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Woodfin is the guy, if I was an Alabama Democrat. If I was Woodfin I would be all over this knowing that...

Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner will join first lady Jill Biden, PhD, in Alabama on Friday, according to a White House advisory.

The Alabama College Attainment Network will host a virtual conference on transitioning from high school to & through postsecondary education.

Democratic socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is scheduled to visit Alabama this Friday, a spokesperson told media outlets on Wednesday morning. Sanders will travel to meet with Amazon employees in Bessemer, reports advised. When Sanders traveled to Birmingham during the 2020 presidential campaign cycle, he vowed to end Alabama’s right-to-work status, which has been […]

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) announced Wednesday that she will not seek Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2022 midterm election. “After careful consideration and consultation with my family and closest advisors, I have decided that the unfinished business of my home district, Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, is far too important for me to […]

The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday announced that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded two contracts for the next phase of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition. NGI is slated to eventually become the program to defend the American homeland against potential intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) attacks from nations like North Korea and Iran. […]

After President Joe Biden called for a ban on “assault weapons” in the wake of the shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado.

As the tourist season revs up for 2021, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon hopes for an improvement over a season hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic a year earlier. However, his approach to government mandates has turned defiant as the pandemic has seemingly become more politicized. During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The […]

Earlier this month, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a record $2.4 billion general fund budget. Following the passage, House Ways and Means General Fund Committee chairman State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) said he expected things to “go smoothly.” However, his Senate counterpart State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville introduced a bill to address loopholes in America's immigration system that encourage...

U.S. Representative Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) announced a piece of legislation on Tuesday that aims to make the federal government pay for state revenue lost due to actions taken by President Joe Biden. Seven days after being sworn in, Biden signed an executive order halting all new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and […]

Alabama poised to be the big winner in The World Games 2022

In less than 16 months, the world will descend on Alabama. Over the course of 11 days, more than 600 medals will be awarded to competing athletes from over 100 countries around the world. The Games represent the highest level of competition in softball, bowling, gymnastics, martial arts, roller sports, water skiing, archery, climbing and […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket took its place among iconic giants in the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Senator Tommy Tuberville took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to speak out against the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

Alabama men’s basketball star Herbert Jones is one of four finalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, the organization behind the award announced on Tuesday. Jones, 22, has led the Tide to its best basketball season in decades. He was named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year by the […]

Carl: Protecting critical GOMESA revenues

For the past 15 years, Alabama has benefitted significantly from revenues received through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). The GOMESA program sets aside 37.5% of federal royalties from new Gulf oil and natural gas drilling leases for the four Gulf oil-producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The funds […]

After steamrolling the Maryland Terrapins on Monday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team is set to take on the UCLA Bruins on Sunday evening. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CT. The game will air on TBS and stream via the NCAA March Madness Live app on applicable devices. As a precaution against […]

This fall, Alabama’s public schools will have 34 new classrooms funded by the state’s Pre-K through 3rd Grade Integrated Approach to Early Learning (P-3) program. The P-3 program is an effort by the state education entities to integrate the instructional practices of the state’s best-in-the-nation First Class Pre-K program into a student’s education through the […]

U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) has officially announced that he’s running for U.S. Senate in 2022.

It has been nearly two years since Gov. Kay Ivey declared the last incarnation of the Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project “dead.” However, a new proposal sprung to life on Monday after the Eastern Shore and Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) offered a new $725 million plan. The plan would include a […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Monday evening announced his Republican candidacy for the United States Senate.

OK, fine, maybe the lottery isn't dead

This bill allegedly allows a lottery and nothing else.So can it overcome the two votes the most recent lottery bill failed by?

In conjunction with the opening of Alabama’s spring turkey season this past Saturday, successful hunters in the Black Belt — widely regarded as one of the best turkey hunting areas in the United States — are encouraged to enter into the ninth annual Big Gobbler Photo Contest. The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association is proudly […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Monday made a technical revision to Alabama’s Safer at Home order that decreased the distance students must distance from each other at Alabama’s public schools from six feet to three feet. The revision comes in the wake of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishing updated guidance on […]