An avid outdoorsman and fierce defender of the Second Amendment, Donald Trump, Jr. is set to headline the Tennessee Valley Hunting & Fishing Expo in Huntsville next month. Trump’s appearance at the event is expected to include his participation in two on-stage question and answer sessions, according to organizers of the event. One session will […]

During a formal announcement on Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey revealed that Westwater Resources Inc. plans to build “a first-of-its-kind” advanced graphite processing plant in Coosa County near Kellyton. According to a release, the move by Westwater Resources would put Alabama “at the forefront in the production of an essential material in batteries that power electrical […]

The Alabama Policy Institute announced the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary named Rightside Media and a partnership with Cumulus Media’s WVNN to broadcast a new three-hour afternoon news-talk radio show across north Alabama on both AM and FM stations and live-streamed online. Dubbed “Rightside Radio,” the show will be hosted five days a week by […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall has called on Congress to reinstate its ban on taxpayer-funded abortions. Marshall’s request comes in response to President Joe Biden’s exclusion of the ban from his proposed federal budget, a move which would amount to a dramatic shift in federal policy. In a letter to congressional leaders, Marshall said it was […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The long-standing economic and cultural ties between Alabama and Germany were on full display Thursday night as 10 German companies were recognized for their investments in the state and Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield was honored. The Alabama Germany Partnership’s Annual Dinner, held at Regions Field in Birmingham, attracted more than 250 German and […]

On Tuesday, 15 Republican governors issued a joint letter urging Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to release the 2020 Census redistricting data “as soon as possible.” Included among those was Gov. Kay Ivey. The letter warns that the nearly six-month delay releasing the data has made state legislatures unable to redraw district lines prior to […]

Tuesday, State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) announced he was seeking a second term in the Alabama Legislature. The freshman lawmaker represents Alabama’s House District 105, which includes the southern portion of Mobile County. Among Brown’s signature accomplishments of his first term include passage of Aniah’s Law and the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights.

It has been three weeks since a deadline has come and gone for Alabama to close on the lease-build option initially proposed by Gov. Kay Ivey. Given an inability for the private contractors behind the deal to secure funding, Ivey and leadership from both chambers of the Alabama Legislature have been exploring new options. Among […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A new national analysis released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows the well-being of Alabama’s children was generally improving before the pandemic. However, the state’s progress was not keeping pace with the rest of the country. The Foundation’s analysis comes from new data in the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, […]

Given it has become the hot political topic of the day, the attention given to Critical Race Theory in Alabama regarding public schools should come as no surprise. The issue has led State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) to file legislation to ban the teaching of the theory, which argues all the country’s institutions are racist […]

Questions about so-called Critical Race Theory and whether or not it should be taught in Alabama’s public schools are causing some to take a closer look at racism and its existence in our nation’s sacred institutions. During an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) weighed in on […]

State Rep. Shane Stringer’s (R-Citronelle) dispute with Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran over the so-called constitutional carry issue has been well documented, and it ultimately cost him his position with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. However, it also may very well have catapulted him into front-runner status for that position, which is up for election […]

Although news leaked out last week via social media, State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) has made it official and formally announced he would seek the Republican Party’s nomination for State Auditor for the 2022 election cycle. Sorrell, a freshman legislator, narrowly won his 2018 election by flipping a traditional Democrat-leaning district held by former […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – AIDT, Alabama’s primary workforce development agency, marked 50 years as a central player in the state’s economic growth through its mission of connecting and training Alabama workers with companies across the state. The milestone was marked with a ceremony at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, attended by Governor Kay Ivey and representatives of […]

Birmingham-area leaders on Monday announced the launch of Prosper, an initiative focused on creating a more prosperous and equitable Birmingham by investing in opportunities that grow the area’s economy in an inclusive way. Prosper intends to be the table where everybody has a seat, setting regional priorities for job growth and retention, job access and job […]

One of the talking points used by opponents of voter identification at the polling precinct is that some voters may not be able to obtain a photo ID and could be denied the ability to vote in a particular election. To limit that as a possible hurdle for eligible voters, Secretary of State John Merrill […]

After much speculation, Gov. Kay Ivey announced her intentions to seek another term as governor in 2022 earlier this month. Despite what were perceived to be controversial positions on pushing the Rebuild Alabama Act that raised the gasoline tax, her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in determining what could remain open and closed and a […]

Alabama’s post-COVID pandemic economic recovery seems to be humming along based on data released Friday by the Alabama Department of Labor. According to a press release, Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington revealed Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate is 3.4%, down from April’s rate of 3.6%. The 3.4% rate tops the May 2020 […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) fired his own warning shots over what he views as an inadequate defense budget proposal from President Joe Biden. During a full Senate Committee on Appropriations review of Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Department of Defense budget request, Shelby expressed his concern that the administration’s defense spending plan placed the nation […]

U.S. Representative Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) joined 13 of his congressional colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to undergo an examination to determine his mental fitness to serve. The group cited a string of embarrassing verbal gaffes by the president as the basis for their request. In a letter sent to Biden on Thursday, the Republican […]

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) seemingly flexed its muscle at the end of the 2021 legislative session by successfully pushing through a two-year delay to the Literacy Act, which mandates children be able to read at a third grade level before proceeding to the fourth grade. Gov. […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has thrown his support to Will Ainsworth as the first-term lieutenant governor ramps up his reelection bid. Ainsworth announced Tuberville’s backing in a release from his campaign on Thursday. The former college football coach offered that his endorsement of Ainsworth was an easy play call for him. “I’ve spent most […]

ATLANTA – Audubon, an Atlanta-based real estate firm specializing in the acquisition, development and management of multifamily properties, announced it has closed on the purchase of Parks at Wakefield & Wellington, its first acquisition in Alabama. The total cost of the transaction was $32.7 million, or $80,147 per unit. Audubon’s portfolio of owned-and-operated multifamily assets […]

The sparks continue to fly in the very early stages of the race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat on next year’s general election ballot. Although it has been just over a week since former Business Council of Alabama president Katie Britt formally announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate, she and her […]