An online petition to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma after civil rights leader and current Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) has garnered over 114,000 signatures. Edmund Pettus represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1897 until 1907. First a soldier for the United States in the Mexican-American War, he was later a leader […]

These last few weeks have riveted the country’s attention on police brutality. The murder of George Floyd was an atrocity, and unfortunately it’s not the first one. As we have so often in our history, it’s time for America to respond with appropriate and reasonable reform. It’s not time to lose our heads, however. The […]

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl on Tuesday released a new video ad in his Republican bid to represent Alabama’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ad takes aim at former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile), Carl’s opponent in the GOP primary runoff. Lasting 30 seconds, the ad hits Hightower over past […]

Auburn University’s Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center took another step toward completion with the naming of Birmingham-based HPM as construction manager for the state-of-the-art facility. HPM joins a project which will result in Auburn University having one of the most unique culinary and hospitality learning environments in the nation. In addition to classrooms […]

Barry Moore’s campaign for Congress has received the endorsements from U.S. Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ), two of the most staunch conservatives in Congress. Moore, a former state representative from Enterprise, is currently in a runoff against Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, which encompasses […]

Two high ranking doctors at UAB Hospital, along with the Jefferson County Health Officer, held a press conference Monday where they urged all Alabamians to wear face coverings in public as coronavirus hospitalizations mount across Alabama. UAB Hospital is now currently caring for 68 COVID-19 patients, an all-time high. The previous high was 63 in […]

Last week, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) called allocating state monies for the Confederate Memorial Park near Marbury in Chilton County “not appropriate” and called the park “something that brings a lot of pain back to Alabamians.” The park includes two cemeteries where roughly 300 Confederate veterans are buried, which according to State Sen. […]

7. Football coach apologizes for wearing a T-shirt with a cable news logo Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy embarrassingly appeared in a video tweeted by one of his players where he sheepishly addressed a controversy about “today’s tweet with the T-shirt I was wearing” and promising changes to his program. The shirt in […]

United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Abdul K. Kallon on Monday struck down certain absentee balloting requirements for the state’s upcoming July 14 runoff election, however the ruling was only made to benefit certain demographics of voters. Kallon, an appointee of former President Barack H. Obama, issued a memorandum opinion providing immediate […]

Stay safe and stay smart. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is how I’ve ended most of my email correspondence. However, it now strikes me that “stay smart” might also be good advice for my beloved Alabama. It is unwise and unproductive to expend our energy wishing for a return to normal. Rather, […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has concluded that the City of Mobile’s decision to move a statue of Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes from its prominent downtown location into a museum is a violation of the 2017 Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. Marshall said the City of Mobile has agreed to pay the penalty for not obeying […]

The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) has won its appeal of a ruling by the Alabama Ethics Commission determining that BAA’s employees are considered public employees under Alabama’s ethics law. As part of its appeal of the Ethics Commission’s 2019 ruling, BAA contended that because the salaries of its employees come from user and landing fees […]

With all that the nation and state have been through recently, what we cannot forget is another tragic murder of an Alabama police officer. Moody Police Sergeant Stephen Williams was shot and killed in the line of duty two weeks ago after responding to a 911 call. Williams was posthumously promoted to the rank of […]

In the novel “1984” there was an attempt to control the present by changing the past. History was changed so those in power were always the good guys, and any deviation of that message was unacceptable and punished. It looks like author George Orwell was writing an instruction manual for 2020 rather than a warning […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s (R-AL) leading candidate for an important vacancy in Alabama’s largest county is a longtime Democrat. Jefferson County Probate Judge Place 1, the presiding judge on the court, is vacant following the retirement of Judge Alan King in recent weeks. Judge Sherri Friday, who has held the Place 2 position on the probate […]

Bill Hightower’s campaign for Congress has launched a new ad that features U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) making a direct case to voters about why they should vote for the former state senator from Mobile. Hightower is currently in a runoff election against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl to be the Republican nominee for Alabama’s […]

United States Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt is coming to Alabama on Tuesday for a tour of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge on the southern tip of Baldwin County. He will be accompanied by U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), whose southwest Alabama district includes the refuge. The Department of the Interior says the […]

John Smola is among the utility industry’s “shining stars” taking top honors as a 2020 Fortnightly Forty. Public Utilities Fortnightly Magazine annually recognizes the next generation of leaders in the utilities industry – people who could be responsible for the operations of the electric grid and regulatory systems. The magazine, which is read by top managers in the […]

AARP Alabama, on behalf of its 420,000 members and older adults in the state, appreciates the leadership and significant amount of work the state has undertaken to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented public health and economic crisis. While severe health impacts of COVID-19 can occur across ages, the data has shown that it […]

7. Push to defund Confederate Park Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) is now calling for the Confederate Memorial Park in Chilton County to stop receiving funds from tax money, which Daniels has said is “not appropriate.” The park, owned by the Alabama Historical Commission, receives roughly $600,000 per year to be maintained. Daniels […]

In just a few weeks, fireworks will illuminate the night sky, parades will proceed down Main Streets, and the American people, even while social distancing, will pause to celebrate the Fourth of July, or Independence Day. And what event are we commemorating? Not a military victory, not a birth or death, but a mere vote! […]

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has directed that a statue of Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes be permanently moved to the History Museum of Mobile. The statue stood for over 120 years in a prominent location within the median of Government St. in downtown Mobile. Stimpson ordered its removal from the original location on June 5 amidst […]

Ervin “Jock” Allen spent 32 days at UAB Hospital battling COVID-19, including 24 of those days on a ventilator. Today, Allen breathes on his own. And he went home this week to continue his recovery. The 28-year-old Jasper native is lead technician for Steve Johnson Racing, a Birmingham-based National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) team. Allen has captured the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Will any monuments remain standing, and what will be changed next? — Why are liberal political elites and talking heads so quick to try to paint a movement to defund the […]