2024 is here. As the election season heats up, the Alabama Legislature returns for business, and political issues both new and old unfold across the state — here are the headlines we’ll seeing some version of in the next 12 months:  U.S. Presidential Election Yes, this is a national story, not a state story, and […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is facing intense scrutiny over his failure to disclose an extensive hospitalization and incapacitation. Thursday on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program,” Dr. Casey Wardynski, who served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs under President Trump, said the situation is gravely concerning. “If you cannot […]

Former Alabama Crimson tide player, NFL star, and now, former candidate for U.S. Congress, Wallace Gilberry, has endorsed former State Senator Dick Brewbaker in the 2024 GOP primary for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. Gilberry, in his statement of support, called Brewbaker the “clear choice” to represent the second district. “Dick Brewbaker is a man of […]

The world of college sports was taken by complete surprise Wednesday evening after the shock announcement that Alabama’s Nick Saban, will be retiring after 17 seasons at the helm of the Crimson Tide. Saban won a record seven national championships during his time coaching in the NCAA,  one at LSU and six at Alabama. His […]

The idea for dignified drug testing started with a personal experience from Liz Read, a 2024 Woman of Impact. As she observed her own family member navigate their options for accountability, the two pathways were to either go into a lab or purchase from a store. Thus, forcing a struggling person into an environment that […]

Maeci Walker combines strategy with a strong will to create a meaningful difference in her field.  After she completed grad school, Walker found herself as a volunteer on Luther Strange’s first campaign for Attorney General. It was during this time that she was connected with Martin Christie on the basis that a colleague decided she […]

In 2021, when Congress passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, promoted and signed into law by President Joe Biden, it included a waiver that made significant changes to Buy America requirements for federally-funded infrastructure projects.  U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) says while he would, “prefer to repeal the billions of dollars that […]

Earlier this week, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists blocked the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges in New York City as they called an end for Israel’s war against Hamas. What happened in New York is just a part of the disturbing trend we’ve seen across the country. Too many leftist protesters are deciding to block traffic […]

The Alabama Retail Association put its seal of approval on the campaigns of eleven candidates seeking statewide office in the 2024 election through Alabama RetailPAC. The organization, 4,300 members strong, announced they’ve made endorsements for Associate Justices of the Alabama Supreme Court, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, and President of […]

Innovate Alabama, a landmark economic development program, was celebrated by Gov. Kay Ivey, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and State Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed, who serves as Vice Chair of the Innovate Alabama Board of Directors. Last month’s event was attended by legislators, business leaders, and dignitaries from around the state and […]

As in 2023, U.S. Senator Katie Britt is continuing calls for Democrats in Washington to address the illegal immigration crisis in 2024. Britt has accused President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats, as well as the media of ignoring a “national security and a humanitarian crisis on our border,” that multiplies each day. Secretary Mayorkas here 1) […]

State Sen. Chris Elliott is continuing his charge to hold library boards accountable to their local authorities. Elliott (R-Josephine) has pre-filed a bill that says municipal and county leaders are not only in charge of appointing local library board members, but also have the right to dismiss them if they deem necessary. “[A]s I do […]

September 30, 1993, marked a watershed moment in Alabama history. That is the day Mercedes-Benz went against the grain and chose our state to be the home of their first U.S. manufacturing facility. It was a decision that changed the future of our state like no one could have imagined. Fast forward more than thirty […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville has prioritized nominating Alabama’s best and brightest students who have a desire to serve their country to U.S. service academies. Each U.S. Senator and Representative can nominate up to ten candidates for each available spot at the academies, with a maximum of five students from their office attending each academy at […]

On Tuesday, Congressman Mike Rogers, in his role as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, launched a formal inquiry into Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin’s III failure to disclose his hospitalization and incapacitation. Sec. Austin was in a hospital on January 1 for complications that resulted from treatment for prostate cancer and was […]

Republican Brian Brinyark won a resounding victory over Fayette County Commissioner John Underwood in Tuesday’s special general election for Alabama House District 16. The district covers Fayette County, northern Tuscaloosa and a small part of western Jefferson County. In unofficial tallies, Brinyark received 2,370 votes (83.36%) to Underwood’s 469 votes (16.50%). Brinyark overcame five primary […]

On Tuesday night, a special election in state Senate District 9 to fill former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield’s seat in the Alabama Legislature’s higher chamber was decided without a runoff.  Among three candidates, two sitting members of the House, Rep. Wes Kitchens (R-Arab) emerged victorious with an unofficial 51.7% of the total votes cast.  […]

Caroleene Dobson picked up another endorsement for her candidacy to represent Alabama’s newly-drawn Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District as a Republican. For Dobson, and for the group, this one hits home. The Alabama Farmers Federation announced Dobson won the group’s influential backing. “Caroleene is one of us,” said Federation President Jimmy Parnell. “She grew up on […]

Former University of Alabama defensive end and NFL player Wallace Gilberry has announced he’s withdrawing from the Republican nomination in Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District. Gilberry announced his run in November. “I’m not a politician, but my heart has always been in helping Alabama and helping our people better themselves. The response we’ve received over […]

Voters in House District 16, which includes Fayette County, northern Tuscaloosa County, and a small portion of western Jefferson County, go to the polls today to elect a new State Representative. Tuscaloosa attorney and judge, Bryan Brinyark is the Republican party nominee. Brinyark overcame a crowded Republican primary field with five candidates in September, ultimately […]

A Republican incumbent showdown in Alabama’s First Congressional District is off to the races, now less than two months away from the March 5 GOP primary.  According to a release from the South Alabama Conservatives PAC, the group is launching a website and advertising buy, “aimed at uncovering the truth about Politician Barry Moore’s past […]

I have said from day one if we follow the money, we will be able to expose the truth about the Biden Crime Family. All three House committees currently investigating President Biden have exposed many of his corrupt business dealings through releasing bank records and issuing subpoenas to family members. Additionally, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability released […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville believes the policies of the Biden administration are possibly leading America into another world war. “We’re on the brink of WW3,” Tuberville (R-Auburn) said on X. “Brought to you by the [Joe Biden] Administration that released sanctions on Iran and then sent them $6 billion…while [the Secretary of Defense] is unknowingly […]

U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt appeared on Newsmax to discuss his visit to the Southern Border last week — as well as the ongoing attempt by multiple states, particularly Colorado, to ban former President Donald Trump from appearing on their 2024 Presidential Republican primary ballots. “I can’t imagine that the Supreme Court would allow states to […]