MONTGOMERY — Shortly after a Friday afternoon press conference in which prominent city and county leaders from across the state spoke in support of Governor Kay Ivey’s Rebuild Alabama plan, the governor’s office released the text of the bill to the public. The just-finalized bill, which was made available to state legislators earlier in the […]

In an appearance Thursday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville), the member who is leading the effort on infrastructure legislation in the State Senate, explained some of the details of the proposal the legislature could be considering right out of the gate next week as lawmakers convene in Montgomery. Reportedly, Gov. Kay Ivey […]

Cargo ships are getting larger – and that is a good thing. More goods shipped in one trip means everyone saves money – from shippers all the way to the consumer. The Alabama State Port Authority in Mobile handles more than 58 million tons in total volume annually, ranking it 11th largest in the nation. […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is drawing criticism back home after yet again voting against a key presidential nominee. Andrew Wheeler, nominated by President Donald Trump in November, was confirmed by the Senate in a 52 – 47 vote Thursday as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Jones joined every other Democrat and independent […]

In a message delivered to a group of state leaders touring the Port of Mobile, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) detailed the importance of expanding Alabama’s only deep-water port. “The deepening and the widening of the Port of Mobile is a once-in-a-lifetime economic development opportunity,” Shelby said. “This project has the ability to transform Mobile and […]

Xtreme Concepts Racing and its iK9 car recently enjoyed its highest-ever finish in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series. Driver Jeffrey Earnhardt took the iK9 car to a sixth-place finish at the Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday. This top-10 came after his 15th place finish at Daytona, a race in which he led the first […]

MAPLESVILLE — Governor Kay Ivey is not sweating a resolution passed Saturday by the Alabama Republican Party’s state executive committee that opposes raising the state gas tax. During the Wednesday press conference announcing her Rebuild Alabama plan, Ivey was initially asked if the resolution’s passage would make things more difficult for Republican state representatives considering […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) joined U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) at a press conference Thursday to announce the details of “historic” school choice legislation that is a key priority of President Donald Trump. The bill, entitled the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, will be sponsored by Byrne and […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) is helping lead the charge on “crucial America First legislation” to curb illegal immigration. Wednesday, Brooks introduced House companion legislation to Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) bill, the “Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act.” Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) has signed on as an original House cosponsor to Brooks’ bill. The legislation would permanently […]

The Supreme Court is ordering a new state court hearing to determine whether an Alabama death row inmate is so affected by dementia that he cannot be executed. The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who killed a police officer in 1985.

Wednesday on Mobile radio’s FM Talk 106.5, Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl announced his candidacy to seek the Republican nomination for the 2020 election for Alabama’s first congressional district. Last week, the seat’s current occupant, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), announced his candidacy for the GOP’s nod for the 2020 U.S. Senate election for the seat currently […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) has been chosen by the Trump administration as the House of Representatives sponsor for a landmark school choice bill previewed in the president’s State of the Union address earlier this month. Byrne will introduce the bill Thursday at 10:00 a.m. CST in Washington, D.C. alongside U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy […]

One new member of the state legislature is not waiting long to show his commitment to fiscal conservatism and cutting red tape for Alabama farmers and businesses. Even though his first legislative session is still almost a week away, State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Pike County) has already filed a bill aimed at shrinking the size […]

MAPLESVILLE — Next to a crumbling rural road and a deficient old bridge, Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday began to make the case for her “Rebuild Alabama” plan. With key legislative leaders, stakeholders and job creators firmly behind her, Ivey declared, “Y’all, this is an issue felt by every Alabamian. … The fact of the […]

A federal judge in Washington has agreed to move quickly on a lawsuit filed by a former Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State and wants to return to the United States. The family of 24-year-old Hoda Muthana filed suit last week against the Trump administration after the government said she was not a citizen […]

After more than 50 years as the Alabama Cable Telecommunications Association, the state’s trade association for the cable industry has officially ushered in a new era. Under the leadership of Executive Director Michelle Roth, the association has rebranded as the Alabama Cable and Broadband Association (ACBA), embracing its member companies’ leading roles as broadband providers in the Yellowhammer […]

For the first time in history, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday voted to block an emergency declaration by the president of the United States. In a 245-182 vote, the House passed a resolution that would overturn President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration related to security and building physical barriers on the nation’s southern border. The […]

In an interview with North Alabama radio’s WVNN, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle made the case as to why those in Huntsville should support efforts to expand the Port of Mobile, even though it is over 300 miles away from the Rocket City. Battle’s remarks were in response to the suggestion by some that proceeds from […]

A major agricultural project that had been the object of countless hours of work by many finally became a reality on Tuesday evening. The Alabama Farm Center has found its home in Chilton County.

MONTGOMERY — A nonpartisan, in-depth report on the state of Alabama’s infrastructure conditions released Tuesday confirms what previous research has shown: inadequate infrastructure funding is costing the average Alabamian hundreds of dollars in extra repair and operating costs, in addition to lost time. TRIP, a national transportation research group, broke its Alabama research into seven […]

The rumor mill is churning with talk that Gov. Kay Ivey could announce a special session in coming days that would deal with infrastructure, which could be financed by a hike in the gas tax. On Wednesday, the governor will unveil her infrastructure proposal in Chilton County’s Maplesville alongside “a host of legislators, local dignitaries […]

Catherine Toney, a Mobile native, wants people to know that she and many more African-American nonviolent offenders would not be free without the help of President Donald Trump. Toney was the first woman released from prison due to recently passed federal criminal justice reform legislation spearheaded by the Trump administration. While at the White House’s […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) is working to ensure the thousands of federal employees and contractors in his district – and across the state of Alabama – are never again used as bargaining chips in a government shutdown. Monday, Brooks introduced the “End Federal Government Shutdowns Act of 2019,” a bill that automatically requires continuity of […]

Republican Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-1) and Robert Aderholt (AL-4) are speaking out on the latest federal developments in the fight against abortion. The first big piece of news came Friday, when the Trump administration issued a final rule that would prohibit Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from accepting any of the $286 million in […]