On Wednesday at the Talladega Superspeedway, former NASCAR great Rusty Wallace, the 1989 champion of the sanctioning body’s premier series, took part in a tour with members of the media that showcased the finishing touches being put in the facility’s “Transformation” renovations with its October fall race weekend fast approaching. The $50 million “Transformation” project […]

Wednesday during an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth challenged the claim of the purpose of October’s meeting of the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge, and Tunnel Authority as a forum for those to offer alternatives to the proposed $2.1 billion I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge project and toll structure to finance the […]

Wednesday at an informational meeting for members of the Mobile County legislative delegation, things got a little heated between Alabama Department of Transportation Director John Cooper and State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne). According to Mobile’s FOX 10 WALA’s Tyler Fingert, Cooper had previously planned not to speak at the meeting. That would have been keeping […]

One critique of those in Alabama outside the southwestern portion opposing the proposed toll for the Interstate 10 Mobile Bayway Bridge has been that residents using the bridge, which would be primarily those of Mobile and Baldwin Counties, want the bridge, but they do not want to pay for it. That sentiment has been echoed […]

Tuesday during an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth explained his decision to publicly oppose the Alabama Department of Transportation’s proposed toll on the new Interstate 10 Mobile Bay Bridge. A day earlier, Ainsworth released a video declaring he would be “proudly casting a ‘no’ vote” as a member of the Alabama […]

Earlier this week, Alabama Toll Road, Bridge, and Tunnel Authority member Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced his opposition to the current proposal offered by the Alabama Department of Transportation regarding the new Interstate 10 Mobile Bay Bridge. That proposal would charge $6 each way for travelers but offer other less costly options for frequent user […]

Although it is still the early going of the 2020 U.S. Senate Republican primary election campaign, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) has some advice for the handful of candidates seeking the GOP nod. When asked what he saw as important to him and his constituents in Alabama’s fourth congressional district, he said it was support […]

On Monday, the political battle over the proposed tolling for the new I-10 Mobile Bayway Bridge escalated when Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth came out in opposition to the toll. Following in Ainsworth’s footsteps and coming out against the proposal as well was another heavy-hitter, State Senate President Pro-Tem Del Marsh. Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey, who […]

Add Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) to the list of heavy hitters opposing the proposed toll on the new $2.1 billion I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge that would require commuters to pay a $6 toll each way when crossing from Mobile County to Baldwin County and vice-versa. In comments given to Yellowhammer News, Marsh […]

Even though the proposed I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge toll remains unpopular, Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper have signaled an unwillingness to abandon the proposal with an Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority meeting looming for October 7. On Monday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth struck a blow to the […]

Still looming for state lawmakers is the issue of prison reform. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report outlining its concerns with the Alabama Department of Corrections’ prison facilities, which it said could violate the “cruel and unusual punishment” provision of the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Last month, Sen. […]

While illegal immigration dominates the political discussion in America, there is also another aspect of immigration policy: legal immigration. Recent statistics show the United States allows just over a million legal immigrants in the country annually. Given the obstacles to wage growth in the United States, some have suggested rethinking legal immigration to slow the […]

ELKMONT – Even though it does not get the attention that other sectors of the Alabama economy receive, agriculture remains at the top of the chart for statewide economic activity. That was the case made by Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell on Friday during the northern swing of ALFA’s crop outlook tour at Hobbs […]

The controversy surrounding the Alabama Department of Transportation’s proposed $2.1 billion I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge that will require a toll of $6 each way may have hit another boiling point on Friday. On the heels of a standing-room-only public meeting a night earlier in Spanish Fort, State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Fairhope) criticized the design parameters […]

Last month’s announcement that U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) would not be seeking reelection remains as a shock to many. However, one of her signature achievements when she leaves office on January 3, 2021 will be the changes that resulted from her taking on the scandal-plagued Central Alabama Veterans Affairs system headquartered in Montgomery. With […]

As if the proposed $2.1 billion Interstate 10 Mobile Bay Bridge needed another distinction from other projects, it turns out the remaining three competing groups bidding for the project will have their bidding expenses reimbursed. During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “Midday Mobile” on Tuesday, State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) told host […]

Last week, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), a candidate for U.S. Senate, hosted a town hall meeting at Hoover Tactical, a gun dealer located in Hoover. During that event, Byrne fielded a question from AL(dot)com reporter Abbey Crain, who suggested there was something untoward in holding an event at a gun dealer’s facility in the […]

Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s position on most things on LGBTQ issues have been well documented over the years. His stand against same-sex marriage led to his eventual suspension and removal from his Supreme Court post in 2016. Moore, now a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Doug […]

Although the growth of North Alabama’s Limestone and Madison Counties is one of the state’s many economic success stories, it has not come without growing pains for the region. Rush hour back-ups plague Interstate 565, an existing thoroughfare that connects Huntsville to Interstate 65 and nearby Decatur in Morgan County. That could soon change according […]

With the mass shooting incidents in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH, still fresh on many people’s minds, some are looking to the government for answers to a problem that seems to be plaguing the nation. However, according to Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a candidate for the 2020 GOP nomination to the U.S. […]

In 2018, it was not meant to be for now-former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), who ran to unseat U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery). At the time, many looked at Roby as vulnerable given her decision to call on then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to step aside after old “Access Hollywood” outtake audio revealed the […]

VESTAVIA HILLS — On Saturday, Republicans in Birmingham’s “Over the Mountain” communities got their first look at former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville away from the gridiron and on the stage as a politician. While speaking to the August meeting of the Mid Alabama Republican Club at the Library in the Forest, Tuberville, […]

DECATUR — On Thursday, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville took to the shores of the Tennessee River to promote his campaign for the United States Senate in 2020. At a small gathering, Tuberville laid out his team’s vision for the campaign before fielding questions from attendees. The questions ranged from residency status (and […]

Even though the controversy surrounding the comments from former Auburn former head football coach Tommy Tuberville about President Donald Trump’s handling of veterans issues has died down, it is still fresh in the mind of one of his U.S. Senate opponents, State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs). Mooney addressed the comments during an appearance on […]