Chris Hardy, a graduate of Troy University, is set to be inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame July 13 at Fort Benning. Hardy, the senior vice president of operations at Yorktown Systems Group, served a total of 27 years in the U.S. Army. A majority of his military career consisted of serving as an […]

With only hours remaining until Republican voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in Alabama’s fifth congressional district runoff election, the race has taken a dramatic twist that sparked reaction from the office of former President Donald Trump. Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff election features Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong and former Huntsville […]

HUNTSVILLE — This past Friday, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) headlined two campaign events on behalf of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) ahead of Alabama’s U.S. Senate runoff election. During Brooks’ campaign townhall at Four Points by Sheraton in Huntsville International Airport, Paul spoke to a well-attended room of Brooks faithful. The premise of Paul’s […]

Alabama Senate District 27’s Republican primary election has placed a spotlight on the issue of crossover voting, which has led to increased calls to close party primaries to voters of the opposite affiliation. The Auburn area Senate district’s Republican primary contest, featuring State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) and Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey, appeared to […]

Monday, Tea Party Express announced that it had endorsed Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong in his bid for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat. Founded in 2009, Tea Party Express actively promotes the campaigns of conservative candidates seeking election to federal and state offices. The grassroots organization, which was best known in its earlier […]

Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) has announced his endorsement of Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) incumbent Jeremy Oden in his bid for reelection. Oden faces PSC Place 1 challenger Brent Woodall in the June 21 GOP primary runoff election. The Republican commissioner garnered 34.3% of the vote in the May 24 primary election. Woodall, […]

Friday, incumbent Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) Republicans Jeremy Oden and Chip Beeker landed the endorsement of Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper). Oden and Beeker face primary challenges in the June 21 runoff election for the Place 1 and Place 2 seats on the state’s chief utility regulatory commission. In announcing the endorsement, […]

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has announced his endorsement of former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt in her candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Scott, who was elected to the upper chamber of Congress in 2013, currently serves on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Finance; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Small Business […]

In just under a week after former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, newly released polling shows that her candidacy has received increased support from Alabama’s GOP electorate. A poll released Friday, which was commissioned by the Alabama Forestry Association and conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, shows Britt leading U.S. Rep. […]

Trade association political endorsements are typically noncontroversial in nature. However, a statement one organization offered in a recent endorsement may have overshadowed the promotion of its preferred candidate. Earlier this week, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of North Alabama announced its support of former Huntsville City Schools superintendent Casey Wardynski’s congressional bid. Wardynski and […]

The state of Alabama has once again recorded a new historic low unemployment rate, according to May’s jobs report released Friday by the governor’s office. May’s 2.7% unemployment rate is down from April’s rate of 2.8%. The rate this time last year sat at 3.6%. In a statement touting the updated unemployment statistics, Gov. Kay […]

As voters prepare to head to the polls for the U.S. Senate GOP primary runoff election, former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt is making her closing pitch in her campaign’s final TV ad. The 30-second spot, titled “New Blood,” features Britt speaking directly to the voters outlining her intentions as a freshman senator. […]

Thursday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong in his bid for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the nation’s most prominent business advocacy organization and holds a membership consisting of small to large-scale businesses and chambers of commerce across the […]

Two independent polls released Thursday indicate that former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt holds around a 20-point lead over U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in the U.S. Senate GOP runoff contest. According to an Emerson College Polling survey, which was commissioned by The Hill and Nexstar Media Group, Britt leads Brooks 50% to […]

Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) Place 2 holder Chip Beeker recently released a campaign ad taking aim at President Joe Biden over his administration’s liberal energy policies. The television ad outlines Beeker’s reelection bid being targeted by environmentalists and supporters of the national left’s climate agenda. “Joe Biden doesn’t like Alabama values or Chip Beeker,” says […]

The idea that crossover voting occurred in the Senate District 27 GOP primary election to defeat State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) continues to gain traction. Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey appeared to have unseated Whatley, edging him by a single vote after the provisional vote count concluded. As reported by 1819 News’ Jeff Poor, rumblings […]

Jeremy Oden, who is seeking reelection to the Alabama Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Place 1 seat, has landed the endorsement of former Republican primary opponent Johnny Hammock. Hammock finished third in the May 24 GOP primary election, earning 23.92% of all votes cast. Florence attorney Brent Woodall, Oden’s runoff opponent, received 30.92% of the vote. […]

An effort is underway to locate two Alabamians who volunteered to fight alongside the Ukrainian Army to help the beleaguered nation combat the ongoing Russian invasion. According to U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt’s (R-Haleyville) congressional office, Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh of Lawrence County has not made contact with his family in more than a week. “The […]

Throughout his tenure in Congress, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) has demonstrated his ability to land federal dollars for the state of Alabama through his mastery of the appropriations process. It is apparent that in his final year of service, Shelby has not slowed his efforts to direct investment to the state. In the fiscal […]

Tuesday evening’s fifth congressional district GOP primary runoff debate proved that there was no love lost between Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong and former Huntsville City Schools superintendent Casey Wardynski. The candidates’ combative tones, which had been expressed largely through television ads throughout the race, were on display during the primetime debate hosted by […]

Tuesday, the Alabama Associated General Contractors (AGC) announced its preferred Republican candidates in the Yellowhammer State’s two federal races. The association has given its endorsement in the U.S. Senate race to former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt, who is in the GOP primary runoff with U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). For Alabama’s open […]

In a Tuesday speech given on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) announced his support for legislation that would designate fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. In his opening remarks, Moore cited statistics which indicated that fentanyl had become the leading cause of death among young American […]

In one of the closest elections in Alabama history, State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) is moving forward with plans to challenge the results of the May 24 GOP primary election for Senate District 27. On Election Day, Whatley, who chairs the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, trailed Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey by just four votes. […]

In three statewide Republican primary runoff races, candidates have erred in their filings of campaign finance records with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office. State Auditor Jim Zeigler, who is seeking the GOP nomination for secretary of state to become Alabama’s chief elections official, missed the May 23 weekly filing deadline during the primary election. […]