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Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed received the Legislator of the Year award from the Economic Development Association of Alabama at their annual...
State Representative Matt Fridy (R-Montevallo) on Friday released the first ad for his campaign for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Fridy is competing against Shelby County attorney and former local judge Phillip Bahakel for the Republican nomination to Place 2 on the civil appeals court. The Alabama Democratic Party did not field a candidate […]
Doug Jones: "the way that the president's team is making this such a partisan issue -- they're criticizing the House for doing the same thing they're doing"
More Alabama schools are calling off classes because of a flu outbreak. Two Pickens County schools will reopen on Monday following a two-day shutdown because of the illness.
A non-partisan watchdog has filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics against Senator Doug Jones for allegedly using official...
The Junior League of Birmingham and the Birmingham Airport Authority are joining forces to help fight human trafficking. The two groups are putting up signs in every Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport bathroom stall that feature information about human trafficking and how to spot a potential victim. The signs also contain helpline information for someone currently being […]
RAGLAND -- The National Cement Company of Alabama joined with state and local officials on Thursday to break ground on the $250 million kiln expansion...
Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville continued his attack on former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday...
Techstars announced Nate Schmidt as the Managing Director of the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator.
Former Associate Justice Champ Lyons delivered a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey detailing the recommendations of her Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy.
Congressman Bradley Byrne called for an immediate suspension of all travel from China to the United States due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) shared a photo to social media on Wednesday, claiming it “best describes the Whistleblower report.” The image, a callback to a September 2019 tweet Brooks made describing the whistleblower in the saga regarding President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine urging President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, […]
Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday released a video containing his latest thoughts on the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for the U.S. Senate received an endorsement from the Dothan chapter of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers on Wednesday. “As someone who believes deeply in backing the blue, I am deeply honored to receive the backing of the men and women who wear the blue,” Tuberville said […]
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing entitled “Losing Ground: U.S. Competitiveness in Critical Technologies,” made clear America’s need to maintain technological superiority as China advances. Witnesses who took part in the hearing included: Dr. Diane Souvaine, chair of the National Science Board; Dr. Eric Schmidt, founder of Schmidt […]
A new report out this week from the Business Education Alliance (BEA) warns that Alabama is not on track to hit its target of 500,000 skilled workers by 2025. Not hitting the goal could potentially cause a glut of unfillable jobs in the state. Such a situation could have bitter consequences for Alabama’s economy and […]
Earlier this month, the push to legalize medical marijuana suffered what could be considered a setback with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s letter to lawmakers that warned against that legislation. In his letter, Marshall argued such a law would be in “direct conflict” with existing federal law, which could be problematic for the state of […]
ALDOT Director John Cooper addressed State Rep. Brett Easterbrook's recent comments about his rural SW Alabama district being "overlooked" since 1983...
John B. Mazyck has been elected as the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) chairman of the board, succeeding Mark Crosswhite in that role.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday afternoon released a statement announcing one of her arms is in a sling.
BIRMINGHAM — Former U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions has a long record of being skeptical of marijuana legalization at any level, both as a federal law enforcement official in the Department of Justice and as a lawmaker in the U.S. Senate. During an on-location interview given to Huntsville radio’s WVNN that aired on Tuesday, Sessions, a […]
John H. Dorrill Jr., the former executive director of the Alabama Farmers Federation, died Tuesday night at his home in Montgomery. He was 90 years old.
Doug Jones: "The president's tweets attacking John Bolton and attacking other witnesses really don't help his case on obstruction of Congress and really...
The 2020 Census has been hailed by all of Alabama’s political leaders as a crucial moment for the state, and on Wednesday, the Alabama Community System kick-started their initiative to make sure every Alabamian gets counted. Representatives from each of Alabama’s 24 community colleges were joined in Montgomery by officials from the state government and […]

