U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke at an event this morning in Washington to announce the formation of a new, multiagency operation to protect domestic farmland and America’s food supply from foreign adversaries. Tuberville, also flanked by several senior members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, […]

State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) announced her upcoming retirement from the Alabama House of Representatives at a recent meeting of the Chambers County Commission. Wood, who was first elected to the House in 2018, chose the site of her earliest public service — where she broke barriers as the first woman to chair the Commission […]

State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville) has prefiled legislation for the 2026 session that would require all public school districts in the state to grant elective credit to students who attend private religious instruction during the school day. Senate Bill 4, titled the Alabama Released Time Credit Act, was prefiled on May 22 and is scheduled […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says the Mayor of Los Angeles should be arrested for attempting to shut down a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on Monday. Video shows LA Mayor Karen Bass at MacArthur Park talking to ICE officials conducting the operation. “They need to leave and they need to leave right now,” […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) has introduced a bill that he says will fight back against the rise of antisemitism across the country. The congressman’s “Define to Defeat Act of 2025” would apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism to the enforcement of civil rights laws. “From the halls of our […]

On Monday afternoon, Governor Kay Ivey announced that she has selected a law enforcement veteran with decades of experience to be the next Chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. The state’s top elected official said she has tapped law enforcement candidate Hal Nash, the Chief Corrections Deputy of the Jackson County Sheriff’s […]

An era in state and local politics is coming to an end. After four decades in the Alabama Legislature, State Sen. Tom Butler said he is not seeking re-election. Butler (R-Madison) will announce his plans and reflect on his legacy in a news conference Tuesday at the Madison County Legislative Office in downtown Huntsville. Members […]

Jacksonville State University announced the passing of Ralph Burke, a proud alumnus, former state legislator, and lifelong advocate for education and public service, in a public tribute shared this week. The university extended condolences to his wife, Joy, and the many family members, friends, and colleagues mourning his loss. Burke passed away on July 3, […]

Before President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ passed both chambers of Congress, some pundits recognized U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) as one of the better messengers when it comes to promoting the positives of the legislation. The Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Tuesday after a vote-a-rama that lasted over 24 straight […]

On every Independence Day, we often remember these words from the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are […]

Before the Declaration of Independence, there was the Olive Branch Petition. Written 250 years ago today, the Olive Branch Petition was Thomas Jefferson’s first attempt to explain to King George III why the American Colonies were rebelling and ask for reconciliation. The “Shot heard ‘round the world” had been fired almost three months earlier, and […]

In bygone days in Alabama politics, there were several what I call “go to” events for statewide Alabama politicians and potential candidates. Today, there is one, the Dekalb/Henager Ledbetter/Livingston 4th of July Breakfast. About 10 years ago, two powerful North Alabama legislators – Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Nathaniel Ledbetter and State Senator […]

The annual spring game A-Day tradition has been a staple of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program for as long as can be remembered, with fans packing into Bryant-Denny Stadium for free admission and getting their first look at that fall’s edition of the team during a scrimmage. A-Day has always been an event to […]

Another contest on the 2026 Alabama Republican Party primary ballot got competitive last week with the announcement of former congressional candidate Caroleene Dobson jumping into the Secretary of State’s race against Andrew Sorrell, who had yet to have a contender. Sorrell, currently serving in statewide office as State Auditor, reported $313,869.57 cash on hand as […]

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s signature budgetary package — the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act — in a party line 218-214 vote, sending the $3.4 trillion measure to the president’s desk to sign just in time for the July 4 holiday deadline. Each of Alabama’s Republican […]

In a recent report in the Atlantic, Alabama’s legal defense of it’s ban on gender transition surgeries and procedures is credited as a crucial turning point in the fight against the practice. “The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine” catalogues how some of the more radical theories on transgenderism were able to become mainstream […]

The 2025 Legislative Session was my second representing House District 16, which includes all of Fayette, northern Tuscaloosa, and western Jefferson Counties. After winning this seat in a contested special election in 2024, I have worked every day with one goal — to bring more jobs and opportunity and an even higher quality of life […]

This week, President Donald Trump visited a newly opened migrant detention facility in South Florida, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.” While onsite, Trump praised Alabama and other Republican-led states for establishing similar operations. The facility, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades, is designed to detain undocumented migrants relocated from local jails. […]

With U.S. Senate passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” farm country today inched one step closer to a critical increase in the farm safety net, plus record tax cuts. The measure heads back to the House for reconciliation following a 51-50 vote. Alabama Farmers Federation National Affairs Director Mitt Walker said provisions […]

A Guntersville man is among four nominees from President Donald Trump for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors. Trump’s nominees for the federal utility are insurance agent Randall Jones of Guntersville; and Lee Beaman, Mitch Graves, and Jeff Hagood, all of Tennessee. Since March, the board has not had enough members to take several […]

Congressman Robert Aderholt joined Phil Williams of Rightside Media on Tuesday for a discussion focused on the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’s’ return to the U.S. House of Representatives following its passage in the Senate. Aderholt (R-Haleyville) told Williams that while the legislation isn’t flawless, it is a step in the right direction and will prevent […]

Alabama Republican Party Communications Director Jeannie Negrón Burniston is taking on a new set of responsibilities following the organization’s move to name her its next Director of Legislative Affairs. In her new role, Burniston will remain in charge of the party’s communications, but will now also head its coordination with lawmakers and conservative stakeholders, while […]

The race to replace term-limited Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the 2026 Republican Party primary election is off to a fast and big-money start. Jay Mitchell, who stepped down from his office as Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court last month to run for AG, transferred $638,538.01 from his previous campaign balance. In […]

State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollingers Island) is voicing strong frustration over what he describes as a failure by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to enforce a law requiring restaurants and grocery stores to disclose the country of origin for seafood sold in Alabama. The legislation, House Bill 66, was passed and signed into […]