7. Republicans call on Biden to take a cognitive test In the U.S. House of Representatives, a group of 54 Republicans wrote a letter calling for President Joe Biden to undergo cognitive testing due to questions over his mental fitness. U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) leads the group in the letter. In the letter, the […]

As starting first baseman for the Republicans, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) seeks to once again lead the GOP to victory over Democrats in the annual Congressional Baseball Game. The partisan matchup, held at Washington Nationals Park, will take place Thursday at 6:05 CST and will be broadcast live on both Fox Sports and C-Span. […]

Last month, President Joe Biden signed the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” which included incentives for states to pass red flag laws. A red flag law would allow authorities to confiscate guns from a mentally unstable individual if that person were deemed a threat to others or themselves by a judge. State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle […]

On Wednesday, the Eastern Shore and Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) voted unanimously to advance the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. The plan, which has been under negotiation since December 2021, was officially placed in the two regional transportation policy-making entities’ respective Transportation Improvement Plans (TIPs). After local leadership agreed to a framework last […]

Tuesday, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the State of Alabama had filed suit against the Biden administration over its plan to withhold federal nutritional assistance from schools on the grounds of “sex discrimination.” According to a release from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, the administration could bar federal aid to schools over sex-separated bathrooms […]

7. Kamala Harris hosted a meeting where everyone introduced themselves with pronouns During a meeting with disability advocates for the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Vice President Kamala Harris introduced herself in the meeting by saying, “I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, I am a woman sitting at a […]

Violent criminals should be incarcerated, not walking free in our communities and on our streets. Unfortunately, that is the case in our state all too often. Under current Alabama law, judges have limited authority to deny bail to violent offenders unless the suspect is charged with a capital offense or poses a flight risk. That […]

The Alabama Innovation Corporation board of directors met last week at Auburn University to hold discussions with stakeholders regarding initiatives the corporation is partaking in to drive growth in the state’s innovation economy. The meeting took place at the New Venture Accelerator on the university’s campus, which board members toured following the meeting to gain […]

Last week, the Alabama Dept. of Public Health (ADPH) put out a tweet calling for Alabamians to “normalize masking.” “When in doubt, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Let’s normalize masking and protect our community,” the post said. Tuesday on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show,” Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said he disagreed with […]

Last week, investigative reporting conducted by Reuters unveiled that a Hyundai supplier’s manufacturing facility in Luverne had utilized migrant child labor. SMART Alabama LLC, a subsidiary of the automotive company that manufactures stamped metal for Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA), denied having knowledge that it employed the underage workers. According to the Reuters report, three […]

7. Rash of overdose deaths leads to free fentanyl test strips A fentanyl death spike in one Alabama county has led to a non-profit procuring fentanyl test strips to provide to recreational drug users. The strips can be used to test for fentanyl in unregulated drugs, which have been found at the scene of some […]

Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 207,416 migrant encounters at our southern border last month, which makes it the worst June on record. For perspective, this means there are more than enough illegal immigrants crossing the border every single month to equal the population of Mobile. June was also the fourth month […]

Since it was announced that U.S. Space Command would be relocated to Huntsville, members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have criticized the move. Despite that criticism, most of the review process has approved relocating to the Rocket City. Earlier this month, the U.S. Air Force released its draft Environmental Impact Study, which said that moving the […]

7. Monkeypox declared an international emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that monkeypox was now considered a global emergency since there have been cases diagnosed in more than 70 countries. The WHO emergency committee did not reach a decision, so the emergency was declared by WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Internationally, 74 countries […]

The Alabama Legislature will remain super majority Republican for the next quadrennium. As the dust settles from the May/June party primaries, there have been negligible if any party changes. There has been some shuffling on the deck of the GOP boat, but it has all been intraparty struggles. By and large, both the House of […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has seen his popularity among the national GOP base skyrocket since early 2020 when the Sunshine State’s chief executive emerged as a staunch opponent of federal government COVID-19 pandemic mandates and restrictions. Placing President Joe Biden and White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in his crosshairs has paid […]

The State of Alabama could take action against Google should the multinational tech giant manipulate search results for crisis pregnancy centers, according to Attorney General Steve Marshall. In a Thursday release, Alabama’s chief law enforcement officer warned that such a move could place Google at the center of investigations for violation of antitrust laws and […]

Alabama reached yet another record low unemployment rate in the month of June, according to newly released labor statistics announced Friday by Gov. Kay Ivey. June’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted 2.6% unemployment rate is down from May’s rate of 2.7% and nearly a full percentage point below June 2021’s rate of 3.5%. The state of Alabama […]

7. Many without power after storms move through Alabama In the Birmingham area, around 30,000 people have been without power due to storms that moved through the area on Thursday. The National Weather Service’s Birmingham office reported that there were wind gusts up to 70 mph. Trees were reported down, some flooding was reported in […]

Wednesday, the U.S. Senate considered a comprehensive plan that would have brought the federal budget to balance over the course of 10 years. The continuing resolution, offered by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), failed to pass the upper chamber of Congress by a vote of 34 to 65. Alabama’s Senate representation was divided over the […]

Last week, the Department of Education released a new proposal that changed how Title IX would be implemented in schools that received federal funding. The proposed rule is titled “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.” According to the Department of Education’s release, it would “better align […]

Earlier this week, Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) asked Gov. Kay Ivey to call a special session and give the legislature a chance to modify the current abortion law. Ivey communications director Gina Maiola responded to the request, saying, “[T]here will not be a special session on the 2019 Alabama Human Life Protection […]

Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Secretary Fitzgerald Washington has been elected president of the National Association of Government Labor Officials (NAGLO). Washington’s election was held during the association’s 2022 summer conference in Maryland. Founded in 1914, NAGLO is a bipartisan association that holds a membership consisting of labor commissioners, directors and secretaries of labor across […]

7. Mobile man arrested after threatening to kill President Biden John Andrew Bazor, Jr., a man from Mobile, has been arrested after threatening to kill President Joe Biden. Bazor called the White House on July 10 and said, “I am coming to assassinate the president; I can’t wait to see your faces when I put […]