Tag: Alabama
Racial politics haunt GOP in the Donald Trump era
The statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the focus of an emotional debate in the state’s Republican primary election weeks before...
Steve Flowers: No matter who wins Alabama’s Senate seat, we still...
You know the results of Tuesday’s primaries for our U.S. Senate seat. I had to go to press before the vote.
However, the assumption was...
Mo Brooks gets ‘worst sign of all’ in Senate primary –...
As Oscar Wilde once said, “There’s only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”
Struggling for...
Alabama, SEC trying to climb back to college football summit
Alabama and the Southeastern Conference are trying to climb back atop the college football mountain.
The SEC was toppled— at least temporarily — from that...
SEC faces strong challenges as college football’s top dog
When LSU's Ed Orgeron matter of factly declared the SEC as "the best conference in the United States," he was mostly preaching to the...
Alabama ranked near bottom of list of best states for startups,...
A financial website ranks Alabama as one of the least favorable places for starting a business in the U.S.
The study announced this week by...
California enacts travel ban to Alabama, citing LGBTQ discrimination
Alabama is off-limits for state-funded visits from California, one of four states facing a travel ban because of recent “discriminatory legislation” affecting the LGBTQ...
Alabama unemployment rate drops to lowest level since 2008
Alabama’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 2008 as the number of people with jobs grew, officials said Friday.
The unemployment rate fell...
Facebook co-founder, CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks-off nationwide tour with visit to...
The founder of Facebook made a special visit to Alabama over the weekend.
Mark Zuckerberg, 32, passed through the Yellowhammer State a road trip across the country...
Former Alabama governor Don Siegelman released from federal prison
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has been released from a federal prison in Louisiana where he was serving a six-year sentence for bribery and...
