Consumers will not be charged state sales tax when they purchase school-related supplies and clothing this weekend. Alabama’s 16th annual school sales tax holiday kicks off on Friday and runs through the end of Sunday. Shoppers will be spared the 4% state sales tax, while most of the state’s local sales taxes will also be […]

7. Biden upsetting his base by accurately describing communism President Joe Biden has said that one of the options he’s considering to assist the people in Cuba is creating an internet source for them to access since the communist regime has shut down access due to protests. Biden advised that they’re “considering whether we have […]

Earlier this week, the commission that will oversee Alabama’s new medical cannabis endeavors was established. It will regulate the production and use of medical marijuana on the heels of a law permitting the use of medical marijuana by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year. However, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate only […]

One of Alabama’s scenic treasures has increased its footprint. DeSoto State Park has added 157 acres after the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) completed a recent purchase of adjacent property. The acquisition involved a tract of land along Little River and helps protect an area of critical habitat, according to a release […]

The Biden administration this week, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), reversed course on a decision to accept a recommendation by a federal committee to double the population threshold for establishing what constitutes a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). A change in the formula could have had a significant impact on federal funding for […]

About a month ago, I wrote a column about how a vaccine lottery didn’t really seem necessary. Supply was outpacing demand, and shots were going into arms. But as times changed, maybe the idea should be revisited. Governor Kay Ivey has already made it clear that she is not interested in this conversation, but maybe […]

In Alabama’s second congressional district GOP primary runoff last year, now-U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) defeated Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman by 20 points, which many political watchers considered to be a significant upset given Coleman’s substantial fundraising advantage over Moore. Would Coleman take another shot at Moore in the 2022 election cycle? According to a […]

When NASA’s Artemis I mission launches, its Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Scout will be one of the secondary payloads hitching a ride aboard the powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The solar sailing CubeSat has been designed and developed at Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center. A CubeSat is a miniaturized satellite used for space research. Approximately […]

Statistics have not painted a pretty picture for Alabama’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and it’s time to start asking Alabama health officials questions why according to State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville). McClendon, chair of the Senate Health Committee, commented on a panel of policymakers tasked to review the state’s response to the pandemic, noting that the […]

Blue Origin continues to bolster its partnership with the state of Alabama and its thriving aerospace industry. On Wednesday, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center announced that it had received a $1 million grant from the company’s foundation, Club for the Future. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is one of Alabama’s prominent landmarks as […]

7. Possible consequences for Texas Democrats Since the Democratic legislators fled Texas to block a voting regulations bill, House Speaker Dade Phelan suggested that the representatives need to forfeit their daily $221 stipend while they remain out of state. There have been at least 51 House Democrats that went to Washington, D.C., out of the […]

Inflation is rising at a rate unseen in nearly 13 years, and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is placing the blame squarely at the feet of President Joe Biden. The Labor Department announced Tuesday that the consumer-price index increased 5.4% in June. This is the highest 12-month rate since August 2008. The consumer-price index measures […]

One large Alabama employer is giving its employees a shot at $1 million – if they get the shot. Leidos, which owns Huntsville’s Dynetics, is instituting a vaccine lottery with $1 million to be shared among 10 randomly selected workers who have gotten the vaccine. Dynetics, which was founded in the Rocket City in 1974, […]

Birmingham, Ala. – A Southern Research neuroscience lab has received new federal grants totaling almost $3.9 million to advance its study of Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological diseases. The grants from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke include $3.3 million to study Parkinson’s and $594,000 for research related to frontotemporal dementia, a disease […]

Last week, former President Donald Trump weighed in on Alabama’s U.S. Senate race and its two front-runners, former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL). Trump, who has formally endorsed Brooks, also took shots at U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL). In […]

Visitors will enjoy a smoother ride around Lake Guntersville and DeSoto state parks thanks to a grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). ADEM presented the funds to Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) on Tuesday. ADCNR is the state agency which oversees the management and […]

Last month, State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) announced he was bringing legislation that would take on what some are referring to as Critical Race Theory in state government institutions and in Alabama’s public education. He will have an ally in State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road), who could spearhead the effort in the legislature’s upper […]

If you’ve headed North on Birmingham’s US-31 in the last year, then you’ve probably seen the countdown to the once-in-a-lifetime World Games event. That countdown has finally reached its “365 days-to-go” mark as the international sports event is one-year away and tickets are officially on sale. What makes The World Games 2022 a “once-in-a-lifetime” event? […]

7. Roy Moore loses, again Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore has lost another battle in court. This time, his opponent was a comedian who tricked him into embarrassing himself on his TV show under the premise that he was giving him an award. Moore’s suit again Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his […]

State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) will have at least one challenger in his bid for the Republican spot for Secretary of State on the 2022 general election ballot. Laura Clark of Mountain Brook announced on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Val” program on Tuesday she will also be seeking the GOP nod next May. […]

On Tuesday, a pair of Republicans won two special elections for legislative vacancies in districts just south of Birmingham. Former State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield), who left her House District 49 seat in 2020 to serve in the Trump administration as regional director of the Department of Health and Human Services for Region IV, won […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor on Monday to deliver remarks honoring members of the military and advocating for the expansion of health care options for veterans. The first-term senator outlined that there are nearly 20 million veterans in the United States, with 400,000 living in the Yellowhammer State. Tuberville said […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 19 other states in supporting South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act. Marshall filed a brief on Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The law was challenged by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and and enjoined by a federal district judge shortly […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) announced on Tuesday its endorsement of Wes Allen in his race for Secretary of State. Chris Iaacson, president and CEO of AFA, noted Allen’s commitment to limited government in a statement announcing the endorsement. “Wes is a strong advocate of limited, fiscally responsible government, private property rights, and ensuring a […]