Because of Hurricane Michael and the path of destruction left in its wake last week, Alabama farmers are looking at potentially $100 million in losses from the toll it took on the cotton crop alone. Before the storm, farmers in southeastern Alabama were looking at harvesting a bumper cotton crop that was on the verge […]

OZARK – Voter fraud is still a real thing in the state of Alabama according to Secretary of State John Merrill. At a gathering of the Dale County GOP on Monday, Merrill cited the four convictions during his tenure as Alabama Secretary of State as proof but called for more to be done on the […]

OZARK – By most indicators, Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) should easily defeat her Democratic Party opponent Tabitha Isner in next month’s general election. She’s battle-tested given she faced a crowded primary field and then handily won her party’s nod in the primary runoff against her congressional predecessor Bobby Bright. Roby is also running in a […]

In an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” that aired on Friday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) defended his vote opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Jones, who had pledged to keep an open mind throughout the process, voted along party lines against President Donald […]

TALLADEGA — “Boring.” “Momentum-killer.” “Snoozefest.” Those were some of the ways the majority of Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com was described by some — that is right until the very end. After a late-race caution and a subsequent overtime period, Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, was able to score his […]

TALLADEGA – Sunday before the 1000Bulbs.com 500 green flag, Talladega Superspeedway chairman Grant Lynch unveiled some aspects of the track’s $50 million infield renovations set to begin shortly after the checkered flag drops on Sunday. Lynch, who is set to retire as track chairman at the end of next year, boasted about how he is […]

TALLADEGA — Although much of Alabama was either preparing to watch the Crimson Tide on the way to their next rout or watching the Auburn Tigers go down to the University of Tennessee, the drivers of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series were putting on a fantastic show at the Talladega Superspeedway. Coming away with […]

Generally, when you’re running as a new politician to unseat an incumbent, and you’re trying to appeal to a different set of voters than your traditional party base, you would want to consider taking an empathetic approach. Such is the case for some Democrats running in traditionally Republican precincts in Alabama. In 2006, as a […]

On Friday, Talladega Superspeedway will kick off its second race weekend of 2018 with all the events leading up to NASCAR’s Monster Energy Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 series playoff race on Sunday. With that event comes a substantial economic boon for the region, and one that isn’t necessarily coming from the pockets of Alabamians. Since opening […]

Earlier this month, the National Rifle Association-Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) released its report card rating candidates based on voting records, public statements and their responses to a questionnaire so that voters have the organization’s assessment of the candidates headed into the next month’s general election. Coming out on top in the race between incumbent Rep. […]

Tuesday on Birmingham Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Gov. Kay Ivey offered specifics on her position on a future lottery. While Ivey’s opponent Democratic gubernatorial nominee Walt Maddox has made a lottery a centerpiece of his campaign, Ivey offered only tepid support and warned of possible additional forms of gambling being added to any […]

In an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” on Friday, Rep. Allen Farley (R-McCalla) explained why he sees Amazon’s arrival in southwestern Jefferson County as what turns around a long-ailing Bessemer. Presently, Bessemer has a 5.5 percent unemployment rate, which far exceeds the state average of 3.9 percent, according to statistics from the Alabama […]

In an interview with the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce posted to YouTube on Monday, Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), who is running for reelection in his Alabama Senate District 12 race, predicted the legislature would pass the largest education budget in the history of the state in the next session. The interviewer […]

Did you know that the League of Women Voters has a questionnaire that it sends to gubernatorial candidates? If you answered no, it’s because, like most normal people, you have better things to do with your life than pretend to be interested in the nuance of Alabama’s uncompetitive gubernatorial race. However, if you didn’t know […]

Saturday, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Walt Maddox dropped his first TV spot promoting his general election candidacy. In it, Maddox highlights his positions on the abortion issue and on gun rights. Maddox explicitly states he is “pro-life” and “pro-Second Amendment” and vows never to put his “party ahead of the people” and to “never lie to you.” Later […]

MOBILE – Saturday morning before about 100 of her most loyal southwestern Alabama supporters, Kay Ivey hosted her “Super Saturday” rally, kicking off the one-month mark until the November 6 general election. Flanked on each side by two palm trees in a courtyard at the Pinebrook shopping center, Ivey touted her accomplishments during her partial […]

On Saturday, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the Democratic Party’s nominee in Alabama’s gubernatorial contest, posted his first TV campaign spot to YouTube. In it, Maddox introduces himself by revealing his age before going on to highlight his tenure as mayor. Maddox also emphasizes his stances on abortion and gun rights, which are a stark contrast […]

A new political spot featuring Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins promoting incumbent Rep. Mike Rogers’ (R-Saks) reelection candidacy has hit the airwaves and touts the U.S. representative for Alabama’s 3rd congressional district for his commitment to military veterans. Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins, currently an Opelika resident, was awarded the Medal of […]

In a conference call to reporters on Thursday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) reaffirmed his commitment to vote against Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation. He cited a lack of documents, unanswered questions about the sexual misconduct allegations and what he suggested was a lack of judicial temperament on display during additional testimony Kavanaugh […]

On September 20, it was 80 degrees in Monroeville. The humidity was 86 percent. Men gathered for an event staged by the county’s Republican Party in front of the old courthouse in the city’s town square were sweating through button-down dress shirts. For a late September afternoon, it was fair to say that it was […]

SCOTTSBORO – It wasn’t that long ago that the staging area for the Jackson County, Ala. Republican Party could have been a phone booth. However, this last general election primary has shown the politics of Alabama’s northeastern-most county have done a complete 180-degree reversal. Earlier this year, 93 percent of the participants in the June […]

HUNTSVILLE – It wasn’t what you would expect from a Democratic candidate for higher office speaking to an audience compromised of mostly college students. Thursday at a town hall on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville hosted by school’s College Democrats, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, dismissed political […]

BIRMINGHAM — With two weeks remaining until Talladega Superspeedway kicks off its fall slate of NASCAR-sanctioned races, NASCAR Camping World Series driver Noah Gragson, a contender to win his series’ event at Talladega, made a stop at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama on Wednesday. Gragson visited one-on-one time with nearly 30 kids, and activities included racing […]

It has been a decade since Alabama Democratic congressional hopeful Mallory Hagan grew dissatisfied with Alabama’s culture and left Auburn University for New York City’s Brooklyn borough. As a resident of the Big Apple, she would go on to become Miss New York, and then the 2013 Miss America. Immediately after her win, Hagan embraced the […]