With the Alabama legislature presently out of sessions, the lawmaking body for the Yellowhammer State has more vacancies than it’s had in some time, begging the question: is serving in Montgomery as attractive as it used to be? While many will speculate about the answer to this question, out of the 105 seats in the […]

As reported by ABC 33/40, Cullman County District Judge Kim Chaney is under investigation by the Alabama Ethics Commission. While details surrounding the investigation have not been released, Ethics Commission Executive Director Tom Albritton made it clear that there is enough probable cause to believe that Chaney violated the Alabama Ethics Act. Officials have sent […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark piece of pro-life legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk. Representative Martha Roby of Alabama’s second congressional district took the House floor in support of […]

In a Wednesday press release, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that his office has filed multiple lawsuits against casinos in five counties that continue to operate illegal gambling machines in defiance of state law. The lawsuits ask the courts to prohibit the promotion, operation, and transportation of “electronic bingo” machines in these counties. The State […]

As the Senate race between Doug Jones and Roy Moore starts to take shape, citizens of Baldwin County will have another consideration on their mind come December; whether or not they should renew the one-mill levy that is up for a vote. As reported by WKRG News, the one-mill levy is a system used by […]

Randall Woodfin defeated incumbent William Bell Tuesday night in a historic mayoral election for the city of Birmingham. Woodfin received 58 percent of the vote to Bell’s 41, defeating the incumbent by an incredible margin of 17 points. The 36-year-old assistant city attorney will be the youngest mayor of Birmingham since David Fox took office in […]

On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced more than $1 million in new DRA investments to strengthen Alabama’s workforce, infrastructure, and economy. The DRA hopes to support both public and private partnerships, ultimately bringing an additional $7.1 million in new investment to the Yellowhammer State. “The Delta Regional Authority is […]

As we reported in August, Jeffrey Lynn Borden was set to be executed this month for killing his wife and her father in 1993. However, earlier last month, the 11th Circuit stayed Borden’s execution after he challenged the humaneness of Alabama’s three-drug lethal injection combination. Now the Alabama Attorney General’s office is asking the U.S. […]

Below is a compilation of excerpts from tributes written in the past 24 hours that honor the life of Representative Jim Patterson. Clearly, Jim was more than a politician. He was a Christian man, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a loyal friend. He was a lover of people who understood the importance of […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 other state attorneys general to petition Congress to pass legislation that would make drug addiction treatment more affordable and accessible to Americans who most need it. The bill sponsored by the coalition, “The Road to Recovery Act,” will eliminate a decades-old Medicaid rule restricting […]

It is with heavy hearts that we report the sad news that Alabama state Rep. Jim Patterson passed away today, apparently from a sudden heart attack. In the last legislative session, Rep. Patterson, a Republican serving House District 21 in Madison County, sponsored the widely reported “autism bill,” which required insurance companies to provide health […]

Tomorrow is a profound day in American history. It’s the 13th anniversary of the United States declaring an operationally-capable defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). That day marked the first time the U.S. had a system that truly protected its people from long-range ballistic missiles—the same kind North Korea would use should they attempt to […]

Some say Judge Roy Moore’s victory over Senator Luther Strange last Tuesday was a loss for the president: “Alabama defeat leaves Trump weakened, isolated amid mounting challenges,” read a headline in the Washington Post. Others say it was a defeat for the Senate majority leader: “Judge Roy Moore wins Alabama Senate primary, dealing a huge […]

Violence erupted on the Georgia Tech campus this Monday. Scott “Scout” Schultz, an LGBT activist and student leader, was killed, September 17th, by a Georgia Institute of Technology campus police officer after a questionable stand-off situation. The use of deadly force by the officer will have it’s day in court, where the evidence will weigh-out […]

At a speech given in Indiana on Wednesday, President Trump announced his administration’s plan for sweeping tax reform across all income brackets. According to the GOP, the new tax plan was created with three major goals in mind: more jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks. Republicans plan to do this by lowering tax rates for businesses […]

As is now clear to most of America, Roy Moore won last night because a highly motivated, populist base showed its deep disdain for establishment politics. As I wrote last week,  “It’s a movement fueled by hard-working, patriotic Americans who embraced an American dream that’s turned into a nightmare, and they’re fed up. They’re tired […]

Amidst the whirlwind created by national anthem protests in the NFL, Rep. Mo Brooks is suggesting a tactic he thinks will help curb the league’s policy of tolerance. “I believe we ought to terminate all federal government support of the NFL,” Brooks told Breitbart News. “That would include the termination of any and all advertising […]

After Judge Roy Moore won the Republican nomination for the Alabama senate race on Tuesday, President Trump stuck to his promise and endorsed Moore on Twitter Wednesday morning. The President said that Moore will help “Make America Great Again.” Moore defeated Senator Luther Strange, who Trump originally endorsed, by nearly 10 points last night. At […]

Alabama Representative Ed Henry (R-Hartselle) has filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Attorney General’s office calling for the release of his 2014 grand jury testimony regarding the corruption case involving Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. Henry claims that his testimony would reveal facts to light surrounding the anti-corruption unit that Luther Strange established as […]

According to a press release by U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin, Representative Micky Hammon (R-Decatur) has pleaded guilty to commit mail fraud. Mail fraud was allegedly committed because donors would mail contributions to Hammon’s campaign. Hammon would reportedly deposit those checks into his campaign account and then write checks to himself out of the campaign account, […]

According to excerpts obtained in advance by Fox News, Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to take aim at political correctness on college campuses during a speech at the Georgetown University Law Center on Tuesday. Sessions plans to declare that free speech is “under attack,” following the recent clashes of protesters at Berkley and other campuses […]

  In what’s shaping up to be a highly contested run-off between Sen. Luther Strange and Roy Moore, Vice President Mike Pence has been hard at work to help “send Big Luther back to Washington.” Not terribly long after Vice President Pence thanked American astronauts aboard the International Space Station, he touched down in Birmingham […]

President Trump, along with officials from the Department of Justice, announced on Sunday a new set of travel restrictions on an expanded set of countries. The announcement comes just before major parts of the previous travel ban were set to expire. The new restrictions will replace the existing travel ban that denies visas to citizens […]

According to The Hill, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified 21 states on Friday that Russia attempted to hack their election systems prior to the 2016 election. Alabama is one of those states. In many of the cases, DHS only saw preparations for hacking, such as scanning for potential modes of attack. Since voting machines […]