Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) plans to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William Barr, citing Barr’s commitment to protecting special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. In a statement Thursday, Jones announced his intentions and explained his reasoning. This came shortly before the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on party lines 12-10 to advance […]

Manufacturing in Alabama is thriving, and now the industry boasts an exciting new avenue to stay on the cutting edge of workforce development and educational attainment. Wednesday, Manufacture Alabama and the University of North Alabama (UNA) jointly announced the launch of a partnership that will offer increased access to higher education for manufacturers throughout the […]

Dates were announced Wednesday for Alabama’s 2019 red snapper season, with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) applauding the state-set time frame. For the second consecutive year, the Yellowhammer State is operating under an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) from NOAA Fisheries to allow state fisheries management agencies more flexibility to set private […]

Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato has now spoken about the conclusion of the state’s investigation into E.J. Bradford, Jr.’s officer-involved shooting death. The City of Hoover hosted a press conference Wednesday morning reacting to Attorney General Steve Marshall’s announcement the day prior that the officer who fatally shot Bradford at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving night […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall is launching an unprecedented effort to tackle white-collar crime in Alabama. On Wednesday, Marshall and representatives from federal and state law enforcement entities announced the formation of the Economic Crime Alliance of Alabama (ECAA) to fight financial crime and corruption in the state. The group held its first meeting that morning […]

Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) announced his reappointment to the important House Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s Space Subcommittee for the 116th Congress. The reappointment also sees the congressman from north Alabama move up in influence. Brooks’ Republican seniority is now second on the full committee and number one on the space subcommittee, which has […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-3) is standing up against Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s “hatred” and “anti-Semitism.” Just this week, Rogers highlighted his proud support and cosponsorship of H. Res. 72, legislation condemning all anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred. He advised that this type of discrimination has been recently promoted by Farrakhan and certain Democrats in Congress. “The […]

President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union Address Tuesday night, with elected officials across Alabama applauding the “inspiring” speech. In addition to congressional Republicans praising the address, Governor Kay Ivey identified one bipartisan issue that especially relates to Alabama’s current needs and priorities. Alabama stands with @POTUS & strongly supports his Rebuilding America […]

Protests are back in Hoover, with the community and Alabamians across the state hoping that things will not spiral out of control. On Tuesday, the attorney general’s office released a report explaining the conclusions of the investigation into E.J. Bradford’s death on Thanksgiving night at the Riverchase Galleria. Bradford was shot and killed by an […]

Ahead of Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) took time to highlight what is perhaps the crown jewel in President Donald Trump’s list of achievements: the record-breaking national economy. In an interview with reporters on Capitol Hill, Shelby predicted that Trump would talk about finding common ground while also sharing […]

The Hoover Police Department officer who shot and killed E.J. Bradford, Jr. at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving has been found legally “justified” in his actions by the State of Alabama. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office made the official announcement Tuesday, concluding over two months of investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State […]

While the late Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Wytasha Carter’s wife will be a special guest at the State of the Union Tuesday, one restaurant chain is stepping up to honor the Carter family in another way. As reported by ABC 33/40, Birmingham-area Zoës Kitchen locations will donate 25 percent of all sales during the day […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall said he is pleased that 21 other states are supporting Alabama in his petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case appealing the constitutionality of Alabama’s law banning dismemberment abortions. The State of Louisiana was joined by 20 additional states in an amicus curiae brief filed Monday in the […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Monday sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging support for a full 2019 red snapper season in Alabama. In a statement, Byrne explained, “Alabama showed last year that we can successfully manage our own recreational Red Snapper season, and I hope NOAA will soon approve the […]

Representative Terri Sewell (AL-7) announced Monday that Tiphanie Carter, the wife of the late Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Wytasha Carter, will be her guest to the 2019 State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Carter was shot and killed in the line of duty in January. “This State of the Union I am honored to […]

The board of directors of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that the organization’s president, Randall L. George, will retire effective April 1 and be succeeded by the chamber’s executive vice president, Anna B. Buckalew. “The Chamber has been richly blessed to have had Randy George leading this organization for the past 30 […]

MONTGOMERY — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is facing another high-profile legal challenge to its practice of designating and publishing a list of “hate groups” in the United States. On Monday morning, attorneys for “Proud Boys” founder Gavin McInnes filed a federal lawsuit in the Middle District of Alabama against the SPLC, alleging that […]

State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is once again trying to shake up the state’s liquor retail sales. According to WHNT, Orr is drafting a bill to file in the legislature’s upcoming regular session that would phase out Alabama’s 170 state-run ABC stores over a period of several years by privatizing the retail function of the […]

Lean On: Alabama is set to host its inaugural Alabama Women’s Summit on Friday, with a star-studded lineup of featured speakers on the agenda. The summit, to be held at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa, will focus on the organization’s core values of wisdom, hope, faith and friendship through not only inspirational speakers, but workshops […]

Not all heroes wear capes. And few take credit for their actions. Just count Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong as the latest example of this. On Saturday, Strong shared his account of saving a man’s life earlier in the day. The Republican from the Huntsville area detailed a dramatic turn of events that sprung from […]

ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann has been named the 2019 National Weatherperson of the Year. As reported by the Alabama television station, Spann is being honored by the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH). “If we said we were surprised, we’d be lying,” ABC 33/40 said.

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, which is assembled in the company’s world-class Decatur facility, was chosen Thursday to launch the “Lucy” mission, which is scheduled to take place in October 2021. “We could not be more pleased that NASA has selected ULA to launch this amazing planetary science mission,” Tory Bruno, ULA’s president and […]

One Alabama congressman is considering federal legislation in response to recent state bills passed in New York and Virginia that would allow abortion up to and even past the point of birth in some circumstances. Friday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) released a statement saying he is “exploring legislation to ensure these actions are treated exactly […]

MONTGOMERY- The Alabama Code of Ethics Clarification and Reform Commission held its last meeting Thursday at the attorney general’s office, with economic developers testifying about the “imperative” need for the state legislature to ensure “clarity” and “certainty” in the ethics code so not to put Alabama at a competitive disadvantage when trying to recruit new […]