7. Demand for free coronavirus tests wasn’t as expected President Joe Biden’s administration has been providing free coronavirus tests to households across the country, and while the tests take weeks to arrive, there are almost 250 million tests still unclaimed.  The administration bought 500 million initially, and demand for the tests from the government has […]

Over the last year, the American people have watched as our country transformed from thriving to pathetic under a Democratic administration. President Joe Biden unleashed the most severe border crisis in the nation’s history, disguised social spending as COVID-19 relief, disregarded freedom of personal choice by forcing vaccine mandates on hardworking Americans, deprioritized American energy […]

Friday afternoon, a three-judge federal panel ruled against Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman in his plea to appear on the upcoming Republican primary election ballot to seek Alabama’s second congressional seat. The case featured the question as to whether Coleman would be allowed to appear on the ballot given that the Alabama Republican Party’s (ALGOP) January […]

Thus far, the Republican-controlled Alabama Senate has delivered on multiple agenda items that leadership planned to address headed into the 2022 regular legislative session. Pandemic Relief The first major piece of legislation the body ushered through the legislature was a $772 million package appropriating the state’s share of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) COVID-19 […]

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives gave approval to legislation that would ensure tax funds generated from oil and gas leases in Coastal Alabama remain in the region. Senate Bill 9, sponsored by State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne), passed both chambers unanimously and now heads to the desk of Gov. Kay Ivey to be signed […]

Friday, President Joe Biden announced his nomination of U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson, age 51, sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Brown would replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and become the first black woman […]

Auburn Mayor Ron Anders has announced that he is seeking to serve a second term and will appear on the August 23, 2022, municipal election ballot. First elected as mayor in October 2018, Anders formerly served six years on the Auburn City Council, including four years as mayor pro tem. “I am thrilled to announce […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt spoke out to protect female athletes with so-called transgender bans, which she argued preserve fairness and safety for women participating in sports. Britt explained to Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show” on Thursday the importance of maintaining a fair standard for women as it pertained to […]

7. Changing language of Alabama Constitution is approved The Alabama House of Representatives has voted 94-0 for the current plan to remove certain racist language or outdated sections of the Alabama Constitution, adopting the Alabama Constitution of 2022. The language being removed or changed outdated references to slavery, involuntary servitude, poll taxes and segregated education. […]

State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) will once again have a series of hurdles before him on his path to reelection this election cycle. In the Republican primary, Whatley faces Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey. Should he defeat Hovey, he will face Democrat Sherri Reese in the general election, according to the list of Democratic candidates […]

Thursday, during an interview with FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) U.S. Senate campaign co-chairman offered his thoughts on one of Brooks’ opponents, Mike Durant. As of late, Durant’s polling has shown him to be a threat in the contest. However, his public appearances have been fewer than both […]

Former State Sen. Paul Sanford, Republican candidate for Alabama’s fifth congressional district, on Wednesday announced that he had signed the “America First Alabama Pledge.” America First Alabama is a nonprofit organization that actively promotes the “America First” agenda and highlights candidates that take the pledge to support such policies. In announcing his signing of the […]

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) came under fire this past weekend after it denied the Oakwood Adventist Academy varsity boys’ basketball team’s request to reschedule their Class 1A Northeast Regional Semi-Finals game. The school sought to move its game to a later time slot due to the scheduled time conflicting with the team’s […]

The Alabama Senate on Thursday voted 29-1 to pass a $2.70 billion general fund budget for fiscal year 2023, which would be the largest general fund in state history. Branch funding allocation of the proposed FY2023 budget as follows: Executive: $2,297,963,806 Judicial: $185,214,276 Legislative: $43,926,548 Other: $169,723,724 In addition to the budget paying off all […]

Alabama’s Future, a super PAC formed in October 2021, has begun running advertisements to oppose the senatorial bid of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). According to publicly available Federal Election Commission (FEC) data, Alabama’s Future has spent $1,177,396 on media placement and production this election cycle. The source of the PAC’s financing is unknown as […]

Wednesday night, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his armed forces to conduct a special military operation in Eastern Ukraine. Media reports indicate that the operation has led to a full-scale invasion of the former Soviet-occupied province. Members of Alabama’s congressional delegation reacted to the Russian incursion, which marks the first major conflict on European soil […]

Thursday, longtime North Alabama Republican activist Christian Horn launched his candidacy for Alabama Secretary of State. Horn, a Huntsville native, is a former All-American football player at the University of Michigan. The J.O. Johnson High School alum is a business owner and serves as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Republican Club. He also serves on […]

7. “China Initiative” is ending Earlier this week it was announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would be pulling back some portions of the “China Initiative” that’s received criticism for unfairly targeting some citizens. It’s now been announced that the program will be ended. The DOJ will instead create the “Strategy for Countering Nation-State […]

Alabama fifth congressional district hopeful Casey Wardynski, who formerly served as the Assistant Secretary of the Army under Donald Trump, says if Russian President Vladimir Putin advances on Ukraine, it would be a “miscalculation.” During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show” just hours before reported aggressive actions from the […]

Tuesday, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that he had joined with 13 states’ attorneys general in penning a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling for his immediate resignation. In a statement announcing his call for Mayorkas’ resignation, Marshall proclaimed that the nation’s borders were “under siege” from foreign criminal […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s reelection campaign released its fourth television advertisement of the 2022 Republican primary election cycle on Wednesday. The 30-second spot features Ivey, a former educator, promoting the state’s ban on Critical Race Theory-based teachings and transgender athletes in K-12 public schools. “When I taught school, we said a prayer, pledged allegiance, and taught […]

Wednesday, Manufacture Alabama announced its endorsement of State Rep. Wes Allen’s (R-Troy) candidacy for Alabama Secretary of State. Manufacture Alabama is the state’s only trade association solely focused on representing the interests of the industry. Its membership includes a wide range of companies that conduct business in Alabama. Manufacture Alabama president George Clark in a […]

Retired Justice Champ Lyons, Jr. on Wednesday announced his endorsement of Republican Greg Cook’s bid for the Alabama Supreme Court, Place 5. Lyons served on the Alabama Supreme Court from 1998 to 2011. He was the author of the first edition of the “Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure Annotated.” According to a release, Cook in […]

7. Alabama House of Representatives passes constitutional carry After four years and a bleak outlook for passage, constitutional carry passed overwhelmingly in the State House. Opponents cited the loss of revenue and how law enforcement used the permits to take illegal guns off the street, while supporters of the bill note that a new database […]