Monday evening in Elkmont, Alabama, five family members were killed by a 14-year-old with a history of concerns that are being raised after the fact. Alabama’s junior U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) has responded to the terrible tragedy by pointing out during a town hall in Rainesville that the crime could have been prevented, stating, […]

7. Auburn alumni are important for Alabama’s economy A study conducted by the Economic Research Services, Inc. and Auburn’s Division of University Outreach has released data that shows Auburn University alumni contribute $5.6 billion to Alabama’s economy annually. A press release from Auburn University stated that the $5.6 billion “marks a 4 percent increase from […]

7. House committee is about to start another investigation into Trump The House Judiciary Committee is going to start an investigation into President Donald Trump possibly being involved in paying hush-money through his attorney to Karen McDouglas and Stormy Daniels, who have claimed they had affairs with Trump. Starting in October, the committee will likely […]

Whether or not you agree Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is terrible or not is irrelevant. There was never going to be a moment where the U.S. House of Representatives was going to remove her from office because of a foolish resolution offered and passed at the Alabama Republican Party’s Summer Meeting. Wasn’t happening. Doesn’t matter. […]

7. Major U.S. Army contracts coming to Alabama The U.S. Army has announced a contract of $347 million to Lockheed Martin for a Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon prototype system integrator in Courtland and another contract of $351.6 million given to Dynetics Technical Solutions for Common-Hypersonic Glide Body prototypes to be produced in Huntsville. Senator Richard Shelby […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dexter Strong take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should Governor Kay Ivey resign over wearing blackface? — What is next for ALDOT and south Alabama after the death of the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project? — Was it wise for the ALGOP to […]

7. Then there were ten On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee announced the candidates who have qualified for the upcoming presidential primary debate on September 12 in Houston, and it’s only half of the last debate’s total. There are only ten candidates who have qualified for the upcoming debate: former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. […]

For most of us in the state of Alabama, the opposition to the Mobile Bay Bridge and Bayview project was little more than an exercise in good government. Should we be using tolls after the state just raised gasoline taxes 10 cents a gallon? Will the Alabama Department of Transportation be looking at toll projects […]

7. Space Command could come to Alabama Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal is on the shortlist for potential homes of the Space Command, along with four Air Force bases in Colorado and Vandenberg AFB in California. The winner will be announced Thursday at the White House. President Donald Trump will be part of the announcement for the […]

If U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) could have scripted a way to be seen as a sympathetic figure by the national media, it would have gone like this: The overwhelmingly white Alabama Republican Party meeting in Auburn, Alabama, will vote for a resolution that would ask that Omar be expelled from Congress. Which is exactly […]

7. Prescription prices hurt Alabamians AARP Alabama has released new data that shows 35% of Alabamians stopped using prescription drugs due to high prices and people with cancer, heart disease and prediabetes or diabetes were of those more likely to be unable to afford their prescriptions. AARP Alabama State Director Candi Williams said, “While prescription […]

7. Everything you are hearing about the rainforest is wrong Celebrities, politicians and the media have gotten most of their information about the rainforest wrong as they attempt to bring needed attention to the fires that are raging in the Amazon.  “One of the world’s leading Amazon forest experts,” Dan Nepstad, told Forbes the claim […]

The fight over tolls on the Mobile Bay Bridge and Bayway project has turned into a statewide issue that could have ramifications in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race and beyond. State Auditor Jim Zeigler has been at the forefront of this movement and will tell anyone that listens that he was the first member of the […]

7. Alabama AT&T workers joined the strike According to Communications Workers of Alabama, 20,000 AT&T employees throughout the Southeast walked out of work and protested in front of the facilities against the company’s negotiation tactics. The protests were sparked due to AT&T sending people to negotiate contracts for Southeast employees, but the company sent people […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Has Alabama Governor Kay Ivey already made up her mind on tolls? — Is Tommy Tuberville running away with the U.S. Senate race right now? — Is it unseemly for Democrats to talk down the […]

There are good things happening in education within the state of Alabama, but overall, the quality of education in this state lags behind the rest of the country. In the past, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) claimed they were an organization that fought for quality education, but the results of their decades of control on […]

7. Trouble in Alabama for the DNC The Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Committee has officially recommended invalidating Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley and Vice-chair Randy Kelley’s credentials since they have not followed mandates to accept new bylaws. Previously, the DNC instructed Worley and Kelley to adopt new bylaws into the party and that […]

7. No more student debt for disabled veterans  On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will forgive permanently disabled veterans’ student debt. Disabled veterans will also be exempt from paying federal income tax on the student loans. The current system does allow eligible veterans to enroll in a debt forgiveness program, called […]

A popular refrain in American politics today is that “Americans want stricter gun laws.” Is that true? Sort of. NPR released the following poll results:

7. Abortion law is far from settled in Alabama The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation’s (ACLU)  lawyer, Alex Kolbi-Molina, has spoken out against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s most recent arguments in the state’s abortion ban court battle, saying that the Supreme Court supports people making personal decisions, which includes having an abortion. Kolbi-Molina went […]

7. How romantic Starting on August 29, Alabama will no longer issue marriage licenses. Couples will now just have to submit a notarized marriage certificate that will be recorded by probate judges instead of being issued by probate judges. Madison County Probate Judge Frank Barger said that this new process means people don’t have to […]

As usual with Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, there was no mincing of words on his opposition to the proposed Mobile River Bridge and Bayway toll. Ainsworth is a member of the Alabama Toll Road and Bridge Authority that could act on this toll and kill it outright. Ainsworth cited his conservative principles and his fear […]

7. At least three mass shootings have been thwarted Three foiled mass shootings all took place in different states, and all of the tips that led to their arrests came from members of the public after they expressed their desire or intent to carry out attacks that would have created mass casualties. One of the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Will a serious discussion about “gun control” take place, or will it be more politicking by both sides? — Will toll talk spread beyond the citizens of Mobile and Baldwin Counties? — Why are Alabama […]