U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) fired his own warning shots over what he views as an inadequate defense budget proposal from President Joe Biden. During a full Senate Committee on Appropriations review of Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Department of Defense budget request, Shelby expressed his concern that the administration’s defense spending plan placed the nation […]

U.S. Representative Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) joined 13 of his congressional colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to undergo an examination to determine his mental fitness to serve. The group cited a string of embarrassing verbal gaffes by the president as the basis for their request. In a letter sent to Biden on Thursday, the Republican […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has thrown his support to Will Ainsworth as the first-term lieutenant governor ramps up his reelection bid. Ainsworth announced Tuberville’s backing in a release from his campaign on Thursday. The former college football coach offered that his endorsement of Ainsworth was an easy play call for him. “I’ve spent most […]

President Joe Biden on Wednesday got into a verbal sparring match with Alabama native and CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins over Biden’s approach to his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The exchange between Biden and Collins took place while Biden was attending a summit with the Russian leader in Geneva, Switzerland, and […]

The city of Birmingham turns 150 this year, and Mayor Randall Woodfin is emphasizing his hometown’s resiliency in celebrating the anniversary of its founding. With the theme “Built to Last,” the city is set to hold a series of events from June through December to mark its 150 years as a city, according to Woodfin. […]

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Monday a new round of local road improvement projects which will receive state funding. A total of 13 projects will receive funding through the Annual Grant Program, an initiative created under the Rebuild Alabama Act of 2019. “Improving Alabama’s infrastructure remains a top priority of the Ivey Administration, and thanks […]

Join Birmingham-based Kassouf & Co., PC Business Services Group for a review of President Biden’s American Families Plan, American Jobs Plan, and a mid-year tax update for both individuals and businesses. The experts will explain complicated developments to make sure your 2021 tax planning is on track for success. The webinar will be held Wednesday, […]

U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) submitted a request on Friday for increased funding for several of the nation’s missile defense programs. In a letter to the House Appropriations Committee chairwoman and ranking member, Brooks and Carl joined seven other Republican colleagues in asking for funding above that outlined in President Joe […]

If you’ve ever visited the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and stared up at the translucent marble ceiling, you’ve witnessed a piece of Alabama history. The ceiling is made of white marble mined in Talladega County’s Sylacauga (appropriately known as the Marble City). In addition to lending its natural treasure to some of the nation’s […]

Hosted by The Arc of Central Alabama’s Junior Board, this year’s “Not So” Shamrock Shindig will be held later than normal but still consist of all the fun guests enjoy. All proceeds will benefit the mission of #inclusionforall people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The event will have food catered by Back Forty Beer Co., […]

Join Birmingham-based Kassouf & Co., PC Business Services Group for a review of President Biden’s American Families Plan, American Jobs Plan, and a mid-year tax update for both individuals and businesses. The experts will explain complicated developments to make sure your 2021 tax planning is on track for success. The webinar will be held Wednesday, […]

More than 800 full-time jobs are coming to Birmingham as a company building a nationwide network of fully-furnished apartments is set to relocate its headquarters from San Francisco to Birmingham. Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement on Thursday. “Landing is a fast-growing company with an innovative business model, and we are thrilled that it will […]

After announcing in front of 3,000 people last week that he would seek reelection, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth has now picked up the endorsement of one of Alabama’s most influential business associations. The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) has endorsed Ainsworth as he begins his campaign for a second term. “Lt. Governor Ainsworth has done an […]

A day after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, the University of Alabama System made immediate plans to transition to online or alternative instruction and remote work at all three campuses. Gov. Kay Ivey declared a state of emergency, and UAB Hospital prepared patient surge plans and implemented visitor restrictions. At the […]

MONTGOMERY – Colonel Tara D. McKennie of the 187th Fighter Wing was promoted to brigadier general during a pinning ceremony at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field Saturday, becoming the first female brigadier general in the Alabama Air National Guard. Alabama’s Gov. Kay Ivey presided over the historic event, pinning the rank of brigadier general on the shoulders […]

The Alabama Legislature’s long-time champion for rural broadband expansion has been tapped to lead the entity charged with overseeing the state’s broadband connectivity plan. State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) has been elected chairman of the Alabama Digital Expansion Authority, according to a release from his office. The authority was created under the Connect Alabama Act […]

It was a campaign rally in Alabama in August 2015 which put the rest of the world on notice that Donald Trump was a force to be reckoned with. On that warm, humid night in Mobile, Trump packed 30,000 curious and furious people into Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Using the Alabama rally as the template for future […]

A little more than one week into her reelection effort, Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign has already released a new digital ad making her case for another term. In an ad titled “Four More Years,” Ivey talks about her desire to continue serving her state and the importance of creating economic opportunity. “I am so proud […]

Gov. Kay Ivey has now awarded more than $20 million in grants for the expansion of high-speed internet in rural Alabama communities in 2021. The state passed the milestone with Wednesday’s announcement from Ivey that her administration had awarded $1.3 million to expand broadband in Lee, Colbert and Lawrence Counties. “The Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, is urging President Joe Biden to get tougher when it comes to China’s growing nuclear weapons stockpile. In a letter sent to Biden on Tuesday, Rogers and two other Republican ranking members expressed their concern over “the rapid Chinese nuclear build-up, as […]

A record number of small business owners are reporting unfilled job openings, a fact that is preventing growth in the sector, according to a recent National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell in May after steadily increasing each month this year, noted the organization in a release on […]

Hosted by The Arc of Central Alabama’s Junior Board, this year’s “Not So” Shamrock Shindig will be held later than normal but still consist of all the fun guests enjoy. All proceeds will benefit the mission of #inclusionforall people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The event will have food catered by Back Forty Beer Co., […]

One of Alabama’s rising political stars has made her long-anticipated entry into the competition to join the U.S. Senate. Enterprise native Katie Britt formally announced on Tuesday that she is seeking the Republican nomination to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL). Britt, who most recently led the state’s largest business organization, […]

Calhoun County Circuit Judge Debra Jones announced on Monday that she would seek the Republican nomination for the Alabama Supreme Court. A two-term circuit judge and former prosecutor, Jones is running for the seat currently held by Justice Mike Bolin, who is retiring from the court. “I have a proven record of being a conservative […]