A proposal to more efficiently verify the age and parental consent of children’s app downloads drew a big crowd to the Alabama House’s child and senior advocacy committee meeting today.  Companion legislation, known nationwide as the App Store Accountability Act, would require app stores like Apple and Google to verify users’ ages and obtain parental […]

According to a newly published study, the Poarch Creek Indians had a more than $4 billion economic impact on Alabama’s economy in 2023. The substantial contribution is in addition to the thousands of jobs the tribe has created in multiple industries across the state. PCI is also a large contributor to the state’s tax base. […]

The Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee voted unanimously today to advance SB199, a bill that would provide paid parental leave for state employees, including K-12 public school teachers. The legislation, sponsored by State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D-Mobile), aims to ensure state employees receive adequate time off following childbirth, adoption, or miscarriage. […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is once again siding with President Donald Trump's effort to protect children from the radical transgender ideology being pushed by leftists across the country.

University of New Orleans basketball player James White, who played for UAB during the 2023-2024 season, is a central figure in the latest gambling incident to shake the college basketball world. According to Jeff Goodman, a college basketball journalist at The Field of 68, White and three of his teammates have been held out of […]

Paschal believes that parents and guardians who are currently under investigation should be fully informed of their due process rights.

Most of the coverage of the fired lunch lady in Shelby County leaves out some key details

On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, John and Barry analyze Alabama’s massive 111-73 win over Mississippi State, highlighting Chris Young’s 27-point performance and Mark Sears’ 24 points as the Crimson Tide bounced back from recent struggles. Alabama’s reliance on three-point shooting remains a hot topic, with 22 made threes fueling the blowout. Meanwhile, Auburn […]

Senator Tommy Tuberville didn't mince words Wednesday when he took Maine Governor Janet Mills to task for her disrespectful remarks toward President Donald Trump at a recent White House event. During an appearance on Outkick, Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined show host, Dan Dakich in a conversation of the liberal effort to force male athletes into women's sports.

The No. 6 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide had one of its best performances of the season on Tuesday night with a dominating victory over the No. 24 Mississippi State Bulldogs in Coleman Coliseum. The huge win will enable them to keep pace in the SEC standings and climb to a game and a half behind […]

Employers in Alabama will soon have access to a new tax credit aimed at supporting working families with childcare needs. Beginning March 1, 2025, eligible employers can reserve the Childcare Employer Tax Credit through My Alabama Taxes. That day will mark the launch of a three-year initiative authorized by the Alabama Legislature in 2024. RELATED: […]

A Birmingham-based law firm with a top-tier reputation is launching a Defense and National Security team led by a former assistant. U.S. Attorney to tackle several issues key to the company's success.

It’s easy to get caught up in college basketball especially with so many good teams in the Yellowhammer State as well as the year-round anticipation for football season, but college baseball season is fully underway as well. Last week, the Auburn Tigers defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 4-1 in their season-opening game on their way […]

President Donald Trump congratulated Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday after the birth of his first granddaughter, Rosie Grace Tuberville. In a post on X, Trump wished the Senator and the whole Tuberville (R-Auburn) family well following the good news.

Alabama has been through a lot in recent years. We are still recovering from the covid pandemic and families in our state have faced excessive costs from groceries to prescription drugs. We have managed to bounce back from these challenges because that is what we do here: when we get knocked down, we get back […]

Alabama's newest candidate for the Secretary of State job said he can't believe the Yellowhammer State doesn't audit elections. On Monday, State Auditor Andrew Sorrell announced that he is running to become Alabama's next Secretary of State in 2026.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), facing a crumbling vote count, staged a stunning reversal with President Donald Trump’s intervention, convincing holdouts like U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) and U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) to back a budget blueprint pivotal to Trump’s sprawling legislative goals, narrowly passing it 217-215 with only U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) dissenting

North Alabama is bracing for a surge in new residents as 500 FBI agents prepare to relocate from Washington, D.C., to Huntsville. FBI director Kash Patel announced the move last week.

The Alabama Business Charitable Trust—founded, funded, and managed by Alabama Power—will provide $250,000 in emergency bill assistance to help Alabamians affected by Winter Storms Cora and Enzo.

When something works, you don’t change it. That seems to be the philosophy of the owner of Liger’s Bakery in Montgomery. Liger’s opened its doors in 1944 in the Normandale Shopping Center.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department reported on a recent runaway. This runaway wasn’t of the human variety. A goat gave officers and bystanders quite a surprise Saturday afternoon as it made its way through town, stopping at several local landmarks before being safely captured, according to the department's Facebook post.

The Alabama Crimson Tide is always among the more star-studded rosters in college football, and that’s not something that has really changed in the transition from Nick Saban to Kalen DeBoer. While the results on the field were not as strong as they’ve been in the past in 2024 — the talent is still there. […]

President Donald Trump thinks U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is right about keeping natural gas powered water heaters available. The Trump Administration yesterday released a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) in favor of Palmer's legislation, H.J. Res 20. The resolution reverses the Biden-Harris Administration’s ban on gas-fired water heaters.

The Alabama Senate passed SB116, known as the Glock switch bill, which would impose stricter penalties on the possession and distribution of Glock switches—illegal firearm modifications that turn semiautomatic pistols into fully automatic weapons. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives for further consideration.  […]