(Video above: Gov. Robert Bentley responds to House budget cuts) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday evening responded to the General Fund budget passed by the Alabama House, calling it “unworkable” and “irresponsible” and promising to veto it if the Senate does not make significant changes. The House budget relies on more than […]

KCTV5 (Video above: WSFA reports on Josiah Duncan’s heartfelt gift to a homeless man) A few weeks ago in Prattville, Alabama, 5-year-old Josiah Duncan learned for the first time what it means for someone to be homeless. After noticing a particularly dirty man standing just inside the door of Waffle House as he entered the […]

Alton Brown knows a thing or two about food. He’s the award-winning creator and host of Good Eats on The Food Network, and also hosts the channel’s highly successful Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen programs. Brown hit the road recently for his Edible Inevitable Tour, crisscrossing the United States in search of the best […]

When a torrential downpour hit Pimlico Race Course shortly before this past weekend’s Preakness Stakes, it left race attendees scrambling for cover and turned the 145-year-old dirt track into an ocean of mud. Former Auburn football standout and current Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton was on hand for the race, donning a red sport coat, […]

In 2015, only eight high school seniors in the country were accepted into all eight Ivy League schools. Four chose to attend Harvard, a couple chose Yale, but only two chose to buck the Ivy League all together. One of those two chose the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which is not in the Ivy […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — By a vote of 5-3, the Alabama Senate Tourism Committee on Thursday approved Sen. Del Marsh’s (R-Anniston) lottery and gambling expansion plan. It now proceeds to the full Senate for consideration. If passed into law, Alabama voters would have the opportunity to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing a state-sponsored lottery and casino […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two Alabama residents who are recipients of the Medal of Honor were on hand at the Alabama Statehouse Tuesday for Military Appreciation Day, holding lawmakers and citizens in rapt attention as they urged the crowd to back America’s men and women in uniform. “Don’t forget those military that are down range at […]

Birmingham is the most affordable city in the United States, according to a new report by Forbes Magazine. Forbes 2015 “Most Affordable Cities” list includes the 100 largest metro areas in the country, all of which maintain a population of 600,000 or more. The famed business magazine then calculated housing affordability using the latest “Housing […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama House Republicans, many of whom were elected or re-elected last November on a limited government, anti-tax platform, are poised to vote on a $150 million tax increase proposal Tuesday afternoon. Alabama’s General Fund budget shortfall, estimated to be roughly $250 million, has dominated the political conversation in Alabama so far this […]

Deadlines and crises sometimes force lawmakers to implement reforms and solve problems they would typically rather not tackle. Alabama should be experiencing such a moment right now. The state’s General Fund Budget is facing a $250+ million shortfall and the current fiscal year ends Sept. 30. That sure seems like a lot, but considering the […]

(Video above: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers 2015 commencement address at Tuskegee University) TUSKEGEE, Ala. — First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the 2015 commencement address at Tuskegee University, telling the crowd assembled at the historically black college that “the road ahead is never going to be easy, especially for folks like you and me.” The […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday slammed a bill currently making its way through the Alabama Legislature that would allow teachers to help students think critically and come to their own conclusions about disputed scientific theories. The synopsis of House Bill 592, which is sponsored by a […]

Montgomery, Ala. — The “Student Religious Liberties Act” sponsored by State Rep. Mack Butler (R – Rainbow City) became law on Thursday as Gov. Robert Bentley affixed his signature to the measure in a signing ceremony coinciding with the National Day of Payer. The bill was part of the House Republican Caucus’s “Alabama First” legislative […]

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would make it illegal for a gambling interest, or a person or agent acting on behalf of a gambling interest, to make contributions to a political candidate or to a political action committee (PAC). Such contributions are permitted under current Alabama […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As Alabama House and Senate leadership rolled out dueling pieces of gambling legislation, eleven Alabamians found out they will be splitting the winnings of a $1 million Georgia Powerball lottery ticket. WSFA reported Tuesday afternoon that a winning Quik Pik ticket was bought at a gas station in West Point, Georgia, just […]

#jbfa #Chicago pic.twitter.com/Ywrx6Oo73a — Frank Stitt (@FrankStitt) May 4, 2015 CHICAGO — Birmingham’s Highlands Bar & Grill on Monday came up just short in the “Outstanding Restaurant” category at the James Beard Foundation Awards, commonly referred to as “The Oscars of Food.” 2015 marks the seventh consecutive year that Highlands was a finalist for the […]

In a stunning turn of events, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are offering to singlehandedly solve Alabama’s short-term budget crisis, but with one controversial string attached. The Indians’ offer, which was first reported by the Montgomery Advertiser, is to cover the state’s approximately $250 million General Fund Budget deficit in return for the state […]

“Remember Domino’s Pizza? They admitted, ‘Hey, our pizza crust sucks.’ The Republican Party brand sucks and so people don’t want to be a Republican…” That was Sen. Rand Paul’s brutally honest assessment of how voters perceive the Republican Party nationally. People don’t often think of political parties as brands, but similar to how consumers snap […]

CULLMAN, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday spoke to the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, telling the assembled crowd that he will not “settle for anything less than $541 million” in tax increases from the legislature. “The way we fund our government is dysfunctional,” Bentley told the crowd, according the Cullman Times. “We’ve […]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions will oppose a bill introduced by a Republican congressman last week to make illegal immigrants eligible for citizenship after completing military service. The ENLIST Act, as the bill is known, was introduced by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), who represents a district with a large hispanic population and has long been […]

(Video above: Ben Thomas’s day as a Montgomery Biscuit) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ben Thomas loves baseball. Sadly, the 8-year-old from Auburn is battling leukemia, which threatens to limit the number of swings he may get to take in his life. But last week he had a dream fulfilled when the Montgomery Biscuits, the Class AA […]

WARWICKSHIRE, England — British luxury sports car brand Aston Martin is considering building a new factory in Alabama that would likely manufacture the company’s DBX crossover utility vehicle (CUV), which was released as a concept in March of this year. Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer said late last week that building such a facility in […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow medical marijuana to be used as a treatment for certain conditions. The committee’s 4-3 vote marked a major milestone for medical marijuana advocates who have repeatedly tried and failed to advance legislation during past legislative sessions. Under the bill, […]