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Daily prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance were as common as school lunch from students in previous generations, a time when many things were better in America, according to State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road). That’s why he’s proposed a constitutional amendment to return both practices to the classroom.

A federal case involving a multi-million-dollar illegal sports betting operation ended this week with 10 defendants pleading guilty to multiple charges.

As significant rate hikes at Huntsville Utilities go into effect, many customers receiving payment assistance were also hit with a $100 surcharge.

With reports of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) rumored to be pushing a gambling bill in the Senate, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says any gambling bill out of the Senate must be comparable with what the House agreed to last year to garner consideration.

Alabama state agencies and nonprofits received $7,500,861.35 from the federal government for migrant and immigrant-related health care, housing, and education in 2024.

Most of the bills in an immigration package introduced by Republicans in the Alabama Senate passed along party lines on Thursday.

Legislation that would make murder and assault punishable by life imprisonment if the offender used a machine gun passed the Alabama Senate with little dissent on Thursday. 

On Thursday, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the Alabama State Department of Education to adopt policies requiring a daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer "consistent with Judeo-Christian values" at the beginning of every school day advanced in a House Committee.

The Alabama House of Representatives bade farewell to the House Majority Whip Randall Shedd (R-Fairview) with a parting House resolution as he prepares to depart the body to join the staff of new State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

During an interview on Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) weighed in on Kash Patel's confirmation as FBI director, which cleared its first major hurdle on Thursday when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Patel to the Senate floor.

Earlier this week, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth publicly announced his opposition to a bill that would change the makeup of the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner is appointed.

While marital unhappiness is a common reason for divorce, it is almost entirely preventable.

As President Donald Trump's team works to clean house within the federal government, much focus is being put on Elon Musk and actions by the Department of Government Efficiency. While the critics are loud, one Alabama man says he knows firsthand why some moves are being made.

After months of whispers and innuendo, multiple sources have confirmed talks between the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and lawmakers in the Alabama Senate to pursue gambling expansion during the ongoing legislative session.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently joined U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in introducing a bill to help put power back in the people’s hands instead of the "out-of-control administrative state."

Modern liberalism is like a like a branch sawed from a tree, after which it falls to the ground, because it lost the trunk that held it up.  

When I ran for U.S. Senate, I promised the people of Alabama that I would fight for them in Washington, D.C. Many Alabamians are enthusiastically pro-life and sent me to the U.S. Capitol with a clear message: every life is worth fighting for. 

Representatives of multiple Alabama veterans’ associations crowded into a small committee room at the Alabama State House on Wednesday to speak out against proposed legislation that would change the makeup of the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner is appointed.

In its first committee hearing of the legislative session, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the “Glock Switch ban” bill and Senate Bill 119 proposed by committee chairman State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road).

Former Public Safety Director and Police Chief Lawrence Battiste, County Commissioner Connie Hudson, and former County Commissioner Stephen Nodine gave opening statements and then answered written questions submitted by the audience.

Two billboards in Birmingham popped up recently after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the new administration of President Donald Trump began scrutinizing the administration overhead of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant research.

Democratic lawmakers heavily resisted proposed legislation on Wednesday while debating a bill by House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) to ban drag queen performances in schools and libraries.

State Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Fairview) is resigning effective next week to join the staff of new State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

America's literacy problem won’t just magically fade. Given present circumstances, it is far more likely that it will only grow worse with the passage of time, with ramifications far beyond any economic considerations. 

When the Alabama Republican Party meets on March 1, they will elect new state officers. Chairman John Wahl is running again.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) both voted on Wednesday in favor of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence.