Earlier this month, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law restrictions on financial institutions’ ability to use environmental, social governance (ESG) factors to discriminate in business decisions while entering contracts with the state.
“For everybody that I talk to who says, ‘Hey, we’re seeing softening in the economy,’ there are other folks I talk to who say record year. For everyone that says, ‘We think consumer spending is slowing down,’ somebody else is saying, ‘No, listen, the consumer is still going strong.’”
Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter has appointed members to the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment as the state prepares for a July special session to redraw congressional maps.
The Mobile City Council will vote next week on the relocation of the childhood home of Hank Aaron. The home will be moved to a new site in the Toulminville community if the resolution is approved.
Alabama Democratic Party vice-chair Tabitha Isner appeared to find common ground with Republicans calling for jail time and equal treatment under the law for Hunter Biden after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and other felony charges.
Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl took to Twitter to thank a group of U.S. Senators for penning a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to "strengthen efforts to deter" the Iranian nuclear program.
The Mobile City Council met for a regular meeting Tuesday and opened with a prayer following criticism from LGBT activists the week prior.
During a meeting of the East Alabama Republican Assembly, a citizen brought pornographic and inappropriate books she says are in the children’s section of the Auburn Public Library.
Earlier this month, the Alabama Legislature concluded business without addressing the issue of gambling in the state, but the work to formulate a state lottery or even a "comprehensive gaming plan" is well underway.
Tuesday, Major League Baseball confirmed the report that Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States, would be the site of a regular season game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants in 2024.
Members of the Alabama congressional delegation responded to Hunter Biden’s plea deal on Tuesday, through which he pleaded guilty to failing to pay income taxes in excess of $3 million and agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement for a separate firearm and drug charge.
Legislation is in the works to remove $5 million in funding to the Alabama Department of Archives and History after it hosted a luncheon about Alabama's LGBTQ history.
Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway announced a new program to decrease the number of traffic citations issued in the county.
The establishment has already started their preemptive strikes against a certain Democratic candidate for the presidency – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.) – labeling him a kooky conspiracy theorist.
The Occupational Safety and Hazard Association (OSHA) has concluded its investigation into a deadly New Year’s Eve incident at the Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM).
'I said it's amazing that all these bills just come out, but are there bills that we need to be trying to repeal versus always creating laws?'
After months of pressure and ridicule, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is still standing firm in his efforts to hold up over 200 military promotions due to the Department of Defense’s abortion policy; an action that President Joe Biden recently called “bizarre.”
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting death of Rishard Densmore, 21, of Birmingham.
With the 2023 college football season just around the corner, Alabama coach Nick Saban is still angry that the Crimson Tide were left out of the 2022 College Football Playoffs.
The North Shelby Library Board voted to keep a “pride” display in its children’s area on Monday as a large crowd gathered to speak for and against the display at its meeting.
Freshman State Sen. Josh Carnley (R-Ino) answered some questions about his first legislative term, gaming bills and the cultural issues of the day.
The South Baldwin Regional Medical Center is expanding, and as the unofficial medical district in the city grows, officials are planning ahead.
Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth applauds the legislature’s passage of a bill package meant to improve the lives of veterans, servicemembers and their families in Alabama.
The majority of medical schools across the country embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is one of them. But there has been a pushback on requiring DEI training in some states and on some university campuses this year.
I believe in limited government. Government that is responsive to be sure, but one that is not in the way.
With the conclusion of the 2023 legislative session, speculation about the future of gambling in Alabama is heating up, even though there is a long way to go until the 2024 legislative session.
Former vice president and current 2024 presidential candidate Mike Pence gave his support for locating the permanent U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters in Alabama.