Governor Kay Ivey highlighted Wednesday that Alabama will receive $11,946,730 in federal funds intended to relieve recent financial strains on the state’s fisheries and other seafood industry businesses. Part of the money, $3,299,821, is federal CARES Act funding that is designated to provide relief for seafood companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. Ivey also said […]

One of Alabama’s natural gas utilities is seeking to help small business customers get back on their feet. Spire has created a fund to provide relief on bills for small businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 closures. Under the program, eligible businesses may receive up to $200 in grant money through the program. Customers can […]

Like countless other businesses, Iron Tribe Fitness, a Birmingham-based gym, closed its doors in mid-March to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to its members and coaches. With five gyms in Birmingham and more than 30 others throughout the country, Iron Tribe Fitness Founder and CEO Forrest Walden said the decision to temporarily close was met […]

7. Charles Barkley was never going to be governor Previously, NBA’s Charles Barkley has said that he’d like to be the governor of Alabama, but now he’s announced that he’s “not going to do the governor thing” because “Democrats and Republicans are both full of crap.” Last month, Barkley said that Democrats “have done an […]

The coronavirus pandemic has seemingly had an impact on every aspect of Alabama’s economy, and the state’s seafood industry is not immune. Much like the disparity in cattle and beef prices, which is due in part to measures implemented to mitigate COVID-19’s spread, including the closures of restaurant dining areas, a similar phenomenon is underway […]

A family in Montgomery that has seen nine of their 10 kids enter college by age 12 is set to produce a 19-year-old lawyer. Parents Kip and Mona Lisa Harding, a couple who live in Alabama’s capital city, have 10 kids. So far, nine of them have entered college by age 12. Their youngest is […]

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education on Tuesday proudly announced that the world-class Alabama First Class Pre-K program will add 55 new classrooms to 25 counties this coming fall. The department received 163 new classroom applications, and 123 of those met the qualifying criteria for funding. With the $6 million […]

University of Alabama System Chancellor Finis “Fess” St. John IV on Wednesday joined an exclusive national group for a discussion with Vice President Mike Pence and other key Trump administration officials on how to best get Americans safely back to school in the fall. Pence led the discussion (via teleconference) with higher education leaders from […]

MOBILE, Alabama — Airbus said today that it has officially launched production of A220 aircraft at its newly constructed Final Assembly Line hangar at its Alabama manufacturing facility. Airbus also said its workforce in Mobile has begun production of the first U.S.-built A220 for U.S. airline company JetBlue. “The team is excited to start working in […]

Alabama’s historic DeSoto Caverns will reopen to visitors on Thursday, May 21. “[T]his closure for the Caverns was its first time in thousands of years not to be experienced by people,” said Desoto Caverns president Joy Sorensen about the recent COVID-19-induced shutdown. The family business that owns and runs DeSoto Caverns says their team coordinated […]

Three years ago this week, one of the biggest hoaxes in American history began as Robert Mueller was appointed to lead the Democrats’ Russia witch hunt, and the man most responsible for birthing that national nightmare was U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is now running to reclaim his former Senate seat. Throughout this campaign, […]

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) on Monday announced a $500,000 donation to the Alabama Department of Public Health to assist with testing and critical equipment in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Kay Ivey applauded the donation in a statement. “I commend the Poarch Creek Indians for their generosity during […]

When the legislature convened its 2020 regular session in February, Alabama enjoyed record low unemployment and record-high revenues in our state budgets. Pay raises for educators and state employees were foregone conclusions, unprecedented improvements in mental health services offered to Alabamians were being passed, and new and expanded education programs were on the table. But […]

A recent poll conducted independently of either campaign showed that former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville has a major lead over former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff race. Cygnal, a Montgomery-based, nationally respected polling firm, conducted a survey from May 7-10 among 607 likely GOP primary […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall this week joined a group of 15 state attorneys general in urging the federal district court in Washington, D.C. to grant the Department of Justice’s motion to drop the case against Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Flynn. The Department of Justice’s attempt to drop the criminal charges against Flynn is currently […]

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7. Trump has been taking medication to prevent coronavirus In an effort to keep from getting the coronavirus, President Donald Trump has been taking hydroxychloroquine once a day for a little over a week, which was approved by a White House physician before Trump started the drug.  Trump revealed this while at a meeting in […]

Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the secretive Boeing X-37B space plane back to orbit on Sunday. The mission, conducted on behalf of the U.S. Space Force, marked X-37B’s sixth trip to space and the fifth time it was delivered by ULA. For this mission, ULA employed its Atlas V 501 rocket built […]

The state of Alabama has over the years sent leaders to Washington, D.C. who have etched their names on the country’s history in a myriad of ways. Merely a few include Justice Hugo Black, Sen. Howell Heflin, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the continued powerful presence of Sen. Richard […]

Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for Senate went up on television Monday with its first television advertising campaign of the runoff. The former Auburn coach’s spots will be airing for the next 10 days exclusively on Fox News in Alabama. The ad being aired will hit former Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his relationship with President Donald […]

Last Friday, the House of Representatives took a truly unprecedented step. The Democrat majority voted to change our rules and allow members to vote online in committee action on bills, and to vote by proxy on passage of bills and resolutions. That’s right, members of Congress can now vote from the comfort of our homes […]

A disclosure filed Monday shows former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions earned $108,000 for giving speeches in the months after he left the Trump administration. The largest fee, $24,000, was paid by Skybridge Capital, an investment firm owned by former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci. The largest single source of payments came from Young America’s […]

MONTGOMERY — Both chambers of the Alabama legislature on Monday adjourned sine die after overwhelmingly approving Governor Kay Ivey’s proposed executive amendment to SB 161. The Senate, as the originating body, first concurred with the amendment in a 30-1 vote. State Senator Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) was the lone “nay” vote and took to Twitter to […]

Alabama legislators headed into their final day of the legislative session today. The most important item on their agenda is deciding whether to approve or override Governor Kay Ivey’s executive amendment regarding $1.8 billion in CARES ACT funding for COVID-19 relief. While appearing on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” Monday morning, Alabama Speaker of the […]