Cochran warned there could be consequences and that by ending the permit requirement, lawmakers were taking a crime-fighting tool away from law enforcement.

According to U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), a candidate for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat up in 2022, the decision should be one left up solely to the local elected officials and the public in Mobile and Baldwin Counties.

State Rep. Proncey Robertson (R-Mt. Hope), one of the architects and initial supporters of the database, said the database would be up and running by October 1 of next year.

Earlier this month, the Alabama Department of Labor revealed more than 389,000 cases of potential unemployment fraud pending investigation during a meeting of the Alabama Legislature’s contract review committee. According to Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington, the high number of potential cases stemmed from the introduction of additional federal benefits for the onset of the […]

State Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville) said it was his hope to pass a bill that would end the "good time" provision for those convicted of manslaughter in the upcoming legislative session.

In a statement released earlier on Wednesday, Moore offered his appreciation for the Club for Growth endorsement.

Club for Growth PAC announced it was giving its endorsement to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for reelection in Alabama's second congressional district.

The Coastal Alabama Partnership released a poll showing overwhelming support for an I-10 Mobile River and Bayway proposal released last week.

State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) says he is aware of the need for the new I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall reiterated his agency's opposition to former State House Speaker Mike Hubbard's early release from prison.

Earlier this month, Gov. Kay Ivey appointed Alabama Law Enforcement Agency deputy secretary John Hamm to serve as the next commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC).

During an appearance on this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," Attorney General Steve Marshall explained the fight against the Biden administration over vaccine mandates had dual purposes.

Another key figure weighed in on a new I-10 Mobile Bay and River proposal unveiled last week unanimously approved by the Mobile and Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).

Among the candidates participating in the 2022 election is former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt. She said she was encouraged by the work of both MPOs and remained "committed" to no tolls during an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Friday.

This year it could be different for a piece of legislation that would put Alabama among those states to offer so-called constitutional or permitless carry. The pre-filed bill, HB6, is sponsored by State Reps. Shane Stringer (R-Satsuma) and Proncey Robertson (R-Mt. Hope), and has been endorsed by members throughout both chambers of the Alabama State […]

On Friday, CNN’s Gabby Orr and Manu Raju offered their national readership a glimpse of Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. The story focused on former President Donald Trump’s role in the contest, specifically as it pertains to the two frontrunners, former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). The article, […]

Fairhope City Councilman Jack Burrell and Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, the respective chairmen for the Eastern Shore and Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organizations, presented a new framework for a long-sought new I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway.

The on-again, off-again saga of a new proposed Interstate 10 Mobile Bay Bridge and Bayway got new life on Wednesday as the chairmen from both the Mobile and Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) offered the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) a framework for a new bridge and bayway. Without the approval of the MPO, […]

During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Tuesday, Tuberville said not to expect him to endorse any of the candidates running for U.S. Senate.

During an appearance on Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5, Ball urged listeners to "get back to the American Revolution" versus "staying in the Civil War."

State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) is the chief sponsor of legislation that would ban abortion after the detection of a heartbeat in a fetus that replicates a Texas law that has thus far withstood challenges from the federal courts.

Former Gov. Robert Bentley took issue with his successor Gov. Kay Ivey for her claiming to have righted the so-called "ship of state."

On the heels of the vote, Mo Brooks' campaign released a statement declaring victory that was critical of Britt and Durant.

Former U.S. Attorney Jay Town, who was serving in the Justice Department when it initiated its actions against the State of Alabama for alleged Eighth Amendment violations, urged state policymakers to consider "creative ways" to fix the problem.