Politics — Page 253

From the southern border to our backyards, fentanyl and methamphetamine are pouring into the United States in record amounts.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), an original cosponsor of the bill, asserted that while some organizations are "misguided" in their approach to the southern border, other NGOs are acting with ulterior motives.

Coronavirus cases have already been decreasing across the state, and now hospitalizations have started to follow.

The Alabama Literacy Act, passed back in 2019, will require third graders to read at a third-grade level before being promoted to the fourth grade. However, since passage and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the law has been subject to efforts to delay. Although the bill nearly faced a delay last year after the […]

Radio host Dale Jackson takes you through Alabama’s biggest political stories this week including the recently proposed Parent's Choice Act.

State Rep. Stringer: Business, law enforcement, education communities seek exceptions to constitutional carry proposal

President Joe Biden's health care worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate is being met with a new legal challenge from Alabama's Attorney General.

Ledbetter

Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) warned the timing might be late for attempting a school choice bill.

Unionization was in the best interests of the workers employed at Bessemer's Amazon fulfillment center, claimed far-left Democratic Party leaders in early 2021.

Championed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the bill has been met with fierce criticism from Republicans who contend that the measure fails to address the growing threats the communist regime poses to the United States.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) added his name to the list of lawmakers advocating for the change. Tuberville became a cosponsor of a bill originally introduced by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the Sunshine Protection Act.

Black History Month has kicked off, and now Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey has made it known that some people don’t know the difference between Black History Month and Critical Race Theory (CRT).

Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced the Alabama Small Business Commission's legislative package, which consists of tax cuts, tax exemptions, paperwork reductions, and other reforms.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) explained how the cancellation compounds problems created by the Biden administration, adding the decisions were a product of an effort to respond to climate change.

State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville) said he expected the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a requested stay by the State of Alabama at any moment.

The Alabama Forestry Association announced its endorsement of five incumbents seeking reelection to the Alabama House of Representatives.

Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong announced the hiring of Colin Sudduth as campaign manager of his candidacy for Alabama’s fifth congressional district.

Coronavirus infections have started falling drastically in Alabama after the peak of Omicron cases, with almost all 67 counties in the state seeing a decrease in positivity rate

Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two bills sponsored by State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) aimed at further strengthening Second Amendment protections in the state of Alabama.

America needs a change in leadership. The Republican Party has a golden opportunity to take back Congress in 2022 and the White House in 2024. I am thrilled about the incoming red wave, but we cannot merely be satisfied with winning back control. We must be prepared to lead day one with an agenda that […]

The implementation of education savings accounts would serve to raise the standard of K-12 education in Alabama, according to Republican gubernatorial hopeful Lew Burdette.

U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt in 2021 raised more than $5 million in sixth months of fundraising, which represents the largest single-year fundraising haul of any Republican candidate in Alabama history.

Attorney General Steve Marshall has already filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene on the decision ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama for their order to redistrict the congressional districts, and now the ALGOP has filed a motion to support Marshall’s.

Flowers: Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog Day. It is an ironic juxtaposition that the State of the Union address by the president and Groundhog Day occur on the same day. One involves a meaningless ritual in which a doddering octogenarian who is as outdated as the State of the Union event stumbles through some scripted predictions. The other involves […]