The saga of the I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge is part of a seemingly never-ending dilemma southwestern Alabama residents have been dealing with for a long time. For over 100 years, locals and travelers passing through the area have struggled to cross the Mobile Bay from Mobile County to Baldwin County in an expeditious manner. The […]

The media continues to heap praise upon President Biden for the extremely high vaccination rate of federal employees.  But let’s be honest about what actually happened here. Mandates forced people to make a choice between getting the shot or losing their jobs. Biden got his way, more than 90% of the Federal workforce is vaccinated. […]

Earlier this year, State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) secured $200,000 from state coffers to fund a pilot program for military veterans to get help with the struggles of post-traumatic stress syndrome. That aid comes in the form of a stellate ganglion block (SGB) shot that is a local anesthetic neck injection. It numbs the nerves […]

For decades, the people of Jackson County, primarily Scottsboro and Hollywood, were led to believe the quasi-government Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) would use a 1,600-acre site along the Tennessee River to house a nuclear generating station that could produce electricity for the southeastern United States. However, after a Northern District of Alabama federal court ruling, […]

As more details are coming to the forefront about 39-year-old Darrell Brooks, Jr., the suspect incident of an SUV being driven into a Waukesha, Wisc. Christmas parade that has resulted in at least six people dead, some are asking given Brooks’ criminal history, how was he not still in jail. Brooks has been charged with […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt has picked up an unlikely ally in her quest to win her party’s nomination. Former U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives as both a Republican and Democrat, and was Alabama’s 2014 Democratic Party nominee for governor, said he was supporting Britt in her […]

Last week, a filing from the Alabama Attorney General’s office, which had surfaced in media reports, contended that former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard lacked remorse for his wrongdoing, despite claiming otherwise in a letter to Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker arguing for an early release. The filing quoted excerpts from Hubbard’s prison communications […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently filed an amicus brief in support of a Colorado cakeshop over its refusal to create a custom cake celebrating a gender transition. Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, entered the national spotlight nearly a decade ago after he declined to create a cake for a same-sex wedding […]

The Biden administration’s recent decision to award a $142 million marketing contract promoting monoclonal antibody treatments has come under the microscope of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and his fellow Republican colleagues. In question was the fact that the contract, granted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department […]

7. AG Marshall is siding with the cake baker Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 15 other attorney generals to support a Colorado baker owner being sued. The bakery owner, Jack Phillips, and his wife own Masterpiece Cakeshop, and they’re being sued over refusing to make a cake for a gender transition. This is […]

As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up debate on the Democrat-sponsored “Build Back Better Act,” a $1.75 trillion climate and social spending bill, Republicans are taking issue with the legislation’s expensive undertaking. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the bill, which is widely seen as a major legislative priority for President Joe Biden, […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Tuesday announced that it had endorsed the reelection campaign of Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper). Reed, who represents Senate District 5, was first elected to the upper chamber in 2010. In 2014, Reed was elected by his peers to serve as Senate Majority Leader of the Republican […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) on Tuesday announced that Gov. Kay Ivey had awarded $480,000 in funding for grants geared toward assisting low-income individuals. Funds totaling $450,000 will be utilized by the Community Action Agencies Association of Alabama to financially support 19 community action agencies across the state. According to ADECA, […]

The Alabama Legislature earlier this month passed Senate Bill 9 in an effort to solidify workers’ rights regarding mandated COVID-19 vaccination, which has since been signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. Vaccine Mandate Issuance Under the direction of President Joe Biden, various agencies of the federal government earlier this year levied an array of […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Monday joined Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” where he detailed his opposition to Democrats’ so-called “Build Back Better” legislation. The “Build Back Better Act” last week passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 220-213 and is poised to be taken up by the upper chamber, where the […]

7. 48 schools in Alabama have closed over recent years Over the last six years, 48 school buildings in Alabama have closed while more virtual and charter schools continue to open every year. In looking at the numbers across the state more closely, there seems to be a nearly even trade from when a public […]

Since day one in office, President Biden and his administration have been at war with American energy. Less than a year into his presidency, we are already feeling the negative effects of his policies at the pump, on our heating bills, and on the prices of virtually all consumer goods. As we rebound from the […]

Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal’s Michael Bender reported Alabama GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Lynda Blanchard, formerly the U.S. ambassador to Slovenia, was lobbying former President Donald Trump to endorse her in a potential bid for Alabama governor against incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey. According to the report, Trump, who has endorsed Blanchard’s opponent, U.S. […]

U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt on Monday announced that her campaign had begun accepting cryptocurrency contributions. Britt’s supporters now have the option of contributing various forms of cryptocurrency to her campaign through payment service provider BitPay. According to the announcement, BitPay presently accepts payments in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Wrapped Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Litecoin and five […]

It was a matter of time, but Club for Growth has entered the fray for Alabama U.S. Senate up for grabs in 2022. Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, who has endorsed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), has fired its first salvo at former […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) on Monday announced additional endorsements of lawmakers seeking reelection to the state legislature. The 350,000-member agriculture advocacy organization utilizes its political action committee, FarmPAC, in announcing its endorsements of candidates seeking public office. The following candidates now officially hold an endorsement from FarmPAC: State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) State Rep. […]

7. Chaos at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin Five are dead and dozens are injured after a red SUV crashed through a barricade and careened into people marching in a parade and spectators who were watching a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. A person of interest is in custody, but the motive for the incident […]

Last week, a handful of Alabama media outlets revealed an effort by former House Speaker Mike Hubbard to secure his release from prison for a 2016 conviction on ethics charges by using the legislative process during the prison special session earlier this year. However, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) said he was unaware his predecessor […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Is Tim James ready to enter the race for governor? — Where did the 6,000 kids missing from Alabama’s schools go, and will they ever come back? — Will former Speaker Mike Hubbard get out […]