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In governor’s race, issues of age, health and forthrightness
Gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox’s introductory television ad aimed to convey crucial details to voters. He described rebuilding tornado-ravaged Tuscaloosa as the city’s mayor and...
Steve Flowers: Those who have the gold set the rules
Our antiquated 1901 Constitution was designed to give inordinate power to the Legislature. During the Wallace years, the King of Alabama politics, George Wallace,...
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Katie Britt and colleagues want to redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization
On Monday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined in a letter urging the Biden Administration and Secretary...
U.S. Senator Katie Britt joins colleagues to support ban on mask mandates
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined her Republican colleagues on the Senate floor...
Donald Trump praises witness who refuses to testify against him
President Donald Trump praised a key witness in the Russia investigation Monday for having the...
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Donald Trump seethes over Russia probe, calls for end to ‘SPYGATE’
President Donald Trump escalated his efforts to discredit the Russia investigation Wednesday, saying the FBI...
Jeff Sessions to face sharp questions on Russia contacts
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is preparing for sharp questions from his former Senate colleagues about...
UAB space archaeologist Sarah Parcak on a mission to unearth Peru’s lost civilizations
World-renowned "space archaeologist" and UAB professor Sarah Parcak is mission-focused: to find hundreds of thousands of lost, ancient...
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CYCLING TOUR
Kay Ivey breaks ground at second broadband stop, signaling digital infrastructure progress
On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey made a second stop on her broadband tour at Cullman Electric Cooperative in Cullman County, discussing upcoming...
Gov. Robert Bentley makes three appointments
This is the third installment in our regular column about gubernatorial appointments. Bentley appointed nine in our first report and and additional four in the last two...
Marco Rubio releases new TV ad, “Because”
The Marco Rubio for President campaign is releasing a new television ad called "Because" that will begin airing in select markets Iowa, starting today. It's...
William Canary, Jimmy Parnell: Alabama agriculture and Alabama business promote skilled worker training, tax...
The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Farmers Federation are teaming up to encourage support for the new Career-Technical Dual Enrollment Program with...
US Senate passes historic tax reform legislation
The U.S. Senate passed the most historic rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades Tuesday night by a 51-48 vote.
The...
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In Alabama, a onetime Donald Trump critic fights GOP challenger
As U.S. Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama chatted with a farmer after a meeting in her district on agriculture legislation, she was peppered with...
Personnel note: Michael “Mac” McDaniel named Alabama Community College System Director...
With more than 300 aerospace companies located in Alabama in addition to the strong military aviation presence, the aviation and aerospace industry continues to...
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The truth behind the headlines Part 1: Let’s stand together with the victims of...
Imagine waking up to find your world or that of a loved one turned upside down. A mother gets a call from her grown daughter, a successful business owner and young mother...
Alabama city’s planning commission OKs renaming street
A city planning commission in Alabama’s capital city has unanimously passed a recommendation to rename one of its streets for a civil rights lawyer.
The recommendation to rename Jeff...
Donald Trump abruptly ends briefing after contentious exchanges
Weijia Jiang of CBS News asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the amount of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the United States.
Billionaire-Backed PAC spends millions on District 2 congressional race for Shomari Figures, while defending...
Until recently, no one in Alabama’s new congressional district 2 had ever heard of Protect Progress PAC. However, after spending nearly $3 million dollars on mailers and TV ads, Protect Progress PAC...
Dick Brewbaker dismissed the national opioid emergency tearing apart families as a “feel good”...
In 2017, the Federal Department of Health and Human Services declared a nationwide federal health emergency as a result of the opioid crisis. The results of which were already ravaging the state...
Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Birmingham to announce $14.5 million federal grant to revitalize ...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came to Birmingham on Wednesday to celebrate a $14.5 million federal grant that will restore two-way traffic to Fourth Avenue North in the city’s historic Black business...
Concerns from lawmakers continue after news that a man has been allowed in girls...
As first reported by 1819 News, a male camp counselor at Huntsville’s U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp has been allowed access to the dorm, also called the "Habitat,"...
Email Insights: ALGOP Week 3 Legislative Recap
In an email sent by Jeannie Burniston the ALGOP Communications Director the party highlighted bills passed by each chamber. A copy of their email is below.
Before the start of the legislative session, the Alabama...
What they’re saying: Delegation statements on vote to impeach Secretary of Defense Alajandro Mayorkas
After narrowly losing the first vote to impeach Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last week after four members crossed over to vote against the measure, the House voted in favor of H.Res.863,...
Gary Palmer fights racism, discrimination and “woke agenda” of HHS and Centers for Medicare...
Gary Palmer has refiled the Prevent Racism in Medicare Act (PRIMA) a bill he describes as necessary to "prohibit healthcare providers from being forced to adhere to the Department of Health and Human...
Paul DeMarco: While New Year upon us, Alabama state leaders must to continue to...
A new year always brings hope for a fresh start in one’s life. For Alabama state leaders, 2024 requires going back to the basics to address chronic issues that have plagued the...
Daniel Sutter: Recent poll highlights perils of voting by mail
A recent Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports poll found widespread irregularities in the 2020 election. While whether this proves theft of the presidential election is debatable, it certainly demonstrates serious issues with...
House Committee releases contempt of Congress resolution for Hunter Biden
House Oversight Chair Representative James Comer, released a resolution Monday recommending the U.S. House of Representatives find the president’s son, Hunter Biden, in contempt of Congress after he skipped a deposition last month...