The Montgomery TechLab (MGM TechLab) this week launched its inaugural tech accelerator program; ten companies from around the country are participating in the 12-week program, which is being conducted virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies in the program will develop digital services solutions with applications in the defense, health care and energy industries. During […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging President Joe Biden and his administration to reverse their last-minute cancellation of Operation Talon, a nationwide ICE program focused on removing convicted sex offenders who are illegally present in the United States. In a letter to Biden, Homeland […]

University of Alabama director of Athletics Greg Byrne on Thursday announced that head men’s basketball Nate Oats and the university have agreed to a significant raise and contract extension. The new agreement will extend his current contract by three seasons to six total years, keeping him in charge of the rising Crimson Tide basketball program […]

San Francisco resident and famed Hollywood actor Danny Glover will be in Alabama on Monday to support the unionization drive at Amazon’s Bessemer facility. Glover will be the guest of the New York City-based Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which would be the entity workers join if the ongoing unionization vote passes. In […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday afternoon that the State of Alabama is offering $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who killed an Alabama toddler. A Birmingham-based organization is offering an additional $5,000 for the same type of information Major Turner, age 2, lived on John Bryan Road in […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Thursday had a busy day in the Wiregrass, making several stops directly related to his new committee assignments. This included a tour of Fort Rucker, the U.S. Army base mostly located in Dale County. Tuberville was recently assigned to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC); Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry […]

Alabama cities Huntsville and Daphne were listed this week among the best performing cities of their size by the Milken Institute, an independent think tank. The Milken Institute’s index of cities factored in job growth, wage growth, access to broadband, housing affordability and the degree to which a city’s economy is driven by the technology […]

On Thursday, Club for Growth released its annual metrics grading the Alabama Legislature on economic policy and attendance with its Economic and Missed Vote Scorecards. Scores were generally low on average for economic policy but topping the charts on the economic scorecard were State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville) in the upper chamber and State Rep. […]

Montgomery, Alabama, is packed with history, landmarks, and some good food to boot. The opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in 2018 has since drawn visitors from across the country (and around the world) to Montgomery. If you haven’t yet been to the memorial and its neighboring museum, consider planning a day […]

MONTGOMERY — Lynda Blanchard, the businesswoman who was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Slovenia, officially announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated following the 2022 election by Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). A Montgomery native and first-time candidate, Blanchard made her announcement in a video released […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) came out in favor this week of federal legislation that would punish states which implement COVID-19 lockdown orders. Moore signed on as an original cosponsor of U.S. Rep. Bob Good’s (R-VA) The Right to Earn a Living Act, which would make state and local governments that institute lockdowns on small […]

Conservative talker and radio pioneer Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday after losing his battle with Stage IV lung cancer at age 70, according to a statement from his wife Kathryn read on Limbaugh’s Wednesday broadcast. Over the past three decades, Limbaugh’s program became the most listened-to radio show in the country. It aired on over 600 […]

7. National Guard remains in D.C., but no known threat currently Thousands of National Guard troops have been staying in Washington, D.C. since the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, but now Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense & Global Security Robert Salesses has said that he’s “not aware of a threat […]

Last week, through an act of the legislature, Alabama significantly changed its tax code with two objectives — not to tax federal benefits stemming from the CARES Act intended to provide relief from the COVID-19 economic downturn and make Alabama more competitive with its neighbors in the spirit economic development. Leading the way on the […]

The State of Alabama on Wednesday filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by the Department of Justice that alleges the conditions in Alabama’s prisons for men violate the U.S. Constitution’s protections against cruel and unusual punishment. Alabama argued the conditions mentioned in the DOJ’s lawsuit, filed in December of 2020, do not meet […]

Sweet Grown Alabama, a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting products grown and made in Alabama, has received a grant to track the number of local products purchased by grocery stores in the state. Partners in data harvesting operation include Greer’s Markets in South Alabama with 17 Alabama stores; Piggly Wiggly Birmingham Group with 13 stores; […]

Following a 203-day, 293-million-mile journey, the Perseverance rover on Thursday will attempt a historically-difficult landing in Mars’ Jezero Crater. A robotic spacecraft, Perseverance will perform the intense entry, descent and landing that begins by hitting the top of the Martian atmosphere at 12,100 mph. Just seven minutes later, the rover should put its six wheels […]

Alabama Power Company on Wednesday announced that it will offer significant matching funds for a new State of Alabama grant program intended to spur the construction of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging infrastructure along portions of Interstates 20 and 459. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) recently launched a grant program that […]

Conservative media icon Rush Limbaugh passed away on Wednesday morning following a battle with Stage IV lung cancer. The announcement was made by Limbaugh’s wife at the beginning of his namesake daily talk radio show, which is heard by about 27 million people every week. Whether one agrees with his ideological beliefs or not, media […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has been announced as the co-chair of a new commission that is attempting to identify best practices in election administration and share them with state officials. The commission is being created in partnership with the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), a national campaign committee dedicated to electing conservatives at […]

The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives, with all Alabama Republicans in the chamber supporting the pro-life bill for the 117th Congress. Congressmen Jerry Carl (AL-01), Barry Moore (AL-02), Mike Rogers (AL-03), Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Mo Brooks (AL-05) are listed as original cosponsors on […]

State Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris) on Wednesday announced that he will introduce legislation to create new crimes and penalties for individuals who incite or participate in riots. The legislation, which can officially be introduced as soon as this coming Tuesday, would also provide additional protections for police officers and other first responders when riots take […]

We are closer to a lottery than we have ever been. We are closer to casinos than we have ever been. Real casinos, not casinos pretending to be bingo parlors. We are closer to sports betting than we have ever been. Alabama is closer to a comprehensive gambling bill than ever before, and this is […]

Earlier this month, Gov. Kay Ivey signed leases for two of the three facilities for new prison construction as part of an effort to address a lawsuit from the Department of Justice that accused the state of Alabama of violating the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution’s “cruel and unusual punishment” provision. That, along with other actions […]