A dozen Alabama autoworkers got the opportunity to participate in the very first Autos Drive America's Congressional Drive-In on Capitol Hill recently.The event brought close to 100 international automaker employees from all across the United States together on Capitol Hill to emphasize the investments that the international automakers have made in their workforce and communities in both Alabama and the entire country.

Alabama’s economy is supercharged by global partners. One of the state’s strongest relationships globally is Japan. Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield was in Tokyo recently for the 45th meeting of SEUS-Japan. “It is a tremendous honor to address the distinguished delegates gathered here for the 45th joint meeting of SEUS-Japan,” Canfield said. “It is also a […]

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Governor Kay Ivey has awarded $2 million in grants to help several of the state's local governments, schools ,and nonprofit groups cut costs by lowering their energy usage.

Chris Skelton, a broadband industry veteran of 30 years, has been named chief technology officer for Fiber Utility Network. The network is eight electric co-ops, co-op subsidiaries, and other partners whose common goal is to expand middle-mile broadband throughout the state. “Throughout my career in the broadband industry, I’ve tried to improve service for areas […]

As war rages in Gaza, U.S. Senator Katie Britt announced her departure for an official congressional trip to the Middle East alongside a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues today.  On October 7, Hamas militants advanced over the Israeli border, committing widespread and indiscriminate acts of violence, which Britt called “pure evil” at a joint press […]

Sen. Katie Britt has helped to draft new bipartisan legislation that will address what she calls a "growing youth mental health crisis. "The new legislation, the Youth Mental Health Research Act, would create a national Youth Mental Health Research Initiative

7. Looks like Carlee Russell could be getting her restitution costs covered by The Daily Wire’s Candance Owens. Owens said on her podcast, “I will pay the $18,000 fine if you sit down with me and give me a one-on-one on where you were for the 48 hours. I mean that. Take it to the […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced Wednesday that the time to enter it's 2024 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest is drawing to a close. The annual contest, which will be center on traditional photography techniques and the use of handheld cameras, has been organized by both the ADCNR and the Alabama Tourism Department.

The Third Saturday in October between Alabama and Tennessee is one of the best rivalries in all of college football, and of course is famously marked by the winning team and fans smoking a victory cigar. The cigar tradition dates back at least 60 years and has become a staple of the rivalry. For quarterback […]

Leaders advocating for the fulfillment of the West Alabama Highway Construction project came together again today to drive home a message: “Stay the course, don’t look back,” as State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) put it.  Contention over the prioritization of projects across the state, and the limited funds available to get them done, has generated […]

Roughly a hundred protestors showed up to a rally in support of the Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, as Israel had just began to respond to attacks by the terrorist group Hamas.  The protestors called for independence for Gaza and the West Bank. They also urged an end to the Israeli offensive against Gaza, an […]

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Governor Kay Ivey recently awarded $2 million in grants to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The Department said that it will be dispensing the new funds to various areas of the state to help build, restore, or improve trails at several locations throughout Alabama. The new funding was made possible by the Federal Highway Administration’s Recreational Trails Program.

Congressman Robert Aderholt took the lead in a letter sent this week to Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S., Motaz Zahran. The letter requested that the middle eastern country allow the U.S., Israel, and other allies to aid Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza and asked that Egypt accept a portion of those refugees.

As employment and workforce metrics are receiving renewed focus from state, legislative, education and business leaders, Alabama stands ready to become the workforce engine of the Southeast, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth says. His Commission on 21st Century Workforce, established in 2019, met Wednesday to zero in on enhancing workforce competitiveness and tackling Alabama’s below-average labor […]

Senator Tommy Tuberville and a group of over thirty other legislators joined together this week to send President Joe Biden a letter requesting that he prioritize the rescue of American hostages taken by Hamas during its attack on Israel last week.

Drivers of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids have a new charging option in Birmingham’s Avondale business district, the Birmingham Parking Authority announced Wednesday. The BPA held a ribbon-cutting for a Level 2 EV charging station at its Avondale Village parking lot. The charging station is through a partnership between the BPA and the Alabama Clean […]

U.S. Reps. Rashida Talib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are still promoting the false narrative blood libel that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza

Specialty motor manufacturer, Louis Allis, LLC, has announced that it has obtained a preliminary injunction order from a federal court in Delaware that prohibits Ideal Electric Power Company from using or displaying Louis Allis's federally registered trademarks for its brand name and stylized LA logo.

A hearing is set for this afternoon in Montgomery County Circuit Court over a lawsuit Birmingham-Southern College filed Wednesday against State Treasurer Young Boozer. The college said it is suing Boozer to compel him to “execute the Distressed Institutions of Higher Learning Revolving Loan Fund Act, passed on June 6 and signed into law by […]

Every Wednesday, we present “Around the SEC,” with the latest updates on where things stand in the best conference in the land. In this week’s edition, Georgia had a costly road trip at Vanderbilt over the weekend, defeating the Commodores 37-20 but losing arguably the best player in college football, superstar tight end Brock Bowers, […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt believes the country must support Israel against the 'evil' terrorists in the Middle East. 

Will they really lock up bad parents? Hopefully.