On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a scathing report condemning conditions and conduct of personnel at Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) facilities throughout the state. According to the document issued jointly by all three of Alabama’s U.S. Attorneys, Alabama’s prison system was in violation of the Eighth Amendment, citing numerous examples of […]

With a little over 100 days to go until Alabamians go to vote in this year’s general election, they will have an opportunity to reelect incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) or the Republican nominee former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville to represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. Coming […]

Questions remain about the dissonance between the market price for cattle and beef prices on the shelves at retailers, as cattle prices remain low and consumer beef prices are at highs. Earlier this year, businesses were forced to shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That sent market demand into a tailspin, including […]

Last week’s decision by state officials to institute a statewide mask mandate continues to be a topic of contention across the state and has drawn the objections of lawmakers, even as the Alabama legislature is out of session for 2020. The latest is State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville), who questioned the mandate’s implementation given state […]

The state of Alabama’s move to mandate mask and facial coverings being worn in public places at the direction of Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris continues to be a hot-button topic in political circles across the state. Last week, Ivey described the mandate as “an effort to inform people and […]

Saturday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth spoke before the monthly gathering of the Madison County Men’s Republican Club, which met virtually because of the threat of COVID-19. He reiterated his opposition to the statewide mask mandate implemented by Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris last week. Ainsworth maintained it was not his […]

For decades, the single most powerful entity in Alabama politics was the Alabama Education Association (AEA), which represents teachers’ interests across the state. The organization rose to prominence in the early 1970s under its former head Paul Hubbert. However, the AEA’s influence waned after the 2010 elections, as Republicans took control of the Alabama Legislature […]

Friday on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie” show, Gov. Kay Ivey explained her reasoning behind instituting a statewide mask ordinance as COVID-19 cases continue to spike around the state. Ivey insisted the decision made by her office and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris was based on advice from government officials, including Dr. […]

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth earlier this week came out against a statewide mask mandate that went into effect on Thursday. It was announced by Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday in the name of mitigating the spread of COVID-19. Almost immediately following that announcement, Ainsworth put out a statement expressing his opposition. During an interview with […]

While the results of Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff may not have been a surprise, the margin of victory could have been. Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions by 20 points and took wins in 64 of 67 counties from the candidate who had previously served […]

With Tuesday’s runoff election result of former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville defeating former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) now knows who he will face in November’s general election. During an interview with Huntsville radio WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Jones said he anticipated a “very spirited” election […]

Wednesday fresh off his Republican primary runoff victory a night earlier, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville discussed his win over former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during an appearance on Birmingham radio’s “Alabama’s Morning News” on News Radio 105.5 WERC. Tuberville defeated Sessions by a wider-than-expected margin, remarkably picking up 64 of Alabama’s […]

Although it has been lost in the tumult of the current news cycle, Alabama continues to grapple with problems plaguing the state’s prison system. Early in 2019, the Department of Justice warned the state that its prisons violated the Eighth Amendment. Since then, the governor’s office and the Alabama legislature have vowed to address the […]

Early Saturday morning, President Donald Trump reiterated his support for former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, the candidate he endorsed in Tuesday’s contest for Alabama’s GOP U.S. Senate nomination. Tuberville faces former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who served as Trump’s first attorney general. Trump made his thoughts known on Twitter, where he called […]

According to a press release issued by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) office on Wednesday, U.S. Army officials at North Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal may have used federal government resources to distribute to base civilian and uniformed personnel “racist and partisan political propaganda.” A statement from Brooks called the effort to be in direct violation of […]

Although there is very little public polling available, what is out there shows former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions with a difficult challenge ahead to secure the Republican U.S. Senate nomination for the November general election to face incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Sessions faces former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville in […]

As is the case for so many cities around the state of Alabama, the rise of the Black Live Matter movement has many local governments grappling with how to handle monuments dedicated to elements of the Confederacy that occupy public spaces now deemed to be racist or controversial. Such statues have all gone down in […]

With just nine days until the July 14 Republican U.S. Senate runoff, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said he still thinks there is a need for the two candidates, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, to debate. Palmer called an unwillingness to debate based on political strategy […]

In recent days, there have been rumblings of a statewide mask requirement as coronavirus numbers continue to increase around the state. Some speculate local officials may be reluctant or unwilling to enact mask ordinances given the potential for political ramifications. Therefore, it could be the state government that would take on the burden of imposing […]

Last weekend at a meeting of those set to serve in the Alabama delegation for the Republican National Convention later this summer in Charlotte, N.C. and Jacksonville, Fla., State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) won an election over Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker to serve as the delegation chairman. Although Sorrell’s selection to […]

For the second consecutive day, Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, announced it was coming into play in Alabama politics in a significant way. On Monday, Club for Growth announced it was launching television ads promoting the U.S. Senate candidacy of former Auburn head […]

Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, will launch a television ad promoting the U.S. Senate candidacy of former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville. Tuberville faces former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions next month in a runoff election for the GOP senatorial nomination. The […]

Some Republicans are speculating that the Democratic Party is not realistic in its approach to police reform in the wake of civil unrest because it seeks to keep the issue alive headed into this November’s elections. The issue has been raised as Senate Democrats declined last week to allow U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) police […]

Earlier this week, Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced he was calling on Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), the chairman of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, to begin holding budget hearings next month in preparation for future legislative sessions, as the state continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. During […]