The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees bestowed a high honor on one of its own Friday. The board voted unanimously to name the newest freshman residence hall at the University of Alabama after trustee John England, Jr.

The Alabama Ethics Commission has cleared a district attorney of a complaint that he improperly paid an employee. News outlets reported the ethics panel investigated a complaint that 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Randall Houston improperly paid an employee from grand funds.

“Our interstates are congested, our bridges are structurally deficient, and our roads are crumbling and unsafe. This is a serious problem that demands a serious solution. No more band-aid approaches or short-term fixes. It’s time to take action and rebuild Alabama’s roads!” #FixALroads

A Muslim inmate who filed a legal challenge because Alabama would not let his Islamic spiritual adviser be present in the execution chamber was put to death Thursday after the nation’s highest court cleared the way. Dominique Ray, 42, was pronounced dead at 10:12 p.m. of a lethal injection at the state prison in Atmore.

7. Alabama has a high graduation rate and the federal government isn’t buying it — The plan to increase Alabama’s graduation rates basically had two tracts: lower standards and fake the data. The federal government now wants to know how the number of students with disabilities that graduated increased from 54 percent to 74 percent […]

Earlier this week, State Auditor Jim Zeigler, a potential candidate for the 2020 Alabama U.S. Senate Republican nomination, proposed “public hangings” for convicted police killers. “It would be more of a deterrent to the killing of officers if would-be killers witnessed others hanging in the public square. Nothing else makes them think. Maybe hanging would,” […]

As Virginia’s scandal continues to get worse, Auburn is now faced with a blackface black-eye of its own. Outlets, including WSFA, are reporting that an Auburn High School student posted a blackface picture on Snapchat that included a racial slur. The photo shows the student with a blackened face and palm with the caption, “Is […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) plans to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William Barr, citing Barr’s commitment to protecting special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. In a statement Thursday, Jones announced his intentions and explained his reasoning. This came shortly before the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on party lines 12-10 to advance […]

Manufacturing in Alabama is thriving, and now the industry boasts an exciting new avenue to stay on the cutting edge of workforce development and educational attainment. Wednesday, Manufacture Alabama and the University of North Alabama (UNA) jointly announced the launch of a partnership that will offer increased access to higher education for manufacturers throughout the […]

Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it proceed with the execution of an inmate who won a stay on religious grounds. The Alabama attorney general’s office on Wednesday asked justices to vacate an execution stay for Dominique Ray. 

As most folks may have seen on television, on Tuesday, February 5, President Donald Trump made his way to the House of Representatives chamber to finally give his State of the Union address to Congress and to all Americans. I was thrilled with President Trump’s inspiring vision for our nation. And I was particularly pleased […]

A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked the planned execution of an Alabama inmate to consider whether the state was violating the Muslim inmate’s rights by not allowing an imam to replace a Christian prison chaplain in the death chamber. The 11th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay for Dominique Ray, 42, a […]

7. Alabama’s elected officials raise concerns over the influx of undocumented minors — Last year, 730 unaccompanied minors appeared in Alabama cities and towns to be placed with guardians to make sure they attend their immigration hearing. Over 3,000 have arrived since 2014. Unsurprisingly, half of those children were not in attendance when they were […]

Dates were announced Wednesday for Alabama’s 2019 red snapper season, with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) applauding the state-set time frame. For the second consecutive year, the Yellowhammer State is operating under an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) from NOAA Fisheries to allow state fisheries management agencies more flexibility to set private […]

Wednesday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall offered some insight into his office’s report on an officer-involved shooting at Hoover’s Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving Day last year that resulted in the death of EJ Bradford, Jr. Marshall maintained his team wanted to be transparent about the process and noted the FBI came […]

Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato has now spoken about the conclusion of the state’s investigation into E.J. Bradford, Jr.’s officer-involved shooting death. The City of Hoover hosted a press conference Wednesday morning reacting to Attorney General Steve Marshall’s announcement the day prior that the officer who fatally shot Bradford at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving night […]

A competitor is suing a newcomer in a gas price dispute in Alabama. News outlets report that Oasis Travel Center LLC has sued Buc-ee’s in federal court in Mobile, saying the company is illegally selling gasoline for less than state law allows.

Attorney General Steve Marshall is launching an unprecedented effort to tackle white-collar crime in Alabama. On Wednesday, Marshall and representatives from federal and state law enforcement entities announced the formation of the Economic Crime Alliance of Alabama (ECAA) to fight financial crime and corruption in the state. The group held its first meeting that morning […]

Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) announced his reappointment to the important House Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s Space Subcommittee for the 116th Congress. The reappointment also sees the congressman from north Alabama move up in influence. Brooks’ Republican seniority is now second on the full committee and number one on the space subcommittee, which has […]

After calling President Donald Trump’s State of the Union the “best speech” Trump has ever given, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) praised the president for hammering Democrats over their support of late-term abortion by calling on Congress “to prohibit the late-term abortion of children who can feel pain in the mother’s womb” and move on the bill […]

Last week, as the Democratic governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, voiced his support of doctors being able to legally refuse to treat newborn babies depending on the circumstances and whether the mother wanted an abortion. As a result, Americans across the political spectrum rightly condemned infanticide. But our Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) was particularly vague […]

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Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-3) is standing up against Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s “hatred” and “anti-Semitism.” Just this week, Rogers highlighted his proud support and cosponsorship of H. Res. 72, legislation condemning all anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred. He advised that this type of discrimination has been recently promoted by Farrakhan and certain Democrats in Congress. “The […]

“Our interstates are congested, our bridges are structurally deficient, and our roads are crumbling and unsafe. This is a serious problem that demands a serious solution. No more band-aid approaches or short-term fixes. It’s time to take action and rebuild Alabama’s roads!” #FixALroads