7. Jim Zeigler looking at governor 2022 Governor Kay Ivey has already announced that she’ll be running for reelection, but State Auditor Jim Zeigler has reached his term limit and could be considering running for governor in 2022. Zeigler recently said Alabama needs someone who will be “a viable opponent who has been raising issues […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Republican candidates for the 2022 U.S. Senate race get an early start at throwing jabs. — Will Governor Kay Ivey have any challengers in her bid for another term? — Why would Rep. Mo Brooks […]

7. Bringing the least interesting person from the Biden/Harris team will get people vaccinated In an effort to encourage more people in Alabama to take the coronavirus vaccine, second gentleman Doug Emhoff paid a visit to Birmingham at a coronavirus vaccination site. During his visit, Emhoff said for Alabama to reach a vaccination rate of […]

The conventional wisdom is that Governor Kay Ivey is an unbeatable juggernaut. The idea was if Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth was to challenge Ivey, he would have a shot yet still probably lose while no one else would even have a shot. But recently, the rumor mill is out here running and churning out a […]

7. Comedian claims he was banned from Alabama mall after a child cried An incident that has gone viral occurred at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover when TeJuan Dennis was removed from the property. Now, Dennis is claiming that he was racially profiled in an encounter that was captured on Facebook Live. Mall spokeswoman Lindsay […]

7. Worldwide microchip shortage impact felt at Hyundai plant in Montgomery The coronavirus pandemic has caused supply disruption around the globe, which includes microchips used in automobiles. This is causing about 1,000 employees at the Hyundai Montgomery plant to be temporarily unemployed. Robert Burns, vice president of human resources and administration, says this is a […]

The media appears to have a playbook that is followed on the national and local levels when it comes to political coverage. Step 1: Embrace absurd political position Step 2: Promote those holding the absurd political position Step 3: Realize absurd political position is absurd Step 4: Pretend those criticizing absurd political position are making […]

7. Shooting spree was racially motivated but not in the way that gets national attention Justin Tyran Roberts admitted to a racially motivated shooting spree that covered multiple states. Roberts said he targeted white men that he felt wronged him, according to law enforcement. Roberts shot five different people during three separate assaults, and when […]

7. Birmingham TV anchor commits suicide, online monsters pounce Sad news for the broadcasting field as ABC 33/40’s Christopher Sign apparently committed suicide on Saturday evening. Sign started his broadcast career in Birmingham before heading to Phoenix and eventually returning. He leaves behind a wife and three kids. While in Phoenix, Sign broke the news […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Will Alabama really use COVID-19 relief funds to build prisons? — Does Katie Britt’s entering of the U.S. Senate race shake things up, or has U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) already won this race? — […]

7. Maybe Texas will build a border wall to keep Vice President Harris out Vice President Kamala Harris is having an interesting few days far-south of the border as she attempts to deal with the disastrous immigration policy of the Biden administration. With Harris out of the country, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the […]

7. Lee High in Huntsville is about to see a name change As Confederate monuments fell around the nation, schools also began changing their names from names of Confederate leaders. Alabama has already seen some of this, and now the Huntsville City Schools superintendent is signaling that Lee High School is next. During a school […]

Confederate General Robert E. Lee is canceled. We already know this, but Huntsville City Schools is ready to get in on the game. WAAY-31 reports that Superintendent Christie Finley has announced a proposal to rename Lee High School, obviously named after Robert E. Lee, to something else. What will that be? It’s unknown, but here […]

7. Kamala Harris is an incompetent politician After being tasked with tackling the issue of illegal immigration at the southern border, Vice President Kamala Harris has finally said that she plans to visit the southern border of the United States. When asked about visiting the southern border, Harris said, “Yes, I will and I have […]

7. 29 babies are getting college fund start from Alabama Some born from May 29, 2020, to May 29, 2021, may be eligible to receive $529 to start a college savings account. This is the 7th annual college savings giveaway.  The funds for winners will go into a CollegeCounts 529 account. To enter your child […]

7. Today is Jefferson Davis Day The state of Alabama still recognizes Jefferson Davis’ birthday as a holiday with Jefferson Davis Day in Alabama, so some state offices will be closed Monday. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate states from 1861-1865. The holiday usually draws some criticism from different groups across the state. […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Is there anyone that can beat Governor Kay Ivey on the Republican or Democratic side of the aisle? — Is there any chance a vaccine lottery or sweepstakes could happen in the city of Birmingham? […]

7. The media was wrong about an unnamed source on Trump again As usual, a reporter claimed an unnamed source said that former President Donald Trump was telling unnamed people that he believed he was going to be reinstated in August. This set off a flurry of speculation and fears for the health of our […]

7. Mobile County dealing with cyberattack Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson has acknowledged that “certain systems” have been impacted by a cyberattack in the form of malware. The attack occurred last week and shut down operations for about three days. Sharee Broussard, a spokeswoman for the county, said that they’re working to “restore those systems” and […]

All too often we watch as Americans of different political stripes approach issues from a starting point that we can’t even recognize what the other person is seeing. Nowhere is this more prevalent than the conversation surrounding interactions with police officers and citizens engaged in an interaction that leads to the citizen resisting the police […]

7. We are not governed by petitions for really good reasons More than 2.3 million people have signed a petition that calls for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks for every adult. The woman who started the bill, restaurant owner Stephanie Bonin, has claimed that “true unemployment rate for low-wage workers is estimated at over 20%” and […]

Alabama has pretty much beaten the pandemic. The most vulnerable have been vaccinated, and everyone that wants a vaccine can get one (for free). Cases are down, hospitalizations are down and deaths are down.

7. The Secretary of Defense is making a bad faith argument After U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed that the United States Army was making soldiers look like “pansies,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin refuted Cruz’s statement by saying the U.S. military is not and will never be “soft.” He added that places like China and […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Can Lynda Blanchard’s recent attacks on U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) do any damage to his campaign? — Why won’t the media and their Democrats compromise in order to get a commission on the U.S. […]