Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has joined a letter with 14 of his Republican counterparts calling on President Joe Biden to rescind an executive order relating to the administration of elections. Last year, Biden issued Executive Order 14019, called “Promoting Access to Voting.” The order mandated that the leadership of every federal agency submit […]

Alabama has more than 100,000 low-income kids across the state who depend on free or reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches at school (there are more than 30 million kids who get free or reduced-priced lunch and 14 million who get free or reduced-price breakfast). For many of these students, the meals they get at school are […]

7. Fireworks went rogue at Trash Pandas game After the Rocket City Trash Pandas game at Toyota Field on Friday night, some of the fireworks during the postgame celebration went rogue and accidentally shot into the crowd. A statement from Pyro Shows has been released since the incident. Pyro Shows said, “After considerable investigation into […]

Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Senate passed the Democrat-sponsored “Inflation Reduction Act” in a partisan 51-50 vote. As the upper chamber of Congress is evenly divided on party lines, Vice President Kamala Harris provided Democrats with the tie-breaking vote. The Senate’s majority party passed the bill through the chamber’s reconciliation process, which allowed Democrats to clear […]

Inflation-adjusted (real) GDP dipped 0.9% in the second quarter (Q2) after declining 1.6% in the first quarter, igniting debate over whether we are in a recession. We may not be in a recession but rather degrowth. A recession is a broad economic decline, the contraction phase of the business cycle. This differs from a slump […]

The U.S. Senate is currently in the process of considering amendments to the Democrat-sponsored “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” as part of a rare weekend voting marathon. The chamber’s majority party is utilizing the budget reconciliation process to move the bill through legislative hurdles, which would allow Democrats to pass the bill without having to […]

The Democrats’ new “Inflation Reduction Act” includes a provision that includes $80 billion of new funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is supposed to help the government agency hire 87,000 new employees. U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) recently told FOX 10 News in Mobile that people should be concerned about the attempt to […]

Since the primary elections in Alabama earlier this year, there has been growing momentum among Republican lawmakers and leadership to consider moving toward a closed primary system in the state. Many feel the result in the Senate District 27 GOP primary election is an example of how open primaries can hurt the process. In that […]

Thursday evening, the U.S. Senate passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) to streamline the process for dependents receiving post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. The bipartisan legislation passed the upper chamber by voice vote and will now head to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. Thursday’s successful passage of the bill marks the […]

You won’t hear it in White House press room propaganda, but America is on a collision course with disaster. Inflation, fueled by “stimulus” packages like the $2 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” has risen 13.8% since Joe Biden took office. For 15 straight months, Americans’ real wages have declined. Gas and energy prices are through the […]

7. Brittney Griner is going to prison WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia for drug possession and smuggling due to bringing hash vape cartridges into the country, was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined about $16,400. In reaction to the sentence, President Joe Biden said, “Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney. It’s […]

As the rise of “woke” culture continues to permeate throughout corporate America, a newly launched program at Troy University seeks to help students understand the fundamentals of free enterprise absent divisive political practices. Troy University’s Manuel H. Johnson Center (MJC) for Political Economy in the Sorrell College of Business recently announced the upcoming launch of […]

While gasoline prices have fallen 14 cents per gallon since last week, and 65 cents lower than a month ago, they are still 93 cents higher than a year ago. The Biden administration has been taking the opportunity of higher gas prices to promote the use of more green energy and electric vehicles (EV). However, […]

President Joe Biden has been busy promoting the “Inflation Reduction Act” this week after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced an agreement with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) on the $739 billion climate bill. While Democrats argue the bill would help lower energy prices and reduce inflation, some Republican leaders across the […]

The 2016 presidential election results created strife and discontent throughout factions of the political left, especially among lifestyle liberals. Shocked and horrified by then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s landslide victory over Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton, progressives took to atypical coping methods to deal with the election’s outcome. Alongside canceling classes and exams, elite academic […]

Birmingham-based law firm Riley & Jackson, P.C. is helping U.S. Marines and their families formerly stationed at Camp Lejeune to settle their claims over exposure to contaminated water on the base. On Wednesday, Congress passed bipartisan legislation called the “Honoring Our PACT Act,” which allows individuals who were stationed at the North Carolina base from […]

7. UAB being sued by a student over alleged inaction after alleged rape by an athlete A lawsuit filed alleges that a student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was raped by a football player and when the rape was reported, the university failed to behave correctly. The university is being sued for violation […]

As the issue of name, image and likeness (NIL) continues to be a hot topic of debate in collegiate athletics, the U.S. Senate could soon take up legislation to offer a federal solution. The NCAA-instituted policy, which allows student-athletes to profit from their personal brand, has been subjected to immense scrutiny due to its perceived […]

As the primary election season is cooling down, the general election is heating up. There is much at stake in November for our state and nation. The tone-deaf Democrats are insistent on ignoring the will of the American people with their consistently ignorant stubbornness on most issues that are clearly harming our country. While Republican […]

The People’s Republic of China presently serves as the most pressing threat to U.S. national security and economic stability, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks). Rogers, the lead Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, recently joined Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Night in America” to discuss the growing threat posed by the nation’s top […]

7. Bail isn’t discriminatory in Cullman It’s been declared that bail in Cullman County does not discriminate against people with lower income, according to an opinion ruling released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The ruling was made in a 2-1 vote. The majority opinion states “that indigent pretrial detainees in […]

Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong spoke of the tremendous strides that had taken place during the past 10 years in Madison County, but he did not stop there during his annual address to the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday. Strong focused on the monumental pace of the regional economy, and how […]

According to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act on Tuesday night. The bill failed to pass the Senate last week in a 55-42 vote. Monday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs […]

Last week, Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a lawsuit with 21 other states against the Biden administration over its plan to expand the definition of discrimination under Title IX, which could result in schools losing funding for federal nutritional assistance. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service decided in May to […]