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During a recent appearance on Newsmax TV, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) downplayed the role both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are playing in the federal government.
With all the hot-button issues that went unresolved when the Alabama Legislature left town in May, very few would have predicted that crime in the state's major cities, primarily Montgomery, would be the main topic during the body's hot stove league season.
Mobile County School Board member Johnny Hatcher took to the airwaves in Mobile on Monday to ask the Alabama Legislature to ban social media for children under 16.
After Biden announced he would step aside on Sunday, Figures took to social media to praise Biden and tout Vice President Kamala Harris's candidacy. Harris has since emerged as the front-runner to be Biden's replacement.
Friday on MSNBC, former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) did not say what he thought embattled President Joe Biden should do regarding his role as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer.
As more and more comes to light about an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump while campaigning in Butler, Pa. on Saturday, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) says there are questions that Congress is going to ask when the time comes.
Saturday, George Wallace, Jr., son of former Gov. George Wallace, who was left paralyzed below the waist for the rest of his life after an assassination attempt during his 1972 presidential bid, reacted to the news that former President Donald Trump faced an apparent assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pa.
Saturday evening, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reacted to an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
At the very top of the list of Republican officials and candidates is Alabama's junior U.S. Senator, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), the Republican nominee for the first congressional district, which will soon include parts of Mobile County and all of Baldwin County, played roles in the grant.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter responded to Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey's proposal to increase gun crime penalties during an interview with Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5 from the Sand Mountain Potato Festival in DeKalb County that aired Monday.
Despite facing perpetual statewide criticism and pending criminal charges for over a year, Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper still manages to hold on to the top post at ALDOT.
On July 4, State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) was injured in a jet ski accident on Smith Lake, which resulted in three fractured vertebrae, six fractured ribs, a punctured lung and internal bleeding.
State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle), one of the architects of Alabama's 2022 constitutional carry law, said he agreed with Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey's assessment.
Gudger has received an outpouring of support from his colleagues and other officials around the state.
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the 2018 Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee, isn't buying the damage control campaign underway to rescue President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection bid.
Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey discussed those issues during an appearance on this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal."
An iconic Birmingham building has entered receivership after failing to generate the revenue needed to cover loan requirements, according to a report from the Birmingham Business Journal.
Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon is among the skeptics who said the measures taken by pro-gambling lawmakers to keep casino gambling out of Baldwin County were not sufficient.
During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Tuesday, State Senate President Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) applauded the House for its push, noting more was "accomplished this session" than in prior attempts.
Despite jumping out to a four-run lead in the first inning, an Alabama squad of lawmakers had to rally late to defeat a team of members from the Mississippi Legislure in a charity softball game on Saturday.
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) said he agrees with State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road), who has proposed one such fix that would have the State of Alabama take over failing law enforcement agencies.
During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) said the legislature should reconsider the construction management delivery method used for the Elmore County facility given the rampant cost escalation it allowed for over the past three years.
During this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," House Education Policy Committee chairwoman State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) explained why she thought it was necessary for a shift in so-called cut scores to gauge reading proficiency in Alabama.
With two more legislative sessions remaining in this quadrennium, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) told Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Thursday that crime is still on his list of problems to resolve.
Following the Alabama Senate's failed vote on a conference committee deal on a comprehensive gambling bill, some House members have publicly expressed frustration with their colleagues in the upper chamber.