A 42-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala living in Alabama was charged on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice for illegally assuming a U.S. citizen’s identity and using it to vote in multiple elections. According the nine-count indictment, Angelica Maria Francisco, most recently of Russellville, assumed a U.S. citizen’s identity in 2011 to fraudulently obtain […]

Updated at 5:30 p.m. to include Governor Ivey’s statement regarding Commissioner Davis’ failure to respond in time.  On Thursday, Governor Ivey formally requested the resignation of Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis and removed John Kilpatrick from the Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs, effective immediately. In a letter addressed to Davis, Ivey […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is warning that a victory in November by former President Trump could result in “civil unrest” by left-wing extremists upset at the result. Moore, who has been a longtime supporter of Trump, spoke to reporters after a Montgomery Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on Wednesday. “There’s going to be civil […]

Alabama State Auditor Andrew Sorrell lambasted Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch for pushing the idea of requiring concealed carry permits for Alabama gun owners under 21. Burch said his community has been dealing with a rise in violent crime from young members of local gangs. “I agree with the argument that the people committing these […]

On Tuesday, the Montgomery City Council voted to pass a new ordinance related to concealed carry that could directly contradict state law. The Council voted 8-1 to require a valid photo ID to carry a concealed weapon on one’s person or in a vehicle. Current Alabama law requires no permit as long as the individual […]

In the summer of 2013, I had the opportunity to intern in the Office of Mayor Tommy Battle. Like many interns, I found myself tasked with a variety of “other duties as assigned,” one of which was standing along Memorial Parkway during press conferences promoting Mayor Battle’s Restore Our Roads initiative—a major infrastructure project aimed […]

On December 16th, 1978, in Taipei, two young families huddled around the television and watched with fear and trepidation as President Jimmy Carter announced to the world from the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., that starting on January 1st, 1979, the United States would establish diplomatic relations with Beijing’s government in China. Widespread angst began […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is continuing to put pressure on the regime in Nicaragua to release the pastors who were arrested earlier this year for preaching in the country. In December 2023, eleven Nicaraguan pastors and other individuals associated with Mountain Gateway — a Christian organization based in Texas with missionary presence in North […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter was elected Chairman of the Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South) for 2024-2025. Ledbetter’s election to the post comes ahead of the group’s annual Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) being held in Birmingham July of next year. As Chairman, Ledbetter will preside over the nation’s largest regional […]

The October 7th attacks on Israel by Hamas killed over 1,100 people and are continually causing damage globally. These attacks spurred antisemitic protests on our college campuses and other antisemitic, targeted incidents across the United States. I cannot be clearer in saying that there is absolutely no room in our nation for pro-Hamas rhetoric and […]

As we prepare for Labor Day this coming Monday, it reminds me how labor union laden Alabama was during the immediate post World War II era in our state’s industrial development. Alabama experienced the wrenching throes of the Great Depression like the rest of the nation. There were tragic stories of devastation that paralleled those […]

Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling is offering to resign as Mayor in January in exchange for an end to the demonstrations in his city over the police shooting of Steve Perkins. According to audio received by the Decatur Daily, the mayor has been holding meetings with the widow of Steve Perkins and grassroots activist groups. “Y’all […]

U.S. Rep Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said Vice President Kamala Harris showed the country she’s not fit to be President during an interview on CNN. Harris joined her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for her first sit down interview since becoming the Democratic nominee for President. https://x.com/USRepGaryPalmer/status/1829552764873327024 “Last night’s CNN interview with Vice President Harris […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) marked the three year anniversary of the disastrous withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by blasting the foreign policy record of the Biden-Harris Administration. https://x.com/HASCRepublicans/status/1829529336744992781 “In 2021, President Biden and Vice President Harris publicly set an arbitrary deadline to complete the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Rogers said. “The Biden-Harris […]

The Alabama Republican Party announced Friday that Lara Trump, RNC Co-Chair and daughter-in-law of former President Donald J. Trump, will be the keynote speaker at the Party’s Annual Summer Dinner in Montgomery. “We are thrilled to have Lara Trump join us as our keynote speaker,” Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl said. “Lara has been […]

Republican candidate for Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd congressional district, Caroleene Dobson, toured the U.S./Mexico border in El Paso, Texas Thursday. While there she had the opportunity to participate in a ride-along with officers to see the chaos and disorder in the area firsthand. Dobson, who has made fighting illegal immigration a core tenant of her […]

In her first sit-down interview with the media as a presidential candidate, Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz attempted to lay out their vision for America if elected. However, it wasn’t the discussion itself that garnered the most criticism — it was the condensed length of the interview and the lack of transparency […]

Fridays are usually dubbed “casual Friday” around the office. However, this Friday, folks are encouraged to wear their favorite college colors for the annual College Colors Day in Alabama. The Higher Education Partnership join Gov. Kay Ivey in recognizing Friday for the importance of sharing the story of the value of the state’s universities. Alabamians are […]

The treatment and costs associated with in vitro fertilization should be mandatorily covered by insurance providers for all recipients, former President Donald Trump said today in the announcement of a new policy position. “I’m announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for, or your insurance company will […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, is underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s role in a situation involving an illegal alien from Honduras brutally assaulting a teenage girl in a Prattville restaurant bathroom. https://x.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1828881277048561871 Grevi Geovanni Rivera Zavala, an illegal alien from Honduras, assaulted a teenage girl inside a restaurant on Cobbs […]

Democrat nominee for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, Shomari Figures, received the endorsement of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed at a press conference on Wednesday. Speaking from the Alabama Democratic Party office in Montgomery, Reed explained his decision to support Figures in the race for the newly redrawn district. “What we’ve seen is a leader who may […]

U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt and Barry Moore are condemning the revised indictment by Special Counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump. In response to the Supreme Court’s July decision in the Presidential immunity case, Smith put forward a superseding indictment in the 2020 election interference case against Trump. https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1828625060187218292 Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said this is […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is calling out Vice President Kamala Harris for changing her position on illegal immigration. Earlier this week, Axios reported that Harris “pledges to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the wall along the southern border.” This is a stark contrast to the candidate’s previous position on the issue as […]

The Association of County Commissions of Alabama announced its 2024-2025 officers and Board of Directors. The statewide association, representing Alabama’s 67 county governments, confirmed the new leadership at the organization’s 96th Annual Convention last week. “We are looking forward to the vast array of expertise and experience this group of hard-working leaders will bring to […]