MONTGOMERY — One of the long-rumored sites eyed by Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians for a resort-type casino gaming facility has been northeastern Alabama — near Bridgeport along U.S. Highway 72 near the Alabama-Tennessee state line. The site, however, is not recognized as tribal land and would require action by Alabama’s state government to […]

It was not long after President Donald Trump gave his endorsement to former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville that Tuberville’s opponent former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had a response. The topsy-turvy relationship between Sessions and his former boss has been well documented, from during his tenure as the country’s top law enforcement official […]

TUSCUMBIA — State Sen. Larry Stutts’ (R-Cherokee) opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana in Alabama is well documented.  The still-practicing obstetrician opposes the use of medicinal marijuana, citing its benefits have yet to be sufficiently proven. As the state legislature is weighing the possibility of the drug’s legalization for medical purposes, Stutts warns of […]

TUSCUMBIA — Saturday at the monthly meeting of the Shoals Republican Club, State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) explained his opposition to a statewide universal database of concealed carry permit holders, an issue now being taken on by lawmakers in Montgomery. Sorrell is a proponent of constitutional carry, an argument that given the Second Amendment […]

Earlier on Friday, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s U.S. Senate campaign hit former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, his opponent in the March 31 U.S. Senatorial Republican primary runoff, for having fallen out of favor with President Donald Trump. Shortly thereafter, the Sessions campaign returned fire with its own advertisement questioning Tuberville’s connection […]

As Alabama continues to enjoy having record-low unemployment given a robust economy, one of the problems some industries are facing is an inability to find workers required. With the race for the U.S. Senate in the primary runoff stage between former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions underway, […]

Now that the race for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race is down to two, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, the campaign rhetoric is expected to immediately heat up with just 25 days to go until Republicans head to the polls once again to […]

Throughout the day on Wednesday, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was criticized for remarks he had made outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. that appeared to be an attack on Supreme Court Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. “I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, […]

Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, is going up with a 30-second spot critical of Mobile County Commission Jerry Carl, a Republican candidate for Congress in Alabama’s first congressional district. Carl finished ahead of former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) by 1,226 votes out […]

BIRMINGHAM — It is officially now within the 72-hour window for when Alabama Republican voters head to the voting booth to select their preference for who should represent the GOP on the general election ballot on November 3 against incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spent the last Saturday […]

Friday, the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council announced its endorsement of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. The National ICE Council represents approximately 7,600 officers, agents and employees who work for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) throughout the United States and its territories and possessions. The […]

Trade has been at the forefront of public policy discussions in recent days, especially as President Donald Trump has taken a more hawkish approach to the issue in his first term. That has especially been true with regards to U.S. trade policy regarding China, a nation in which Trump has used tariffs as bargaining tool. […]

Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s comments about the Trump administration’s handling of veterans’ issues last August 2019 at the Shoals Republican Club have been a focal point of the contest for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in November. “I’m pissed off at Donald Trump that our vets can’t get […]

MADISON — On Thursday, Hoar Construction, the City of Madison and BallCorps, LLC announced that Toyota Field, the new home for the Rocket City Trash Pandas, was officially awarded its Certificate of Occupancy, marking the official end of construction of the ballpark and certifying that the facility conforms to local building code requirements. Hoar Construction, […]

On Tuesday, Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, unveiled its latest television spot touting the congressional candidacy of former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile). Hightower is running for Congress in Alabama’s First Congressional District, which is currently occupied by U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), […]

Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, will be running a new television advertisement opposing U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne’s (R-Fairhope) bid for the U.S. Senate. The spot hits Byrne for his decision late in the 2016 presidential campaign calling on then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump […]

Saturday night, the Alabama Department of Corrections reported convicted killer Daniel Miner escaped from a Childersburg work release facility. Miner, a 43-year old white male in the middle of serving a 999-year, 99-month, 99-day sentence for murder in Marshall County, as of Monday morning, remains at large. Had Miner been wearing an ankle monitor, his […]

PRATTVILLE — Last year in what was a shock to many, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) announced she was not seeking reelection for a seat she has held since 2011. With less than a year remaining in her final term serving in Congress, Roby was honored with a send-off by the Alabama Republican Party that […]

PELL CITY — Could lightning strike twice, and Doug Jones win another term as U.S. Senator in Alabama? That was a possibility raised by U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) during a campaign stop in St. Clair County on Thursday. Byrne suggested his primary opponents might not be adequately vetted for the general election in November, […]

Thursday, Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, released a poll conducted on its behalf by WPA Intelligence of likely Republican primary voters that found former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville has taken the lead in the U.S. Senate Republican primary in Alabama. The […]

TRUSSVILLE — If you have been paying attention in recent days, you may have noticed the trend of the candidates vying for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Alabama attacking one another, noting their flaws regarding their support from President Donald Trump and other hot-button issues like immigration and veterans issues. U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne […]

Tuesday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, unveiled a new TV ad critical of his opponents, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville and U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope). The 30-second spot is critical of Byrne’s decision late in the 2016 presidential election to call for then-GOP nominee […]

With Alabama’s U.S. Senate Republican primary headed into the home stretch, the field’s three front-runners are beginning to mix it up among one another. The first significant shot came from U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), who on Saturday went up on air with an ad attacking both his leading opponents: former U.S. Attorney General Jeff […]

HARTSELLE — With a little more than two weeks to go until Republicans head to the polls to select their preference of who will represent their party on the ballot against U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) on the November 3 general election ballot, the first wave of attack ads have gone up on the […]