7. Out of state hospitals want Alabama’s help The coronavirus pandemic is clearly putting a strain on medical facilities across the country, and now David Spillers, CEO of the Huntsville Hospital Healthcare System, has claimed that hospitals in Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Alabama have requested to move patients to North Alabama, which he rejected. […]

On Monday, State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) unveiled an effort that bars Confucius Institutes from operating on publicly funded college campuses in Alabama. According to a release, Hanes has teamed up with the College Republican Federation of Alabama. The group passed a resolution urging colleges to reconsider their relationships with Confucius Institutes back in May. […]

AUBURN, Ala. – Planned August celebrations to recognize Auburn University spring and summer 2020 graduates have been indefinitely postponed due to recent interstate travel restrictions and large in-person event concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the university’s efforts to coordinate ceremonies that promoted numerous safety protocols and aligned with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket built in Alabama is in final preparations to launch NASA’s Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover. On Monday, NASA tweeted that the Launch Readiness Review has been completed for the launch, which is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at 6:50 a.m. CT. This begins a two-hour […]

It is stupid to have a birthday party for anyone that has been dead for a century-plus. It is incredibly stupid to have a birthday party for a long-dead Confederate general and former Ku Klux Klan leader. It is indescribably stupid for a state representative to participate in such an event, but here we are […]

The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board has banned every business with a liquor license from serving alcohol after 11:00 p.m. in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Enforcement of the new rule will begin Saturday, August 1. The serving of alcohol must cease at 11:00 p.m. and the consumption of alcohol […]

Two North Alabama cities have been named in a list of the best metropolitan areas in which to live after the COVID-19 pandemic. Business Insider recently took a look at the top U.S. cities to move to after the pandemic ends, and the publication on Sunday spun that nationwide list off into a separate ranking […]

A number of groups that aim to improve the business climate in Alabama are requesting responses to a survey on workplace health. Any employed person in the state of Alabama can take the survey here. “Our state’s labor force is the cornerstone of workforce development efforts, and this survey will help promote a healthier workplace […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan on Monday afternoon strongly criticized State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville), stopping short of calling for his resignation. Dismukes on Sunday posted a picture of himself at a birthday celebration for Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a Confederate general and the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. As […]

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) on Monday announced that it has received multiple reports of seeds being delivered unsolicited to residents across the state, with China as the origin. A release advised that the shipments are coming through the United States Postal Service (USPS). The packing is often mislabeled as some type […]

Marion Military Institute (MMI) has been named as the seventh-best community college in the United States. Niche recently released its 2020 “Best Colleges” rankings, which featured separate rankings for two- and four-year colleges and universities. MMI is a public military junior college in Marion, Alabama. Founded in 1842, it is the official state military college of […]

State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) is once again drawing bipartisan criticism for posting pictures of himself with the Confederate flag. Dismukes in recent months voiced support for the Confederate Memorial Park in his district, after which the Alabama Democratic Party released a picture of him wearing a “Prattville Dragoons: Sons of Confederate Veterans” shirt and called […]

All seven members of Alabama’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation wrote Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday asking her to rename the portion of U.S. Highway 80 that runs between Selma and Montgomery after civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who recently passed away. Members of Alabama’s congressional delegation want to name the highway […]

“Lack of institutional control.” Growing up as a sports fan in Alabama, and even when I attended the University of Alabama, I became familiar with that phrase as the NCAA brought down sanctions on our beloved athletic programs. Our athletics programs should hold themselves to higher standards, the champion level programs we’ve come to expect […]

MONTGOMERY — An estimated 3,000 individuals made a trip to the State Capitol building on Sunday to pay their respects to Alabama native, civil rights icon and U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA). Lewis, who was born and spent the early years of his life in Troy, was honored over the weekend by the people of […]

Kelly Dunning, an assistant professor in Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, was part of a team that created and implemented a volunteer-driven citizen science project called “Nurdle Patrol,” which measured microplastic pollution across the Gulf of Mexico. The project’s open-access findings, “Measuring plastic pellet (nurdle) abundance on shorelines throughout the Gulf of Mexico […]

7. Cruz: Democrats are keeping schools closed to hurt Trump U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” and accused Democrats of trying to keep businesses and schools closed as a way to hurt President Donald Trump in the upcoming election, which is now less than 100 days away. Cruz said […]

Earlier this month, Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl managed to earn a hard-fought four-and-a-half percent, 3,853-vote win over former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile), to win the Republican nomination for Alabama’s first congressional district election in November. In his victory, Carl only won two of the six counties in AL-1, Mobile and Washington. However, his […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — How can we demand schools be closed but football happen for high schoolers? — How big were two recent court rulings (Voter ID and illegal aliens can’t be counted for representation) […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore’s (R-Enterprise) margin of victory in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama’s second congressional district caught a lot of political watchers off guard. Moore, who was outspent by a significant margin in his contest against Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman, won by 20 points and carried 12 of the 15 counties in […]

Governor Ivey imposed a statewide mask mandate last week as Alabama’s intensive care units (ICUs) approached capacity. We have experienced unprecedented restrictions on freedom to prevent COVID-19 from overwhelming our healthcare system. The COVID pandemic will hopefully lead us to recognize that healthcare is an economic good. Economists would identify a lack of hospital or […]

Roy Williams, on behalf of the Birmingham Public Library, interviewed me recently about my book — “Better Than Them, The Unmaking of an Alabama Racist.” He also asked me some important questions about the George Floyd incident and implications going forward. Copied below is that part of the Q&A plus my answer to a final […]

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to be a top focus throughout the country, it is important we do not forget about the selfless service members who dedicate themselves to protecting us all. Throughout my time in Congress, I have considered it a tremendous privilege and responsibility to represent a district that is home to […]

During an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” on Friday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall criticized the Justice Department for the timing and nature of a report released last week highlighting deficiencies throughout the Alabama Department of Corrections’ prison system. According to a report released last week, “systemic unconstitutional conditions” exist throughout Alabama’s prison […]