On Tuesday, Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office issued guidance that addressed questions about COVID-19 vaccinations as they pertained to a new law passed by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey in May. According to a press release from the attorney general’s office, there had been a “sharp […]

The town of Dauphin Island is taking proactive measures in the midst of a COVID-19 spike, says Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Collier announced all municipal building lobbies would be closed to the public, which included the town hall, public works, police department and welcome center. Collier told Mobile […]

If former Gov. Robert Bentley were in charge of Alabama’s COVID-19 response, he would put an emphasis on working with local officials, especially with regards to any efforts to raise the state’s vaccination rate. During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5, Bentley, a board-certified dermatologist who continues to practice in Tuscaloosa, acknowledged the […]

When the Alabama Legislature was deliberating earlier this year the possibility of a vaccine passport ban, some in the political class and in the media derided those efforts. However, as cases of COVID-19 are back on the rise and the push by health officials to vaccinate the unvaccinated has become hyperaggressive, that effort led by […]

On Tuesday, veteran lawmaker State Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope) made it official by announcing he would seek another term in Montgomery representing House District 94. Faust, whose district includes Fairhope, Magnolia Springs, Silverhill and Summerdale in Baldwin County, was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2004. “Throughout my career in public service, […]

Policymakers statewide continue to grapple with a spike in COVID-19 as they seek ways to raise Alabama’s low vaccination rate relative to the rest of the country. According to State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia), one way to do so is a concerted effort to involve primary care physicians in the coronavirus vaccinations because he sees […]

It has been a little more than two months since the end of the 2021 legislative regular session, and despite such a short period of time, three bills for the 2022 regular session have already been prefiled to deal with so-called Critical Race Theory in public education and within state government. State Reps. Chris Pringle […]

DOTHAN — When the Alabama Federation of Republican Women announced they had invited U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to be their keynote speaker at a fundraiser last month, the decision was panned by critics, both Republicans and Democrats, with some fearing the worst. However, before a crowd of over a hundred people on Friday, […]

With the fourth year of this quadrennium ahead in 2022, several high-profile key matters remain unresolved. Historically, the Alabama Legislature has avoided high-profile matters in those years because they are also election years for the body’s members. That’s not an excuse, according to State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore). During an interview with Mobile radio FM […]

Another bill banning Critical Race Theory in Alabama’s public schools has been prefiled for the 2022 regular session, the third piece of such legislation, with nearly six months until the legislature reconvenes in Montgomery. The bill, HB 11, filed by State Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens), would prohibit public K-12 schools and institutions of higher learning […]

On Thursday, Attorney General Steve Marshall picked up a significant endorsement of his 2022 reelection effort. Manufacture Alabama, a self-described trade association dedicated to “the competitive, legislative, regulatory and operational interests and needs of manufacturers and their partner industries and businesses,” announced its “full endorsement” of Marshall. George Clark, president of Manufacture Alabama, touted Marshall’s […]

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) is entering the fray of the contest for the seat he currently occupies, which is up in 2022. Among the front-runners are U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and former Business Council of Alabama president Katie Britt, who Shelby has formally endorsed. In comments given to National Journal provided by Brooks, […]

On Wednesday, Birmingham’s Highlands College announced Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green and the Green family donated $20 million, which will fund the institution’s first of two residence halls. Highlands College, a Bible college founded by the Church of the Highlands in 2011, is a self-described “biblical higher education institution” that prepares students who are […]

Near the end of the 2021 legislative session, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) reminded political watchers that it is still a presence in Montgomery by successfully rallying support to delay the Literacy Act, which would have delayed the third-grade reading requirement for third graders to be promoted to the fourth grade. Although both the Senate […]

It has been a week since State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) was elected to the Alabama Senate with a decisive victory over her Democrat opponent Virginia Applebaum. Now, as a state senator with an extensive background in health care, having worked in the health care field and as a part of the Trump administration’s Department […]

On Tuesday, former State Sen. Rusty Glover (R-Semmes) made it official and announced he was seeking the Republican nod for the State Auditor’s post up for election in 2022. Glover is vying for the seat currently occupied by Jim Zeigler, who is term-limited and could not seek reelection. The former Mobile County lawmaker joins State […]

On Friday’s broadcast of APTV’s “Capitol Journal,” Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris reacted to the state’s low vaccination rate, one of the lowest rates in the country according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. An exasperated Harris told host Don Dailey that he was not sure what else he could […]

On Friday, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth announced he had earned the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for his 2022 reelection bid. Moore joins U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) and Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), the Alabama Forestry Association, Manufacture Alabama, the Professional Fire Fighters Association of Alabama, the Petroleum and […]

Seemingly out of the blue last Saturday, former President Donald Trump took a shot at former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt, the opponent of the candidate he endorsed in next year’s U.S. Senate race, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). Trump’s remarks led many to immediately speculate what might have inspired them, including the […]

Seemingly every other day, there is a story revealing how Big Tech companies have worked to censor individuals who voice a different point of view than what is held by those in charge of that platform, or as has recently been reported, who have views that are counter to the current administration to Washington, D.C. […]

On Tuesday, State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) notched a historic win when he was elected to represent District 73, which includes portions of Alabaster, Helena, Montevallo and Pelham. Paschal became the first black Republican elected to the Alabama House of Representatives since Reconstruction. Although he recognized the significance of his victory, Paschal told Mobile radio FM Talk […]

On Friday, the Governor’s office announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate fell to 3.3%, down from 3.4% a month earlier. Compared to June 2020, the rate is significantly lower, falling from  7.7% over the last 12 months. According to a release from Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, 89,705 more were employed over June […]

Earlier this week, the commission that will oversee Alabama’s new medical cannabis endeavors was established. It will regulate the production and use of medical marijuana on the heels of a law permitting the use of medical marijuana by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year. However, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate only […]

In Alabama’s second congressional district GOP primary runoff last year, now-U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) defeated Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman by 20 points, which many political watchers considered to be a significant upset given Coleman’s substantial fundraising advantage over Moore. Would Coleman take another shot at Moore in the 2022 election cycle? According to a […]