Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) has proposed legislation that would allow taxpayers to divert a portion or all of their own state income tax refund to We Build the Wall, Inc., a 501(c)4 non-profit dedicated to fundraising for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico, which has been a major policy initiative of President Donald […]

7. President Donald Trump and conservatives vs. social media giants — Earlier this week, Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) sued Twitter and some users over harassment, shadow-banning, censorship and facilitating defamation. Part of his claim is that their content-based moderation makes them responsible for what is on their platform. President Trump has also jumped into the […]

Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) spoke in Birmingham and addressed the lottery calling it "number one discussion" in Montgomery at this point.

Fredricks himself believes this is a long-shot but stated that he believes the people of this state need to continue having a voice on this issue.

7. The president of the United States spent the weekend ripping the corpse of former Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) — President Donald Trump brought up McCain’s role in turning over the Steele Dossier, tweeting, “Spreading the fake and totally discredited Dossier ‘is, unfortunately, a very dark stain against John McCain.” The dossier was part of […]

Most big legislative battles involve a series of significant events taking place in the days, months and years leading up to the vote. It can be one event or several events, independent or interconnected. Sometimes there is an important election, a federal mandate, a court decision or a natural disaster to which the legislature needs […]

Jackson closes the show with a "Parting Shot" directed a Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and blaming him for the lack of discussion about the gas tax during the last election.

The surprising 59-41 vote in the Republican-led Senate had a few surprises, first the number of defectors and, secondly, one of the Republican who sided with Trump was frequent Trump critic Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).

Brewbaker added that the rank-and-file Republicans are probably not aware of this deal, but they will soon find themselves dealing with these issues in the regular session.

It was very non-controversial, after all the handwringing, the vote wasn't even close and an overwhelming number of State Senators voting for the gas tax increase. 

It looks all but inevitable that Alabama's State Senate will vote to raise the gas tax by 10-cents on Tuesday.

The Alabama Supreme Court has dealt school choice opponents a significant blow in their efforts to keep charter schools out of the state. In an opinion with a wide-ranging impact released on Friday, the court cleared the way for the opening of the first charter school within Montgomery County.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is the state of the state strong? — Why is Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) joining other Democrats in baseless allegations about voter suppression? — Will Alabama’s leadership get their gas tax increase passed?

After the meeting, the Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee approved the bills with a voice vote but with no opposition. The bills now move to the full House for an up or down vote on Friday.

HB 2, known as the Rebuild Alabama bill, includes provisions that would put the Yellowhammer State at the forefront of the nation's transition to...

7. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) has been appointed to a climate change panel in the House; All Republican members come from energy-producing states — While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) climate change panel may take up the Green New Deal and other legislative matters involving climate change, it seems unlikely that Republicans are prepared to […]

Thursday will mark day two of the legislative special session called by Governor Kay Ivey on her Rebuild Alabama infrastructure plan.

The Governor did not call for a special session during her state of the state address but it is still widely expected to be called soon.

"If we want to continue to attract world-class companies and high-paying jobs to Alabama, we need to make an investment in the state’s infrastructure system."

Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement, "Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives in the storms that hit Lee County today. Praying for their families & everyone whose homes or businesses were affected."

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can Governor Kay Ivey get her gas tax plan passed? — Did Michael Cohen finish off the president or himself? — Are too many Democrats admitting they are socialists?

7. Charles Barkley is the latest famous person to show up at a fraud trial in Birmingham; Barkley  says he lost $6.15 million and he doesn’t expect to recover it — Donald Watkins, Sr. and Donald Watkins, Jr. are charged with multiple counts of fraud for a scheme that has been going on for about […]

Here we are again. Alabama’s favorite and most hated politician Roy Moore is publicly flirting with the idea that he may run for office again. Moore is the stereotypical career politician. He has jumped from office to office attempting to climb the rungs to obtain power. Roy Moore has run for probate judge, Supreme Court justice, […]

The most likely outcome is whatever value this hearing has is eliminated once the Mueller report comes out, in whatever form it comes out.