On Monday, the Kentucky State House of Representatives passed a resolution urging its state attorney general Andy Beshear to join Alabama in its lawsuit against the Commerce Department and Census Bureau opposing the inclusion of illegal immigrants in the final census count. The suit was referenced by U.S. Attorney General William Barr earlier this month […]

After his trip to the southern border, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) teamed up with Congressman Ted Budd (R-NC) to introduce the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act on Thursday. According to a statement from Byrne’s office, the legislation will “protect victims of illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities.” “I’m sick of hearing stories about illegal […]

Are you bored with date night? Do you end up slouching in the same ‘ole movie theater seat or get stuck ordering the same burger every time you head out for a night on the town? Let’s start a new trend: date night, done right! Today, Marshall and I continue to get real about dating: […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s office on Thursday joined the U.S. Department of Transportation in officially confirming that the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project has been awarded a $125 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant by the Trump administration. The project announcement was first made Monday by Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) office, which said the amount signifies […]

Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell on Thursday praised the Trump administration for new relief from retaliatory Chinese tariffs and called for a trade deal to soon be reached to solve the longterm strain on the state’s agriculture industry. Parnell released a statement regarding U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announcing further details of the […]

I have never been a fan of the FAIR Tax idea on the federal level, and it seems to be like an even worse policy on the state level. Sure, I want a simpler tax policy and would gladly take the FAIR Tax over the tiered system we have in place right now, but only […]

The Medical Cannabis Study Commission will soon hold its first official meeting in its quest to determine the best course for implementing practical and effective access to medicinal cannabis for Alabamians with medical needs. There are probably more than a few skeptics who view the formation of this committee as just another attempt by Alabama […]

Thursday during a conference call with reporters, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) was asked to address Medicaid expansion and its potential future as health care policy in Alabama. Jones touted his SAME Act, an acronym for States Achieving Medicaid Expansion, which has not yet become law. However, it would give states that expanded the entitlement […]

Although it is very early in what Alabama lawmakers hope is HB 314 trek to the Supreme Court, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is putting pieces in place as he prepares to defend a lawsuit filed against the state by ACLU of Alabama and a Huntsville abortion provider. The HB 314 law, also known as […]

Secretary of State John Merrill on Thursday announced the Yellowhammer State now has more than 3.5 million registered voters, as Alabama continues to shatter state voter registration records. In a statement, Merrill outlined, “Since January 19, 2015, we’ve registered 1,301,012 new voters! We now have a state record 3,500,894 registered voters in Alabama! Those numbers […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it comes to the business of the People’s House, it seems Democrats just cannot focus in on what matters to the American people like a booming economy, job creation and securing our porous border. Over four months have passed since Attorney General William Barr announced there was no collusion nor obstruction […]

By now, you may have heard some of the horror stories reported by the media about the conditions put upon illegal border crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to some outlets, children are “being kept in cages” and are “being forced to drink water from toilets.” However, the conditions are not as adverse as the […]

7. A white professor is suing Tuskegee University for racial discrimination Physics professor Marshall Burns claims that he’s been a full professor at Tuskegee University since 1980, but is only receiving an associate professor’s salary. He’s asked for a raise 12 times, but now he’s filed a lawsuit claiming that the university has been discriminating […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Wednesday visited Birmingham Police Department Officer Cullen Stafford at UAB Hospital, praying over him after Stafford was shot several times in the line of duty last week. A photo posted by Tommie Reese, the former chief of police in Demopolis and current state law enforcement coordinator at the Alabama attorney […]

Following former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Wednesday testimony before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-01), Mike Rogers (AL-03) and Robert Aderholt (AL-04) released respective statements saying it is well past time to move on from anti-Trump narratives regarding the 2016 election cycle. Byrne emphasized, “Democrats’ last desperate attempt to change the narrative […]

Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07), as a member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Wednesday participated in the questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller about his investigation into Russian interference in the United States’ 2016 presidential election. During her line of questioning, Sewell attempted to get Mueller to agree with her assertion that Donald Trump, […]

A leading national economic development publication has ranked Alabama highly in several key categories in a report released on Wednesday. Business Facilities, in its 15th annual rankings, touted Alabama as now being a perennial contender for its “State of the Year” award. In the top category in the report, Alabama was ranked as having the […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) joined One America News Wednesday where he discussed the Robert Mueller Judiciary Committee hearing, describing it as a “dog and pony show” and “circus act.” According to an online statement released by Brooks’ team, the hearing wrongly diverts public attention from America’s deficit and debt threat, America’s border security crisis, and the […]

As a member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02) on Wednesday took part in the highly publicized questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller about the investigation he led into Russian interference in the United States’ 2016 presidential election. Roby focused her initial comments on reinforcing that the report did not […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a Monday court filing, Alabama asked a federal judge to uphold the state’s 150-year-old practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote and reject a lawsuit’s claims that it is racially discriminatory. A federal judge will hear arguments next month in a lawsuit that seeks to switch the judicial selections […]

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The Port of Mobile continues to grow, generating new economic opportunities for the entire state. MTC Logistics (MTC), along with officials from the Alabama State Port Authority, Alabama Department of Commerce and elected officials, on Wednesday broke ground on MTC’s 12 million cubic feet international temperature-controlled distribution center. MTC is investing approximately $61 million at […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama sheriff accused of scamming a food bank and church and pocketing leftover money meant for feeding inmates pleaded guilty Tuesday to two of nine federal charges lodged against him. Former Pickens County Sheriff David Abston, in federal court in Birmingham, pleaded to committing one count of wire fraud […]

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — A white professor at historically black Tuskegee University says he is suing the school, claiming he has been denied the salary he deserves because of discrimination. The Montgomery Advertiser reports physics professor Marshall Burns held a press conference Tuesday. He said he ha snot considered leaving Tuskegee because he loves teaching […]