Republican U.S. Senate nominee Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday launched his first television advertisement ahead of the 2020 general election. Tuberville is set to face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on November 3, and the new 30-second spot cuts to the core of Alabama Republicans’ message this fall: Jones is aligned with the national Democratic Party […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Monday night held a “Drive-In the Vote” event for his 2020 reelection campaign in Leeds, Alabama. Jones was joined by current and former Democratic elected officials from various locales in the Yellowhammer State, as well as prominent national Democrats. This included U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), who was Hillary […]

Governor Kay Ivey in recent days set special election dates for Alabama Senate District 26. This seat was held by then-State Sen. David Burkette (D-Montgomery), who resigned last week before being arrested on a campaign finance charge. Ivey signed a proclamation on Friday setting the special election schedule.

While technically retired from her professional career, Bobbie Knight has eagerly accepted a new challenge of securing success for students as the first female president of Miles College. In addition to serving as president of the Fairfield HBCU, Knight remains CEO of her own company, Bobbie Knight Consulting, and serves as chair of the Board […]

It’s been in the making for the past few years, but make no mistake about it – OnBoard Birmingham is all about the future. The Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) has launched its online talent attraction and recruitment tool, which it has branded OnBoard Birmingham, as a way of reaching talent directly, and through those helping them, find new jobs […]

During this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) reacted to Gov. Kay Ivey’s proposal to build three new prison facilities through a public-private partnership that would have the state of Alabama leasing those facilities. Daniels told “Capitol Journal” host Don Dailey there was a lack of discussion […]

Site selection professionals surveyed by national publication Area Development once again ranked Alabama among the top states for doing business, citing a range of factors that underpin a business-friendly environment. Alabama ranks No. 6 overall in the magazine’s 2020 “Top States for Doing Business” analysis, continuing a long run in the annual survey’s Top 10 […]

Why is the COVID-19 virus more dangerous in people with existing illnesses? Sadis Matalon, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues in Texas and San Francisco asked that question in a hypothesis paper published online in Physiological Reviews on March 27. They reviewed, in detail, research literature for hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular illness, chronic […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA have awarded $3.2 million over three years to development of open-source solar atmosphere and inner heliosphere software models useful to predict space weather, a project led by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, with a UAH professor as principal […]

BIO Alabama announced the keynote speakers and lineup for the organization’s virtual annual conference Oct. 5-9. The leading advocate for Alabama’s bioeconomy said despite challenges presented by COVID-19, a virtual conference is still able to inspire, educate and connect the state’s researchers, scientists, startups, manufacturers, investors, students, economic developers and bioscience companies of all sizes. Speakers for […]

Alabama Power has completed the purchase of the Central Alabama Generating Station in Autauga County – a historic move that will support the long-term energy needs of Alabama Power customers. The 885-megawatt, natural gas combined-cycle generating facility can produce enough power to serve more than 220,000 homes. The facility, in Billingsley, was formerly owned by Tenaska […]

Alabamians have a new weapon against COVID-19 this Labor Day weekend that they didn’t have the past two holiday weekends when cases spiked, and officials are urging that the more who use it, the better. The launch of the GuideSafe Notification App helps people know if they’ve been in proximity to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 – all […]

Searing heat and humidity, obliterated infrastructure and clogged roads are just some of the challenges Alabama Power crews have had to overcome as they help bring some normalcy back to communities recovering from Hurricane Laura. For nearly a week, the Alabama team of more than 350 personnel have been working to rebuild the grid and restore service to people […]

Even though the chances seem to be slim that Gov. Kay Ivey will call the Alabama legislature into a special session before the 2021 regular session is slated to convene, the chorus for a special session is growing. Add State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) to the list of those that would like to see Ivey […]

At a time when signs of respect for law enforcement have become scarce, three Auburn University professors expressed their appreciation in abundance. On their own dime, Auburn faculty members Beth Davis-Sramek, Dave Ketchen and Glenn Richey spent lunchtime Friday providing meals for Auburn police officers as, what they termed, private citizens and grateful members of […]

The University of Alabama System on Friday released its weekly update with COVID-19 related data from each of its three distinct institutions: the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The data covered the seven-day period from Friday, August 28, through Thursday, September 3. […]

On Thursday, the Ivey administration unveiled its plan to lease three new prisons, which would be privately constructed and owned. The facilities, which would be built in Escambia, Elmore and Bibb Counties, would have the Alabama Department of Corrections as a tenant and would not require the approval of the Alabama legislature. During an appearance […]

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA), in partnership with the Alabama Technology Network (ATN), recently named the 2020 Manufacturer of the Year Award winners. Three total winners were respectively named the Small, Medium and Large Manufacturers of the Year. The awards program has occurred annually since 2000 to recognize the Yellowhammer State’s top manufacturers, celebrating […]

The Supreme Court of Alabama on Friday dismissed a lawsuit that many observers have panned as politically motivated and frivolous in substance. Laura Casey, who is running for the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) as a Democrat in the 2020 election cycle after losing a bid as a Democrat for the State Senate in 2018, […]

The Auburn University Board of Trustees has voted to name the Auburn Student Center after Harold Melton, the first black student body president of the university who is now the chief justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia. The building, located near Jordan-Hare Stadium in the center of the campus, is now the Harold D. […]

U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) on Thursday expressed approval of a recent memorandum by President Donald Trump that instructs Attorney General Bill Barr to look into pulling funding from local governments that allow “anarchist jurisdictions.” “My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones,” reads […]

Maynard Cooper & Gale this week announced yet another major expansion of its national footprint. The prestigious Birmingham-based law firm now has a physical presence in South Florida with the new addition of a Miami office, as well as litigation attorneys Jeannine Jacobson and Latanae Parker. The opening of Maynard’s Miami office aligns with continuing […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers and the University of South Alabama Jaguars won their respective games on Thursday night as the 2020 college football season kicked off for the FBS — the NCAA’s top level of competition for the sport. UAB played at home versus Central Arkansas, a FCS school that had already […]

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) landed in hot water this week when it was discovered that she went to a hair appointment at a San Francisco salon that was still supposed to be closed due to local COVID-19 orders. However, that is not the only potential violation of the law committed by the speaker […]