Politics — Page 205

During a Wednesday in-studio appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Republican U.S. Senate nominee Katie Britt discussed a wide variety of issues facing the nation ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. Prior to the interview, co-host Bill Hemmer noted data from a Fox News poll that showed 72% of voters were “extremely” or […]

In August, nine student affinity groups and clubs at Berkeley Law School in California pledged not to invite “speakers that have expressed and continued to hold views … in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine.” The statement was sponsored by the group Berkeley Law Students for Justice in […]

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Katie Britt continues to post impressive fundraising numbers headed into the closing weeks of the race. The first-time candidate announced Monday that her campaign raised some $1.362 million last quarter, which was the final quarterly filing before the Nov. 8 general election. Britt ended the quarter with an astounding $1.8 million […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) bill to increase service members’ life insurance benefit coverage was signed into law by President Biden today. The Supporting Families of the Fallen Act, cosponsored by eight of Tuberville’s colleagues, increases the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance coverage amount from $400,000 […]

Thousands of dollars have poured into the Alabama Democratic Party’s coffers from liberal California elites, Federal Election Commission filings show. Individuals occupying powerful spaces in California’s entertainment industry, Big Tech and finance contributed a combined total of $17,116.34 from April 11 through Aug. 31, according to the party’s most recent FEC report. RELATED: Billionaire investor […]

Deadline for voter registration is Oct. 24

Alabamians have one week left to register to vote in next month’s general election. Oct. 24 is the last day to register for the Nov. 8 general election, the office of Secretary of State John H. Merrill said Monday. Alabamians can register to vote online at alabamavotes.gov or through the mobile app “Vote for Alabama.” All […]

Rep. Jerry Carl: A future built on freedom

There’s no doubt the United States of America is the greatest country on the planet, and I think it all stems from us being a country founded on freedom for all. The challenge for all of us is to preserve and protect this freedom for generations to come, instead of taking it for granted. One […]

A week-long celebration has launched across the state in recognition of “Alabama Woods to Goods Week.” The celebration, led by the Alabama Forestry Association (AFA), aims to promote the industry’s economic impact on the Yellowhammer State. In 2020, Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed the third week in October as Alabama Woods to Goods Week to coincide […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) offered his first response Monday to the liberal media’s outcry that ensued following comments he made during former President Donald Trump’s Oct. 8 rally in Nevada. In response to questions posed by Alabama Daily News (ADN), Tuberville suggested that progressive policing reforms had led to a nationwide crime spike. “The […]

Flowers: National trends do not affect Alabama

As mentioned last week, all polling points to a significant Republican pickup of congressional seats in the upcoming November General Election. It is a historical fact that the party that loses the White House in a presidential year, picks up congressional seats in the following midterm elections. Furthermore, Democrats are in disfavor because of runaway […]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index increased higher than expected at 0.4% for the month of September, which means it was up 8.2% from a year ago. The Labor Department also released the core consumer price index Thursday, which excludes food and energy. This revealed an increase of 6.6% from […]

This week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) joined 38 of their Republican colleagues in Congress in a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs asking the department to stop illegal abortions in its facilities. The letter was addressed to VA Secretary Denis R. McDonough and expressed the disagreement from […]

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday the awarding of nearly $19.3 million in community development grants to 49 towns, cities and counties. The Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) will enable local governments to address a number of outstanding issues facing their respective areas. The funds can be utilized for enhancing roads, eliminating blight and drainage problems, […]

Late last month, prisoners went on a work strike across Alabama in protest of the state’s criminal justice system. The inmates released a list of demands to state leadership consisting of proposed reform measures to Alabama’s criminal code. Among the list of the proposed overhauls was the demand to end life without parole. Murderers and […]

Sen. Arthur Orr

This year, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) called for tax rebates for Alabamians in response to the record amount of tax revenue the state received in fiscal year 2022. Recently Gov. Kay Ivey expressed support for “some form of rebates,” but warned against “permanent structural change” to state budgeting. Thursday on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program,” […]

Late last month, several inmate workers in Alabama prisons across the state went on strike. The prisoners organizing the strike put out a list of demands, including doing away with life sentences without the possibility of parole. Gov. Kay Ivey called the demands “unreasonable” and gave no sign of supporting any of the changes the […]

Earlier this month, Gov. Kay Ivey committed to tax relief for Alabamians that would include “some form of rebates.” This comes as Alabama’s state budget and the Education Trust Fund (ETF) have received record revenue this past fiscal year, due in part to federal money allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Wednesday on […]

As left-wing media continues to misquote U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) speech made at former President Donald Trump’s rally last weekend, the senator has become the target of a prominent anti-conservative political organization. In what has been described by far-left media outlets as “racist,” Tuberville suggested Democrats sought “reparation” for criminals. “Some people say, ‘Well, […]

100 years ago this month, Italy succumbed to a new political order that would ignite a worldwide struggle for freedom. Completely abandoning its rightful claim as the birthplace of republican self-government, Italy embraced the fanatical politics of Benito Mussolini and embarked on a sad journey of prioritizing rhetoric over reason and ideology over experience. The […]

Gov. Kay Ivey holds the highest approval rating of all governors in the Southeast, according to a Morning Consult survey published Tuesday. Boasting an impressive 60% approval rating of her job performance, Ivey is the nation’s most popular female governor and the seventh most popular chief executive in the United States. The survey was conducted July […]

Former Republican candidate for Alabama Secretary of State Chris Horn is defending U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) against criticism by Democrats and the media. Tuberville is being called a racist by some, including former Sen. Doug Jones, for comments he made during former President Donald Trump’s rally in Nevada last Saturday. “Some people say, ‘Well, […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is still facing strong criticism from Democrats for comments he made during former President Donald Trump’s rally in Nevada last Saturday. “Some people say, ‘Well, they’re soft on crime.’ No. They’re not soft on crime. They’re pro-crime. They want crime,” Tuberville said at the rally. “They want crime because they […]

Foreign-controlled United States farmland presents serious national security risks to our nation, including the potential for a foreign country such as China to have a massive control over U.S. food production, pricing, and supply chains. We need to work at the local, state, and federal level to learn more about the seriousness of the issue. […]

In 2021, the Legislature reauthorized the Alabama Jobs Act, which extended the economic incentive programs though July 31, 2023. The program includes tax credits and other economic incentives to encourage more industries and high-paying jobs to move to the Yellowhammer State. Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) […]