The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that Nivory Gordon, Jr. will serve as the Alabama state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development. President Joe Biden’s announcement included a string of regional and state appointments of Rural Development state directors and Farm Service Agency (FSA) state executive directors. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack […]

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday along party lines 219-206 to temporarily extend the federal debt limit to early December. With the Democrat-controlled Congress now having reached a short-term agreement to increase the nation’s debt ceiling, the measure now heads to the desk of President Joe Biden for his signature. The U.S. Senate last […]

7. Alabama wins big next-generation missile defense contract Northrop Grumman has announced that they will be hiring 500 more engineers in Huntsville to work on a missile defense program with the Air Force. Huntsville was selected for the “rich expertise and legacy” in the area for this industry. Vice president and general manager of Northrop’s […]

BIRMINGHAM — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) efforts to prohibit a controversial Internal Revenue Service (IRS) policy proposed by the Biden administration has garnered increased interest from consumers and banking industry leaders alike. Alabama’s junior senator on Tuesday held a press conference with representatives from various associations and financial institutions promoting Tuberville’s “Protecting Financial Privacy […]

Fresh off a historic victory in House District 73’s special election earlier this year, State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) on Tuesday announced that he will seek to serve a full term in the Alabama House of Representatives. Paschal was successful in his bid to fulfill the remainder of former State Rep. Matt Fridy’s (R-Montevallo) term. […]

A federal judge has refused the state of Alabama’s request to dismiss the issue of staffing cited in the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against the state’s prison system, according to the Associated Press (AP). In considering the motion by state lawyers, AP reports that U.S. District Judge David Proctor agreed with the state’s […]

7. The federal government has time to continue the whipping investigation Despite the claims that Border Patrol agents were whipping Haitian migrants at the southern border in September already being disproven, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has continued its investigation that was only supposed to take “days.” A spokesperson for DHS said that they […]

A portion of the financing for the $1.3 billion new prison construction plan passed by the Alabama Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey earlier this month was to come from federal COVID-19 relief money. As much as $400 million is believed to be eligible for the prison construction plan from money set […]

Earlier this year, I made the decision to get my COVID vaccine after speaking with my doctor. The rest of my family followed suit, and I have repeatedly encouraged anyone who has questions about the vaccine or is unsure to speak with his or her doctor. I strongly believe the vaccine is the best tool […]

Brock Colvin on Monday announced that he will seek the Republican nomination to the Alabama House of Representatives, District 26. The fifth-generation Marshall Countian is a graduate of Albertville High School and attended Snead Community College in Boaz. Colvin is an alum of the University of Alabama, where he double majored in finance and economics. […]

7. More than 1,000 flights canceled Southwest Airlines had to cancel more than 1,000 flights in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend, and while the company has blamed the issue on weather and traffic control issues, other reports claim that the issue is related to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and federal workers staging a “sickout.”  […]

One of the leading advocates for gambling legislation that would pave the way for a lottery and detente between the various gaming interest in Alabama over the past few years has been State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston). However, if legislation is offered between now and the end of this quadrennium, it won’t come from Marsh. […]

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and Michael Yaffee take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Why are people upset about COVID-19 relief money being used for Alabama prisons? — Will we really see more vaccine mandates in Alabama and beyond? — When will President Joe Biden stop bleeding in polls? Jackson and […]

Former State Treasurer Young Boozer has recently been appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to fulfill the vacant seat created by John McMillan who is now managing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. (Hope he stays out of the “gummies.” I know John, and I am sure he will.) Boozer is no stranger to the Treasurer’s Office. […]

Some Republican lawmakers have suggested an upcoming special session for the purposes of reapportionment may include more than matters related to reapportionment. According to State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals), Gov. Kay Ivey may include language in the call of the special session that would allow the Alabama Legislature to push back against President Joe […]

Add U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) to the list of Republicans that take issue with U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) categorization of Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) as pro-open borders and ALFA-supported candidates as “Republican RINOs.” During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “Midday Mobile,” Carl insisted he was not a pro-amnesty politician and […]

U.S. Reps. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) on Thursday penned a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting clarity on the department’s move to alter the ordering process of monoclonal antibody treatments. HHS recently implemented a change in how health care providers may obtain the antibody […]

U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt on Friday announced that her campaign had raised over $3.75 million in funds since she launched her candidacy in June of this year. In a matter of four months, Britt has surpassed the fundraising numbers of all Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidates in the 2020 primary and runoff elections combined, […]

As controversy continues to surround U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) criticism of the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA), elected officials across the state have jumped to the organization’s defense. The feud between Brooks and the federation amplified over the past week as the congressman alleged ALFA to be in support of “cheap foreign labor,” a charge […]

At the end of last week’s special session, the prison plan proposal offered by Republican leadership and Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration sailed through both chambers of the legislature before it was signed into law. In the Alabama Senate, the final product passed with bipartisan support by a 29-2 margin. Among the two no votes were […]

7. Democrats want surveillance on bank accounts U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) recently introduced legislation that would have blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to review any bank transactions of $600 and more made by Americans. Unfortunately, Democrats have blocked Tuberville’s measure.  If Biden’s plan passes, transactions would be […]

During last week’s special session of the Alabama Legislature to deal with prison construction, some Democrats argued against new prisons and said state government should focus more of its efforts on criminal justice reforms to alleviate problems plaguing the current prison system. Two so-called criminal justice reform measures were considered that would retroactively apply previously […]

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted along party lines 50-48 to pass an agreement to raise the federal debt limit by $480 billion through December 3. The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will now consider the measure. To get that vote, a group of Republican Senators joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to reach […]

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) effort to pass his bill, the “Protecting Financial Privacy Act,” which would prohibit a controversial Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposal to monitor banking activity consisting of $600 or greater from going into effect. Presently, the requirement for financial institutions to report banking transactions to the […]