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The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday awarded a major MH-60T contract to Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky facility in Troy, Alabama.

Congressman Jerry Carl (AL-01) decried the sweeping executive orders by President Joe Biden since he became president at noon on Wednesday.

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth opposes an executive order by President Joe Biden allowing biological males to compete with biological females...

MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s vaccine rollout is gaining speed. Eligible citizens will soon be able to book appointments online, and a distribution deal with Walmart has been struck, even as low supply and issues communicating with the on-the-ground providers hamper the effort. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris updated the public on Alabama’s vaccine distribution status […]

Native Alabamian Hank Aaron, widely regarded as one of history's best ever baseball players, passed away on Friday at the age of 86.

U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin was confirmed in a bipartisan vote by the United States Senate as the next secretary of the Department of Defense.

Two members of the Alabama Democratic Conference have filed a lawsuit against Tom Perez, the national Democratic Party’s former chair. They claim he and former Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) attempted to “give control of the Alabama Democratic Party to Whites.” The lawsuit was filed in federal court by Randy Kelley and Janet May. Both are […]

The Alabama Department of Labor announced that the state's December unemployment rate was 3.9%, the lowest mark of the pandemic.

Governor Kay Ivey has announced that the statewide mask mandate until at least March 5 at 5:00pm. There were no other major changes to the statewide emergency health order.

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On Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced she was extending the statewide mask mandate through March 5, exercising powers granted to her under the coronavirus emergency. The edict is a far cry from last year’s statewide shutdown, which was imposed at the direction of State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris.  However, according to State Sen. Will […]

It has been more than two weeks since U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) took part in an Electoral College challenge, which also included speaking at a rally in support of the challenge earlier in the day. While Brooks has faced widespread criticism from his Democrat colleagues and liberal voices in the mainstream press, he maintains […]

Nick Saban on Thursday evening announced the hire of Bill O’Brien as the Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin was granted a waiver by both chambers of Congress, allowing him to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense.

“America First,” is dead, and “Americans Last” is the new normal. As a result, Alabama is screwed. No one expected now-President Joe Biden to follow the agenda of now-former President Donald Trump. He ran on being the exact opposite of him in every way. But now that Biden is in office, the real consequences of […]

Manufacture Alabama on Thursday unveiled Diversify -- a new initiative to foster greater diversity and inclusion.

The Business Council of Alabama announced the promotion of three employees: Helena Duncan has been named senior vice president...

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey extended the state’s facial covering requirement another six weeks during a press conference at the state capitol on Thursday. The mask mandate is now set to expire on Friday, March 5. Thursday’s extension came just over 24 hours before the measure had been set to lapse. Ivey cited high […]

Maynard Cooper & Gale announced that Jason Isbell has joined the Governmental Affairs practice as Of Counsel in the firm’s Montgomery office.

President Joe Biden has already succumbed to the wishes of liberal environmentalists and gone against his calls for unity, according to Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh. In a conversation with Yellowhammer News, Cavanaugh reacted to Biden’s executive orders canceling the Keystone XL oil pipeline and placing the United States back in the Paris climate […]

The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that healthcare providers that don’t administer coronavirus vaccine doses fast enough will have them removed

Steve Clouse on APTV, 11/1/2019

Last month, a task force appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey released a nearly 900-page report on the possible future of gambling in Alabama, which was a sign that for the first time, a decades-long standoff could be coming to an end and the state may finally have legalized gambling that would include a lottery. With […]

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed three executive orders to make it easier to enter and then stay in the United States illegally.

CRST Flatbed Solutions, a transportation company focused on flatbed trucking, announced Wednesday that it is creating a new headquarters in Birmingham that will employ 52 people. The relocation involves the construction of a 23,361 square foot building that represents a $5.14 million investment by CRST. The headquarters will be located in Birmingham’s Daniel Payne Industrial […]

Post-Trump America -- So now what?

Maybe you loved Trump. Maybe you hated Trump. Or maybe, like me, you didn't like Trump one bit but supported his policies.At this point it does not matter, it is over. He lost.