7. Worldwide microchip shortage impact felt at Hyundai plant in Montgomery The coronavirus pandemic has caused supply disruption around the globe, which includes microchips used in automobiles. This is causing about 1,000 employees at the Hyundai Montgomery plant to be temporarily unemployed. Robert Burns, vice president of human resources and administration, says this is a […]

7. Shooting spree was racially motivated but not in the way that gets national attention Justin Tyran Roberts admitted to a racially motivated shooting spree that covered multiple states. Roberts said he targeted white men that he felt wronged him, according to law enforcement. Roberts shot five different people during three separate assaults, and when […]

7. Birmingham TV anchor commits suicide, online monsters pounce Sad news for the broadcasting field as ABC 33/40’s Christopher Sign apparently committed suicide on Saturday evening. Sign started his broadcast career in Birmingham before heading to Phoenix and eventually returning. He leaves behind a wife and three kids. While in Phoenix, Sign broke the news […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Will Alabama really use COVID-19 relief funds to build prisons? — Does Katie Britt’s entering of the U.S. Senate race shake things up, or has U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) already won this race? — […]

7. Maybe Texas will build a border wall to keep Vice President Harris out Vice President Kamala Harris is having an interesting few days far-south of the border as she attempts to deal with the disastrous immigration policy of the Biden administration. With Harris out of the country, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the […]

7. Lee High in Huntsville is about to see a name change As Confederate monuments fell around the nation, schools also began changing their names from names of Confederate leaders. Alabama has already seen some of this, and now the Huntsville City Schools superintendent is signaling that Lee High School is next. During a school […]

7. Kamala Harris is an incompetent politician After being tasked with tackling the issue of illegal immigration at the southern border, Vice President Kamala Harris has finally said that she plans to visit the southern border of the United States. When asked about visiting the southern border, Harris said, “Yes, I will and I have […]

7. 29 babies are getting college fund start from Alabama Some born from May 29, 2020, to May 29, 2021, may be eligible to receive $529 to start a college savings account. This is the 7th annual college savings giveaway.  The funds for winners will go into a CollegeCounts 529 account. To enter your child […]

7. Today is Jefferson Davis Day The state of Alabama still recognizes Jefferson Davis’ birthday as a holiday with Jefferson Davis Day in Alabama, so some state offices will be closed Monday. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate states from 1861-1865. The holiday usually draws some criticism from different groups across the state. […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Is there anyone that can beat Governor Kay Ivey on the Republican or Democratic side of the aisle? — Is there any chance a vaccine lottery or sweepstakes could happen in the city of Birmingham? […]

7. The media was wrong about an unnamed source on Trump again As usual, a reporter claimed an unnamed source said that former President Donald Trump was telling unnamed people that he believed he was going to be reinstated in August. This set off a flurry of speculation and fears for the health of our […]

7. Mobile County dealing with cyberattack Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson has acknowledged that “certain systems” have been impacted by a cyberattack in the form of malware. The attack occurred last week and shut down operations for about three days. Sharee Broussard, a spokeswoman for the county, said that they’re working to “restore those systems” and […]

7. We are not governed by petitions for really good reasons More than 2.3 million people have signed a petition that calls for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks for every adult. The woman who started the bill, restaurant owner Stephanie Bonin, has claimed that “true unemployment rate for low-wage workers is estimated at over 20%” and […]

7. The Secretary of Defense is making a bad faith argument After U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed that the United States Army was making soldiers look like “pansies,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin refuted Cruz’s statement by saying the U.S. military is not and will never be “soft.” He added that places like China and […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Can Lynda Blanchard’s recent attacks on U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) do any damage to his campaign? — Why won’t the media and their Democrats compromise in order to get a commission on the U.S. […]

7. Huntsville sky bridge is never happening Huntsville city is looking to gain some federal funding to build a sky bridge for pedestrians that would stretch over Memorial Parkway. This is a proposal that has come up in the past, but there hasn’t been funding granted for the project before. The bridge would be 6,000 […]

7. Might be time for a gator hunt in North Alabama There has been a new and unusual statement of caution used by the city of Huntsville. Due to the “uptick in sightings” of alligators in the city, leaders are urging caution in the Hays Farm and Tennessee River area where sightings have occurred. Councilwoman […]

7. Good thing there is no history of Palestinians misusing aid After the 11-day war between Hamas and Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that there will be aid given to Gaza, and he’s working to “rally international support” for this, but they’ll “ensure that Hamas does not benefit from the reconstruction […]

7. The ban on vaccine passports is official Alabama has officially made it illegal for people to be required to provide proof that they were vaccinated against the coronavirus. SB 267 does not affect the rights of employers to compel employees to get vaccines as a condition of employment or forbid employers from requiring masks […]

7. If everyone else has been vaccinated, no one should care U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has attracted attention for stating that he won’t be getting the coronavirus vaccine, since he previously had the coronavirus in March 2020 and has “natural immunity.” Paul added that he won’t be getting vaccinated because it hasn’t been proven […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — How many special sessions are we going to see for lottery, gambling and prisons? — Why would the Alabama Legislature pass a bill delaying accountability in the public school system? — Why won’t Democrats make […]

7. Ivey signed the yoga bill; Literacy Act delay still out there It’s now legal for schools to allow yoga after Governor Kay Ivey has signed the bill that ends the ban that was adopted by the State Board of Education in 1993. Schools can start offering yoga in the 2021-2022 school year. Interestingly, Governor […]

7. Iran is threatening stability in the Middle East As fighting between Israel and Hamas continues, former President George W. Bush has made a statement on the issue, saying what “you’re seeing playing out is Iranian influence targeted toward Israel.” Bush added that Iran’s “influence is dangerous for world peace.”  Current President Joe Biden has […]

7. Some pipelines are better than others After five-plus years of accusations that former President Donald Trump was too kind to Russia, or a flat-out Russian asset, imagine a scenario where his administration lifted sanctions on a Russian project that is “sanctionable.” But the current occupant of the White House, President Joe Biden, appears to […]