After speculation that U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) might work with Democrats to get a moderate Republican Speaker of the House, Rogers announced that he would go with U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) instead

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan moved his bid for Speaker of the House forward by securing the endorsements of key members of the House Republican Conference, who happen to represent Alabama.  Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), a personal friend and fellow Freedom Caucus member with Jordan (R-Ohio), was the first to publicly announce his support, shortly after […]

The University of Alabama announced last week that a member of its Alabama Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has been recognized as the winner of the SBDC's national branch's Top 40 Under 40 category which recognizes 40 leaders under the age of 40 who have displayed exceptional business acumen and innovative thinking.

Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl has never been shy about sharing political opinions to his personal Twitter account. And after the events in Israel and Gaza over the past several weeks with the death toll nearing 3,000 — Pearl has been very active in sharing his thoughts. Pearl, a proud Jewish-American, posted yesterday: Israel […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. Last Saturday, Alabama looked to build off their huge win against Texas A&M. With a great first half and disastrous second, things are murky as […]

Marshall filed an 18-state amicus brief in support of Florida’s healthcare regulation that declines to use Medicaid funds. 

Republican infighting is getting ridiculous

The University of North Alabama has received over $1.4 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services the school announced last week.

Leading experts on life sciences, innovation, and economic development will be meeting in Birmingham beginning this Thursday for a biotechnology conference. The Emerge BHM conference will be attended by Regina Benjamin (former U.S. Surgeon General),

Floating alone on a raft among a sea of A+ grades, the nation’s only high school focused on the integration of cyber technology and engineering into all academic disciplines received a report card a report card with just one blemish. A mark of C in sports. That’s according to Niche’s 2024 rankings of Alabama public […]

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is calling on state leaders to focus on expanding Interstate 65 over other road projects in Alabama. 

The Alabama Republican Party has officially opened candidate qualifying for the 2024 election cycle, with the first primary election set for March 5.  Any incumbent or interested candidate up and down the ballot can file a declaration of candidacy and pay the appropriate fees online or in person at the ALGOP Headquarters.  Qualifying will close […]

Citing ominous figures, State Sen. April Weaver and Peggy Benson, executive officer of the Alabama Board of Nursing, said the Legislature is working to address the state’s shortage of licensed nurses. Weaver (R-Briarfield) and Henson spoke Friday with Todd Stacy on “Capital Journal.” Benson said there are 97,000 licensed nurses; down from 104,000. Even more […]

Brexit and Donald Trump’s election highlighted a global surge in populism. The Economic Freedom of North America Network, of which the Johnson Center is a member, has discussed conservative populists’ growing hostility to markets. Populists should, I hope, embrace free markets and limited government. We first need a definition of populism. Prior to 2016, left-wing […]

Led by the largest freshman class in school history, Alabama A&M University has reported the largest enrollment in its history. According to the university, 6,633 students are enrolled for the fall 2023 semester – a 10% increase over the 2022-23 academic year. Alabama A&M said the enrollment is supported by significant gains in new and […]

Alabama Congressman and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) has recently withheld one of the most consequential endorsements in the emergency race to elect a new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives – until today. Rogers, said last week there was “nothing” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) could do […]

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded Auburn University $18.4 million with a goal of increasing access and opportunities to thousands of middle school students across the state.

Chaos in the Middle East spurred by brutal attacks from Hamas against Israel has left thousands dead and wounded. While stories of Alabamians making a safe return home in the wake of the conflict have offered hope, an untold number of Alabama residents are among the Americans still trying to secure their way home. Rep. […]

Even though a VAST majority of Americans support Israel in this conflict, the American media and their Democrats worked overtime this weekend to malign the state of Israel

The world’s top researchers, scientists and peanut industry leaders are in Huntsville this week for the Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology Conference. The conference is today through Wednesday at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. “We are excited to host AAGB at HudsonAlpha this year,” HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Faculty Investigator Dr. Josh Clevenger […]

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories

A study from the University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses a central question of climate change research: how much warming can be expected from adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere through fossil fuel burning and other activities as standards of living increase around the world? UAH Earth System Science Center Research Scientist Dr. Roy Spencer […]

High atop Lookout Mountain, above Fort Payne, cradled in hardwoods, hides Camp Comer. Most of her alumni just call her “Comer.” She isn’t visible from the main road that travels along the ridgeline of Lookout Mountain. However, if you turn off the county road and pass beneath the silver archway to good camping, after driving […]

Going into the matchup between Auburn and LSU, there was some reason to have hope for an Auburn team that had not thrown over 100 passing yards against a power-five opponent in nearly a full calendar year. LSU’s defense, specifically their passing defense, has been absolutely dreadful thus far this season. The Bayou Bengals were […]