Two of the major items on Governor Kay Ivey’s 2020 agenda are finding solutions to the problem of Alabama’s overcrowded and broken prison system, and bolstering our mental healthcare system. Both are badly needed, and in some ways intersect. I understand the political challenge of getting folks excited about funding a major overhaul of something […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) appears to have delivered for his home state of Alabama once again. In a tweet on Sunday afternoon, Shelby advised that he just spoke with President Donald Trump about the plan to potentially house passengers of a Diamond Princess cruise ship who tested positive for the coronavirus at a FEMA facility […]

The Alabama Film Office reported the 20 approved film and TV productions that qualified for state incentives in 2019 spent nearly $72 million while in Alabama, up from $63.5 million during the previous year. In addition, rebates approved to offset production costs totaled just under the ceiling of $20 million last year, eclipsing the previous […]

Governor Kay Ivey issued a statement Sunday in which she clarified the plans of the federal government potentially housing Americans infected with the coronavirus at a FEMA facility in Anniston. Ivey assured the citizens of Alabama that the FEMA facility in Anniston is “only being considered as a ‘back-up’ plan,” in case the federal departments […]

The modern workplace is constantly changing, and it’s imperative that educators and facilities keep up with this rapid pace. For almost 40 years, federal funding has helped support career and technical education programs at the state and local level. Career Tech programs help connect students with rewarding careers and boost local economies by enhancing the […]

Two Auburn University researchers are part of a team that has launched a study on the viability of several species that dwell in the estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico and have experienced a steep population decline in recent years. The work, which seeks to strengthen the creatures’ resilience to damaging environmental factors, could play a large […]

As a young boy living within a stone’s throw of Cape Canaveral in South Florida, Forest Harper Jr. reached for the stars. Although he never realized his childhood dream of rocketing through space as an astronaut, Harper broke through another “stratosphere” when he became the first and only African American vice president at pharmaceutical manufacturing […]

New research has found that Alabama has more plant and animal species, both living and dead, than any other state in the nation. Jun Ebersole, an archaeologist and paleontologist at the McWane Science Center, shared his latest findings Feb. 19 at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Ebersole is creating a fossil inventory of the state, concentrating on vertebrates […]

A number of American passengers who were recently evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise liner will be housed at a FEMA facility in Anniston, as first reported on Saturday by the Anniston Star. A federal government spokesperson interviewed by the Star said that the individuals would be arriving “as early as Wednesday.” The spokesperson did […]

PRATTVILLE — The Alabama Republican Party on Saturday held the 2020 winter meeting of its state executive committee. Video of the entire meeting can be viewed here. The agenda, which can be read here, featured eight resolutions, of which only resolution No. 6 failed. This resolution was “in opposition to the H1-B Visa Program.” The […]

Ron Jones was a Birmingham Police officer for more than two decades before joining Alabama Power Corporate Security in 2010. “Staying in shape is a big part of my job,” said Jones, who can be found in the gym almost every morning. “It helps your endurance and makes you feel better.” It was two days after Christmas in 2015 […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Despite ongoing disruptions in global trade relationships, Alabama’s exports of goods and services totaled $20.7 billion in 2019 as overseas shipments of motor vehicles, auto parts and aerospace products continued to show strength. The value of Alabama exports last year declined 3 percent from 2018’s total and fell just 4.6 percent shy […]

In Alabama, continuing to develop a well-trained workforce prepared with job-ready skills is a challenge for state leaders. Local community colleges are answering the call by providing technical training programs that prepare Alabamians to be skilled in the trades. In 2019, Bishop State Community College in Mobile announced a partnership with Alabama Power to bring lineworker training to south […]

In the latest fundraising disclosure he filed this week, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) reported raising over twice as much from individuals in California and New York alone than he raised from constituents in Alabama. The latest Federal Election Commission report covered January 1 – February 12 and was due on Thursday. Jones raised a total […]

PRATTVILLE — The Alabama Republican Party on Saturday is holding their annual winter meeting. The meeting is set to start at 10:00 a.m. You can watch the meeting live below courtesy of Alabama Straw Poll:

PRATTVILLE — Last year in what was a shock to many, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) announced she was not seeking reelection for a seat she has held since 2011. With less than a year remaining in her final term serving in Congress, Roby was honored with a send-off by the Alabama Republican Party that […]

A public service announcement created by Troy University students has won first place in the fourth annual Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA National Contest. The contest was sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as a part of Red Ribbon Week activities. Colleges and universities that entered produced a 30- to 60-second anti-drug video […]

Anyone who has fished the beautiful waters of the Alabama Gulf Coast in the past decade knows that one of the premier inshore species, southern flounder, has been scarce. A well-documented decline in the southern flounder fishery started about 2008 and, unfortunately, the population hasn’t rebounded. Marine scientists don’t have any definitive reasons for the […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) is urging the citizens of Alabama to vote “Yes” on Amendment One when they go to the polls on March 3. Amendment One would alter the governing body of Alabama’s public schools. The system Alabama has currently is a board of eight members that are elected by voters. Amendment One […]

State Rep. Arnold Mooney’s (R-Indian Springs) campaign for the U.S. Senate has received an endorsement from 10 of his colleagues in the state legislature with less than two weeks to go before the primary election. The endorsers include many of the most conservative members in the Alabama statehouse, like State Rep. Mike Holmes from the […]

The race for the United States Senate seat from Alabama has gotten pretty contentious this past week. The knives are out, and it’s about time. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made his presence felt by going after both Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville. Sessions joined WVNN on […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05), along with 13 original cosponsors, introduced the Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act on Friday. According to a press release, the Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act would “expand the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act (FOPA) ‘transport’ definition to include ‘staying in temporary lodging, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, […]

Auburn University announced Thursday that its popular A-Day game, presented by Golden Flake, will kick-off at 1:00 p.m. CST at Jordan-Hare Stadium on April 11. Tickets for the annual spring football game are on sale now through the Auburn Ticket Office for $5 to the general public and free for AU students who have an […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) on Thursday filed the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, HB 303. The legislation would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe puberty blocking medications or opposite gender hormones to minors. Allen’s HB 303 would also ban hysterectomy, mastectomy or castration surgeries from being performed on minors. […]