Huntsville City Schools teacher Andy Blalock, Republican candidate for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat, on Wednesday called for the “end of radicalization” in public schools. As a member of Congress, the North Alabama educator pledged that he would propose curriculum reforms that require annual instruction of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights to […]

The White House released a statement on Wednesday announcing President Joe Biden’s scheduled visit to the Yellowhammer State. The 46th commander-in-chief will travel to Lockheed Martin’s Pike County Operations facility in Troy on May 3. Manufactured at the facility is the Javelin anti-tank missile, which is playing an instrumental role in Ukraine’s defense against the […]

Casey Wardynski, retired U.S. Army colonel and Republican candidate for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat, on Wednesday released his campaign’s third television advertisement of the 2022 GOP primary election cycle. Titled “Plain Wrong,” the 30-second spot takes on multiple cultural topics. The candidate’s message opens with an image of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas before […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on Wednesday took the Biden administration to task over its intention to lift Title 42, a border-related public health measure invoked by the administration of former President Donald Trump. In 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) instituted Title 42 as a means to limit border travel as […]

Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey awarded $10 million in COVID-19 pandemic recovery funds from the state’s portion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to establish grants for emergency services providers. According to the governor’s office, eligible applicants for the grant program are non-governmental volunteer rescue squads, E-911 Boards and emergency services providers. In a statement, […]

Tuesday, the Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) rolled out its 10th slate of endorsements for House incumbents seeking reelection to the legislature. State Rep. Ginny Shaver (R-Leesburg) Shaver is seeking a second term representing House District 39, which covers DeKalb, Calhoun, Cherokee and Cleburne Counties. She currently serves on the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee and […]

The American Conservative Union (ACU) on Tuesday released its annual legislative scorecard ratings, which ranks congressional lawmakers according to their previous year’s voting records. The right-wing advocacy organization is best known for its hosting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Lawmakers that score a 90% or above on ACU’s ratings are recognized with the […]

Competing television advertisements have hit Yellowhammer State airwaves that present dueling portrayals of U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Durant’s position on the Second Amendment. Last week, the anti-Durant Alabama RINO PAC released a 30-second spot taking aim at the candidate over his past comments regarding the military’s relationship with an armed citizenry. “Why are liberals supporting […]

The nationally recognized Alabama First Class Pre-K program will add 96 new classrooms in 35 counties this fall, bringing the number of children having access to pre-K services in the Yellowhammer State to 26,658. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced Tuesday that funding for the classroom additions will be […]

Former Auburn University basketball player Gary Godfrey is thankful to feel the wind in his face again after completing his third Bo Bikes Bama event. Godfrey, a 1986 industrial engineering graduate, in 2019 was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal […]

Monday, Huntsville businessman Paul Sanford announced that his Republican campaign for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat had received the endorsement of Eagle Forum PAC. In a release, the grassroots conservative group pointed to Sanford’s career as a small business owner and proclaimed that the candidate would work to “unwind the leftist agenda” as a […]

Gov. Kay Ivey’s reelection campaign on Monday released its latest television advertisement of the 2022 GOP primary election cycle, which features the governor touting the economic achievements Alabama has notched under her administration. In the 30-second spot, Ivey details that her administration has presided over the creation of more than 50,000 new jobs, with $25 […]

Providing Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate candidates with a debate platform absent “interference” from “liberal moderators” is of the utmost importance to the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP), says chairman John Wahl. U.S Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt had long promoted each candidate agreeing to a formal debate, while […]

Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey’s reelection campaign announced that it had landed endorsements from nine additional North Alabama Republican legislators. The following lawmakers endorsed Ivey’s reelection campaign: State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) State Rep. Randall Shedd […]

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth on Sunday joined Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend” on set at the infield of the Talladega Superspeedway prior to the GEICO 500, where he touched on Alabama’s efforts to defend the U.S. southern border. The lieutenant governor detailed how the border crisis impacted Alabamians and spoke to Gov. Kay […]

Birmingham businessman Brad Tompkins has landed the endorsement of Manufacture Alabama in his Republican bid for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 15. Tompkins, the owner of engineering company Automated Solutions, Inc., asserted that he understood the issues facing Alabama’s manufacturing industry due to his private sector experience. “I’m excited to receive the endorsement of […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt on Friday announced the launch of her campaign’s veterans coalition, which consists of hundreds of former servicemembers throughout the Yellowhammer State. Serving as a co-chair of the “Veterans for Katie Britt” coalition is PFC Roy Drinkard, who is the nation’s oldest living U.S. Marine Corps veteran. The World War […]

The Alabama Aerospace Summer Intern Program application process has opened for high school and college students seeking to enter career fields in STEM disciplines. Offered in coordination with the Alabama Chapter of the Aerospace States Association (ASA), elected officials, academia and private industry, the two-week internship program provides students insight into opportunities within Alabama’s aerospace […]

During Friday’s airing of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” network contributor Lawrence Jones spoke to Alabamians at iconic Homewood restaurant Demetri’s BBQ about their concerns regarding the ongoing inflation crisis. When asked for his thoughts on the Biden administration blaming the rise in gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Jim, […]

The race for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat has begun to intensify as two upper tier GOP candidates grapple over the issue of Common Core standards in public education. Former State Sen. Paul Sanford of late has honed in on GOP primary rival Casey Wardynski and his tenure as superintendent of Huntsville City Schools. […]

According to a poll commissioned by the reelection campaign of Gov. Kay Ivey, Alabama’s incumbent chief executive is garnering nearly 60% support among the Republican electorate in her bid for a second term. The survey was conducted April 18-20 by the Tarrance Group and consisted of telephone interviews with 600 likely Republican primary voters. The […]

Included in the fiscal year 2023 general fund budget, which enjoyed bipartisan legislative support and was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey earlier this month, is an extension of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The budget includes $8.5 million dedicated to postpartum care, which state health care leaders indicate will assist in reducing maternal mortality rates. […]

Plaintiffs challenging Alabama’s “Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act” filed a new suit against the law Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The bill, passed by the Alabama Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey earlier this month, forbids minors from being prescribed puberty-blocking medication. The legislation […]

Alabama Graphite Products, LLC company leadership gathered with state and local elected officials in Coosa County on Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of its $202 million graphite processing plant. The plant, which is being built in the Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park in Kellyton, will process raw graphite into battery-grade graphite for use in batteries […]