session of the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Old House Chamber of the State Capitol. “As we prepare for the upcoming legislative […]

On Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer and U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville both announced their opposition to a new Biden administration executive order freezing the construction of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. Palmer said that this comes at a time where the United States became the world’s leading exporter of LNG in 2023. The Biden Administration […]

State Representative Chip Brown announced on Monday that he has pre-filed a bill to require country of origin labeling on seafood that is sold in Alabama. Is that fish harvested off of the Alabama coast, grown in a pond in the U.S., harvested off of Madagascar, or grown in a pond in China? Too often […]

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was in Elmore County on Saturday to address a gathering of Republicans sponsored by Alabama cotton farmers. Jordan was there to support incumbent Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) — thanking the cotton farmers and River Region Republicans for their work in helping to reelect Palmer. “Thank you first of all for being willing […]

On Sunday, a drone launched by a terrorist militia backed by Iran killed three U.S. Army soldiers and injured at least two dozen more in Jordan. U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, Gary Palmer and U.S. Senator Katie Britt released statements expressing their condolences to the families and their anger with Iran for backing this attack against the […]

The Alabama Policy Institute, the leading conservative think tank in Alabama, recently released its 2024 Blueprint for Alabama ahead of the 2024 state legislative session, which begins February 6.  API is celebrating its 35th year of operation. The group says it is committed to policies promoting free markets, limited government, and strong families. API listed […]

Joe Reed has accused the Biden election team of attempting to choose their own delegates from Alabama to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Reed, longtime chairman of the Alabama Democratic Conference, emailed a letter to the Biden campaign in which Reed accused the campaign of disqualifying Black delegates to the Convention. The letter from Reed […]

Conservative grassroots leader Dr. John Killian has endorsed Associate Justice Sarah Stewar for the office of Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Killian is a longtime fixture in the Alabama Republican Party and a mainstay community leader. “I know her character and her conviction,” Dr. Killian said. “I also know her record.” “I know […]

On Saturday, former President Donald Trump won the Jefferson County Republican Party straw poll in a landslide. The event was held in Gardendale.  In the race for President of the United States, Trump came in first with 72% of the vote, Gov. DeSantis finished a distant second with 19%; businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and former U.N. […]

Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, on Thursday sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, requesting that the embattled defense secretary testify before the Committee on his failure to disclose an emergency hospitalization that began last month. “When you and I last spoke, you promised full transparency […]

Congressional colleagues-turned-political rivals Reps. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) and Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) were together on Monday to address the Mobile County Republican Party. The incumbent congressmen are are running against each other in a bid to represent Alabama’s First Congressional District. Carl is serving in his second term in Congress as the incumbent representative for District […]

Incumbent Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) debated his 2024 GOP primary rivals, Gerrick Wilkins and Ken McFeeters, at an event on Saturday organized by the Mid-Alabama Republican Club. Heritage Action gives Gary Palmer a lifetime score of 89% – ten points higher than the average House Republican – in the most conservative House GOP Caucus in […]

2024 is here. As the election season heats up, the Alabama Legislature returns for business, and political issues both new and old unfold across the state — here are the headlines we’ll seeing some version of in the next 12 months:  U.S. Presidential Election Yes, this is a national story, not a state story, and […]

The United Auto Workers’ union announced Tuesday it plans to unionize workers at Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz plant. The UAW says 30% of the plant’s workers have already signed a union authorization card for UAW membership. 30% is a key trigger for the union, as it opens up the efforts to a greater degree. If over 50% sign […]

Innovate Alabama, a landmark economic development program, was celebrated by Gov. Kay Ivey, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and State Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed, who serves as Vice Chair of the Innovate Alabama Board of Directors. Last month’s event was attended by legislators, business leaders, and dignitaries from around the state and […]

On Tuesday, Congressman Mike Rogers, in his role as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, launched a formal inquiry into Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin’s III failure to disclose his hospitalization and incapacitation. Sec. Austin was in a hospital on January 1 for complications that resulted from treatment for prostate cancer and was […]

Republican Brian Brinyark won a resounding victory over Fayette County Commissioner John Underwood in Tuesday’s special general election for Alabama House District 16. The district covers Fayette County, northern Tuscaloosa and a small part of western Jefferson County. In unofficial tallies, Brinyark received 2,370 votes (83.36%) to Underwood’s 469 votes (16.50%). Brinyark overcame five primary […]