Posts by Dylan Smith — Page 31

The Jefferson County Board of Education 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.

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 391, which eliminates the state's minimum business privilege tax levied on small employers.

Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced his intentions to vote against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt released a memo outlining how she would legislatively address issues relating to the national debt.

Tuesday, the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Durant announced that its first quarter Federal Election Commission campaign finance report would show that the candidate holds $4 million cash-on-hand.

University of Central Florida head football coach Gus Malzahn was involved in a Monday night vehicle accident in Auburn, according to multiple reports.

Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Numeracy Act, which seeks to improve K-5 math proficiency among public school students.

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.

United Launch Alliance 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.

Former President Donald Trump is set to make his return to the Yellowhammer State this summer, according to the America Freedom Tour website.

Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey's reelection campaign announced the release of a television advertisement honing in on the 2020 presidential election.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Lindy Blanchard this past weekend announced the release of two new television advertisements taking aim at incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey.

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, 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.

During a recent appearance on Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) outlined why lawmakers placed an emphasis on increased teacher pay in the proposed budget.

Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that $225 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds had been provided for statewide water and sewer infrastructure improvements.

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.

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.

According to State Rep. Rex Reynolds (R-Huntsville), providing state law enforcement with wiretapping authority to combat drug trafficking could prevent killings such as Clardy's.

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.

The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed an $8.26 billion Education Trust Fund budget, which represents the largest in state history. 

New York-based Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union could be on its way to being handed a second defeat in its attempt to unionize Amazon's Bessemer fulfillment center. 

The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed legislation to prevent state law enforcement from recognizing federally-enacted regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition.

Andy Blalock, Republican candidate for Alabama's open fifth congressional district seat, blasted Disney over its rhetoric, saying that the multinational entertainment conglomerate had appeased the "woke culture of the radical left."

In an innovative community outreach effort, the Anniston City Police Department is taking advantage of the latest social media trends.