After U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02) on Friday announced that she will not seek reelection in 2020, a field of potential candidates is already shaping up in the southeast Alabama district. While some former and current elected officials are among the crowd still weighing bids, two popular state legislators strongly rumored to be in the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — After the Mueller hearings bust, what now for Democrats? — Is the FAIR Tax fair, and does it have a chance in Alabama? — Is Tommy Tuberville’s pledge to forgo a salary just a smart […]

7. Mueller hangover continues for the media and their Democrats While some on cable news pretended the Mueller hearings were a great day for Democrats, the sane wing of the Democratic Party tried to play down more calls for impeachment after another “this is where they get Trump” moment passes without a knockout blow and […]

7. A white professor is suing Tuskegee University for racial discrimination Physics professor Marshall Burns claims that he’s been a full professor at Tuskegee University since 1980, but is only receiving an associate professor’s salary. He’s asked for a raise 12 times, but now he’s filed a lawsuit claiming that the university has been discriminating […]

7. Georgia state representative lying about a racial encounter In news that should surprise absolutely no one, a witness contradicts the story of racism told by State Rep. Erica Thomas (D-GA). According to the witness, it was Thomas who uttered the “Go back where you came from” insult. A police report of the incident says […]

7. John Merrill is cracking down on improper voter registration A Russell County Board of Registrars member, Jimmy Adams, was removed from office by Secretary of State John Merrill after it was discovered that Adams had been spreading false information that voters could register to vote with their business addresses. Adams told two people that […]

7. Apparently, this is MAGA country, too State Representative Erica Thomas (D-GA) is nine months pregnant and posted a video on Facebook, claiming that a white man harassed her at a grocery store and told her, “You lazy son of a bitch, you need to go back where you came from.” She has since walked […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Was President Donald Trump being racist when attacking the “The Squad?” — What did Secretary of State John Merrill mean when he was talking about the media’s preoccupation with “homosexual activities?” — Can tolls for […]

7. Racial slur spray-painted on Birmingham real estate sign Husband-and-wife real estate team Jeremy and Gina Miller from Birmingham found that one of their “For Sale” signs had a racial slur spray-painted on the sign, but the Millers won’t be pressing charges. While the incident has gained viral attention, the identity of whoever spray painted […]

7. Toll fate uncertain The Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority only meets when called on, and they may be called on to deal with a growing concern over the potential tolls to pay for a $2.1 billion bridge project in Mobile. The board includes Governor Kay Ivey’s Cheif of Staff Jo Bonner and […]

7. Donald Watkins and his son go down hard for fraud Donald Watkins and Donald Watkins, Jr. were both sentenced to jail time and will be forced to pay restitution for defrauding a number of investors as part of a non-existent $1.5 billion bio-fuel scheme involving turning trash into ethanol. The case involved Martin Luther […]

7. “Made in America” is getting more American President Donald Trump has announced that any “Made in America” products used by the government will now be required to use more American components to still be considered American products. Currently, American products are actually allowed to contain 50% foreign components, but the executive order Trump signed […]

7. Support for impeachment craters  The support for impeaching President Donald Trump has fallen to new lows with only 21% of the nation agreeing it should move forward, while 18% of independents, and, more surprisingly, only 39% of Democrats are on board. The poll shows that the American people do not believe the president committed […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Does Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) ancestors make him responsible for reparations? — What does a surprising $300,000 in fundraising by State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) say about the Republican 2020 U.S. Senate […]

Alabama Power continues to make progress toward safely and permanently closing all its ash ponds. This week, the company posted reports on its website with additional details about the closure process. The meticulously designed process goes above and beyond closing the ponds in place. Safety and protecting the environment are the top priorities of the […]

7. More subpoenas The House Judiciary Committee voted 21-12 to issue subpoenas for a group of people associated with President Donald Trump in their attempt to continue the obstruction of justice investigation; Republicans have called this decision a “subpoena binge.” Those subpoenaed include Jared Kushner and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler […]

7. SUVs are in and the Corolla is out at the coming Mazda-Toyota plant Originally, the Mazda-Toyota manufacturing plant in Huntsville was going to produce Corollas, but now the company has announced that it will instead produce a not yet announced SUV. Toyota said that the change is due to a growing demand for light […]

7. Being vice president has been very profitable for Joe Biden Former Vice President Joe Biden released three years of tax returns and his financial disclosure form, which showed that in 2017, Biden and his wife, Jill, made around $11 million and $4.8 million in 2018. Biden’s campaign has said that a majority of the […]

7. Disgusting people are licking food in grocery stores After a 17-year-old woman in Texas had her boyfriend video her grabbing a tub of Blue Bell ice cream in the grocery store and then returning the canister to the freezer went viral, copycats videoing themselves doing the same thing have surfaced. In one case, Lenise […]

7. Trump offers congrats to ungrateful American soccer players Despite controversy between United States women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe and President Donald Trump, the president tweeted after the team’s win of the Women’s World Cup, “Congratulations to the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team on winning the World Cup! Great and exciting play. America is […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Dexter Strong take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should Alabama have charged a pregnant mother who was shot after she started a fight? — What has happened to former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign and can he recover? — Why the obsession […]

7. Trump administration admits defeat on the citizenship question According to the New York attorney general’s office, the Department of Justice will be issuing the 2020 census without the citizenship question that has been widely disputed recently, despite President Donald Trump saying he would attempt to delay the census until the question was included. Last […]

Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr. on Tuesday ran a factually challenged full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal continuing his calls for a complete boycott of the state of Alabama and its flagship university. However, his pleas seem to be falling on deaf ears, even in California, with a tech company announcing it will be relocating to […]

Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr. is at it again. Alabamians probably remember the backstory. He bought the naming rights to the University of Alabama School of Law last year, but he thought he bought the school itself. After souring relationships with university administration finally passed the point of no return, University of Alabama System Chancellor Finis […]