Huntsville’s Redstone Gateway, an Arsenal-centric business park, is receiving a $65 million investment from developers as tech and engineering firm KBR has agreed to lease office and facility space from which it will conduct business operations. Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) and its joint-venture partner Jim Wilson & Associates (JWA) on Monday announced that it […]

A research paper that found a significant warming bias globally in the newest climate models was co-authored by John Christy, a distinguished professor of atmospheric science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The paper has been cited by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as among the top 10% most downloaded during 2020 from its […]

The Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee will consider a resolution at its upcoming summer meeting which would throw its support behind University of North Alabama Student Government Association president Jake Statom over some students’ calls for his resignation over a social media post he made to his personal account. Signatures were sought for a […]

Amid the collapse of Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), along with his fellow freshman Republican colleagues, has penned a letter to President Joe Biden calling on his administration to swiftly remove Americans and United States’ Afghan partners out of the besieged country. The lawmakers urged the administration to immediately prioritize the evacuation of American […]

Aamon Ross is a businessman and political strategist who splits time between Oklahoma, California and Colorado. He specializes in preparing Kingdom-minded leaders to run for political office. He is passionate about coaching talented leaders towards their higher calling. After 20 years in the business world, Aamon transitioned into the political space. Immediately, he became one […]

President Joe Biden finally addressed the situation in Afghanistan, but he did so by blaming Afghanistan entirely for the way the country fell so much faster than what was initially estimated

Last week, Alabama got its glimpse of the Census data that will be used for reapportionment, which will have to be completed in time for the 2022 election cycle. State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile), the chair of the legislative committee on reapportionment for the Alabama House of Representatives, acknowledges being crunched for time as the […]

There is no doubt the topic of infrastructure is on the minds of many Americans. Seventy-four percent of respondents to a June 2021 Pew Research poll identified infrastructure in the U.S. as a “big problem.” But infrastructure is much more than the highway paving projects and municipal utility overhauls we usually think about. In fact, […]

Over the weekend, people across the world watched as President Biden allowed the Taliban to take control of more than 20 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. Within a matter of hours, the Taliban took control of the U.S Embassy in Kabul, seized the presidential palace, and began firing on the Kabul Airport as thousands of Americans, […]

The City of Montgomery has partnered with MPS (Montgomery Public Schools), Ed Farm and Apple to launch MGM Codes, an advanced technological initiative designed to expand innovative learning opportunities for local students. MGM Codes will bring the latest technology to students and teachers, according to the City. It was created by the City and MPS […]

As conditions on the ground in and around Kabul continue to deteriorate, there continues to be a tremendous amount of uncertainty for Americans and those that allied with U.S. forces still on the ground in Afghanistan. U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) has been involved with the Afghanistan situation on multiple levels, as a private citizen […]

The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center, which was founded as an organization promoting social justice and racial equality, has of late taken on a progressive agenda.

Nanoracks, a Voyager Space Holdings company, will soon open its first office in the Yellowhammer State. Its new location at Huntsville’s Lincoln Mills will work with existing industry to provide payload operation and deployment services on the international space station as well as commercial space stations. The aerospace company, which was founded in 2009, operates […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, during Saturday’s Madison County Republican Men’s Club Breakfast, signed Americans for Tax Reform’s (ATR) Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Britt becomes the first candidate to make the pledge in Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate. She called on her opponents to join her in vowing to oppose any tax increase. […]

After 20 years of armed conflict, nearly $1 trillion and over 2,000 American servicemember deaths, the longest war in United States history has come to an end with Afghanistan defaulting to its original state of Taliban rule.

7. Legislature will still address Critical Race Theory After the Alabama state school board said that they were banning Critical Race Theory in schools, State Senator Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) made it clear that the Alabama Legislature will still move to ban the practice. Givhan noted how difficult it could be to enforce a ban on […]

In the midst of a labor shortage crisis and record low unemployment, a lawsuit has been filed seeking to force Alabama back into federally-funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs. The plaintiffs in the case are asking a court in Montgomery County to require Gov. Kay Ivey and Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington to opt back into several […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, criticized the Biden administration on the heels of the unforeseen circumstances, calling it "a catastrophic and historic failure of leadership" in a statement on Sunday afternoon.

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

One of the world’s most recognizable brands has joined the team of The World Games 2022 (TWG2022). Birmingham’s Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, among the largest privately held Coca-Cola bottlers in North America, will be the presenting sponsor of TWG2022’s closing ceremony on July 17, 2022, at Protective Stadium. TWG2022, an international event organized with the support of the International Olympic […]

The electric vehicle evolution that is taking place in the automotive industry is having a huge effect on Alabama’s economic development efforts. As the state’s automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) ramp up production of EVs, starting with Mercedes-Benz next year, Alabama has to ensure the suppliers in the state are in a position to make […]

In a party-line vote last week, the Alabama state school board voted to prohibit the teaching of so-called Critical Race Theory in public schools. State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) says to expect more action from the Alabama Legislature to shore up that ban and put it into statute. During an appearance on Huntsville radio Newstalk […]

Alabama’s sandhill crane season returns for 2021-2022 with 400 permit holders having the opportunity to hunt sandhill cranes in north Alabama. Registration for the permits opens on September 8, 2021. The 2021-2022 season is split in two segments. The first segment runs from December 3 to January 9. The second segment runs from January 17-31. […]

Birmingham will be a host site for the Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bootcamp for high school students this fall. The free camp will introduce basic AI concepts and skills to underserved Birmingham-area students in grades 9-12. Protective Life is one of 16 host companies selected for the camps in 2021. The Birmingham camp will be on […]