Over the past year, AT&T significantly expanded its footprint in the Yellowhammer State. The telecommunications company completed more than 550 network improvement projects in Alabama and added over 130 macro and small cell sites. According to the company, AT&T Fiber is now available at more than 40,000 new locations in the state. Additionally, over 475,000 […]

Two bills recently passed the Alabama Legislature that will give lump-sum bonuses to retired state employees and teachers. State Sen. Greg Albritton’s (R-Atmore) Senate Bill 111 received final legislative approval on Wednesday. The bill grants beneficiaries of the Employees’ Retirement System a longevity bonus of $2 per month for each year of service attained by […]

Former “Black Hawk Down” U.S. Army aviator Mike Durant continues to lead Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate, according to newly released polling. In coordination with WHNT News 19, an Emerson College Polling and The Hill poll was conducted March 25-27. The poll consists of 687 likely Republican primary voters and holds a margin […]

Tuesday, the Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) announced its sixth slate of endorsements for candidates seeking reelection to the Alabama House of Representatives. State Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen) Pettus is seeking his third term representing House District 1, which covers Lauderdale County. The lawmaker is chair of the House Fiscal Responsibility Committee. Pettus served 25 years […]

Businesswoman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard on Tuesday called for the suspension of the state’s gas tax to provide relief for consumers, citing rising fuel costs and decades high inflation. Blanchard outlined her call for the gas tax’s suspension at the Chevron Gas Station on Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd. S. in Tuscaloosa. In her […]

According to Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, both illegal and legal immigration have served to undermine the economic prosperity of middle-class Americans. Britt’s campaign on Tuesday released the candidate’s immigration platform, which calls for the reinstatement of former President Donald Trump’s border policies and significant reform to the nation’s legal immigration policies. Conservatives have […]

Tuesday, the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association (ARHA) announced its endorsement of Paul Sanford in his bid for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat. Sanford cut his teeth working in the hospitality industry as his family has owned numerous prominent North Alabama restaurants throughout the decades, such as Big Bob Gibson’s, Gibson’s Barbecue and Little […]

Concerns over the security of the 2020 presidential election is proving to be a major issue of contention in Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate. Former President Donald Trump recently withdrew his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), saying that the congressman had insufficiently directed attention to the previous election. As U.S. Army […]

President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, which holds a price tag of $5.8 trillion. The president has received immense criticism from Republicans, who say the proposal does not call for allocating adequate funding for matters relating to national security. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa), vice chair of the […]

AUBix company leadership held a grand opening on Monday for its $120 million data center which will bring enhanced access to high-speed internet to public and business entities across Alabama. According to the governor’s office, the AUBix data center will bring technological parity to underserved communities throughout the state. The data center is expected to […]

Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey’s reelection campaign released its latest television advertisement of the 2022 GOP primary election cycle. The 30-second spot, titled “I Like it,” features two men at a shooting range discussing Ivey’s accomplishments regarding job creation, signing pro-life legislation, combating COVID-19 vaccine mandates, banning Critical Race Theory and sending Alabama National Guard troops […]

During Friday’s episode of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt called into question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election. Host Todd Stacy asked Britt if she believed that claims of fraudulent election activity spurred the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill uprising. Britt denied that this was the cause and […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Durant, who recently met with former President Donald Trump in an effort to land his highly-coveted endorsement, has of late honed in on the issue of election integrity. During an appearance this past Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Durant detailed on his views surrounding the 2020 presidential election. […]

Newly released statistics from the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) show that the state’s unemployment rate had dropped to 3.0% for the month of February. The new unemployment rate represents a slight decrease from that of last month’s, which was 3.1%. This time last year, the unemployment rate sat at 3.8%. The number of unemployed […]

State Rep. Wes Allen’s (R-Troy) bid for Alabama Secretary of State has earned the endorsement of ProgressPAC, the political arm of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA). Allen was elected to the legislature in 2018 to serve House District 89. The lawmaker formerly served as probate judge of Pike County, where he oversaw 18 elections. […]

Bob Barnes, a resident of Syracuse, New York, is making his way through the United States on a nationwide bicycling tour. Earlier this month, Barnes’ travels took him through the Yellowhammer State. Fox News Digital is covering Barnes in his travels across the country and recently spoke with him regarding his tour through Alabama, which […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt has landed the endorsement of the ABC Merit PAC, the political arm of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama. According to a release, Alabama’s commercial construction industry is a $12 billion annual business, employs around 156,000 people full-time, and generates a payroll of more than $6 billion per […]

As authorities continue to investigate the suspected bombing of a Warrior Met Coal-owned natural gas pipeline, the company is offering $25,000 to any individual who provides information that directly leads to an arrest and conviction of the guilty party. An explosive device is believed to have been used on the pipeline along Hannah Creek Road […]

A bill recently approved by the Alabama Senate to protect minors from gender-altering medical procedures and drugs has drawn the ire of a major left-wing national news outlet. The “Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act,” sponsored by State Sens. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville) and Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa), passed the legislature’s upper chamber earlier this month by […]

Wednesday night, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) successfully passed his “Supporting Families of the Fallen Act” to increase service members’ and veterans’ life insurance maximum coverage amounts. The act would increase the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) maximum coverage amounts from $400,000 to $500,000. […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall testified against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during a Thursday hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. While speaking in opposition to President Joe Biden’s high court nominee, Marshall touched on the importance of public safety, law and order, and the integrity of the criminal justice system. Marshall began […]

Wednesday, the Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) unveiled its fifth slate of endorsements for candidates seeking reelection to the Alabama House of Representatives. State Rep. Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) Wadsworth is seeking his third term serving House District 14, which covers portions of Winston, Walker and Jefferson Counties. He presently serves as vice chair of the House […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) late Wednesday morning issued a statement in response to former President Donald Trump rescinding his endorsement of the congressman’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Brooks recalled Trump endorsing his opponent, former U.S. Sen. Luther Strange (R-Mountain Brook), in Alabama’s 2017 special U.S. Senate election. He asserted that Trump had allowed […]

The highly-coveted endorsement of former President Donald Trump remains open to only two candidates in Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate. As Trump announced early Wednesday morning that U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) had lost his endorsement, U.S. Army veteran Mike Durant and former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt remain the lone […]