Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s reelection campaign on Tuesday launched its first TV advertisement of the cycle, highlighting Stimpson’s record of success leading Mobile’s revitalization, economic development and infrastructure improvements. The 30-second ad, entitled “Not Done Yet,” features major city successes that Stimpson spearheaded while outlining that Mobile’s momentum continues to surge forward under his leadership. […]

Alabama has a legacy of electing members of Congress that over time acquire a knack for procuring federal funds for the state, oftentimes in the form of earmarks. Congress ended this practice of earmarking a decade ago after Republicans took control of the body. However, House Democrats under the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) this past week delivered remarks on the floor of the United States Senate ahead of Memorial Day, reflecting on the sacrifice of America’s tremendous military service members and their families. “Our Gold Star families have given a great sacrifice to our country,” said Alabama’s junior senator. “The United States stands […]

During his most recent appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris floated the possibility of Alabama using a lottery or college scholarships to encourage people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Harris cited the so-called “vax-a-million” program implemented by the state of Ohio to increase vaccinations. He said his agency […]

During an appearance on Newsmax TV’s “The Chris Salcedo Show” on Friday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) criticized the Biden administration for what he deemed an open border policy. Moore reiterated the point he had made in a video posted on his Facebook account arguing the merits of a secured border. “[I]t’s actually Americans last,” […]

Mental health historically has been an issue not discussed widely in public. But the pandemic has highlighted the need to bring it to the forefront. Statistics show more people have become comfortable seeking assistance with managing their fears, isolation and anxiety surrounding the pandemic, as well as financial uncertainty and overall mental and emotional wellness. Tandrea Elmore, […]

For NASA inventor Jonathan Lee, an alumnus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, the global pandemic could not be more personal: it took away his father last year, spurring Lee to join the battle against the virus himself. Lee earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in […]

University of Alabama Campus Development has teamed with Facilities and Grounds to begin steps to create a campus tree farm, which will be used to propagate many different native plants including camellias, oaks and magnolias. The project for propagation of historical and heirloom trees coincides with the team goals for the campus to become more self-sustainable and play […]

The future USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico recently, Alabama’s Austal USA announced on Friday. LCS 28, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, is the fourth Austal-built ship for the U.S. Navy to complete acceptance trials in the last year, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic. The USS Savannah was […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Friday reacted to President Joe Biden releasing a $6 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2022, which features spending levels that have not been seen in America in generations. The massive budget would even represent a higher percentage of the economy than the country saw […]

Cullman City Schools Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff on Friday announced that over 250 seventh grade students from Cullman Middle School and over 250 ninth grade students from Cullman High School next year will have unprecedented access to community opportunities and resources that will help prepare them to be Life, Career and Citizen ready graduates. Additionally, each […]

The U.S. Navy last weekend commissioned the USS Mobile (LCS 26), which was built at Austal USA’s world-class manufacturing operation in its namesake city. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship becomes the 16th ship Austal has delivered to the Navy over the last five years. LCS 26 was delivered to the Navy in late 2020. U.S. Senator […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama ranks highest in member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the East South Central Region, according to the J.D. Power 2021 Commercial Member Health Plan Study. Since J.D. Power first published the study in 2007, BCBS of Alabama has ranked highest in member satisfaction in the region for […]

Earlier this week, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that would ban so-called vaccine passports, defined as requirements to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to do business with private and governmental entities within the state. According to its chief sponsor State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), the legislation is intended to prevent the creation of […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she has vetoed Democrat-sponsored SB 94, which would have delayed implementation of the Alabama Literacy Act’s retention component by two years. This aspect of the Literacy Act, passed by the legislature in 2019, is set to take effect following the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year. It would require […]

Dr. John Christy is among planet Earth’s best known climate scientists. However, being skeptical of today’s claims of a “broken climate” isn’t how he thought he would gain such notoriety when he began his quest for knowledge about climate science at age 10, as he describes in his new book, “Is it getting hotter in […]

Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation this week announced that Michael J. Morrissey has been appointed chairman of its board of directors. Morrissey has served on Protective’s board since May 2020. He is the former president and CEO of the International Insurance Society (IIS). “Serving as a member of the Protective Board of Directors for the past […]

On Wednesday, a couple of days removed from GOP U.S. Senate hopeful former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard’s claim her opponent U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) was “courting” campaign donations from so-called RINO Republicans and “hardcore progressives promoting the woke, cancel culture movement,” Blanchard doubled down on the claim with a YouTube video. Brooks […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Wednesday delivered remarks at a press conference regarding the rising prices of goods and the direct impact inflation is having on Alabamians under the presidency of President Joe Biden. “I went through inflation back in the 1970s growing up,” Alabama’s junior senator began. “And it wasn’t a pretty sight.” Tuberville […]

In a post to Facebook on Tuesday, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Lynda Blanchard suggested that former Trump aide Stephen Miller had endorsed her opponent U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) because of a potential financial relationship between Brooks and Miller. According to Blanchard’s post responding to a statement of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Brooks, […]

The Reese’s Senior Bowl on Wednesday announced that, in collaboration with the National Football League, it will hold the HBCU (Historically Black College & University) Combine in Mobile, Alabama. The 73rd annual Reese’s Senior Bowl will kick off on February 5, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. CT at Hancock Whitney Stadium. With representatives from all 32 […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate’s (R-AL) 2022 reelection bid. Pate, currently serving his first term as commissioner after being elected in 2018, announced his GOP reelection candidacy earlier this week. “Commissioner Pate has done an outstanding job leading the Department of Agriculture […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s office on Wednesday afternoon announced that she has signed two additional bills following the conclusion of the Alabama Legislature’s 2021 regular session last week. Ivey has newly signed HB 285 and HB 314. Sponsored by Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), HB 285 bans curbside voting. Previously existing Alabama law did not currently provide for […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday that he has notified the Supreme Court of Alabama that Clarke County Sheriff William Ray Norris tendered his resignation to Governor Kay Ivey on May 24, to become effective on June 1. This comes as the Supreme Court had ordered Norris to appear and answer a two-count information of […]