Huntsville officials have withdrawn a proposal to equip city garbage trucks with artificial intelligence cameras following weeks of public pushback. The decision came on Thursday after strong opposition from residents, advocacy groups, and labor organizations. The city announced it would withdraw a proposed contract with City Detect, a Tuscaloosa-based company that provides AI camera systems. […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is voicing support for President Donald Trump’s moves to deploy the National Guard in cities facing violent crime, saying Alabama stands ready if called upon. President Trump has already sent federal National Guard forces to Washington, D.C., to address crime there, and Memphis, Tennessee, is next in line. The White House […]

Some residents of the city of Opelika want street signs mentioning former Miss America Mallory Hagan to be removed.

Mere hours after the murder of conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk last Wednesday, social media was flooded with posts reacting to the news. While most expressed sorrow and sympathy for Kirk’s widow and two young children, many social media users made light of, or even celebrated, the assassination. Among those […]

According to fresh polling, sitting Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall holds an early lead in the state’s U.S. Senate race while the rest of Alabama’s 2026 statewide races remain up in the air. The Alabama Poll was recently re-established by Michael Lowry, a former Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville). Between August […]

When Ed Packard retired from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office in December 2021, it closed the books on almost 25 years of experience in state elections. Ed Packard has died at age 57. Arrangements will be announced. Packard was the first person in the United States to earn a Master of Public Administration degree […]

In a livestreamed video on Monday night, Alabama Democrat and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones compared the 1972 shooting of then-Governor George Wallace as he reacted to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

As most sane people watch Charlie Kirk’s murder and realize how terrible it is for our society, culture, and politics, too many of our so-called leaders and media figures are trying to figure out how to blame Kirk’s allies for the issues this creates or exposes. Kirk’s words are not the problem; most of the […]

Prayers, candles, flags, flowers, signs, singing – all in tribute to slain Turning Point USA Founder and conservative Christian activist Charlie Kirk. Tributes have been held across Alabama since the Wednesday assassination. When they heard of the tragedy, many Alabamians immediately began planning tributes and vigils in memory of Kirk’s life and work. Typical of […]

The Energy Institute of Alabama (EIA) named Business Council of Alabama executive vice president and former Alabama Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield as its next president and CEO. “We have worked closely with Clay for years and he is the absolute perfect leader to take on this new role running the Energy Institute of Alabama,” […]

In the wake of the horrific political assassination of Charlie Kirk during an on-campus speaking last week in Utah, two young Alabama lawmakers took a step across party lines to call for civility amid the chaos. State Rep. James Lomax, a Republican age 34, and State Rep. Jeremy Gray, a Democrat age 39, syndicated a […]

The Alabama Associated General Contractors Political Action Committee (AGCPAC) announced today its endorsement of Doug Harwell for State Senate District 34. District 34 is currently represented by Sen. Jack W. Williams (R-Wilmer), who has served since 2018. Williams is not seeking re-election in 2026 and is instead running for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. AGC, […]

Recently on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," Palmer accused the Democrat of being dishonest about the legislation.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore is hoping this hill bill will give much needed relief to families affected by defects in General Motors vehicles. 

TRUK PAC, the political arm of the Alabama Trucking Association, announced its endorsements of four major statewide offices in the 2026 election cycle on Friday. The group officially backed the following candidates: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville — Governor Jay Mitchell — Attorney General Caroleene Dobson — Secretary of State Young Boozer — Treasurer “These leaders […]

One of Governor Kay Ivey’s greatest legacies will be her outstanding wisdom and prudence in her appointments to fill important judicial and governmental openings. She has shown amazing leadership in this capacity over her decade as Governor. She had the opportunity to make another stellar appointment in June. Ivey appointed State Representative Cynthia Lee Almond […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is calling on conservatives to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk by continuing the work he did on college campuses.

The Petroleum and Convenience Marketers Association of Alabama announced its endorsement of State Rep. Rhett Marques in his campaign for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District on Friday, marking the state lawmaker’s first endorsement from a major trade association. P&CMA, which represents hundreds of small business owners across Alabama’s petroleum and convenience marketing industry, cited Marques’ proven […]

Wiregrass native turned Trump world insider Cliff Sims walked opposite Vice President JD Vance on the tarmac Thursday night as Charlie Kirk’s flag-draped casket was lifted onto Air Force Two for the flight to Arizona. Video from the transfer shows Vance accompanying military pallbearers before the plane later arrived in Phoenix to a solemn procession […]

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama, composed of an industry that accounts for 5% of the state’s economic output, endorsed Attorney General Steve Marshall for U.S. Senate on Friday. Later this afternoon, the group will stand alongside Marshall and hold a press conference in Montgomery announcing their endorsement. “Attorney General Marshall stood strong for […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore signed onto a letter from fellow U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) calling for a statue of conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk to be placed in the U.S. Capitol building following his Wednesday afternoon assassination in Utah. “To honor his legacy, we call upon you to […]

Federal prosecutors have charged Carl Charles, an attorney for LGBTQ+ civil rights group Lambda Legal, with a felony for making a false statement under oath. An indictment unsealed Monday alleges Charles lied during a judicial inquiry into whether he and other lawyers judge-shopped in a case challenging Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt spoke from the Senate’s press briefing room Thursday morning alongside top leadership to introduce legislation designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under certain humanitarian conditions. It came after the Wednesday assassination of conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. Britt spoke candidly on Kirk’s killing and […]

America was rocked on Wednesday by the political assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. As the country processed the shocking tragedy, fraternities at the University of Alabama put up signs with messages of ‘Rest In Peace’ as well as large American flags honoring the 31 […]