There are 126 days until Alabama’s statewide primary election on May 19, and what once felt like a lifetime away is suddenly just around the corner. The Alabama Poll just wrapped up our second look at the 2026 Republican primary, and if you’re wondering where the real action is, it’s the U.S. Senate race. The […]

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is sounding the election integrity alarm after releasing new details last week showing where noncitizens were illegally registered to vote — and even where illegal ballots were cast. Allen announced last week that his office had identified 186 noncitizens illegally registered to vote in Alabama, including 25 individuals who […]

As the Alabama Legislature prepares to convene for the 2026 Regular Session on Tuesday, January 13, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl said Republicans are entering the session with momentum, purpose, and a clear commitment to continuing Alabama’s conservative leadership. Wahl said lawmakers have already laid important groundwork ahead of the session, with several substantive […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that Rodney Smith Jr., the Huntsville native behind the nationwide “Raising Men Lawn Care Service” movement, will be one of the special guests recognized during her final State of the State Address tomorrow evening. As per tradition, she will also host school groups of high-achieving students from across the state.  […]

State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) hopes lawmakers will take up two bills he filed ahead of the 2026 legislative session, which begins tomorrow in Montgomery. Kiel pre-filed HB67 to cut out contact information from non-governmental purchases of voter data and HB94 to add new investigative authorities to the Alabama State Auditor’s office. Kiel’s first prefiled […]

A year-end analysis of congressional stock disclosures shows Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) finishing 2025 near the very top of a list no lawmaker wants to have to explain. In its 2025 Congressional Trading Report, market watchdog Unusual Whales estimates Sewell’s portfolio generated a +67.9% return in 2025, making her the third-highest performer in the […]

Two Alabama lawmakers are teaming up to lessen the amount of mud spewed into Mobile Bay by ship channel dredging from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) and State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) will hold a press conference at the Fairhope Municipal Pier today to announce the legislation. The bill […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is taking aim at a new regulatory sprawl in Washington with a new bill he says would end the “slow-pour” gas can era in America. Moore, who is also a candidate for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2026, introduced the Freedom to Fuel Act alongside U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak […]

Named after a famous 1940s Bullock County moonshiner who eventually served an 18-month federal prison sentence at Maxwell Air Force Base for producing illegal liquor, the Clyde May’s whiskey company was founded in Union Springs in 2001 by the bootlegger’s son, Kenny May. Though the whiskey it produced was actually distilled in Kentucky, it was […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth announced Friday that former State Rep. Connie Rowe will serve as his new Chief of Staff following Catherine Gayle Fuller’s departure into the private sector after years of service in the Lt. Governor’s office. Lawmakers will to Montgomery on Tuesday when the Alabama Legislature reconvenes for the 2026 regular session and […]

The Business Council of Alabama has endorsed Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen in his campaign for Lieutenant Governor. ProgressPAC, BCA’s political arm, announced the endorsement Thursday, citing Allen’s record on election security, fiscal responsibility, and reducing regulatory burdens on businesses. “Wes Allen understands that efficient government and a strong business climate go hand in […]

The Alabama Department of Workforce has opened a new Athens-Limestone Career Center at Athens State University, positioning Workforce Alabama to respond to the mounting workforce demands in one of the state’s fastest-growing regions. The center, located in Chasteen Hall on Athens State’s campus, is designed to connect job seekers with employers at a time when […]

Manufacture Alabama has announced its endorsements for the 2026 election cycle, backing dozens of incumbent members of the Alabama House of Representatives the organization says have demonstrated consistent support for the state’s manufacturing sector. The statewide manufacturing trade group said the endorsements reflect input from its member companies and are based on lawmakers’ engagement with […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has named longtime lobbyist and policy strategist Susan Kennedy as senior counsel for external affairs to lead the city’s advocacy efforts before the Alabama Legislature and state agencies in Montgomery. Kennedy brings more than 25 years of legislative and government relations experience, with a professional background that spans economic development, public […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is calling out the dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric coming from leaders in the Democratic Party after a woman was killed in Minneapolis by an ICE officer acting in self defense. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent after she […]

A recent clarification from the U.S. Postal Service is prompting renewed attention to how postmarks are applied to mail — an issue with implications not only for voters, but also for anyone sending time-sensitive items such as bill payments, tax documents or legal filings. According to CNN reporting, USPS has clarified that a postmark may […]

Colleagues in the Alabama House of Representatives have had to say goodbye twice to former State Rep. Howard Sanderford. Once, when he announced he would not run again for a seventh term in 2022, and now, as he died Wednesday in Huntsville at age 90. Sanderford was always known as one of the kinder, gentler […]

A Delaware-registered dark money group that sprang to life immediately following a coordinated legal assault on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is now running a new television spot that makes its true purpose very clear. After weeks of flooding the Montgomery media market with attack ads aimed at Blue Cross, Alabama Patients First […]

President Donald Trump has announced plans to expand the U.S. military, particularly the Navy, and the Gulf Coast, as well as Alabama itself, is expected to play a major role in building new ships. The Trump administration has pitched a “Golden Fleet” to protect U.S. interests in a changing world. Part of that fleet, according […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has not changed his mind on possibly sending the National Guard to clean up crime in Montgomery if he’s elected as the next Governor of Alabama. “A lot of that goes on in our state of Alabama, and if it takes the National Guard, you betcha,” Tuberville said last September. […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced today that she will deliver her 9th State of the State address to a joint session of the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. She’ll deliver remarks the same night Alabama lawmakers convene in Montgomery for the 2026 legislative session, Ivey’s 10th as governor. “We are coming […]

State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) filed a bill on Wednesday that would further strengthen Alabama’s Aniah’s Law by requiring prosecutors to seek bail denial and mandating pretrial detention hearings in certain Class A felony cases. Brown’s proposal, HB126, would require district attorneys to request that judges deny bail when a defendant is charged with […]

One of the many duties of Alabama’s Secretary of State is to be the chief election official for the state. As part of that responsibility, the secretary manages the vital state voter rolls. Secretary Wes Allen announced Tuesday that he and his staff identified 186 noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama, using the United States Citizenship […]

Former Navy Seal and current U.S. Senate candidate Jared Hudson believes President Donald Trump made the right call in ordering the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Former Venezuela President Maduro and his wife were captured and arrested early Saturday morning after a large scale strike by the U.S. military. They appeared in a Manhattan […]