Posts by Caleb Taylor

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the 2025 edition of the Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment last week.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) applauded an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday ending federal funding for the so-called gender-affirming care of minors.

The removal of the Tuskegee Airmen from the Air Force’s curriculum “should have never happened,” according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

A Mobile County Public School System English as a second language employee sent an internal email to school staff on Monday giving a “to-do list” to shield students from potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

Attorney General Steve Marshall and 18 other state attorneys general called on Costco to end their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies on Monday.

The battle between supporters and opponents of possible lottery and gambling legislation is heating up ahead of the 2025 legislative session that starts next week.

The Air Force will continue to teach about the history of the Tuskegee Airmen to recruits at basic training, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Members of the U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a vote of 64-35 on Monday. 

While Americans from around the nation were focused on President Donald Trump beginning his second term on Monday, one C-SPAN caller wanted to give his thoughts on Alabama being left out of the college football playoffs.

Governor Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency on Monday for 39 counties ahead of another round of winter weather.

Alabama and the nation celebrated the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday.

The U.S. Senate is one step closer to passing a critical piece of immigration legislation, the Laken Riley Act, spearheaded by U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), after the legislation cleared another hurdle in the Senate on Friday.

Breastfeeding moms can be excused from jury duty, according to an order from all members of the Alabama Supreme Court on Friday.

Lance LeFleur is retiring as the director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM).

State legislators should pass a fee on international wire transfers to combat illegal immigration in Alabama, according to the America First Policy Institute (AFPI). 

Legislators will likely consider increasing funding and expanding a newly formed Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit in Montgomery to combat criminal activity in Alabama cities.

An illegal alien was sentenced in connection with her fraudulent assumption of a United States citizen’s identity and her use of that identity to vote in multiple elections in Alabama and obtain multiple United States passports.

Members of the state’s Certificate of Need Review Board voted to approve a new ambulatory surgery center in east Montgomery on Wednesday.

Governor Tuberville?

OpenAI, an artificial intelligence company, is funding a new Axios Local newsroom in Huntsville.

Retiring Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker said he was encouraged about the future of the Alabama Supreme Court as his term comes to an end.

Legislators voted to overhaul the Alabama Board of Pharmacy at a Tuesday committee meeting.

Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey is running to be the Republican nominee for Alabama Attorney General in 2026.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is cosponsoring legislation to allow President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate a purchase of Greenland from Denmark.

The U.S. Department of Transportation gave the city of Troy a $724,912 grant on Friday to install electric vehicle charging stations.

A misdemeanor domestic violence case allegedly involving State Rep. Tracy Estes (R-Winfield), was settled on Thursday with a prosecutor and Christina Estes.

Most of the Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday a special fiduciary appointed by Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin could temporarily take possession of the Mabel Amos Trust Fund as a lawsuit alleging wrongdoings by Regions Bank and the fund’s board members continues.