WASHINGTON — United States House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday announced Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) will deliver the weekly Republican address to the nation as college football kicks off around the country. “College football isn’t the only exciting thing happening tomorrow,” Speaker Ryan tweeted. “Don’t miss [Rep. Byrne’s] address.” Rep. Byrne traversed his south Alabama […]

On November 8, 2016, the citizens of The United States will elect a new president. As the Secretary of State and the chief election official of our state, I am charged to lead our team members and designated county elections officials for the state of Alabama as we prepare to hold an election with what […]

On November 8, 2016, the citizens of America will elect a new president. As the chief election official for Pike County Alabama, our team is currently preparing for the upcoming general election. I always take this responsibility very seriously and remain committed to ensuring an honest election process. A recent Reuters report states the Organization […]

PHOENIX, Ariz. — After accompanying Donald J. Trump to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) returned stateside with the Republican presidential nominee to rally a crowd of supporters while donning a “Make Mexico Great Again Also” hat. “We’re on track to turn this country around,” Sessions declared before a […]

Gov. Robert Bentley’s latest attempt to end his impeachment ordeal has failed. State Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has denied the governor’s request to suspend the impeachment proceedings, as well as the request that certain committee members be recused from the hearings. “After careful consideration and a close examination of […]

NEW YORK, NY — In what one source close to the Trump campaign referred to as a “preview of what top leadership in a Trump cabinet could look like,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will accompany Donald J. Trump to his Wednesday meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama elections officials are moving to ensure the state’s voting systems are secure in the wake of revelations that the voter databases in at least two other states have been breached in recent months. According to a Reuters report, “The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona’s voter […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The State of Alabama is once again asking a federal court to intervene on the issue of Syrian refugee resettlement, arguing that the Obama administration is violating the Refugee Act of 1980, which requires that states be consulted before refugees are placed within their borders. A federal judge dismissed a previous suit, […]

MOBILE, Ala. — A new analysis of Syrian refugee relocation in the United States reveals that no such refugees have been placed in Alabama, in spite — or perhaps because — of vocal concerns from citizens and lawmakers and a court battle between the Yellowhammer State and the federal government. “More than 7,500 refugees fleeing […]

“Robert Bentley is out of ideas,” Democratic gubernatorial nominee Parker Griffith proclaimed during his 2010 campaign against Gov. Robert Bentley. A cursory glance at his second term suggests Mr. Griffith may have been right, since Gov. Bentley seems to have ended up implementing — or at least attempting to implement — most of Mr. Griffith’s […]

When Gov. Robert Bentley summoned lawmakers for a special session to consider the creation of a state lottery, I traveled to Montgomery with apprehension as what the Governor was up to. Soon after the debate began, however, it quickly became obvious that the real fiscal and systemic problems problems facing Alabama’s state government cannot be […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After spending roughly eleven hours debating Gov. Robert Bentley’s lottery proposal and working late into the night on Thursday, pro-lottery House members finally rallied enough support for the legislation to pass. The bill will send the first $100 million of lottery revenue to Medicaid, followed by a 90-10 split of the remaining […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After spending roughly eleven hours debating Gov. Robert Bentley’s lottery proposal and working late into the night on Thursday, pro-lottery House members finally rallied enough support for the legislation to pass. The bill will send the first $100 million of lottery revenue to Medicaid, followed by a 90-10 split of the remaining […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama House members are already angling to earmark lottery funds for certain projects although the lottery has multiple hurdles left to clear before it even exists in the Yellowhammer State. The Secretary of State’s office confirmed Thursday that the legislature had missed the deadline to pass a lottery bill that would put […]

JACKSON, Miss. — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) stood at Donald J. Trump’s side Wednesday night as the Republican presidential nominee made a pitch to black voters, urging them to abandon a Democratic Party that he argues has failed them. “Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as people,” […]

MOBILE, Ala. — In what one attendee referred to as “something between a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert and the Daytona 500,” tens of thousands of Donald Trump supporters flocked to Ladd-Peebles Stadium one year ago this week for the largest event of the Republican presidential primary. It was a stunning show of populist might for Mr. […]

PELHAM, Ala. — Pelham City Council candidate Lucas Burger came up short in his bid to unseat incumbent Council President Rick Hayes on Tuesday, but it is Mr. Burger’s reaction to his loss that is garnering most of the attention. After learning of his candidacy’s fate, Mr. Burger went to the local Hooters, opened up […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Just one day after it appeared there was no way for a lottery vote to take place on the November ballot, pro-lottery lawmakers are now claiming they may have a shot at making it happen after all. The governor and legislative leaders have been operating under the assumption that Wednesday, August 24, […]

Government surveillance garners all the headlines, but Americans are voluntarily turning over more personal information to tech companies than most government agencies could ever hope to obtain. Case in point: Facebook has labeled the political leanings of its users with stunning accuracy by simply gathering information about them on the site. Political campaigns then pay […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Procedural wrangling in the Alabama House of Representatives will keep a statewide lottery constitutional amendment from appearing on the ballot in November. Wednesday, August 24, was the deadline for the legislature to authorize a constitutional amendment to appear on the General Election ballot on November 8th. However, House rules stipulate that committee […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two senators have resigned from the Senate Republican Caucus in the wake of last week’s vote to approve a statewide lottery, citing policy differences and claiming senate leaders violated their own rules in an effort to muscle the bill through. The bill, which was approved by a margin of 21-12, would send […]

(Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions interviewed on CNN, August 23, 2016) WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) is calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate whether then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to “extort” individuals or obtain “contributions” to the Clinton Foundation in return for access to the highest levels of the […]

MONTGOMERY (Governor’s Office) — Governor Robert Bentley has approved sending an additional Alabama National Guard UH-72 helicopter and pilot to Marana, Arizona to assist with protecting the U.S. border with Mexico. In April, the Governor honored the National Guard Bureau’s first request to send one UH-72 helicopter and three pilots to support the U.S. Customs […]

A black Alabamian is tired of Democratic politicians calling photo voter ID laws “racist,” and has taken to Twitter to declare that “it is racist,” however,” to “assume minorities are too incompetent to get an ID.” The latest Gallup survey caught some Democrats by surprise this week when it revealed that 80 percent of Americans support “requiring […]