It’s 510 days until Alabamians go to vote for governor. However, the campaign is underway for Gov. Kay Ivey, who made her intentions to seek reelection known earlier this month. This week, she picked up one of her first major endorsements of the campaign cycle from Manufacture Alabama, a trade association dedicated to the interests […]

President Joe Biden on Wednesday got into a verbal sparring match with Alabama native and CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins over Biden’s approach to his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The exchange between Biden and Collins took place while Biden was attending a summit with the Russian leader in Geneva, Switzerland, and […]

Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) finally served his colleague U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) notice of a lawsuit alleging Brooks was responsible for the January 6 Capitol Hill riot after a back-and-forth played out in the media. The process server, Christian Seklecki of Georgia, was able to deliver service at Brooks’ home […]

Last December, the U.S. Department of Justice initiated long-threatened legal action against Alabama for its prison conditions, alleging they were in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution. Policymakers insist part of the solution to countering the suit is new prison construction, although some on the Democrat side of the aisle in […]

Former U.S. ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard argues she is the true so-called “outsider” candidate in the race for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2022. On Tuesday, Blanchard appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” to discuss the numerous vacancies in the Biden administration’s diplomatic corps around the world, in particular ambassadorships, which […]

Two of the state’s conservative advocacy groups have partnered to oppose the controversial critical race theory (CRT) in front of the state school board. The Alabama Policy Institute (API) and Eagle Forum of Alabama have offered a resolution to the Alabama State School Board opposing the teaching of CRT in Alabama public schools, according to […]

It has been nearly a week since former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt announced her intentions to seek the Republican nomination for Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate election. While there is a little over 11 months until Alabama Republicans go to cast a ballot, one of the issues sure to weigh on their decision […]

Before running into political obstacles preventing a line of financing, Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration had put a lot of prep work into her lease-build prison plan, which now relies on the Alabama Legislature for a funding mechanism. Much of that work had to do with the design of the physical facilities, which would have been […]

The city of Birmingham turns 150 this year, and Mayor Randall Woodfin is emphasizing his hometown’s resiliency in celebrating the anniversary of its founding. With the theme “Built to Last,” the city is set to hold a series of events from June through December to mark its 150 years as a city, according to Woodfin. […]

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) U.S. Senate campaign unveiled one of the more significant endorsements to date in the race’s early stages for the GOP nomination for Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate contest. The endorsement, while not totally unexpected, came from the Club for Growth, an entity that has been very active in Alabama […]

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Monday a new round of local road improvement projects which will receive state funding. A total of 13 projects will receive funding through the Annual Grant Program, an initiative created under the Rebuild Alabama Act of 2019. “Improving Alabama’s infrastructure remains a top priority of the Ivey Administration, and thanks […]

ASHLAND, Alabama – When the emergency call comes in, the fire trucks must be well-equipped and always ready to roll. For many communities in Alabama and Georgia, Matt Williams is the guy who helps make sure the fire rigs are prepared for the job. His family-owned company in Ashland, Williams Fire Apparatus, has long specialized […]

The Edison Electric Institute has awarded Alabama Power its prestigious Emergency Response Award for the company’s rapid response to last year’s Hurricane Zeta and for helping others following this year’s Winter Storm Viola. EEI is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric utilities. Presented to EEI member companies, Emergency Response Awards recognize the recovery and assistance efforts of utilities following […]

As the Ivey administration continues to be confronted with obstacles to solving the state’s prison dilemma, law enforcement in all 67 counties is suffering in the meantime. Inmates that have long since been sentenced to time in state prisons remain in county jails as the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) sorts through problems dealing with […]

It has been roughly two weeks since the June 1 funding deadline for a lease-build prison plan has come and gone, which has forced a course change for the Ivey administration on the issue. Last week, leadership from both the State House and State Senate met with Gov. Kay Ivey to help determine what that […]

U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) submitted a request on Friday for increased funding for several of the nation’s missile defense programs. In a letter to the House Appropriations Committee chairwoman and ranking member, Brooks and Carl joined seven other Republican colleagues in asking for funding above that outlined in President Joe […]

When David Housel retired from Auburn University in 2006, after a legendary career as athletics director for the Tigers, it wasn’t long before his wife urged him to get busy again – and a deli on Glenn Avenue in Auburn was the beneficiary. “Susan wanted me to do something to get out of the house,” Housel recalls. […]

Last week, Florida’s Board of Education banned so-called “critical race theory” from its public schools, and it is a move State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) hopes to follow in Alabama. Critical race theory, a belief that racism is ingrained in some of America’s sacred institutions, is widely panned by critics because it distorts and weaponizes […]

Earlier this year, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a commission to rename the military bases named for those that served in the Confederacy. Among those under consideration for renaming are 10 U.S. Army installations, including Daleville’s Fort Rucker, named for Confederate Gen. Edmund W. Rucker, who would later become an early Birmingham industrialist. In an […]

Ten high school students with blindness and visual impairments are learning about cybersecurity this week at a GenCyber Camp at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System. The students from Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina will be exposed to a wide range of cybersecurity and computer topics […]

Businesses and residents in Fayette County will have access to rural broadband and high-speed fiber internet service thanks to Alabama Power and Tombigbee Communications’ freedom FIBER, a subsidiary of Tombigbee Electric Cooperative. “We are excited to continue the deployment of broadband throughout northwest Alabama alongside our longtime partner Alabama Power,” said Steve Foshee, president and CEO of Tombigbee Electric […]

Earlier this year, the Air Force said the preferred location for U.S. Space Command headquarters would be Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal. Currently, the headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base near Colorado Springs, which was among several other installations in Colorado and around the country in competition with Redstone Arsenal. Despite drawing protests from the likes of […]

With the Republican primaries less than a year away, members of the Alabama Legislature are rolling out their 2022 plans. While there will be a few retirements along the way, most incumbents will be running for reelection. Among those is State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur), who represents Morgan County’s House District 8 in the Alabama […]

On Friday, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will be part of a line-up for the Jefferson County Republican Party’s “Saluting Their Service” event honoring Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin and State Rep. Jim Carns (R-Vestavia Hills). However, the appearance from Flynn seems to be a cause for concern for many in the local […]