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U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks this past weekend took his U.S. Senate campaign to Jackson County, where he took part in a town hall with local Republican voters.

These days, it’s almost impossible to open a newspaper or check a news feed online without encountering discussion of the challenges facing the nation’s supply chain.

Alabama homeowners gained an average of $33,000 in equity last year

Whether a repeat or first-time homebuyer, there are many benefits to owning a home, especially financial. In 2021, the national average of equity gained was $56,700 and Alabama’s average was $33,000. Building long-term wealth over time is why equity matters and due to the past year’s low inventory and high demand, home value increased more […]

The Alabama Community College System Innovation Center on Monday officially opened and announced the launch of its first industry-crafted programs to help students find immediate employment.

New reporting shows special counsel John Durham is alleging that Hillary Clinton's campaign operatives were spying on former President Donald Trump's campaign operation and his presidency in an attempt to link him to Russia.

Beth Chapman: Broadband expansion is on the way

Last week, the Alabama Senate passed three bills sponsored by Sen. Clay Scofield, the Senate majority leader. The legislation allows the expansion of broadband access across our state. This is much needed news for many in Alabama – especially in our rural areas and for our small businesses and school-aged children. For too many years […]

Monday, the League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates announced its endorsement of candidates seeking reelection to the three highest-ranking statewide constitutional offices.

Monday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced that former President Donald Trump will be featured in the state's annual photo voter ID and voter registration drive.

A new weather system is being put in place to provide improved weather detection of severe storms and tornadoes across Madison County.

According to a recent poll commissioned by FarmPAC, the Alabama Farmers Federation's political arm, Gov. Kay Ivey holds a commanding lead over the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary field.

In a story that should be a massive scandal, not only because of what happened but because of those that claimed it was reckless to even allege it, special counsel John Durham now asserts that Clinton campaign operatives infiltrated Trump Tower and White House computer servers.

One of the more peculiar candidacies of the 2022 election cycle is former Business Council of Alabama chairman Jeff Coleman’s bid for Alabama’s second congressional seat. Although he has not qualified or formally declared his intention to seek the GOP nomination against incumbent U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), a 30-second spot promoting him as a […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories

The Alabama Department of Commerce announced today that Christina Stimpson, an international business professional with experience in export promotion, foreign direct investment strategy and business recruitment, will take the helm of the department’s Office of International Trade later this month.

Dr. Daniel Sutter: Did slavery make America rich?

The New York Times’ 1619 Project examines the impact of slavery on America. One essay contends that our economic system was built on slavery. Was America’s ascension as an economic powerhouse due to slavery? Slavery was a repugnant and evil institution. Its abolition is a sign of humanity’s moral progress. Slavery taints America’s founding and […]

State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) rejects the notion that given Alabama's demographics reflect a 27% African-American representation, the state's congressional representation should line up proportionately with that number as well.

Seven Alabama-built vehicles are on the Car and Driver 2022 Editor’s Choice Awards list, including all the vehicles being built at the Hyundai plant in Montgomery.

Alabama Power’s Plant Barry was recently honored for outstanding operations by Guidehouse Generation Knowledge Service (GKS).

Attorney General Steve Marshall said he agreed with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that kept in place for the time being congressional maps drawn by the Alabama Legislature in a special session last year. According to Marshall, the new maps were kept in the spirit of past maps, which had previously passed the muster of […]

University of Alabama Athletics Director Greg Byrne appeared on The Next Round to offer new details about a planned $183 million arena for basketball and gymnastics and offered an update on possible beer sales at campus venues. Concept images of the arena were released when the project was presented to the University of Alabama System board of trustees. It will seat an […]

Flowers: The 2022 World Games will showcase Alabama

Allow me to deviate from politics to discuss an important event for our state. The World Games 2022 will place Birmingham and the entire state of Alabama squarely in the global spotlight. Believe it or not, this once-in-a-lifetime event is only a few months away with approximately 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries and […]

Extremely preterm infants have a significant risk of death or severe intracranial hemorrhage in the first seven days of life. For six and a half years, staff at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU) planned and instituted a comprehensive, evidence-based quality improvement initiative — now called the Golden Week Program — to […]

Todd Greer has been named executive director of Innovation Portal, the Mobile-based nonprofit incubator and innovation hub, effective March 1. Greer previously was vice president of Academic Affairs at the University of Mobile. During his tenure, he developed programs in the School of Business, helped launch the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program, led a technology transformation […]

Twenty aviation students recently received job offers through a partnership between Auburn University and Delta Air Lines. The students are part of Delta Propel, a highly selective program which provides participants a Qualified Job Offer, or QJO, detailing a defined career path, allowing Auburn students to participate in an accelerated timeline to become a Delta […]