A biomedical diagnostic company in Huntsville has launched a new COVID-19 test that promises to reduce exposure for front line healthcare workers. The company that developed the product, iCUBATE, is housed on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Alabama’s Rocket City. iCubate’s new test, from a consumer’s perspective, will function similarly to […]

Earlier this week, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued an open letter to the people of Alabama about his 2017 recusal from the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Sessions, a candidate for the Republican nomination for November’s U.S. Senate election, argued that given he was a part of the […]

As it appears that Gov. Kay Ivey “intends” to work with the Alabama legislature to resolve an impasse regarding funding allocated by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for COVID-19 relief efforts, disappointment in the governor is still widespread within the legislature. Count State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) among those […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is making final preparations for its next launch on behalf of the U.S. Space Force, a mission with which the organizations plan to honor front-line workers in the fight against COVID-19. Built at ULA’s 1.6 million square foot plant in Decatur, an Atlas V 501 rocket is set to launch the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Evonik announced Wednesday that it has successfully commissioned an advanced biomaterials facility in Birmingham that will support global demand for the use of its RESOMER-brand bioresorbable polymers with implantable medical devices and parenteral drug products. The expansion will also allow Germany-based Evonik to provide contract manufacturing services to customers seeking to outsource […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday afternoon announced that she intends to sign both the Fiscal Year 2021 General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets, however she has returned SB 161 — with an executive amendment tacked on — to the Senate. The executive amendment deals with federal coronavirus relief funds allocated to the […]

The federal government is granting the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) $500,000 to help fund a project that aims to reduce the amount of litter in the state’s waterways. ADEM’s initiative is called “Help Keep Our Waters Clean,” and the federal money comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “This grant will help the […]

NASA this week resumed Green Run testing activities on the first Boeing-built core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the return of limited crews to perform work at the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, MS. While some progress has continued remotely on the core stage, NASA in March suspended […]

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama is No. 1 in its region for member satisfaction once again. According to the J.D. Power 2020 Commercial Member Health Plan Study, BCBS of Alabama ranked highest in member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the East South Central Region. Incredibly, this marks the ninth time for BCBS of […]

In a recent admissions video, Auburn University President Jay Gogue expressed his confidence that the school is “going to have football this fall.” The statement came in the context of Gogue advising that classes will open for face-to-face instruction as planned in the fall. He also shared that student activities such as Greek life events […]

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) endorsed former State Senator Bill Hightower’s (R-Mobile) campaign for Congress on Thursday. Cruz announced the endorsement via tweet, saying, “I’m proud to support and endorse [Bill Hightower] for Congress in #AL01” Widely thought of as one of the most conservative members of Congress, Cruz placed second in the 2016 Republican […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) sponsored a Senate resolution this week to honor the eight police officers in Alabama who were killed in the line of duty in 2019, which was the deadliest year for Alabama’s officers of the law in recent memory. Shelby’s resolution comes as the nation observes National Police Week, a yearly week-long […]

Cullen Stafford, an officer in the Birmingham Police Department, hopes to make a return to the force in 2021 after being shot multiple times in 2019 while responding to a robbery. Stafford’s updated recovery and initial shooting were both first reported by WBRC. The 36-year-old officer was gifted a t-shirt, signed by dozens of his […]

One thing that will not have support even among Republican members of Congress is a proposal for funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be applied to the cost of building a new Alabama State House. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) joined his colleague U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) in […]

Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner Rick Pate explained the counterintuitiveness of low cattle prices as high retail beef prices are in effect. Pate has been pushing for Alabama’s two U.S. Senators to back a proposal of a Department of Justice investigation into allegations of domestic meat-packing companies manipulating beef […]

Last week’s falling-out between Gov. Kay Ivey and the legislature over who should control an estimated $1.8 billion in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding from the federal government allocated to the states was not a bad thing, according to State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville). Despite a dispute that played out in […]

People who fight off COVID-19 carry a powerful memento in their blood: antibodies that are primed to wipe out the disease. By lending these trained immune soldiers to other patients, survivors might be able to knock out three cases of COVID for the price of one. Antibody-rich blood plasma from people who have overcome COVID-19 […]

Former State Representative Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) released a video on Tuesday evening comparing his 2014 prosecution for perjury to the legal treatment received by Lt. General Michael Flynn. Moore is currently in a runoff against Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman to be the Republican nominee in the race to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District. In 2014, […]

In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) scolded certain Republicans on the federal level for appearing in public during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while not wearing masks. Jones also gave a hat tip to Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) for her administration’s recent approach to the crisis. Speaking to CNN’s Alisyn […]

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama reopened its auto plant in Lincoln Monday, the same day Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama started back its engine plant in Huntsville. Both plants had been closed since late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers are returning to sanitized workspaces and learning new ways to operate with social distancing and additional […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has signed on to a letter with 20 other attorneys general asking the U.S. Congress to grant businesses legal protections against frivolous COVID-19 lawsuits. The letter was primarily authored by Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, and all of its signatories are members of the Republican Party. The undersigned attorneys general […]

Alabamians looking to buy local have a new tool at their disposal. Sweet Grown Alabama has launched a searchable database which members of the public can use to search for locally grown products in their area. “The mission of Sweet Grown Alabama is to connect farmers and families, and this database does just that,” said […]

It has been nearly a week since Gov. Kay Ivey revealed a $200 million line-item proposal for a new statehouse in a so-called “wish list” the legislature offered for funds allocated to Alabama from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, done as a way according to some to embarrass members of the […]

Last week’s dispute between members of the Alabama legislature hierarchy and Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration over $1.8 billion in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act spending sent shockwaves through Montgomery and the rest of the state. Revealed in that dispute was a since-recanted proposal apparently offered by lawmakers to use $200 million in […]