On Wednesday, a couple of days removed from GOP U.S. Senate hopeful former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard’s claim her opponent U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) was “courting” campaign donations from so-called RINO Republicans and “hardcore progressives promoting the woke, cancel culture movement,” Blanchard doubled down on the claim with a YouTube video. Brooks […]

In a post to Facebook on Tuesday, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Lynda Blanchard suggested that former Trump aide Stephen Miller had endorsed her opponent U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) because of a potential financial relationship between Brooks and Miller. According to Blanchard’s post responding to a statement of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Brooks, […]

The first volleys of Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate campaign have taken place as GOP hopefuls former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) exchanged attacks over allegations Brooks had accepted money from so-called progressive corporations. On Tuesday, Brooks’ campaign co-chairman Stan Mcdonald appeared on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5 to […]

The first inter-party skirmish of Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate campaign took place on Monday as both of the formally announced GOP candidates, former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), traded remarks through statements to the media. Blanchard issued a release questioning the fundraising of Brooks and cited contributors as […]

It is still more than a year until Alabama voters go to the polls to cast a vote for who they want to replace the outgoing Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) in the general election. However, two Republican candidates are already out and about campaigning in the very early stages of the 2022 election cycle. Among […]

Even though nearly a week has passed since the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die without getting a vote on a gambling bill in the House of Representatives, there are still some disappointed legislators questioning the lower chamber’s inability. Among those is State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston), who early on took the lead on a so-called […]

Late Monday, just moments before the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die for the 2021 regular session, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will institute a two-year delay of the accountability component of the Alabama Literacy Act. The legislation, SB94, was introduced and shepherded through the Senate by State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham). It […]

On Monday, the Alabama Legislature wrapped up its 2021 regular session with a typical last-minute push to pass bills before the bewitching hour of midnight. Unfortunately, for some members in both chambers, they had to watch their bills die as their respective counterparts ran out of time for consideration. Often, that is a cause for […]

Last week, Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran removed State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) from the position of captain, reportedly for taking a pro-constitutional carry stance that contradicted the stated position on the issue of Cochran and other law enforcement throughout the state. Cochran has faced somewhat of a backlash for his decision. However, he maintains […]

On Friday, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office announced it was terminating State Rep. Shane Stringer’s (R-Citronelle) employment as a captain within the agency, citing a “difference of opinion” with Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran on the so-called constitutional carry issue. Stringer was the lead sponsor of HB618, which would allow Alabamians to carry or conceal […]

Earlier this week, Gov. Kay Ivey announced the state would end its participation in federal pandemic employment compensation programs effective June 19, 2021. The announcement was welcomed by Alabama business owners who have been grappling with labor shortages, which some blame on the generous federal benefits doled out in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During […]

When the Alabama Legislature adjourns sine die next week, another year will have come and gone without the body taking time to address the state’s prison problem, which is the focus of legal action taken by the federal government late last year. Governor Kay Ivey had signed agreements on two lease-build proposals earlier this year. […]

Gambling is dead for the 2021 regular legislative session according to House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia). There had been some speculation a last-ditch effort could be underway on the House floor on Monday, the last day of the 2021 regular session. That could lead to a long-shot agreement with the Senate that would get a […]

On Friday, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office announced State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) was no longer serving as a captain for the department. According to Mobile County Sheriff Office spokeswoman, Stringer was dismissed for his support of so-called constitutional carry, and Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran had a “difference of opinion” with the Mobile County […]

With just one day remaining on the 2021 regular session legislative calendar, buzz has been swirling of eleventh-hour heroics on gambling and prisons in the Alabama Legislature before the clock runs out early next week. However, most say such a scenario that would include major legislation being enacted on the last day of this regular […]

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is expected to be voted out of her position as House Republican Conference chairwoman, the third-ranking member of the House Republican caucus, and be replaced with U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY). The move by Republicans has drawn very vocal reactions from the media and other Democrats, who allege […]

Alabama’s struggle to find a solution to its long-standing gambling dilemma will likely have to wait at least another year after legislation failed to make it to the floor of the House of Representatives for an up-or-down vote last week on the second-to-last day of the 2021 legislative session. According to State Sen. Greg Albritton […]

Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives failed to get a floor vote on gambling legislation that would have allowed for the creation of a statewide lottery and casino gaming. The possibility of a vote remained up until the end of the legislative day late on Thursday. However, with only one day remaining in the […]

Friday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) announced he was following U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) lead and supporting the constitutional carry bill sponsored by State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals). The legislation, HB405, would allow citizens of Alabama to carry a concealed pistol on their person without a permit. Moore also indicated his support for […]

President Joe Biden has been in office just over 100 days, and he has already had a profound impact on energy policy, especially now as Democrats control both chambers of Congress and the White House. Part of that impact is a renewed emphasis on so-called anthropogenic climate change, which according to U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer […]

As so-called “wokeism” has become a dominant theme in American politics, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) warns it is also dictating the direction of Congress, which he said was not allowing for attention to other more important challenges the nation faces. During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” the […]

Later this week, the House of Representatives is expected to hold a floor vote on a so-called comprehensive gaming proposal, which, if passed, would be a key move toward the proliferation of legal gambling within the state of Alabama. However, the version the House is considering appears to have some significant differences from the bill […]

Potentially, one of the big losers should Gov. Kay Ivey’s lease-build prison plan become a reality, which is now on life support after losing an underwriter, would be Sen. Billy Beasley’s (D-Clayton) 28th state senate district. Beasley’s district includes Barbour and Bullock Counties, home to three of what are deemed to be Alabama’s 15 major […]

There has been some speculation that if the Alabama Legislature cannot finish out the 2021 regular session without completing some big-ticket issues, Gov. Kay Ivey could be willing to call the legislative branch back into session for a special session later this year. A special session is a certainty for redistricting given the late arrival […]