Tuesday, as protesters appeared in front of the State Capitol decrying the state’s coronavirus shutdown order, State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) was reportedly the only member of the Alabama legislature to make the trek across Union Street from the Statehouse for the protest. Since publishing a Facebook video questioning the seeming double standard that has […]

Despite a public outcry claiming Gov. Kay Ivey’s rollback of coronavirus restrictions on the state level last week did not go far enough, the Ivey administration has not budged on further rollbacks, which comes to the chagrin of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). On Tuesday, Brooks reiterated his call for Ivey to completely halt the […]

State Senator Tom Butler (R-Madison) has said that he and other State Senators are sending a letter to Governor Kay Ivey requesting that she consider reopening businesses like restaurants, barber shops, and salons

Alabama is nine days away from the expiration of Governor Kay Ivey’s public health order. More businesses reopened this week. Others have offered pleas for the opportunity to reopen. And the legal fabric of Ivey’s order may have begun to unravel. Alabama’s largest mall reopened. The Riverchase Galleria in Hoover welcomed back shoppers on Tuesday. […]

MONTGOMERY — A bond issue worth $1.25 billion that would finance school improvements across Alabama cleared an important hurdle on Tuesday when it received a favorable report from the Alabama House Ways and Means Education committee. The legislation was sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and would constitute the largest state investment in school […]

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Alabama Attorney General's Office advised against enforcing the current state health order against churches.

Closing down the American economy has a real and enormous effect on the lives of countless Americans. Layoffs and job losses are devastating for individuals, families, and communities. In good times, it generally takes three to six months for someone to find a job after a layoff. Of course, these are not good times. Moreover, […]

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is well on its way to relieving some of the pain small businesses have suffered during the COVID-19 shutdown. The federal relief fund is finally getting money to the small businesses it was designed to assist, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The results of NFIB’s most […]

As the House and the Senate are seemingly at odds over what measures to take up in the waning moments of the 2020 legislative session, one of which is underway under the duress of the coronavirus pandemic, expect some within the Senate to use the platform to urge Gov. Kay Ivey to be more aggressive […]

This is National Drinking Water Week, a week in which we highlight the essential role of drinking water in our society and economy. Given the current environment, the dependability of our public water supply is probably more appreciated than in years past. But how did we get here? Municipal water systems are a more recent […]

I think almost every American has dreamed of what it could mean to become a small business owner. For me, opening a small business was an act of freedom, and an exercise of control over my life. I had a good job as a lawyer and was on the path to a successful career when […]

Launch of Space Launch System (SLS) got a little closer last week when Boeing and NASA announced the completion of a necessary avionics review. The review enables testing on the first SLS core stage to continue when NASA reopens Stennis Space Center. The key testing phase for SLS, known as “Green Run,” is series of […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) on Tuesday expressed frustration with his Senate colleagues and said that his chamber will only consider local bills and state budgets during the remainder of the pandemic-inhibited legislative session. McCutcheon says the conditions agreed upon during the resumption of the legislative session by himself, Senate […]

Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack on Tuesday announced that his department will not enforce the State of Alabama's current "Safer-At-Home" order.

State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has introduced a bill that would, for a period of two years, redirect all the money gathered by the Rebuild Alabama Act into a small business stimulus fund. Since the bill amends Alabama’s constitution, the public would get to vote on the proposal during the July runoff if it is […]

Left out of the mix last week when Gov. Kay Ivey announced she was rolling back some of the restrictions put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus pandemic were church services and other religious gatherings. Not only has it forced parishioners to seek out other methods by which they participate in a weekly […]

As the national number skyrockets, the IMHE has also upped the number of death projected for the state of Alabama has jumped from 294 earlier this week to 2,308. 

The window for Alabama small businesses to access federal relief dollars reopened on April 27, and tens of thousands took advantage of the opportunity, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA). Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), eligible small businesses may receive relief funds through government-backed loans from banks and credit unions. PPP is administered […]

The citizens of Madison County still have more work to do if they want to get to the head of the class when it comes to COVID-19 safety measures. At Monday’s daily briefing, Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong and Dr. Pam Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, both said they believed the public in […]

Here they come … again — the Democrats rallying cry for a nationally imposed all mail-in ballot system. While their push to force every possible voter to receive a ballot in any election is not new, they have been reinvigorated for trying to implement this very dangerous scheme due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This viral […]

While the country continues to struggle with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, there continue to be questions raised about China and its role in the spread of the virus. Some have speculated China did not do enough to limit the damage of COVID-19, and that inaction was due to a desire to preserve its […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine are implementing additional expense-reduction strategies due to significant financial losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The university and UAB Medicine will implement different responses to address budget shortfalls for their separate lines of business. The university is announcing limited furloughs of staff who are unable to […]

The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) paid out $503 million in unemployment benefits between March 16 and May 1, per numbers released Monday. The $503 million was disbursed among 206,694 claimants. According to a release from the department, those claimants make up 84% “of those filing COVID-19 related active claims since March 16, 2020.” According […]

Should the government be considering releasing criminals from jail, including serial killers, over the coronavirus pandemic, and then threatening fines and jail time for not wearing a mask?