Randy Beavers has just finished the restoration of a TF-9J Cougar fighter jet in his garage. Beavers is not a multi-millionaire adding another piece to his collection or restoring the aircraft for a museum or private collector. But, instead, he is an ordinary Madison dad who is restoring the aircraft to display at his kids’ high school. The […]

Alabama Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) and the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus have released a video promoting their legislative accomplishments during the 2023 regular legislative session. Some disgruntled conservatives occasionally grumble the Legislature is not conservative enough. Scofield pushed back against that narrative, saying that during this session the Alabama Legislature passed “some of the strongest conservative […]

The Alabama Public Library Service board voted Wednesday to compile a list of books it considered inappropriate for children. The list will be posted on the website. Parents will be able to submit titles they consider to be too inappropriate for children to the list. However, the Library Service will not be banning these books, […]

Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl said the world got less safe as a result of President Joe Biden’s decision to release $6 billion to Iran in exchange for hostages The State Department announced plans Monday to release five Iranians being held by the U.S. and release $6 billion in seized oil sale revenue to Iran […]

The chairman of the state’s Joint Contract Review Committee said he expects movement this week on a dispute over the West Alabama Corridor project. Last week, Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) placed a hold on Alabama Department of Transportation contracts after Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) placed a 45-day hold on the design-build contract for the highway. […]

Several state highway projects have run into a legislative roadblock as lawmakers battle over funding. In a hearing Thursday of the Legislature’s Joint Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee, State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) blocked all Alabama Department of Transportation contracts in retaliation for State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) blocking construction of the highly controversial West […]