TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A Northridge High School math teacher has been placed on administrative leave after some parents and students complained about a pro-Trump image projected in the classroom. According to The Washington Post, teacher Scott Johnson displayed a parody of the infamous Obama “HOPE” poster depicting President-Elect Donald J. Trump firing his predecessor. On […]

MONTROSE, Ala. — With Alabama’s protocol for executing death row inmates mired in controversy and legal challenges, one state senator is proposing bringing back the firing squad and adding the ability for condemned criminals to choose to be gassed to death with nitrogen. Firing squads have not been used as a method of execution in […]

Robert Bentley may be the state’s top elected official, but that doesn’t mean he gets a free pass when he makes an occasional grammatical slip-up. At least that’s according to one report from AL.com, in which the governor received a tough lesson from one teacher who took exception with his criticism of Alabama’s education system. […]

Pollsters make a living being public opinion experts. But 2016 has been a tough year for the polling industry after the overwhelming majority of the “experts” were flat out wrong on two of the world’s most significant events — Brexit in the U.K. and the presidential election in the U.S. However, a polling firm with […]

While conservatives across the nation are anticipating a very-likely cabinet position for Senator Jeff Sessions under President-Elect Donald Trump, at least one Alabama Congressman is balking at the news. During an interview with Huntsville’s WAAY on Thursday, Rep. Mo Brooks said that he thinks Sessions would be too difficult to replace, though he agreed that […]

Visiting Alabama’s State Parks and boating on Lake Guntersville were staples of my childhood. As I’ve travelled and experienced other public lands around the country, I’ve grown to appreciate these parks more and recognize the incredible gift from God our state parks are to us. This is why, for the last few years, I’ve been […]

A House committee looking into the possible impeachment of Governor Robert Bentley has announced that proceedings will be put on hold for now. The decision comes after Attorney General Luther Strange advised it would be “prudent and beneficial” for the legislative panel to halt their activity in order to avoid complicating an ongoing state investigation. […]

Governor Robert Bentley doesn’t have many allies in the Alabama Legislature these days, though he may have alienated himself further by throwing jabs at the state’s entire education system. “Our education system in this state sucks,” Gov. Bentley told attendees of the annual Alabama Association of Regional Councils Conference on Wednesday. “I don’t use that […]

My name is Andy Andrews. I am a husband and a father. I have written several books, a couple of which have been moderately successful. In a national discussion of celebrity, money, or power, however, I would not be mentioned. My family and friends love me though, and in Alabama, where I was born, I […]

On Nov. 8, Alabamians not only will have the opportunity to help choose the next President of the United States, but they will also vote on 14 proposed state constitutional amendments. One of these, Amendment 14, is critical to helping protect Alabama families by validating hundreds of local laws that support our volunteer fire departments, […]

New emails released in Hillary Clinton’s Wikileaks scandal show that the candidate’s top aides attempted to help seek a presidential pardon for former Democratic Governor Don Siegelman. The disgraced one-term Alabama governor has spent most of the past nine years in a federal prison after facing conviction on charges of bribery and obstruction in 2006. […]

A machinist labor union is not happy that Alabama has lured away 300 jobs from a St. Louis facility. Last week, the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) blasted GKN Aerospace for announcing that it would lay off workers to relocate jobs to Tallahassee, Alabama. The union blamed the Yellowhammer State’s right-to-work status […]

Senator Jeff Sessions issued a “critical alert” over what he says is a potentially record-shattering number of illegal immigrants crossing American borders. According to a new report released by his office, more than 800,000 undocumented individuals entered the country last year. The Alabama Senator finds that renewed talks of amnesty are attracting more aliens into […]

I am deeply troubled by the announcement that Gov. Robert Bentley and a handful of other moderate Republican officeholders across the state will not vote for Donald Trump when they cast presidential ballots next Tuesday. In Alabama, we do not tolerate fair-weather football fans who stand with their team of choice when victory is assured, […]

It’s no secret that Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions has been eyed as a potential Secretary of Defense should Trump win the race for the White House next Tuesday. Now, as a top advisor to the GOP nominee, he’s detailing the form that a Trump Administration defense policy would likely take on. In an interview with […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley (R-Ala.) named the seven judges to hear suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s appeal in an executive order on Monday, setting the stage for the jurist’s last hope of returning to the bench. The judges will constitute a “Special Supreme Court” that will exist for the sole […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 584,252 new voters have registered in Alabama, according to the State Secretary of State’s Office, which is the largest number in state history. In total, Alabama now has 3,330,802 registered voters. “When we took Office in January of 2015, we committed to make sure every eligible U.S. citizen that is a resident […]

On Thursday, U.S District Court Judge Myron Thompson blocked an Alabama law that would have banned abortion clinics from operating within 2,000 feet of a K-8 public school. A second rule, which would have made a common second trimester abortion procedure illegal, was also stopped from going into effect. The judge ordered a preliminary injunction, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an stunning and unexpected move, the FBI announced that it is assessing new emails “pertinent” to the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (R) immediately weighed in and ripped into FBI Director James Comey for his previous decision to not press charges. Comey […]

When Alabama voters head to the polls on November 8th, they won’t just be electing a president; they will approve or reject 14 Constitutional amendments. If you need help navigating issues on the ballot, check out our guide below. Amendment 1 What it says: “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to […]

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle is leading a statewide effort to garner voter support for Amendment 11 on the upcoming Nov. 8 ballot. “Simply put, Amendment 11 means jobs and economic growth for Alabama,” said Battle. The constitutional amendment, unanimously approved by the Alabama Senate and House of Representatives, is designed to help Alabama’s cities secure […]

The selfie craze has infiltrated every area of life these days; even the realm of politics. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have taken selfies with their millennial supporters, many of whom will vote for the first time in 2016. But when people step into the voting booth in Alabama on Nov. 8, they must leave […]

Jeff Sessions has again found himself as the target of Hillary Clinton’s liberal network, as an organization tied to the Democratic presidential candidate has filed an ethics complaint against the Alabama Senator. The complaint aims at comments Sessions made during an October 15th campaign rally in New Hampshire, in which he said that the Trump’s […]

HOOVER, Ala. — On it’s way to the battleground state of Florida, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump’s campaign bus took a pit-stop in Hoover, Ala. to host a small scale rally for local supporters. In attendance were some of Alabama’s biggest Republican heavy-hitters, including state party chairwoman Terry Lathan, U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt, and […]