On Tuesday, Alabama’s top election official informed Democratic Party leaders on the state and national level that he will not certify the names of their candidates for President and Vice President once the state’s deadline for certified nominees passes.  Alabama’s deadline to certify is August 15, 2024. The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to begin […]

On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen wrote to notify the Alabama Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee that names submitted past the certification deadline will not appear on the general election ballot in November. “It has recently come to my attention that the Democratic National Convention is currently scheduled to convene on […]

On Tuesday, Robert Burgett, 63, was charged with felony Aggravated Theft by Deception after authorities were made aware of irregularities in the movement of city funds through his role as the City of Homewood’s former finance director. Burgett worked for 13 years in that capacity, before retiring on March 31 of this year. “When suspicious […]

Country music singer-songwriter legend Lee Greenwood has endorsed former State Sen. Dick Brewbaker in the April 16, 2024 Republican primary runoff election for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. “Hello to all my friends in the great state of Alabama. This is Lee Greenwood. And I’m deeply honored to extend my wholehearted endorsement to a true American […]

The Alabama Department of Transportation, along with the chairmen of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization, said they will take 60 days to review cost-saving options for constructing the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway to minimize the effects of inflation, the department announced today. The project is temporarily on […]

On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a motion of nonconcurrence on the Senate’s gaming substitute to send the gambling bill to a six-member conference committee. Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter appointed State Reps. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest), Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) and Sam Jones (D-Mobile) as the three House members. “From the very […]

Alabama lawmakers and officials gathered Wednesday to outline advancements in the state’s approach to mental health care. At a news conference, they addressed legislation intended to facilitate access to treatment, distribute funding more effectively, and modernize the way substance abuse is addressed alongside mental health conditions by families and first responders.  House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, […]

A medical cannabis reform bill introduced yesterday by two State Senators was met with opposition and frustration during a Senate Agriculture committee meeting on Wednesday. The committee held a public hearing and concluded without a vote on the bill. The hearing drew enough attention to fill the committee room itself and an overflow room — […]

Alabama Senate Majority Leader Steve Livingston addressed the Business Council of Alabama on Tuesday morning to discuss Working for Alabama, the Alabama Workforce Transformation Act, and the thirteen days remaining in the 2024 legislative session. In his first session as Majority Leader, Livingston (R-Scottsboro), said now the Senate has passed legislation addressing of some of […]

Today, voters across Marshall County are heading to the polls to decide their next State Representative for House District 27 after State Sen. Wes Kitchens (R-Arab) was elected to District 9 in a January special election.  HD27, which covers large portions of Guntersville and Arab, has attracted a field of several Republican candidates making their […]

Update 4:14 p.m. – The Alabama House passed HB227 in a vote of 79-9.  Today, Alabama House lawmakers will vote on the first major reform of the state ethics code since 2010. State Rep. Matt Simpson, a career prosecutor from Daphne and member of the House Judiciary and Ethics and Campaign Finance committees respectively, has […]

According to a release, On Wednesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Birmingham to promote a $14.5 million award to the city that the administration says will “help reconnect parts of the community that were divided by transportation decisions of the past.” Buttigieg will be joined by U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Mayor […]

Trial lawyers and their political affiliates made a powerful impact in the 2024 primary election for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme court. Associate Justice Sarah Stewart, who won the GOP primary by a decisive 60-40% margin received over $1.5 million of her total $2.5 million contributions from seven PACs associated with trial lawyer firms. More […]

Four years running: The Ōnin Group, a Birmingham-based staffing company, has been once again recognized by the Staffing Industry Analyst (SIA) as one of the ‘Best Staffing Firms to Work For in North America.’ This is the fourth consecutive year Ōnin has earned this award. “Our ability to consistently win this award — one that is […]

Montgomery County Commissioner Ronda Walker announced on Wednesday her endorsement of Caroleene Dobson in the April 16 Republican runoff election for Alabama’s Second Congressional District seat. Walker has served in the District Three seat on the Montgomery County Commission since 2014 and chose to voluntarily term-limit herself by retiring this year after a decade of […]

On Tuesday, Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in a special election for the Alabama House of Representatives. District 10, which represents Madison and a small portion of Huntsville in the lower chamber of the State Legislature, was vacated by former State Rep. David Cole last year.  In 2022, Lands was the Democratic […]

A Republican candidate in the upcoming Alabama House District 27 special election, Billy Ray Todd of Guntersville, was reportedly attacked by a woman while campaigning in Walmart. Todd said the woman was initially pleasant, but once the conversation went to politics, education – in particular, gender – she became combative and violent. “I’m out campaigning, […]

After a prolonged struggle to secure financial support, Birmingham-Southern College will officially close on May 31, 2024 after a vote from the 168-year-old university’s board of trustees. “The Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to close the College after a 2024 bill designed to amend the 2023 legislation that established the loan program on which […]

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, a Chinese national was sentenced to 102 months in federal prison for arson and illegal firearm possession. Last week, a federal judge sentenced 30-year-old Xiaoqin Yan without the eligibility of parole. According to court records and evidence presented at Yan’s June 2023 trial, on […]

On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee took up SB232, which would enable the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to offer health benefits to its members and their families.  While ALFA currently offers insurance products such as life, auto, and rental coverage to members and consumers, under current law, 501(c)(5) nonprofit organizations and those […]

In March, State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) introduced HB280 to further combat a growing fentanyl crisis impacting youth and teenage Alabamians more and more each year. Lovvorn’s bill is entitled the “Price Hornsby Act” in honor of a 17-year-old high school student from Auburn, whose life was tragically cut short due to fentanyl poisoning in […]

On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey and Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth were joined by all legislative leaders from both the Alabama House and Senate to announce a comprehensive plan to tackle Alabama’s workforce challenges, enhance the state’s economic competitiveness, streamline government, and remove barriers to employment for Alabamians. The package is entitled Working for Alabama.  It […]

At a campaign rally outside of Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent some time reflecting on the 2022 Alabama U.S. Senate race and commending the winner of that election, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), for her performance in the official GOP response to the 2024 State of the Union address. “Katie […]

According to detailed reporting, CNN was forced to correct a story after facing accusations of launching a “smear” campaign against U.S. Senator Katie Britt. In the official GOP response to the 2024 State of the Union, Britt (R-Montgomery), referenced the tragic story of a sex trafficking victim, Karla Jacinto, to highlight a comorbid immigration and […]