Voters in House District 16, which includes Fayette County, northern Tuscaloosa County, and a small portion of western Jefferson County, go to the polls today to elect a new State Representative. Tuscaloosa attorney and judge, Bryan Brinyark is the Republican party nominee. Brinyark overcame a crowded Republican primary field with five candidates in September, ultimately […]

On Wednesday, Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson granted the request of several unsuccessful medical-cannabis license applicants for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the issuance of cannabis licenses to all integrated facility awardees. An integrated facility license allows its holder to cultivate, process, transport, and dispense medical cannabis to qualified Alabama patients. The five integrated […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for much of the past week. It’s now known that top Pentagon leadership did not inform the White House, the National Security Council, nor the House Armed Services Committee about the procedure that kept the nation’s top military official incapacitated for several days. On Sunday, from their […]

On Wednesday, the Jefferson County Republican Party announced a straw poll is taking place in Gardendale on January 20 for the 2024 U.S. presidential election GOP primary. “Jefferson County GOP Executive Committee will be holding a Presidential GOP Straw Poll Saturday January 20, 2024, from 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.” the county party said. The […]

Last month, Innovate Alabama held a celebration event of its early success in bringing a culture of innovation to the state of Alabama. The creation of Innovate Alabama was based on recommendations by a Commission on innovation that Governor Kay Ivey appointed. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played a prominent role on that […]

On Tuesday, now-former Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned from her position following testimony she delivered before Congress in defense of antisemitic behavior on Harvard’s campus. Harvard initially resisted calls to sideline Gay. Since then, over 40 documented instances of Gay plagiarizing other academics’ work throughout decades surfaced. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville said that Gay was […]

Alabama Policy Institute (API) President Stephanie Smith said that gambling will be one of the two biggest issues confronting the Alabama Legislature in 2024. She suggested that a forthcoming gambling commission set up by the state could create issues similar to those currently plaguing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC). As a legal framework for […]

Starting January 1, hourly workers who perform work in excess of 40 hours per week, overtime, will take home a larger portion of their wages as a new policy goes into effect. The bipartisan idea was proposed by Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels. Rep. Daniels’ (D-Huntsville) bill to eliminate state income tax on overtime […]

Former Republican Party Chairman and longtime GOP activist J. Elbert Peters died Thursday. He was 90. “It is with incredible sadness that we report former ALGOP Chairman and longtime member Elbert Peters passed away this afternoon at the age of 90,” the Alabama Republican Party announced on the social media platform X “His contributions to our Party […]

On Friday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) will issue all but five of the medical marijuana licenses to applicants awarded licenses by the Commission on December 1 unless a court intervenes in the process. The issuing of the licenses means that business entities awarded licenses can begin building facilities, planting Alabama’s first legal medical marijuana crop, […]

On Thursday the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) is scheduled to meet virtually. This meeting is the next step in the issuing of licenses to business entities allowing for the legal production of Alabama grown and produced medical cannabis. The Commission is scheduled to meet at 1:00 p.m. Prior to that meeting, plaintiffs in lawsuits […]

On Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) confirmed that a young kitten in Autauga County developed rabies and subsequently died. Dr. Dee W. Jones is the State Public Health Veterinarian. “This is another reminder to get your pets vaccinated against rabies regardless of where you live,” Dr. Jones said. “We have found rabies […]

A new report by the Alabama Policy Institute (API) suggests that a gambling expansion would have negative repercussions. API commissioned Dr. John Hill to prepare an in-depth report on gambling and the effects of expanding legalized gambling in the state. His twenty-page report detailed the potential pitfalls that come with the expansion of legalized gambling in […]

On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court released a controversial ruling removing former President Donald J. Trump from the Republican primary ballot in the state. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said he believes that the Supreme Court will have to look at that ruling, which he said is on “shaky ground.” Palmer made his comments Wednesday on […]

State Rep. Christopher England (D-Tuscaloosa) has pre-filed legislation for the 2024 state legislative session to raise Alabama’s online sales taxes to generate additional funding for public education in the state. HB17 proposes to raise the tax rate Alabamians pay on online purchases from 8%to 9.25%. The online sales tax, known as the simplified sellers-use tax […]

On Tuesday night, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) received unanimous consent to confirm the promotions of 11 four-star generals and admirals in the final swath of military confirmations on hold by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville in protest of a Biden administration military abortion travel policy. Tuberville (R-Auburn) stridently opposed the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing […]

On Tuesday, the Colorado State Supreme Court narrowly voted four to three to deny former President Donald J. Trump access to appearing on the primary ballot in the 2024 Colorado Republican Primary. The Justices found that the January 6, 2021 protests that at the U.S. Capitol Building was an “insurrection” and thus Trump is barred […]

Caroleene Dobson is an alumna of Harvard University. She is also a Republican candidate running for Alabama’s Second Congressional District. This week, Dobson publicly called for the immediate firing of the college’s president after she approved calls for Jewish genocide during testimony in a congressional committee on the grounds of “free speech.” “The moment that […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) met and awarded integrator licenses to five business entities – the maximum number that the Commission is allowed to issue under the 2021 statute legalizing medical cannabis in the state of Alabama. 36 applicants applied for the integrator license, which allows the possessor to cultivate, process, securely […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall signed a letter along with thirteen other state attorneys’ generals addressed to the leadership of the New York Times, CNN, the Associated Press, and Reuters. Marshall and the other AGs urged them to “follow the law” when it comes to coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict and putting them “on watch” to […]

State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) spoke with Dale Jackson on his talk radio show on WVNN about the gambling deal currently in the works by legislative leaders — particularly in the lower chamber.  Givhan, who is not directly part of the committee taking up the issue, said this upcoming session’s proposal appears to be a […]

Two congressional incumbents will square off in a debate on January 24, 2024 at the Daphne Civic Center as Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) and Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) were drawn into a dramatically-altered First Congressional District. “We are excited to hear from both congressmen about the issues that concern us at all in the newly […]

We all live in the moment. Every second of every day we are all making little decisions that cumulatively define you and who you are. Your life and what you achieve or not in this life is a composite of all the little decisions that you make minute to minute. While we all live in […]

On Thursday, the Alabama Mining Association (AMA) announced that Paul Kavinoky has been named as the new President of the AMA. He’ll take over for Patrick Cagle, who is stepping down from the role to pursue a career in ministry. “We are pleased to have Paul leading the mining association at such a pivotal time […]