WASHINGTON — With the support of Alabama’s six Republican congressmen, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016 that Republicans claim will slash spending by $5.5 trillion over a decade. The Budget Resolution sets Congress’ general framework for taxing and spending, which is to be filled in […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Taya Kyle, whose husband Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s autobiography was the basis for the recent movie American Sniper, will keynote the 2015 Jimmy Rane Charity Golf Tournament Banquet, Thursday May 14th in Montgomery. Chris Kyle, commonly referred to as the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, served four tours of duty […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — President Barack Obama will visit Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday and plans to deliver remarks aimed at ratcheting up regulations on the short-term loan industry, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell. Sewell said the president’s remarks will address “the urgent need for stronger consumer protections and increased transparency.” “The economy is slowly recovering, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama House Minority Leader Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) said Sunday that Republican legislative leaders are rejecting Gov. Robert Bentley’s tax hike package because it includes bills that Democrats have been proposing for years. “Before the legislative session began, Gov. Bentley proposed a tax package that would raise about $541 million. And to his […]

When Alabama Athletic Director Bill Battle announced Sunday that men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant had been fired, most Tide fans responded by acknowledging that Grant was a good man, even a quality basketball coach, but it was time to move on. Grant had a record of 117-85 in his six seasons at Alabama, only making […]

The Gulf Shores Police Department just issued a stern warning to spring break visitors whose top priorities are being drunk and disorderly: “Gulf Shores may not be for you.” The police department’s official Facebook page posted the release Thursday morning and within hours it had received roughly 1,000 “likes” and had been passed around all […]

(Video above: UAB interviewed after upset victory over Iowa State) The No. 14 seed UAB Blazers became the 2015 NCAA tournament’s first Cinderella story on Thursday by upsetting No. 3 seed Iowa State in a 60-59 nail-biter that came down to the very last play of the game. Iowa State had the ball down by […]

GADSDEN, Ala. — When Gadsden Police officer Samuel Lowe pulled over a vehicle that was exceeding the speed limit on Wednesday, it started just like any other routine traffic stop, but it sure didn’t end like one. Law enforcement officers never really know what they are getting into when they are walking up to a […]

MOBILE, Ala. — With the first day of Spring approaching on March 20, Alabama-based home improvement expert Danny Lipford has released his Spring Edition Top Ten list for homeowners, offering seasonal advice on home maintenance and safety. Lipford is the host of the Emmy-nominated, nationally-syndicated television show, Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford. “In my experience, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday that same-sex marriage is an assault on the “rights of children to be connected to their biological parents.” According to the Associated Press, the governor made his case by filing a “friend of the court brief Tuesday.” U.S. District Judge […]

https://youtu.be/wHJGuxD0nQ8 (Video Above: Noah Galloway’s Dancing with the Stars debut) Alabamian and Iraq War hero Noah Galloway, who lost his left arm and leg in a roadside bomb blast, delivered an incredible performance in his Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) debut on Tuesday night, earning a lengthy standing ovation and bringing at least one of […]

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley “boldly” (his words) went back on his campaign promise not to raise taxes and proposed a $541 million tax hike last month. Bentley said in his State of the State address that he believes most Alabama families would not feel the impact of his tax increases. For that to be true, […]

(Video above: answering questions about Alabama’s charter schools proposal) A charter schools bill is making its way through the Alabama Legislature right now, and will likely be passed into law in the very near future. The legislation has received the support of education policy scholars at the Heritage Foundation — long considered the benchmark for […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday passed “Student Religious Liberties Act,” a bill Republicans say was designed to ensure that students retain their constitutional rights to prayer and religious expressions while in public schools. The bill is part of the House GOP’s “Alabama First” legislative agenda. “A series of federal court […]

For three-quarters of a century (1927-2002), executions in Alabama were carried out using an electric chair dubbed “Yellow Mama,” a nickname it was given after being covered in the same paint used to stripe Alabama’s highways. “Mama” has been in storage since 2002 when legislation was passed giving prisoners the ability to opt for lethal […]

CULLMAN, Ala. — Alabama Sen. Paul Bussman (R-Cullman) sees a worrisome trend in society of men “disappearing” and not fulfilling their role as leaders of their homes and communities, and he’s decided to do something about it. Bussman has organized a free conference for boys and men, ages 10 and up, and hopes the speakers […]

(Video above: Fox 10 report on alleged abuses at the Saving Youth Foundation) Administrators at The Saving Youth Foundation, a residential housing facility for troubled youth in Mobile County, Ala., are being accused of abusing children in their care, even keeping some of them in solitary confinement in small boxes for weeks. Mobile Police and […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama on Tuesday elected its first black student government association president in almost forty years, and in the process toppled the fabled “Machine,” a coalition of sororities and fraternities that has controlled campus politics for much of the past century. The student body elected Elliot Spiller, a junior from […]

(Video above: Sloan Finger talks about “real barbecue”) Sloan Finger, a 4th grader at Hawks Rise Elementary in Tallahassee, Fla., knows pretty much everything there is to know about barbecue. In fact, he knows so much he won an award at Florida’s Tropicana Public Speaking Contest for a brilliant speech titled, “Real Barbecue: An Elusive […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill introduced in the Alabama Senate last week would impose term limits on Alabama lawmakers. Senate Bill 57 sponsored by Sen. Trip Pittman (R-Montrose) would limit legislators to three four-year terms. Pittman told the Decatur Daily he believes the bill would compel lawmakers to get things done, since they would no […]

SELMA, Ala. — South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott holds the distinction of being the first black senator elected in the South since Reconstruction. So it was fitting that he co-chaired this past weekend’s Congressional Pilgrimage to Selma, where leaders from around the country gathered to honor the civil rights pioneers of the 1960s and […]

Whichever presidential hopeful makes it to the White House in 2017, it will be the result of relentless campaigning that will include raising hundreds of millions of dollars and organizing grassroots efforts all over the country. Candidates will rely on devoted staffers to help them make decisions on how to spend their time and resources, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday delivered his annual State of the State address, promising to take “bold” steps to tackle a wide variety of challenges, from boosting economic development and reforming Alabama’s beleaguered prison system, to expanding Medicaid and the state’s nationally renowned Pre-K program. Bentley urged the legislature to pass the […]

By 2044, racial minorities will become the majority of the population in the United States, according to a new study by the Center for American Progress, the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution. Eight years later, the majority of voters in the United States will be racial minorities. Along the United States’ southern border, […]