Posts by Caleb Taylor

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has raised over $4 million since launching his campaign for governor on May 27. 

A new hemp law recently passed by the Alabama Legislature doesn’t prohibit interstate shipping of hemp products, according to Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson.

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will “gut Alabamians” living near or below the poverty line, according to Retirement Systems of Alabama CEO David Bronner.

House and Senate leadership should remove a part of President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that bans states from passing laws and regulations related to artificial intelligence (AI), according to Governor Kay Ivey and 16 Republican governors.

Four hemp companies sued Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday, claiming a part of a new law passed in the 2025 session regulating and restricting certain hemp products is unconstitutional. 

Thomas Pham LeGro made his first appearance on Friday in U.S. District Court for allegedly possessing child pornography. 

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), chairman of the House Values Action Team, applauded the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday in Mahmoud v. Taylor that confirmed that parents have the right to make decisions about the education of their children concerning family life and human sexuality.

A vulgar and threatening message was spray-painted on the side of a Huntsville venue set to host U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and other conservative groups on Saturday. 

Law enforcement seized “significant quantities" of drugs and drug paraphernalia from hemp shops across the state this week, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded the United States Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to stay injunctions against President Donald Trump’s recent executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

Terry Roberson, former provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of education emeritus, will serve as interim president of the University of Montevallo after being approved by the Board of Trustees during a specially called meeting on Thursday.

Six Jefferson County bingo halls were raided by law enforcement recently.

A fiery ball in the sky was reportedly seen moving across Alabama and the Southeast on late Thursday morning.

Caroleene Dobson announced her candidacy for Secretary of State in the 2026 Republican primary on Thursday.

State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) pre-filed legislation for the 2026 legislative session recently that would ban psychoactive THC hemp products in Alabama.

Hourly workers in Alabama will get hit with a tax increase on their overtime earnings starting on Monday.

Raids on hemp shops on Monday in multiple cities were due to a months-long investigation stemming from complaints about the businesses violating “current, long-standing marijuana laws,” according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

State Rep. Matt Woods (R-Jasper) handily won a special election over Ryan Cagle, a Democrat, for a vacant Senate District 5 seat on Tuesday.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced on Tuesday a new “security emblem” for ballots in the upcoming 2026 elections. 

President Donald Trump should win a Nobel Peace Prize, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency agents raided several hemp businesses on Monday.

Iran launched a missile strike on the United States’ Al-Udeid military base in Qatar on Monday.

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the appointment of Grace Jeter as Covington County Circuit Court Judge.

Brent Woodall, a Tuscumbia attorney, announced recently he was running for the Republican nomination for Place 2 on the Public Service Commission.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday they opposed federal oversight of Alabama’s redistricting process.

The United States has a duty to stand with Israel in its conflict with Iran, according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise). 

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Friday a Montgomery County jury found James “Jimmy” Bulger guilty on three felony charges: first-degree theft by deception, aggravated theft by deception, and first-degree financial exploitation of the elderly.