MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday passed “Student Religious Liberties Act,” a bill Republicans say was designed to ensure that students retain their constitutional rights to prayer and religious expressions while in public schools. The bill is part of the House GOP’s “Alabama First” legislative agenda. “A series of federal court […]

For three-quarters of a century (1927-2002), executions in Alabama were carried out using an electric chair dubbed “Yellow Mama,” a nickname it was given after being covered in the same paint used to stripe Alabama’s highways. “Mama” has been in storage since 2002 when legislation was passed giving prisoners the ability to opt for lethal […]

CULLMAN, Ala. — Alabama Sen. Paul Bussman (R-Cullman) sees a worrisome trend in society of men “disappearing” and not fulfilling their role as leaders of their homes and communities, and he’s decided to do something about it. Bussman has organized a free conference for boys and men, ages 10 and up, and hopes the speakers […]

(Video above: Fox 10 report on alleged abuses at the Saving Youth Foundation) Administrators at The Saving Youth Foundation, a residential housing facility for troubled youth in Mobile County, Ala., are being accused of abusing children in their care, even keeping some of them in solitary confinement in small boxes for weeks. Mobile Police and […]

When you think “Alabama” what do you envision? A sea of crimson and white, pulsing to the rhythm of “Dixie Land Delight? An avenue lined with live oaks dripping with Spanish moss and azalea bushes bursting with color? A cleverly concealed Smith and Wesson M&P Shield? Wait, what? Listicle-compiling website Thrillist did what it does […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville, the home of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, and countless defense contractors, is the best city in the South for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) job pay, according to personal finance website SmartAsset. Huntsville, where workers in STEM-related fields make an average of $87,838 annually, came in 15th […]

(Video above: Sloan Finger talks about “real barbecue”) Sloan Finger, a 4th grader at Hawks Rise Elementary in Tallahassee, Fla., knows pretty much everything there is to know about barbecue. In fact, he knows so much he won an award at Florida’s Tropicana Public Speaking Contest for a brilliant speech titled, “Real Barbecue: An Elusive […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama School of Law is one of the best law schools in the nation, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report, showing that some of the country’s best lawyers are #BuiltByBama. The UA School of Law tied with George Washington University, the University of Iowa, […]

(Video above: Melissa Harris-Perry declares Selma march about “Reproductive rights”) SELMA, Ala. — Tens of thousands came to Selma last weekend to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” march across the city’s Edmund Pettus Bridge at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. But MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry got a “sense” that this […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — According to the pro-choice non-profit Guttmacher Institute, nearly 35,000 births in Alabama in 2010 were publicly funded, the majority of which were the result of unplanned pregnancies. The Institute estimates that every child and mother given public assistance in Alabama will receive a total of $17,541 from Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance […]

State leaders believe plugging a long-term budget gap of $700 million can be as easy as hiking tax rates. Even halfway through the semester, my principles of microeconomics students can spot the error in this short-term thinking. While raising tax rates may pull-in more revenue for the government in the short-term, a large body of […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A group of aerospace engineering students at the University of Alabama is hoping to attend a “Design, Build, Fly” competition in Tucson, Arizona this Spring, but they need a little help getting there. The six seniors on the team established a “GoFundMe” campaign, hoping to use the “crowd funding” website to raise […]

NEEDHAM, Ala. — Authorities in Choctaw County rescued approximately 130 dogs from a so-called “puppy-mill” Wednesday. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) assisted local police in removing and caring for the animals, which were living in dirty, heart wrenching circumstances. They were stuffed into inadequate, unkempt shelters; many of the […]

NEW YORK, NY — Jamie Primak Sullivan, of Bravo’s reality show “Jersey Belle,” was reportedly on board a Delta flight that slipped off the LaGuardia airport runway during landing Thursday. Primak Sullivan tweeted that she was on the plane, which originated in Atlanta, shortly after it crashed. We just crash landed at LGA. I'm terrified. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A 17-year-old student from Virginia who has been arrested for recruiting for terrorist group ISIS once worked for an Alabama website, according to a report by the Washington Post. The male teen, whose name has not been disclosed, is currently being charged as a minor, though prosecutors are seeking to charge him […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Attorney General’s office maintains a consumer protection hotline where any Alabamian can call in and let them know if they run into any scams or fraudulent activity. Last year the AG’s office received thousands of calls from consumers reporting complaints. “Alabama consumers should always be on alert to consumer scams […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — When Governor Bentley rolled out his $541 million tax increase proposal last week, he estimated that $1 million of that increase would come from eliminating the tax credit financial institutions receive against the Financial Institution Excise Tax (FIET). But while eliminating the FIET exemption is but a very small part of Bentley’s […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus ordering the state’s county probate judges to stop issuing gay marriage licenses Tuesday evening. The 148-page ruling will allow 5 days for probate judges to submit arguments for why they should be allowed to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The writ of […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — According to a new study, Governor Bentley’s $0.82 tax increase on cigarettes could weaken economic growth, cause the government to become reliant on uncertain revenues, and unduly burden Alabama’s low-income earners. The study, commissioned by the Phillip Morris Company but using data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson signed an executive order Friday authorizing the demolition of an infamous drug den after a large drug bust at the dilapidated building earlier that day. According to local Mobile paper Laginappe, the Mobile Police Department on Friday arrested 13 people for drug trafficking and possession at 1078 State […]

Alabama Shakes’ highly anticipated sophomore album Sound & Color is due out April 21, but they gave the world a sneak preview over the weekend with a killer performance on Saturday Night Live. Lead singer Brittany Howard — with Alabama tattoo on full display — and band blew through “Don’t Wanna Fight” and “Gimme All […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In a ruling Friday afternoon, the Alabama Supreme Court overturned a 2009 law allowing small cities in “dry” counties to vote to sell alcohol. The law allowed dry county cities with populations of more than 1,000 to vote themselves wet, with the exception of cities in Blount, Clay, and Randolph counties. The […]

Last week a new “study” was released by three left-wing environmental groups: Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), and the Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP), who are once again attacking coal-fired power plants and coal jobs in Alabama. These three groups released their 25-page propaganda piece attacking the […]

http://youtu.be/AxwfnxxeJ-Y (Video above: TLC’s Bride by Design preview) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Celebrated wedding dress designer and Alabama native Heidi Elnora will star in her own reality series on TLC, “Bride By Design,” premiering Friday March 27th. Born and raised in Morris, Alabama, entrepreneur Heidi Elnora’s wedding dress line of the same name is designed and […]