U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (AL-05) praised the Trump administration on Wednesday for announcing a rule that will tighten work requirements for people receiving food stamps. Before this new rule, states had been able to get waivers exempting people in regions with unemployment higher than the national average from the work requirements. After the new rule, […]

Carpenter Technology announced Wednesday in a press release the grand opening of its newest advanced additive manufacturing (AM) facility and Emerging Technology Center (ETC) in Athens, Alabama. “We have chosen to further invest in North Alabama and continue to grow and develop here because it offers three important advantages — a high-quality, tech-oriented workforce, a […]

BIRMINGHAM — Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, the Democrat mayor of South Bend, Indiana, met with community leaders in Birmingham on Wednesday morning during a discussion which was moderated by Richard Rice, an attorney in Birmingham with ties to Mayor Randall Woodfin. The Democratic presidential candidate emphasized his support for raising the minimum wage to $15, […]

Auburn University announced Tuesday that research done by the Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine has contributed to a gene therapy treatment that was administered to its first human patient this summer. The gene therapy is designed to fight the deadly disease GM1 gangliosidosis. Auburn graduates Sara and Michael Heatherly of Opelika had their son, Porter, […]

MONTGOMERY – Monday in the Old House Chamber on the second floor of the capitol, Governor Kay Ivey exchanged flags with representatives of some of the Native American tribes with ties to the land that now makes up the state of Alabama. Joining her for the presentation was Alabama Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), who is […]

Four-year-old Enterprise, Alabama, native Avalynn James has been battling the aggressive cancer Neuroblastoma for over a year now. She received her diagnosis in October 2018 and spent over a year in the hospital receiving four rounds of chemotherapy, two stem cell transplants, 12 rounds of radiation and a tumor resection surgery, according to the Southeast […]

On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that 34 government agencies and organizations will receive a grant to help make the 2020 Census run smoothly in Alabama. The grants together total $1 million and were provided by the state legislature. The Ivey administration is making it a priority to promote, educate and encourage participation among Alabamians. […]

The Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has released a set of five limited edition Huntsville holiday cards. The cards are now available for sale at the Downtown Huntsville Visitor Center. The designs, which were created by local graphic artist Crisy Meschieri, feature various Huntsville points of interest including Alabama Constitution Hall Historic Park […]

Mayor Ashley Curry signed a proclamation during Monday’s City Council meeting that made the City of Vestavia Hills the first “TraffickingFree Zone” in Alabama. Curry said of human trafficking, “It’s not just a problem in Vestavia Hills, it’s the whole metro Birmingham area. In fact, I-20 and I-65, that happens to cross at Birmingham, those […]

The Supreme Court of Alabama issued a decision on Wednesday that the City of Birmingham violated the law when it erected a plywood screen around the base of a monument to a Confederate soldier in Linn Park. The plywood screen, initially erected under the orders of former Mayor William Bell in 2017, has been left […]

UAB Hospital was granted recognition as a Magnet-designated hospital for the fifth consecutive time, the university announced in a press release this week. UAB is only the 21st hospital worldwide to receive this designation five consecutive times. The American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program is the group that reviews which hospitals deserve the designation. […]

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced Tuesday that four teams will have the chance to propose how they would build the three new prisons that are the centerpiece of Ivey’s plan to improve the state’s much-maligned correctional facilities. The state is expecting to receive the detailed proposals in the spring […]

Alabama State Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) announced Tuesday that his communications director and policy advisor, John Rogers, will be joining Jeff Sessions’ campaign for the U.S. Senate. “John Rogers has been a trusted confidant since joining my office in 2015. He has done an outstanding job directing the communications and policy strategy for […]

On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey ordered all state agencies to fly their flags at half staff out of respect for Lowndes County Sheriff “Big John” Williams, who was tragically killed in the line of duty on Saturday, November 23. “We offer our heartfelt condolences and prayers to his family, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department and […]

GREENVILLE — On Monday evening, four of the Republican U.S. Senate candidates vying for a shot at running against U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) appeared at a forum at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College to make their cases to the assembled voters. Haleyville businessman Stanley Adair, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), Secretary of State John […]

Prattville businesswoman Jessica Taylor, a candidate for Alabama’s 2nd congressional district, was endorsed Monday by the Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee (VIEW PAC). According to the organization’s website, View PAC “was founded in 1997 by female Republican Members of Congress and professional women to help elect qualified, viable Republican women to Congress.” The […]

Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), a candidate for U.S. Senate, announced in a press release on Monday that he is signing The Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayers Protection Pledge. The pledge amounts to a public promise that a candidate will never support a net tax increase on the American people while in office. Byrne is the […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D–Mountain Brook) appeared Monday on FM Talk 1065’s “Mobile Mornings” and discussed the ongoing intraparty battle in Alabama’s Democratic party. Jones began the interview by asserting Rep. Chris England (D–Tuscaloosa) was the head of the state party. Both England and longtime party head Nancy Worley have recently been voted by different […]

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who filed papers Thursday to run for president in 2020 as a Democrat, will spend at least $490,582 on TV advertising in Alabama next week, according to NBC’s Gary Grumbach. The Alabama purchase is part of a nationwide push that includes over $31 million worth of ad time […]

The Auburn board of trustees voted Friday to retire the beloved 20-year-old golden eagle Nova, the university announced in a press release. Nova had been serving since 2006 as the university’s seventh official War Eagle. In games following his flights, the Auburn football team went 44-14.

Jessica Taylor has got some game. During a recent trip to Washington, D.C., the GOP candidate for Alabama’s second congressional district race stopped by an outdoor court to play Daily Caller reporter Will Davis in a game of H.O.R.S.E. Except, since they were in D.C., Taylor changed the acronym to S.W.A.M.P. Taylor, who drew national […]

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) appeared on Fox Business Network’s “Trish Regan Primetime” Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. To Brooks’ mind, the Democrats’ impeachment effort is “about using taxpayer dollars to help fund an opposition research effort that in turn the Democrats believe will help them in the […]

Auburn University’s Charles C. Miller Jr. Poultry Research and Education Center, under its final phase of construction until 2020, intends to make the Auburn Poultry Science program the nation’s preeminent in poultry education and research. Graduates with poultry science degrees are trained in food safety and quality, product development, production methods and other aspects of […]

Former State Rep. Paul DeMarco (R-Homewood) was unanimously elected chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party on Wednesday night, the ALGOP announced in a press release. “I am excited to get to work with our outstanding members and affiliated organizations as we enter the 2020 election cycle. We are committed to campaigning on behalf of […]