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One obscure but vital element of public safety in Alabama is our Parole Board, which has been harshly vilified by critics. We need to know the truth about the three-person board determining which felons are released early from prison.

Liberals always overreach. It’s in their nature. Their hubris prevents them from knowing when their bad ideas promote backlash.

Republican legislators who take AEA money raise questions about whether they are controlled by special interests and expect influence in return for financial support.

Montgomery is a city rich in rhythm, home to legends like Nat King Cole and Hank Williams. But walk downtown on a weekend night and the silence is deafening.

It’s time for Regions to abandon political posturing.

There is nothing like July on the lake.

Thompson and Safer Birth in Bama are taking bites out of the elephant and encouraging the medical, wellness, and all community partners to conquer maternal disparities and improve outcomes for mothers and babies.

No doctor should force a prescription on an individual patient for a drug, diet, therapy or exercise. But Scott Harris imposed the Covid mandates on all 5 million citizens using the blunt force of state law. 

Founding Father John Adams predicted Independence would be celebrated each year on July 2 with sermons and acts of devotion to God.

Fulfilling the promise of this July 4th – the very same promise of the first July 4th in 1776 – requires fearless leadership.

As we celebrate the Fourth of July, let’s never forget that true liberty means families, not government, must have the ultimate say in shaping their children’s moral education. If we lose that, we lose the heart of our nation.

Before the Declaration of Independence, there was the Olive Branch Petition.

During the 2026 legislative session and beyond, I will remain committed to delivering results that reflect the values, needs and priorities of the citizens I swore an oath to serve. 

Hang on to your Main Street American convictions and hold fast to scriptural truth. Pray for those who don’t. The odds are never in their favor.

The Department of Justice dropped a bombshell on June 25, filing a complaint against Minnesota’s unconstitutional, anti-American laws that shower illegal aliens with in-state tuition benefits – sometimes even free rides – while American citizens get slapped with higher costs.

Parents who send their children to public schools should press on, confident that they and their children do not shed their free exercise rights at the schoolhouse gate.

Last week was filled with the meaty decisions the Supreme Court wrestled with this term, and I was there for it, spending recent mornings keeping a close eye on the Supreme Court’s website and SCOTUS blog.

Last Saturday, hundreds of Alabama parents, grandparents, and freedom-loving citizens packed into a standing-room-only event for one clear purpose: to speak truth and defend our children.

Politics is no doubt the art of the possible, the skill of selling second-best compromises as first-rate necessities hard fought for and won. 

It's an Alabama story about resilience after major traumatic life events.

Whether you consider construction sites in Baldwin County, traffic stops in Mobile, or raids in Blount County, Biden’s illegal immigration legacy is having devastating effects on our great state. 

The preservation of a well-ordered society comes from having a judicial system built and maintained on the premise that law is meaningful, necessary, even indispensable. 

Since education is critical in preparing students to enter the workforce, let’s look at what our state legislature has accomplished to improve educational opportunities for Alabama’s students…not just in recent sessions, but over the long term.  

U.S. markets hit new record highs Friday. The anti-Trump national media had to do something they disliked -- report the facts.

Somewhere in the shuffle, your soul starts whispering what your calendar won’t say out loud: You need to take a break.

It was a Wednesday, 10:35 a.m., when two “abject failures,” a couple of dropouts, named Wilbur and Oriville Wright, altered the course of world history.

Bill Buckley, like the Genie, could shift personas without ever losing his essence.