The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBOE) this week announced that it will meet the demands of the nation’s most prominent secularist advocacy organization by barring prayer from being spoken over the loudspeaker at the district’s high school football games. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), formed in 1976 by pro-abortion and anti-population growth activist […]

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 391, which eliminates the state’s minimum business privilege tax levied on small employers. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) and State Sen. Tom Butler (R-Madison), provides relief to more than 230,000 small businesses. The law cuts the $100 minimum business privilege tax […]

Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced his intentions to vote against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. During his weekly press call with reporters, Tuberville outlined his opposition to President Joe Biden’s first high court nominee. “First, I want to note how important it was to me that I met […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt recently released a memo outlining how she would legislatively address issues relating to the national debt and the size of government as Alabama’s junior senator. According to Britt, the national debt serves as an “existential crisis” for the United States. “I wholeheartedly believe that the ballooning national debt – […]

Tuesday, the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Durant announced that its first quarter Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign finance report would show that the candidate holds $4 million cash-on-hand. The U.S. Army veteran’s current cash balance nearly doubles that reported in his previous quarterly filing, which totaled $2.5 million. FEC quarterly reports will […]

University of Central Florida head football coach Gus Malzahn was involved in a Monday night vehicle accident in Auburn, according to multiple reports. The former Auburn head football coach emerged from the accident without injury, reports Birmingham’s WVTM 13. In a statement provided to the outlet, UCF Athletics said Malzahn was in Auburn visiting family […]

Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Numeracy Act, which seeks to improve K-5 math proficiency among public school students. Sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and State Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton), Senate Bill 171 solidifies the State Board of Education’s decision in 2019 to bar the instruction of Common Core mathematical […]

President Joe Biden is soon expected to lift Title 42, a federal immigration clause invoked by former President Donald Trump which allows the U.S. government to deport illegal border crossers due to a public health emergency. In preparation for Title 42’s expiration, which is expected to instigate a surge of migrants entering the nation’s interior, […]

Tuesday, United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced that it had inked a deal with Amazon to take part in the technology behemoth’s project to increase global broadband access by sending advanced satellites into low earth orbit. Amazon has selected ULA’s next-generation Vulcan rocket for 38 launches as part of the ambitious Project Kuiper. ULA is one […]

Former President Donald Trump is set to make his return to the Yellowhammer State this summer, according to the America Freedom Tour website. The rally will be held at an undetermined venue in Birmingham on June 18. The event will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ticket prices range from $2,995 for presidential […]

Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey’s reelection campaign announced the release of a television advertisement honing in on the 2020 presidential election. The 30-second spot features Ivey declaring that elements of the national left “stole the election” from former President Donald Trump. The ad also sees Alabama’s chief executive outline her administration’s efforts to secure the state’s […]

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Lindy Blanchard this past weekend announced the release of two new television advertisements on the offensive against incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey. Blanchard’s latest ad campaign comes on the heels of polling that shows Ivey with a commanding lead over the GOP primary field in her bid for reelection. According to the poll, […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), candidate for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, on Monday released his campaign’s second television advertisement of the 2022 GOP primary election cycle. In keeping with his campaign pledge to oppose Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the ad takes aim at the long-serving GOP leader. The ad release comes after […]

Last week, the Alabama Senate passed the largest Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget in state history totaling $8.2 billion. Included in the budget are record pay increases for experienced public school teachers, including a raise in minimum salaries for teachers with nine or more years of experience. Additionally, the measure calls for a 1% pay […]

Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that $225 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds had been provided for statewide water and sewer infrastructure improvements. The agreement signed between the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and the Alabama Department of Finance states that ADEM will distribute grants to “qualifying public water and sewer systems for the […]

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tim James on Friday released his campaign’s latest television advertisement, which features the candidate taking aim at “the first transgender public school” in Alabama receiving taxpayer funding. The school James places in his crosshairs is the Magic City Acceptance Academy, which includes in its mission statement the intention of fostering a “brave […]

In a call for increasing domestic energy production, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) on Friday announced that he had introduced a resolution slamming the Biden administration for turning to Iran and Venezuela for oil imports. Palmer, a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, outlined the policies instituted by President Joe Biden that […]

The Alabama Legislature earlier this week passed the “Billy Clardy III Act,” which grants wiretapping authority to state and local law enforcement agents specifically for crimes related to drug trafficking. The bill was inspired by the killing of fallen 48-year-old Huntsville Police Department agent Billy Clardy III, who was killed in the line of duty […]

Friday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) announced that he would vote against President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. During her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Jackson’s judicial record was placed under the microscope by Republicans that took issue with what they deemed to be her sentencing leniency in […]

The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed an $8.26 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget, which represents the largest in state history. Budget sponsor State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee, detailed the increased investments provided in the historic ETF budget. “The budget passed today in the Senate provides […]

New York-based Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) could be on its way to being handed a second defeat in its attempt to unionize Amazon’s Bessemer fulfillment center. In early 2021, Amazon’s Bessemer workforce overwhelmingly rejected calls for unionization with more than 70% of employees voting against the measure. Shortly thereafter, RWDSU appealed to […]

The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed legislation to prevent state law enforcement from recognizing federally-enacted regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition. Sponsored by State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa), the “Alabama Second Amendment Preservation Act” notes that “the federal government has no authority to force a state or its officers to participate in implementing or enforcing […]

A newly enshrined law in the state of Florida, titled “Parental Rights in Education,” forbids educators from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity to students in kindergarten through third grade. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has engaged in a public war of words with Disney and the cultural left, which has dubbed the law […]

In an innovative community outreach effort, the Anniston City Police Department is taking advantage of the latest social media trends. Anniston Police Chief Nick Bowles and officer Jacob Ford recently launched the department’s TikTok account, which has grown to more than 25,000 followers since its first post went viral last week. Garnering over 367,000 views, […]