7. Trouble in Alabama for the DNC The Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Committee has officially recommended invalidating Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley and Vice-chair Randy Kelley’s credentials since they have not followed mandates to accept new bylaws. Previously, the DNC instructed Worley and Kelley to adopt new bylaws into the party and that […]

7. No more student debt for disabled veterans  On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will forgive permanently disabled veterans’ student debt. Disabled veterans will also be exempt from paying federal income tax on the student loans. The current system does allow eligible veterans to enroll in a debt forgiveness program, called […]

7. Abortion law is far from settled in Alabama The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation’s (ACLU)  lawyer, Alex Kolbi-Molina, has spoken out against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s most recent arguments in the state’s abortion ban court battle, saying that the Supreme Court supports people making personal decisions, which includes having an abortion. Kolbi-Molina went […]

7. How romantic Starting on August 29, Alabama will no longer issue marriage licenses. Couples will now just have to submit a notarized marriage certificate that will be recorded by probate judges instead of being issued by probate judges. Madison County Probate Judge Frank Barger said that this new process means people don’t have to […]

7. At least three mass shootings have been thwarted Three foiled mass shootings all took place in different states, and all of the tips that led to their arrests came from members of the public after they expressed their desire or intent to carry out attacks that would have created mass casualties. One of the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Will a serious discussion about “gun control” take place, or will it be more politicking by both sides? — Will toll talk spread beyond the citizens of Mobile and Baldwin Counties? — Why are Alabama […]

7. Illegal immigrant sentenced to 99 years Jorge Ruiz, the illegal immigrant who veered into oncoming traffic back in October and crashed into Marlena Hayes, killing Hayes, has been sentenced to 99 years and three months. When Ruiz crashed into Hayes, he was speeding and there were open and unopen cans of beer in his […]

7. No more fake support animals in Alabama Starting on September 1, anyone who falsely claims that their pet is a service animal or animal-in-training could face a $100 fine and 100 hours of community service. The new law specifies exactly what a service animal is in Alabama. The law states that service animals aren’t […]

7. Warden reassigned, staffers placed on leave After Jeffery Epstein’s apparent suicide, the warden of the federal detention center has been reassigned and the two staffers on duty at the time tasked with monitoring Epstein’s unit have been placed on administrative leave amid reports indicating that staffers slept through checks and falsified their records after […]

7. New “Voice of the Auburn Tigers” On Monday, Auburn Sports Properties and Auburn Athletics announced that Andy Burcham will take over as the new “Voice of the Auburn Tigers,” a position that was previously held by the late Rod Bramblett. Burcham said that he’s thrilled about being selected, but “it’s a bittersweet time and […]

7. Blaming the conservative media for El Paso ignores one big thing The white supremacist terrorist that committed a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas Wal-Mart has had his manifesto used to attempt to silence everyone from the president of the United States to talk radio, even though by his own words, it’s just […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Two mass shootings lead to demands for action, but will we see any? — Does State Auditor Jim Zeigler have plans for his anti-toll activism that extends beyond this issue? Will he run for higher […]

7. Everything is Trump’s fault Late last week, a man in Montana, Curt James Brockway, slammed a 13-year-old boy’s head into the ground because the boy didn’t remove his hat during the national anthem. According to Brockway’s lawyer, this is all Trump’s fault. Brockway’s lawyer claimed that Trump’s “rhetoric” is to blame for Brockway’s actions […]

7. Twitter, your bias is showing After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) reelection campaign posted videos on Twitter where protesters were outside of his house in Kentucky saying that McConnell should be stabbed “in the heart” and that he should break his “raggedy neck,” Twitter locked the senator’s Twitter account. McConnell’s campaign manager, Kevin […]

7. $15 minimum wage doesn’t work in New York City either Even in one of the most expensive cities in the world, businesses are having a hard time keeping up with artificially increased wages and are having to cut hours, reduce staff and raise prices to keep up. Some are having to shut down. The […]

Though the Alabama legislature passed and Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a record Education Trust Fund budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, the total state appropriation to public colleges and universities will still be considerably lower than the pre-recession high. The FY 2008 education budget allocated $1,382,849,588 to the state’s public four-year higher education […]

7. The Pine Hill Police Department didn’t respond to the shootings well The Pine Hill Police Department shared a post on Facebook after the shooting in El Paso and Dayton that said, “Two mass shootings in 24 hours. Is America great again yet?” clearly this is related to the President’s slogan but the PHPD claims […]

7. The Democratic socialist convention got overly sensitive The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) hosted their national convention in Atlanta, GA, where a delegate from Sacramento, CA, James Jackson, spoke and began by saying that he uses “he/him” personal pronouns, but then he claimed of “sensory overload” because “guys” in the room were whispering too […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Are Democrats hurting their presidential chances with these debate performances? — Did CNN misfire when they tried to compare Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District (AL-05) to Baltimore in order to defend Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD)? — […]

7. Trump sure was wrong about Baltimore Only a few hours before President Trump tweeted that U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings’ (D-MD) “district is considered the worst in the USA….,” Cummings’ property that he rents out in Baltimore, which has a homicide rate is seven times that of Afghanistan, was broken into. President Trump has also […]

7. Alabama could see a cut in food stamp users who aren’t eligible A plan to close a loophole allowing higher-income earners to receive food stamps would impact Alabama residents that have benefitted from Alabama’s decision to grant food stamp eligibility to people who receive food stamps without income or asset tests. Forty-three states currently […]

7. A North Carolina gun shop is about to do a lot of business Cherokee Guns posted a billboard that featured the four members of “The Squad,” U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rashida Talib (D-MI), which states, “The 4 Horsemen Cometh are Idiots. Signed, the Deplorables.” Of course, […]

7. Kamala Harris might not know where she stands on issues U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, has decided to flip-flop on decriminalizing illegal border crossing. Originally during a Democratic debate, Harris said she was in favor of decriminalization, but then Harris was on “The View” and she denied ever being […]

7. UAB student sent home from work for wearing a headscarf In a Facebook post that has now gone viral, Felicia Layton, a junior at UAB, claims she was sent home from the UAB child development center, where she works, and was threatened with being fired due to the way she was wearing her hair […]