MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, Air Force General James B. Hecker, a children’s choir and several hundred of their fellow Alabamians gathered on the capitol steps Friday evening to light Alabama’s official 2019 Christmas tree. The tree, standing 34-ft tall, was decorated with tens of thousands of lights as well as […]

MOBILE — Whenever there is an opening for a high-profile statewide office, one of the names always mentioned as a potential candidate for that office is Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson. As of late, the city of Mobile has had a good run under Stimpson’s leadership with the growth of Austal USA and Airbus Mobile while […]

The board of directors for ProgressPAC, the political arm of the Business Council of Alabama, voted to endorse five statewide 2020 judicial candidates...

U.S. Rep Mike Rogers (AL-03) announced Friday that he was co-sponsoring Rep. Jason Smith’s (R-MO) legislation urging the Senate to alter its rules so sitting U.S. Senators would be forced to recuse themselves from the removal trials of impeached presidents. Currently, four Democratic senators are vying for their party’s presidential nomination: Elizabeth Warren (MA), Cory […]

Wednesday saw the first meeting of the Alabama Task Force on Veterans Suicide. The organizational meeting saw testimony from subject matter experts and was complimented as impactful by its chairperson. The task force originates from a resolution sponsored by State Rep. Neil Rafferty (D-Birmingham). The goal of the task force is to investigate what is […]

Governor Kay Ivey has issued a directive saying the flags at all Alabama government facilities should be flown at half staff on Saturday, December 7 in remembrance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Ivey said in her directive, “At the request of President Trump, I am directing flags to be displayed at half-staff on Saturday, […]

The Princeton Review recently rated Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business as the second-best college in the nation for minority students. According to the Princeton Review’s website, their rankings are calculated “based on school reported data and student surveys. School data include: percent of students and faculty from underrepresented minority groups. Student answers to survey […]

Even though former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been a U.S. Senate candidate for a month, there appears to still be some hard feelings regarding his entry into the race. During an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) discussed a phone call he received from […]

The U.S. Navy on Saturday will christen its newest Independence-variant LCS, the future USS Mobile, in its namesake city where Austal USA built the ship.

"Everything that you're seeing, though, is not a witch hunt. It's not a hoax, it's not fake news," Senator Doug Jones said Thursday.

More broadband services will soon be coming to Alabamians in the Birmingham metropolitan area thanks to Alabama Power Company and C Spire.

Ever since former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his decision to seek his old U.S. Senate in Alabama, speculation about an attack from President Donald Trump has been rampant. However, there has not been such an attack, at least not yet. During an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Secretary […]

HAMILTON — A group of public officials and business executives gathered in Hamilton on Thursday to announce four investments by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) totaling $62.3 million. The investments are all aimed at improving broadband access in Alabama’s rural areas. The two most substantial investments, at $29.5 and $28.2 million respectively, are 50/50 […]

Governor Kay Ivey has invited Alabamians to join her for the official state Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The program is scheduled for Friday, December 6 at 5:30 p.m. on the front steps of the Alabama State Capitol. “I invite all Alabamians, friends, and neighbors to join us here at the Capitol for that special occasion. […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Wednesday spoke during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing centered on immigration.

U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (AL-05) praised the Trump administration on Wednesday for announcing a rule that will tighten work requirements for people receiving food stamps. Before this new rule, states had been able to get waivers exempting people in regions with unemployment higher than the national average from the work requirements. After the new rule, […]

On Wednesday, a report named Huntsville as the best-paying city in America for software developers, continuing a run of accolades for the Rocket City.

Montgomery attorney Austin Huffaker was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 89-4 vote to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Aerojet Rocketdyne said today that it is ready to begin producing large solid rocket motor carbon fiber cases in Alabama’s Rocket City following installation and calibration of a key machine at its new Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF).The state-of-the-art machine will be used to wind the carbon fibers that form the structural case of […]

The World Games 2021 board of directors announced that Nick Sellers has been appointed the organization’s new CEO, effective immediately.

Carpenter Technology announced Wednesday in a press release the grand opening of its newest advanced additive manufacturing (AM) facility and Emerging Technology Center (ETC) in Athens, Alabama. “We have chosen to further invest in North Alabama and continue to grow and develop here because it offers three important advantages — a high-quality, tech-oriented workforce, a […]

BIRMINGHAM — Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, the Democrat mayor of South Bend, Indiana, met with community leaders in Birmingham on Wednesday morning during a discussion which was moderated by Richard Rice, an attorney in Birmingham with ties to Mayor Randall Woodfin. The Democratic presidential candidate emphasized his support for raising the minimum wage to $15, […]

A major scientific paper published on Wednesday comes courtesy of researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Congressman Bradley Byrne earlier this year led 120 of his colleagues in filing an amicus brief in the case in defense of Americans' rights to bear arms.