On Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Birmingham announced that State Representative John Rogers (D-Birmingham) has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice in connection with the scheme to defraud the Jefferson County Community Service Fund. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation […]

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong represented North Alabama to the tune of millions of dollars for Fiscal Year 2024, securing the funding in an appropriations package that was signed into law last week. “I am proud to return $18.5 million in taxpayer dollars back to Alabama’s Fifth District,” Strong said in a statement. “These dollars will […]

The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) voiced its opposition to HB238, which advanced through the Alabama House Insurance Committee last week. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Phillip Rigsby (R-Huntsville), would reform prescription drug reimbursement by mandating pharmacy benefit managers compensate in-network pharmacies for the actual acquisition costs of medications, in addition to implementing a […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced that the state’s General Fund will be receiving an additional $220 million after pending opioid related litigation was finally resolved in court last week. The new funding will be distributed to local governments and public hospitals. The drug manufacturers involved in the litigation, Cardinal Health and Cencora (formerly […]

Several Alabama Department of Transportation operations will take place on I-65 in north Alabama this week, including hot mix pothole patching, guardrail repairs, and core sampling. ALDOT said it is planning these operations for the middle of the week to limit lane closures to off-peak travel hours on the days anticipated to have the lightest […]

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has responded to reports on social media concerning a Space Camp transgender counselor. The reports have even included posts on X from U.S. Rep. Dale Strong and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville. It is imperative that Space Camp remains a safe place for children to learn and grow in STEM […]

A report claiming funding for the FBI’s campus on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville was “wiped out,” is incorrect, according to several members of Alabama’s congressional delegation. The New York Times published a story Friday claiming Republican lawmakers achieved a goal of cutting spending to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by “wiping out the pet project […]

Alabama is already known agriculturally nationwide for its pecan production. Now, that profile is set to grow even further after New Mexico-based Southern Roots Nut Co. announced recently that it will be opening a pecan processing facility in Dothan. The new facility is expected to create 120 jobs with an annual payroll exceeding $4.1 million, […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville has long advocated for the ending of Daylight Savings time. With clocks springing forward once again across the country, Alabamians will have an extra hour of sunlight and it will not be dark out until after 7:00 P.M. Tuberville (R-Auburn) says that this should be the national standard year round — […]

North Alabama Congressman Dale Strong marked a major legislative victory with U.S. House passage of his first piece of authored legislation: The Department of Homeland Security Biodetection Improvement Act. It passed the House unanimously, and according to Rep. Strong (R-Monrovia), will help keep the United States one step ahead of adversaries. The bill deals with […]

On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation with bipartisan support that will require teachers to post the curriculum of their classes online so that parents can be aware of what their child is learning and being presented. The “Parents’ Right to Know” bill is sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed (R-Jasper). […]

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation to make it a crime for organizers and activists to accept payment for handling absentee ballot applications of non-family members. It also makes it a crime for corporations or nonprofit organizations to pay people to harvest ballots in Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey announced her support for the proposal in her 2024 […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Dentistry announced it has officially opened a new Dothan, Alabama based satellite dental clinic to recruit, educate, train, and retain dentists to help improve overall dental health within the state’s Wiregrass region. “We are grateful for our state and local leaders and generous supporters who have played […]

The Mobile Police Department released the city’s 2023 annual crime statistics report. A city recognized at one time by Forbes as the second most dangerous in the country, Mobile showed an overall reduction of crime across several key categories. According to the statistics, in 2023, there were 33 homicides in Mobile, eight less than the […]

It’s been more than a year since a tornado whipped through Winston County, leaving damaged homes, businesses in its wake. Also among the damage was a communications tower for the county’s emergency communications system. But, now, thanks to grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, emergency personnel will be able to respond to calls to protect […]

In the days since her televised takedown of President Joe Biden’s “wildly political” State of the Union address, a style and tone familiar to Alabamians made its nationwide debut, setting off a viral reaction from left-leaning pundits meeting U.S. Senator Katie Britt for the first time and conservatives appraising her status as a top contender […]

Birmingham Fire and Rescue have freed a U-Haul driver who was pinned underneath a concrete column that the truck hit at a parking deck along Highland Avenue, according to a report from Stephen Quinn of ABC 33/40: The driver was pinned under the column for a full 90 minutes before he was freed and taken […]

On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a compromise gambling bill that is dramatically different from the one that passed the House of Representatives last month. Senator Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) carried the legislation in the Senate. Albritton insisted that the public wants the opportunity to vote on a gambling bill “They want the opportunity to vote […]

Huntsville’s Toyota Manufacturing Alabama engine plant has set a new facility record for most engines assembled in a single year — and that figure is expected to grow. The company announced the plant produced 770,000 engines in 2023 alone. At maximum production, the facility could manufacture as many as 900,000. “Toyota Alabama supplies over one-third […]

Jacksonville State University hosted its first Southeastern Leadership Command College for law enforcement officers across Alabama this week. The strategic aim of the program will offer professional development to senior officers, while also training officers at a sergeant or lieutenant level to later become leaders in their departments and agencies. The curriculum is focused on […]

When the Legislature adjourned for the weekend on February 15th, plenty of challenging issues were already waiting for us to return the following week. The House was preparing for a vote on the CHOOSE Act and other priority items. The Senate was working on issues like election security and legislation dealing with DEI. The session […]

Tonight, Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt will deliver the official GOP response to President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address immediately following his speech.  Britt’s presence as the youngest Republican woman elected to the U.S. Senate, and the only current mother of school-aged children in the Senate is being hailed as the starkest […]

This morning, Governor Kay Ivey’s signature on school choice legislation has placed Alabama at the forefront of states in expanding educational freedom in 2024. With the creation of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), Alabama joins fourteen other states in offering comprehensive choice programs as state legislatures across the U.S. consider similar expansions in 2024. “Today is […]

Two weeks after a state Supreme Court ruling caused in vitro fertilization to come to a halt in the state, Gov. Kay Ivey signed IVF protections legislation, after it received overwhelming support from the Alabama Legislature. The House of Representatives passed SB159 Wednesday, it received concurrence in the State Senate and was then sent to […]