The Alabama Department of Labor on Thursday released the latest weekly data on initial unemployment claims filed in the state. Covering last week, June 14 — 20, the data showed that 18,671 initial claims were filed during the period. According to the Department of Labor, 11,311 of those claims are COVID-19 related. This was a […]

The State of Alabama announced this week that the 2020 red snapper season will close for private anglers on July 3, which is 16 days earlier than planned. The decision to close early was made by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), which has calculated that the state will catch its limit […]

7. Oh no, please, let me go to New York Alabama has officially made the list of states (along with Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah and Texas) that three Northeastern governors have declared must quarantine for 14 days if they are going to travel to their states. New York, New Jersey and […]

Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba endorsed businessman Jeff Coleman’s campaign for Congress on Tuesday. The Circle City mayor is the most high-profile in a string of endorsements received by the Coleman campaign in recent days. In a statement provided by the campaign announcing the endorsement, Saliba called Coleman “a community leader, successful businessman, father, and husband,” […]

A potential flashpoint emerged on Wednesday in the Republican primary runoff in Alabama’s First Congressional District. Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl is facing former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) in the highly competitive race. Hightower has been endorsed by the Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth’s political arm in the contest. As of last week, Club […]

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Wednesday announced that the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, NASA’s first African-American female engineer and a subject of the famed book and then movie, “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the […]

U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) announced he will vote “no” on a measure in favor of statehood for Washington, D.C. this week, and issued a statement expounding on why he thinks it is a bad idea. “I will NEVER vote to give Washington, D.C. separate statehood status. Washington, D.C. is a CITY, not a state,” […]

In the nation’s current hyper-partisan atmosphere, one might not expect U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to be fighting on the same side of an issue. However, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has seemingly managed to bridge the divide between political parties, even in a presidential election year. As […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill is pushing back against claims by Democrats that working to prevent voter fraud is “suppressing black voices and votes.” A video ad released this week by the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State asserted that Republican-backed balloting laws, including voter ID requirements, are “rooted in white supremacy.” California […]

HUNTSVILLE — During a press conference on Tuesday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a candidate in the July 14 GOP primary runoff for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination, railed against efforts from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to outsource IT jobs. According to reports, the TVA announced in January it planned to outsource one […]

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Cory Wilson to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. All Democrats, including U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), voted against this nominee of President Donald J. Trump. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) voted to confirm Wilson, who became the 200th federal judge confirmed during Trump’s […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall wrote a letter to congressional leadership in recent days asking to help put a stop to the anti-police discourse he believes is endangering the lives of law enforcement officers. Marshall’s letter was signed by 10 additional Republican attorneys general, including those in Texas and Ohio. He believes that “when myths […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s office on Wednesday released an update on federal COVID-19 relief programs and encouraged more eligible small businesses to take advantage before upcoming application deadlines. First, the highly scrutinized Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) closes in just one week, on June 30. “Businesses across Alabama still have an opportunity to apply for relief through […]

HUNTSVILLE — Confederate monuments and next steps were the topics of discussions at an event hosted at Mad Malts Brewing to mark the release of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman’s (D) book, “Stealing Our Democracy.” Among those in attendance included House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), who discussed the simmering controversy over semblances of the […]

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a new ad on Wednesday that highlights his conservative record and attacks his opponent former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville for his time living in Florida and for not participating in a debate during the runoff. The ad specifically mentions how Sessions fought against amnesty for illegal immigrants and […]

7. Biden finally allows Obama to help him After pretending he asked former President Barack Obama not to endorse him, former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign held a fundraiser with Obama where they raised $11 million overall.  Obama has stayed pretty quiet about supporting anyone during this election, even though he did finally […]

It appears that Bubba Wallace, the only black driver in NASCAR’s Cup Series and a Mobile native, was not targeted with a noose at Talladega Superspeedway this past weekend. Late Sunday, NASCAR issued a statement announcing “a noose” was left in the garage stall assigned to Wallace.

The purpose of vaccination is to stimulate the immune response to prevent a disease. A person who is rendered resistant to a disease by vaccination is termed “actively immunized.” Active immunity may also result from recovery from a natural outbreak of a disease. Immunity transferred from plasma from a donor, which contains antibodies from a […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited Yuma, Arizona, to view the administration’s newly constructed 200th mile of border wall between the United States and Mexico. Trump delivered remarks alongside law enforcement and immigration officials. According to the Associated Press, the president also received a briefing on the construction efforts and participated in a roundtable discussion with […]

United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has designated Mobile and Baldwin Counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought suffered in recent months. The designation means area agriculture producers may apply for assistance from the Farm Services Agency, including emergency loans. Federal rules stipulate that all counties which border a designated disaster area […]

Former University of Alabama star Roman Harper is having quite the week. On Monday, he and his wife welcomed the birth of their son, Seoul Chankoowashtay Harper. “Humbling [because] no matter what we plan as adults and people it still remains up to God and His will. God this is your child. … Son I […]

Our brilliant founders built our democracy upon two different but complimentary pillars. The first and more obvious pillar is our constitutional system itself, what the writers of the Federalist Papers called the “new science of politics.” Our representative democracy would not be possible without our revolutionary constitution and the laws that uphold it, separation and […]

The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Tuesday announced that an illegal alien is in custody after being charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Deputy Brad Williams, director of communications for the sheriff’s office, wrote in a release that CCSO investigators over the weekend arrested Jesus Cortes […]

The Jacksonville State University (JSU) board of trustees on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr. – a two-time JSU graduate and acting president since October – as the university’s 13th president, effective immediately. Killingsworth assumed the acting presidency after the board released the former president, Dr. John M. Beehler, from his contract. A release […]