HUNTSVILLE — Colorado-based Special Aerospace Services (SAS) has become the latest company to expand its operations in Cummings Research Park, further adding to the industrial might of the Rocket City. According to the firm, its new Huntsville location will house federal services, research, and special activities, as well as an engineering and training space, high […]

Efforts to expand access to an effective COVID-19 treatment have reached the nation’s capital as U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), along with his fellow Republican colleagues, has introduced legislation which would prohibit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enacting policies limiting the drug’s supply. HHS recently announced that it would be […]

Founder, former CEO and chairperson of the board of Huntsville-based Analytical Services, Inc. (ASI), Irma Tuder is well regarded as a titan of industry. Her rise to become one of Alabama’s most prestigious female business executives was preceded by her impressive academic background. Tuder, a native of El Paso, Texas, received a bachelor of business […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) in his reelection bid for the Alabama State Senate, serving District 34. A lifelong resident of Mobile County, Williams is a graduate of Mary G. Montgomery High School in Azalea, Alabama. Engrained within the agriculture and forestry community, Williams […]

Many Republicans were surprised when Gov. Kay Ivey included two measures that would retroactively apply so-called criminal justice reform measures in her prison construction special session call. One proposed bill would allow those convicted prior to a successful 2013 sentencing reform effort to have their sentences re-evaluated. Another would expand the number of felons that […]

7. Even Obama believes we have open borders right now The obviously open border between Mexico and the United States has been a constant source of consternation for President Joe Biden and his administration. Illegal immigrants are successfully gaining entry into the country at record numbers. It has gotten so bad that even Biden’s former […]

U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt touted the recently-announced endorsement her campaign received from FarmPAC, the political action committee for the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA). An endorsement from ALFA is one that is widely considered to be highly-sought and influential. During a Tuesday meeting of the federation’s executive board, ALFA officially approved the slate of endorsements […]

FarmPAC, the Alabama Farmers Federation’s (ALFA) political arm, on Tuesday announced its endorsements for the statewide, congressional and Alabama State Board of Education primary elections which are slated to occur on May 24, 2022. Nearly 100 leaders of the federation, including representatives from all 67 counties, met at the state’s capital to hear from candidates […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), during Tuesday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, pressed U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with other senior military leadership on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Alabama’s junior senator began his remarks by pointing to the United States’ abandonment of Bagram Airfield, which many […]

Beth Woodard began her career at PowerSouth Energy Cooperative 30 years ago. She is still there today, as executive vice president and chief financial officer, continuing to make a lasting impact through her strong work ethic and a love of the company — and its employees — for which she has devoted herself. Woodard received […]

“When we invest in our roads and bridges, we are investing in our people and our future” When Gov. Kay Ivey awarded the most recent round of local projects, that’s how she described their importance to communities across Alabama. Tens of millions of dollars have already contributed to prepping our infrastructure for the 21st century. […]

Jim “The Rookie” Morris is the basis of Disney’s movie with the same name. The movie shares the story of the oldest rookie to ever play Major League Baseball. It is a touching story about a man achieving his dreams later in life. Miraculously, Jim was able to throw faster at a later age, after […]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) on Monday sent a letter to Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen seeking to prevent the state of Alabama from using American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds from being appropriated toward Gov. Kay Ivey’s (R-AL) prison plan. Ivey last week announced her proclamation calling for a special session of the Alabama State […]

In a Monday speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) outlined multiple ongoing crises gripping the nation which he believes to be a result of the Biden administration’s reversal from the policies of former President Donald Trump. From the fall of Afghanistan, the flood of illegal migrants at the southern border, to […]

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, on Monday took to the Senate floor to urge his Democrat colleagues to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to temporarily fund federal government operations. The spending package, introduced by Shelby and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) does not include Democrats’ […]

7. Brooks is bringing legislation against the vaccine mandate A bill cosponsored by U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) seeks to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate to “nullify certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccine against COVID-19, and […]

For months now, I have been making the point that liberal politicians in Washington love creating crisis after crisis to distract the American people from what’s really happening. We’ve seen this time and time again with the Biden administration – each time something has gone wrong, the administration has stirred up a new crisis to […]

U.S. Army Command sergeant major Edward Evans (Ret.) has been selected as Alabama’s representative to the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project. The Korean War veteran will represent the state’s Purple Heart veterans at the multi-day tribute honoring those who have been wounded in combat while valiantly serving the United States. Evans will travel this week […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), in a Monday interview on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” announced that he has introduced legislation to block President Joe Biden’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposal to monitor banking transactions in excess of $600. Currently, financial institutions are required by law to file a Currency Transaction Report (CTR) for […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched NASA’s latest Landsat mission on Monday. The Alabama-built Atlas V powered NASA’s Landsat 9 into orbit after taking off at 11:12 a.m. local time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Landsat 9 is a joint mission of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Landsat satellites have provided […]

“I’m not the first person to deserve this, just the first to be recognized. I’m so amazingly proud to be the first woman and black woman,” said Brigadier General Tara D. McKennie when asked about her promotion to brigadier general in the Alabama Air National Guard. Earlier this year, McKennie made history as the very […]

Early this month at one of the first forums of the 2022 election cycle, Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt had a tense exchange over the 2017 election cycle and the support for then-GOP U.S. Senate nominee former State Supreme Court Chief Justice […]

The special session for Alabama’s prisons is here, and besides myself and the people reading this, no one cares. We are about to spend well north of a billion dollars on Alabama’s worst citizens. Don’t get me wrong — I think they need to be caged in the most legal and humane way possible. Legislators […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) has cosponsored legislation which would derail President Joe Biden’s vaccine decree by barring the federal government from requiring employers to mandate vaccination for, as well as the testing of, employees. The bill, introduced by Brooks’ fellow House Freedom Caucus colleague Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), states that the overview of the […]