Last month, State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) announced he was bringing legislation that would take on what some are referring to as Critical Race Theory in state government institutions and in Alabama’s public education. He will have an ally in State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road), who could spearhead the effort in the legislature’s upper […]

State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) will have at least one challenger in his bid for the Republican spot for Secretary of State on the 2022 general election ballot. Laura Clark of Mountain Brook announced on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Val” program on Tuesday she will also be seeking the GOP nod next May. […]

On Tuesday, a pair of Republicans won two special elections for legislative vacancies in districts just south of Birmingham. Former State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield), who left her House District 49 seat in 2020 to serve in the Trump administration as regional director of the Department of Health and Human Services for Region IV, won […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor on Monday to deliver remarks honoring members of the military and advocating for the expansion of health care options for veterans. The first-term senator outlined that there are nearly 20 million veterans in the United States, with 400,000 living in the Yellowhammer State. Tuberville said […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 19 other states in supporting South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act. Marshall filed a brief on Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The law was challenged by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and and enjoined by a federal district judge shortly […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) announced on Tuesday its endorsement of Wes Allen in his race for Secretary of State. Chris Iaacson, president and CEO of AFA, noted Allen’s commitment to limited government in a statement announcing the endorsement. “Wes is a strong advocate of limited, fiscally responsible government, private property rights, and ensuring a […]

U.S. News has bestowed top status on the city of Huntsville. The outlet has placed the Rocket City among its three best places to live in America. “Once a sleepy farming town, Huntsville gained national recognition during the Space Race of the 1960s and is now consistently among the fastest-growing metro areas in Alabama,” the […]

State Auditor Jim Zeigler wants Gov. Kay Ivey to issue a ban on so-called door-to-door vaccine squads in Alabama, as some medical professionals and members of the Biden administration have proposed a door-to-door effort to tabulate vaccine statistics. In a press release issued Sunday, Zeigler said he asked the Governor in writing to “use the […]

The pieces are starting to come together for who could be returning to the Alabama State House in 2023. On Tuesday, State Rep. Jim Carns (R-Vestavia Hills) announced he was seeking reelection for the Alabama House of Representatives District 48, which includes portions of southern Jefferson County and northern Shelby County. Carns is considered one […]

Consumers are seeing prices continue to rise for several reasons, according to Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial Corp. In a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing a likely rise in consumer prices for June, Moody outlined that the main factor in the increase was the inability of businesses to keep up with consumer […]

Katie Britt, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, renewed her opposition to lockdowns for Alabama. Late last year, Britt led a “Keep Alabama Open” campaign on behalf of the state’s businesses when it appeared the federal government would mandate a national lockdown. Her statement on Monday came on the heels of Gov. Kay Ivey’s […]

Despite what the media have said about U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), she is not be shunned by Republicans universally. Later this month, Greene will be featured by the Alabama Federation of Republican Women at an event to be held at the Dothan Civic Center. Tickets went on sale this morning, and the event […]

Monday, through a press statement, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill responded to a claim from Vice President Kamala Harris that voter identification laws make exercising the right to vote difficult. Harris claimed that since some people in rural areas did not have access to a photocopier, submitting a copy of identification was too much […]

MOBILE — Since the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die earlier this year, Alabama’s prison woes continue to be one of the unresolved issues that lawmakers are discussing during the off-period. However, in recent weeks Critical Race Theory as a potential part of the K-12 curriculum and state government has also emerged as a topic the […]

Last week, the Alabama House Republican caucus took a stand to back University of North Alabama Student Government Association President Jake Statom in a dispute over a social media post that included a photo of a T-shirt with a rainbow that read, “Born this way? You must be born again.” Critics have called on Statom […]

Last week, the race for the Republican nod for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2022 added another candidate as Azimuth founder and CEO Jessica Taylor announced her intentions to enter the contest. Taylor made her announcement in a video that included a rocket launch and is the fourth entrant in a field that includes […]

Last week, discussions in Montgomery continued about how to handle Alabama’s prison crisis but with a few additional wrinkles. With members of the House of Representatives now involved, a new facility to replace Wetumpka’s Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women built in the 1940s, and the possible use of the under-utilized Perry County Correctional Facility that […]

Saturday, former President Donald Trump took aim at Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, former head of the Business Council of Alabama, by questioning her qualifications for the job. In a statement, Trump said she was not qualified, nor was she “what our Country needs or not what Alabama wants.” Earlier this year, Trump endorsed […]

Sweet Grown Alabama has launched a new effort to help the state’s farmers sell more of their produce in local grocery stores. The nonprofit foundation, which promotes Alabama’s farming industry, is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and five local grocers and distributors across the state. Sweet […]

After a scheduled November launch, when NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) achieves orbit and unfurls the 18 gold-coated beryllium segments of its 6.5-meter primary mirror, over two decades of crucial UAH partnership in the project will also blossom. The technical challenges of JWST allied UAH as a partner in the international project with NASA’s […]

Alabama’s newest veterans home will be named for one of the state’s homegrown American heroes, the late Bennie Adkins. News of the honor was delivered Friday by the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. Adkins served in the United States Army for more than 20 years, holding the rank of command sergeant major at the time […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) joined 31 of his U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in demanding answers from President Joe Biden regarding Biden’s plan to wage a door-to-door vaccine campaign. In a letter sent to the president on Friday, Moore and other members of the House asserted that the plan violated the privacy of Americans […]

Friday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) gave his endorsement to Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth for his 2022 reelection bid. Brooks, who represents Alabama’s fifth congressional district, is in the middle of a hotly contested Republican primary race, which includes Brooks, former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt, Prattville businesswoman Jessica Taylor and former U.S. […]

Katie Britt, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, spoke with Huntsville radio host Michael Yaffee on Thursday about her faith, her family and what has driven her to run for public office. Britt recounted to the host of WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program” the powerful story of her family’s survival during the Tuscaloosa tornado and […]