U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) announced on Thursday that he is sponsoring legislation to increase the number of National Guard members eligible for the GI Bill. Members of the National Guard, per Moore’s office, are not made eligible for the GI Bill when they are given assignments like serving on America’s southern border or protecting […]

The Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama board of directors has hired Paige Green Hutto as the organization’s next president and CEO.

Google products last year generated a total of $1.17 billion in economic activity in Alabama, according to the company’s annual economic impact report released on Thursday. The report advised that 17,700 businesses, nonprofits, publishers, creators and developers in the Yellowhammer State used Google products to increase their online presence and connect with the local people […]

The United States Department of Commerce announced this week that it is providing a $600,000 grant that will help create a fund to provide loans to small and medium-sized businesses in Lee and Russell Counties. The grant comes from the Dept. of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The organization in Opelika receiving the grant and […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby and Tommy Tuberville are cosponsoring the Death Tax Repeal Act, which was introduced last week.

A lawsuit was dismissed against Governor Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris over the state's mask order.

Senator Richard Shelby re-introduced legislation proposing a constitutional amendment that would require Congress to have a balanced budget.

The Alabama Capital Network (ACN) announced this week that Joshua Jones has been hired as its new chief executive officer, effective April 5.

Coca-Cola UNITED on Thursday announced plans to invest $48 million in its Mobile campus to further grow its business along the Gulf Coast.

They call it The World Games for a reason. With more than 3,600 athletes from over 100 countries competing in nearly three dozen sports, The World Games is an international athletic and entertainment spectacle. And it is all happening right here in Alabama from July 7 through 17 during the Summer of 2022. The Yellowhammer […]

A week after the Alabama House of Representatives passed the largest General Fund budget in Alabama history, the Alabama State Senate followed up with the largest Education Trust Fund budget ever, at $7.67 billion.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would ban curbside voting in the state. HB 285 is sponsored by Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy); it is the companion bill to SB 235, which was given a favorable report by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee two weeks ago. SB 235 is […]

NASA on Thursday successfully conducted a full hot fire of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that is scheduled to launch the Artemis I mission to the moon, hopefully later this year. The hot fire was the final test of the eight-part, 12-month Green Run series, conducted at Mississippi’s Stennis Space […]

State government groups are conducting a survey to better identify in-demand jobs in Alabama. Business owners and executives — any that oversee employment — are asked to respond. Officially termed the Governor’s Survey on Employer Competencies, the effort is a joint product of The Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation and AlabamaWorks. “As Alabama […]

The State of Alabama is mirroring a recent decision by the federal government to extend the deadline for citizens to file their income taxes until May 17. “While many Alabamians are getting their ducks in a row this tax season, they can rest a little easier knowing there will be an extension for filing both […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House on Thursday afternoon passed HB 445 as substituted and amended in committee; this is the anti-rioting bill sponsored by Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris) that would create new crimes and penalties for individuals who incite or participate in riots. Treadaway, a 31-year career law enforcement officer who recently retired as Birmingham Police […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that criminalizes doctors that don’t provide reasonable care for babies born alive during abortion procedures. Rep. Ginny Shaver (R-Leesburg) sponsored the legislation. Shaver has long been dedicated to the anti-infanticide cause; 2021 is the third year in a row she has introduced legislation […]

The Alabama Senate passed a $7.67 billion Education Trust Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2022, the largest education budget in state history.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would require athletes in public schools to compete in athletic competitions based on the gender on their birth certificate. Sponsored by Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle), HB 391 passed the House on a vote of 74-19 with two abstentions. All Republican members voted […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed suit to block President Joe Biden’s attempt to kill the Keystone XL pipeline project.

7. Bessemer Amazon employee gets a national stage The U.S. Senate Budget Committee held a hearing over the Bessemer Amazon employees wanting to unionize, and an employee from the fulfillment center testified at the hearing, saying that unionizing would help employees be “more comfortable.” The hearing also related to overall topics of wages and large […]

A bill was introduced this week in the Alabama Legislature to repeal the death penalty.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Wednesday held a weekly press briefing, speaking about key items of interest on which he is focused in Washington, D.C. Alabama’s junior senator first built on the floor speech he delivered last week on the growing “national security and humanitarian crisis” at the United States’ southwest border. “A week […]

The front-and-center issue on the national political scene has been the turmoil underway at the U.S.-Mexico border and how the Biden administration is attempting to diffuse the situation. Some Democrats have said the crisis underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to solving the country’s immigration woes. However, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) said he […]