By Terry Schrimscher for The Tribune SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council met for the second regular meeting of 2022 on Monday...
On January 24th, a three federal judge panel ruled that the Congressional District map approved by the Alabama Legislature in 2021...
By Stephanie Holden Smith The state of Alabama – our state - has been in a perpetual “state of emergency” since Governor Kay Ivey...
A panel of three federal judges in Birmingham sent Alabama’s redistricting plan back to the state legislature Monday, unanimously ruling...
This week, Leigh Corfman’s lawsuit against Roy Moore for defamation finally goes to trial. After Roy Moore, the two-time Chief Justice...
Contrary to partisan bugaboos, the United States remains an exceptional nation, even in regard to its own unique despotism. While partisans...
Well, it's official. I have joined the ranks of those who have been banned from Twitter. Somehow, someway, I offended the gods of...
The hostage situation at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 15, has prompted a strong response...
Tim James, son of former Governor Fob James, officially qualified as a candidate for Governor of Alabama Friday. He made the announcement...
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South The supermarket checkout line. She was white-haired and frail. Her buggy was filled to capacity...
The ever-changing world of technology was the focus on Tuesday night at the second-ever meeting of the Eagle Forum of Alabama’s Marion...
Scott Stantis lives in Birmingham and is currently the editorial cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune and USA Today. He previously was...
On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature convened a special session within the 2022 Regular Legislative Session, that will determine how...
It’s no secret: Alabama has a literacy problem. It’s an issue compounded by a global pandemic that continues affecting school districts...
A recent shooting at Montgomery’s Bama Lanes on the Atlanta Highway reminds me of two things. First, I am reminded of Robert Putnam’s...
A few years ago, I realized that I had never read the classic book To Kill A Mockingbird by Alabama’s own Harper Lee. How did that...
Value-creating businesses drive state and local economies. Yet in a dynamic, market economy, past success does not ensure future success. ...
The Alabama Legislature began the 2022 session in Montgomery on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Key issues on the agenda include COVID relief funding,...
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South I have a letter here from Kyle that reads, “Dear Sean, I have the ring, I have the girl, but every...
The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) announced this week that it has joined the EdTech Evidence Exchange, a nonprofit...
Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives have announced their legislative agenda for the 2022 regular session. Supporters...
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued decisions in two vaccine-mandate cases: the OSHA case (which the Alabama Center for Law...
From The Alabama Baptist The Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force sponsored Alabama Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Jan. 11 to...
A bill was filed to prohibit trains from blocking railroad crossing on Thursday, Jan. 13. According to the Alabama Legislature, the...
The hearing on the challenges to the Alabama legislature’s redistricting map wrapped up Wednesday with former Congressman Bradley Byrne...
Come February, moms in Alabama will have a choice they have never had before - to give birth in water, in a hospital. Dr. Jesanna Cooper...
Not until the last couple of years have I taken time to shift some of my focus from Washington’s politics to Alabama’s own, though...