U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Wednesday held his weekly press call, discussing topics that included President Joe Biden’s so-called infrastructure proposal, the president’s “skinny” budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 and the importance of protecting the Senate filibuster. Alabama’s junior senator also briefly reacted to the Alabama Senate on Tuesday evening passing legislation that […]

The National Lieutenant Governors Association will meet in Baldwin County in August as the nation’s lieutenant governors and...

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians on Wednesday praised the State Senate for passing legislation the day previous that would allow Alabamians to vote in a referendum on whether to legalize a lottery, casino gaming and sports betting in the Yellowhammer State. The legislative package would also allow the State of Alabama to negotiate and […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) has introduced the Col. John McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act.

SCF endorsed Congressman Mo Brooks for the Senate seat currently held by Senator Richard Shelby, who is retiring at the end of this term.

HHQ Ventures this week announced that Hamilton Bloom has joined the boutique advocacy and advisory firm as its vice president.

The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday convened for the 22nd day of its 2021 regular session.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Tuesday passed a historic package of legislation that would legalize, regulate and implement a lottery, casino gaming in select locations and sports betting in the Yellowhammer State. The effort has been spearheaded by Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston), whose SB 214 fell two votes short in the upper chamber earlier […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby questioned witnesses during a defense appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Pentagon’s technology...

The non-profit Vulcan Park Foundation announced a new specialty license plate is now available for preorder to residents of Alabama.

The organizing committee for The World Games 2022 Birmingham on Tuesday announced the next three competition venues for The Games: Oak Mountain State Park, Barber Motorsports Park and John Carroll Catholic High School. Signage has already been installed at all three venues, per a press release. The World Games 2022 is a multi-sport event that […]

Alabama's national championship football team will be honored at the conclusion of this Saturday's A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

A third Buc-ee’s travel center is coming to Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has awarded a $750,000 grant federally funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to the city of Athens that will provide infrastructure necessary for a Buc-ee’s to be built off I-65 at the […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville took to the floor of the United States Senate regarding the crisis unfolding at our nation's southern border.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday will convene for the 22nd day of its 2021 regular session. There will also be a few committee meetings held on the day. View the Senate committee schedule here and the House committee schedule here. The House will convene at 1:00 p.m. and take up a 19-bill special order […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed into law SB 126, which will legalize the home delivery of alcohol in the state of Alabama effective October 1, 2021. Sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) and Rep. Gil Isbell (R-Gadsden) in the respective chambers, SB 126 will create a licensing process that ultimately allows […]

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, seven-ton bronze elephant statue, was installed Monday in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama.

Regions Bank, title sponsor of the Regions Tradition, will light up the Regions Center in downtown Birmingham with the image of a golfer in preparation for the upcoming golf tournament. Starting on Monday night at 8:00 p.m. CT, all four sides of the Regions Center will be lit with images of a golfer, allowing a […]

Together with more than 20 business and industry partners across Central Alabama, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) and Jefferson State Community College in recent days announced a new industry-designed heavy equipment operator pilot program. The program, which is housed at Jefferson State’s Chilton-Clanton campus, addresses the need for more certified construction and heavy equipment […]

The City of Montgomery has partnered with Uber Technologies and HandsOn River Region to launch the Montgomery Rides Program.

President Joe Biden on Friday released his proposed fiscal year 2022 budget, and the leaders in Alabama’s congressional delegation are especially sounding alarm bells about Biden’s defense spending plans. Fortunately, while the White House proposes a budget, it is up to Congress to annually fund the government, so there is still time for lawmakers to […]

NASA is expected in the coming weeks to select up to two prime contractors to continue competing to build the Human Landing System (HLS) that will eventually land the next man and the first woman on the moon through the Artemis program. The agency last year selected three prime contractors to design a HLS: Blue […]

In a major blow to President Joe Biden, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others on the national left, thousands of employees at Amazon’s state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Bessemer have overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). The balloting began in February and wrapped up […]

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