The Alabama media’s relentless and sometimes silly quest to force Auburn head football coach Bryan Harsin to reveal his vaccination status is backfiring according to State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville). During an appearance on Huntsville radio NewsTalk 770AM/92.5FM WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show,” Givhan called the media “tone-deaf” and said the result was giving him […]

Another Alabama lawmaker is going to take a crack at giving employers some relief from a vaccine mandate established by the Biden administration that would impact businesses with federal government contracts and employers of 100 or more. Under the Biden administration’s use of administrative law, those employees would be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, […]

While Alabama’s unemployment number hovers around 3%, the state’s economy is still struggling with significant headwinds, given the workforce participation numbers are down significantly from their highs prior to the pandemic. That has led to supply chain disruptions, delay of expansion efforts, and some businesses having to limit their hours of operation to deal with […]

Perhaps it was not the most politically popular initiative of the Alabama Legislature. Still, the phased prison plan passed earlier this month and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey will have an outcome better than most expected. During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” State Sen. Clyde Chambliss […]

Tuesday, State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) expressed his disappointment in Gov. Kay Ivey’s executive order issued in response to President Joe Biden’s so-called vaccination mandate. Biden’s mandate requires federal employees and employers with federal government employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Also, under the Biden edict, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration […]

Perhaps he wasn’t supposed to, but State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) posted the maps being considered by the joint legislative committee on reapportionment on Monday. England told his followers they now had everything he had, which will be considered later on Tuesday. If approved, it is expected the committee would release a more detailed map […]

Late Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey released the official proclamation calling the legislature into a special session on October 28 at 4 p.m. to address reapportionment. Also included in the Governor’s call was language to deal with “appropriations for pandemic-related healthcare service.” However, any language pertaining to President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate was not included […]

This week, the Alabama Legislature will gavel in the second special session of the 2021 calendar year for redistricting, a decennial constitutionally mandated responsibility of the legislature, which will not be without some controversies. The legislature was delayed by late-arriving U.S. Census data due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced Gov. Kay Ivey to call […]

A few days beyond 22 years ago, Alabama voters rejected then-Gov. Don Siegelman’s referendum to create a state lottery in Alabama. The measure fell by a 54% to 46% margin. However, had the vote swung the other way for Siegelman, Alabama’s gaming dilemma may have been a long-solved problem by now. Once again, however, the […]

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) blasted the filibuster, which she says is a hurdle to so-called police reform measures considered by the U.S. Congress. Sewell called the filibuster, which has been a staple of the U.S. Senate throughout the history of the country and in its current iteration […]

Earlier this week, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell insisted Alabamians should be concerned about the machines used to tally votes in elections. Lindell argued that despite safeguards put in place in Alabama for elections, votes could be flipped unknowingly by those machines. During an appearance on FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Secretary of State […]

On Friday, Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl spoke out for the legislature, which is set to convene a special session on reapportionment next week, to use that session to address a vaccine mandate imposed by President Joe Biden earlier this month. “Vaccine mandates are fundamentally flawed,” Wahl said in a press release. “No entity […]

Last month, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell visited Secretary of State John Merrill to raise his concerns about the integrity of Alabama’s election system. Previously, Lindell had maintained 100,000 votes in Alabama were “flipped.” Merrill later publicly disputed Lindell’s claims and insisted the scenario presented by Lindell was not possible. This week, Lindell was back in […]

During an interview that aired during Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Jeff Poor Show” on FM Talk 106.5 in Mobile, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt talked about how the GOP has seemingly been unable to deliver on campaign promises in the past, notably when it comes repealing Obamacare and rolling back other expansions of the […]

There’s no part of the economy that is immune to the supply-chain disruptions around the U.S. economy, especially here in Alabama. The impact has been high prices for consumers on commodities that are affecting every sector, including agriculture. During an appearance on Mobile radio’s FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” State Sen. David Sessions […]

During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) discussed concerns that could create a challenge for the legislature during the budgeting processes in the near term. According to the Republican Dekalb County lawmaker, while Alabama state government has had record budgets for the general […]

Earlier this year, State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) declared his intentions to restrict the teaching of so-called Critical Race Theory in public education and throughout state government. The goal he said was to stand up to “woke-ism.” During an interview with Campus Reform’s Angela Morabito earlier this week, the Tallapoosa County Republican lawmaker reiterated his […]

On Monday, State Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens) announced his intentions to seek reelection for his State House of Representatives District 5 post. According to a release accompanying the reelection announcement, Crawford is currently serving his first full term after winning a special election in 2016, replacing the late State Rep. Dan Williams (R-Athens). “It has […]

According to a poll released by Club for Growth PAC on Monday, Mo Brooks continues to have a significant lead on Katie Britt. According to the survey conducted October 12-14 on the organization’s behalf by WPA Intelligence, a sample of 506 likely GOP voters overwhelmingly support Brooks in Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. Brooks, who […]

On Monday, House Pro Tem Victor Gaston (R-Mobile) announced that he will not be a candidate for reelection during the 2022 campaign cycle. Gaston was elected to the Alabama Legislature in 1982 and even served a brief stint as Speaker of the House after the conviction of former Speaker Mike Hubbard. “Representing the citizens of […]

During his weekly appearance on the latest broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris addressed the possibility Gov. Kay Ivey could include language for the legislature to address a federal vaccine mandate in the call for the upcoming special session for redistricting. Harris told APTV’s Don Dailey he was […]

Alabamians will get their first official glimpse at new proposed redistricting maps later this month, according to State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville), the co-chairman of the Alabama Legislature reapportionment committee. During an interview with FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” McClendon explained once the maps were approved by the committee, they would be posted […]

Saturday morning, GOP U.S. Senate hopeful U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) had his chance to address the well-attended Madison County Republican Men’s Club. Brooks took a couple of apparent jabs at his opponent, former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt. One of those points that the North Alabama lawmaker raised was candidates supported by […]

North Alabama has a valuable ally in its quest to make sure Huntsville remains the federal government’s choice for the U.S. Space Command headquarters. Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Service Committee, endorsed the pick that was initially made by then-President Donald Trump shortly before leaving […]