Politics — Page 105
The Alabama Farmers Federation is asking Congress to quickly provide both economic and disaster relief for America's producers. The organization expressed particular concern about the inability of many farmers to make a profit this year.
Legislation launched today by U.S. Rep. Dale Strong would help Huntsville’s Spaceport status with funding for its projects. Strong (R-Monrovia) said he introduced the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act to support the growing demands of the space transportation industry. The congressman is a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. […]
Daniels thinks state taxpayers should continue to be able to keep more of their own money they earned from working overtime.
AP is taking a note out of the upcoming Trump administration's playbook and launching their own program like DOGE for state government.
Carl believes one of the lessons from Trump's victory in the election is that the legacy media needs to change if they want to stay relevant.
Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson has filed official paperwork to run for Mayor of Mobile in 2025 following Sandy Stimpson announcing his decision to not seek another term earlier this year. Hudson submitted her principal campaign committee form on December 6 and transferred $158,207.17 from her county commission campaign fund into her new mayoral committee […]
A pollster from Alabama joined The Sean Spicer Show on Monday to analyze the effects of celebrity endorsements on the 2024 Presidential Election. According to Cygnal owner and founder, Brent Buchanan, endorsements
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville thinks his party could have done a better job at winning some of the U.S. Senate elections this past November.
Ivey joined 25 other Republican governors in a statement showing support for Trump's plan to deport illegal immigrants.
President-elect Donald Trump has come out in support of making Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent, which is supported by Tuberville.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong has been chosen by House Republican leadership to become a member of the influential House Appropriations Committee. Strong will be the first Republican to represent Alabama’s 5th Congressional District on the Committee.
College football has found itself over the last several years in an era of change and uncertainty as chaos continues to reign over the sport we hold so near and dear.
Low-income families across Alabama will have extra assistance this winter and upcoming summer in paying their home energy costs. In a statement on Friday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that she is awarding nearly $44.5 million to 18 community agencies throughout the state who will be responsible for dispensing the funding to families in need.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is continuing to support relocating the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
Leaders from all 67 Alabama counties convened this week at the ACCA Legislative Conference to define their collective policy agenda for the 2025 Regular Session of the Alabama State Legislature. The annual conference, hosted by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA), fosters collaboration and unity among county representatives to ensure their concerns are […]
As the late Whitney Houston once sang in “Greatest Love of All,” the children are the future, and we must teach them well and let them lead the way. Through initiatives like the Power of Youth Leadership Forum, some of the Wiregrass area’s best and brightest young leaders are learning how to step into successful careers and lead their communities into the future.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to his cabinet, currently before the U.S. Senate for confirmation, are making the rounds with Alabama Sen. Katie Britt — including his nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel. With a sizable legacy project at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, the Bureau views the state as a key […]
The House of Representatives has officially passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025. The annual legislation ensures that the U.S. military has all of the tools and finances it needs to be successful in protecting America from rising global threats.
President-elect Donald Trump was named Time's "Person of the Year," the magazine announced Thursday.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is calling on the U.S. Senate to promptly confirm President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel. In a letter dispatched this week to Minority Leader John Thune and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Alabama's top law enforcement officer joined attorney generals from twenty-three other states urging the body to make Patel the agency's top official.
State Sen. Arthur Orr said the appetite for a statewide lottery remains high among lawmakers and constituents heading into year three of the current quadrennium – but a lottery is about as far as it goes. Orr (R-Decatur) said Thursday such a bill would start in the Senate after an ambitious push by the Alabama […]
Throughout my first term in Congress, I have heard from hundreds of constituents about mail delivery services and the rapid decline of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Residents, businesses, and postal workers deserve better than the leadership they are getting from USPS headquarters. Many North Alabama residents tell me they experience delays in mail delivery […]
Stadthagen thinks it's time for the legislature to step up and make sure that drag shows for children doesn't become normalized in the state.
Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter, State Rep. Rex Reynolds, and National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) founder, Bud Cramer, along with several other legislators and NCAC associates, toured the NCAC headquarters in Huntsville yesterday. NCAC was founded on May 1, 1985, and was the first Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) in the world. It was created to provide […]

