7. Alcohol delivery bill signed by Ivey The bill sponsored by State Senator Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) and State Representative Gil Isbell (R-Gadsden) that would legalize the delivery of alcohol has been signed by Governor Kay Ivey. Deliveries still won’t be allowed to dry counties or cities, but to other areas, deliveries will begin on […]

Another week is here, and that means we are into another week of gambling conversation. Many discussions have already been had about what type of gambling we will have in the state of Alabama and who will benefit. Will it just be a lottery and nothing more? Will it be casino gaming? Will there be […]

7. Rioters on the march in Oregon and Minnesota As the George Floyd murder trial goes on in Minnesota, an officer-involved shooting in the state on Sunday has led to heated protests and destruction. The National Guard was used after 20 businesses were attacked, crowds threw rocks and other objects at the Brooklyn Center Police […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Is there any coming back for Secretary of State John Merrill? — Did former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) for U.S. Senate effectively end the 2022 Senate race before it […]

7. Report on protest coming soon What started as a protest but ended with tear gas in downtown Huntsville last summer has been under review by the Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council, and now City Council President Jennie Robinson has announced that the report will be presented on April 22. The two protests under review […]

7. Bill to limit election law changes too close to elections passes New legislation which bans any changes to election laws and procedures up to six months before a general election has passed the Alabama House of Representatives. State Representative Jim Carns (R-Vestavia Hills) sponsors the bill that would be a constitutional amendment. The purpose […]

7. Biden: Georgia needs to ‘smarten up’ Despite the more recent reporting that shows Georgia’s new voting laws are less restrictive than many other states, President Joe Biden has said, “It is reassuring to see that for-profit operations and businesses are speaking up about how these new Jim Crow laws that are just antithetical to […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s mask order ends on Friday, April 9, but a couple of cities in Alabama might be looking to extend their mask orders. The City of Birmingham has extended its mask order and is using the idea that the science behind mask orders has saved lives. Someone should ask the Mayor of Birmingham, […]

7. Arkansas governor will veto transgender treatment bill The Alabama Legislature is considering legislation that would ban gender conversion treatments for transgender youth, and in Arkansas, the state legislature passed a similar bill. Despite this, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) has vetoed the legislation. Hutchinson said his reason for vetoing the bill is because they […]

7. Some teachers clearly don’t ever want to go back to school Former Obama advisor Rahm Emmanneul famously said, “[N]ever let a good crisis go to waste,” and the teachers in California are ready to put that into action. They already demanded that they be given priority with vaccines, that schools have their filtration systems […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Is Governor Kay Ivey (R) still planning to let the mask mandate go away? — Shouldn’t Alabama expand the vaccination eligibility at this point? (Editor’s note: this episode was filmed before Gov. Ivey on Friday […]

7. Faculty members call on University of South Alabama to make a statement of being anti-racist In an open letter, about 275 faculty members at the University of South Alabama asked that the school make a statement of being anti-racist, but they also asked for changes such as term appointments for deans. This is in […]

When Alabama Democrats aren’t proposing allowing people to vote in multiple elections, advocating for men playing women’s basketball or defending rioters who destroy property, they are all out advocating for felons. Not just any felons — repeat felons. State Rep. Christopher England (D-Tuscaloosa), head of the Alabama Democratic Party, has proposed a bill that would […]

7. Alabama is suing Biden so we can still cut taxes Included in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was a provision that prevents states from using funds given through the legislation to “offset a reduction in the net tax revenue.” Marshall has said that this language “bans states from cutting taxes for several years.” […]

7. Economic impact study needed With the effort to get an Amtrak Gulf Coast Passenger Rail, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has reinforced the importance of an impact study. This would have to be done before the project moves forward more. Previously, the impact study was ended prematurely, and it was announced that operation of […]

When all is said and done, the story of the coronavirus pandemic may be how far some people were willing to go to control people’s behavior through the power of government and how unwilling they were to give up that power. In Alabama, we saw stay-at-home orders and mask mandates; we saw businesses shut down […]

7. Million dollar ad buy targets Mo Brooks and other congressmen In a $1 million television and digital ad buy, the Republican Accountability Project is targeting six Republican U.S. Representatives, including U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), that they claim “encouraged a deadly attack” at the U.S. Capitol. Others also targeted in these ads are U.S. […]

7. Apparently $1.9 trillion just wasn’t enough White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested that President Joe Biden is looking to pass another coronavirus stimulus package soon, saying that this week he’ll introduce the second part of his “recovery” plan, “which will include an investment in infrastructure.” Psaki also said that Biden will share more […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Is political analyst Dr. Jess Brown correct in declaring U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) “substantially the frontrunner?” — With U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) saying they won’t run […]

7. The spending binge is not over People who love spending taxpayer dollars never ever let a crisis go to waste. The “climate change crisis” is a never-ending piggybank of opportunity, and they now want to use it to spend an additional $3 trillion over the next decade, but it could be up to $10 […]

7. Democrats do not have the votes they need to pass the House’s gun control The Democrats and their media will make a lot of noise about gun control that has been passed in the U.S. House, but the fact that they don’t have everyone in their caucus on board makes that all but impossible […]

The most obvious political question of the 2022 election has finally been answered. U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) is not running for the United States Senate. She never was going to. Trust me, I get it. Doug Jones is out as well, so who’s up? Aldotcom’s Kent Faulk asked that question today:

7. Carl: Reimburse coastal areas New legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) would require that coastal regions be reimbursed due to executive orders by President Joe Biden to stop new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and waters. Carl said that this decision “is particularly devastating to south Alabama and the […]

7. Jill Biden is coming to Birmingham On Friday, first lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden will be visiting Birmingham to promote the projects the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan funded. This will be part of the “Help is Here” tour FLOTUS is going on across the country. The office of the first […]