A bill to increase penalties and confiscations of untaxed tobacco products has passed the Alabama Senate. Senate Bill 216 (SB216),...
This is part 2 of a 3-part series on the successful strategy of Frederick Douglass, our country’s greatest American Dream Story. These...
Congressmembers Terri Sewell (D-AL-7) and Jerry Carl (R-AL01) both voted on Tuesday to keep the government funded and touted the benefits...
The lawsuit against Congressman Mo Brooks, alleging involvement in the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021, has been dismissed. In the wake...
On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives voted not to concur with Senate changes to the permitless carry bill. Permitless,...
Red Snapper season will open on Friday, May 27. State and federal waters will be open to private and state-licensed charter vessel...
On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an $8.17 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget for fiscal year 2023. The...
No injuries were reported early Wednesday morning when a tornado caused damage in southeast Alabama. The tornado was spawned from a...
State Rep. David Wheeler (R-Vestavia) has passed away early Wednesday morning. He was 72. ****UPDATED 3/11/2022 to include the funeral...
The Alabama House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on two bills Wednesday that attempt to reform Alabama’s...
It was a terrible bet. Atlanta Falcons receiver put down $1,500 on a three-game parlay last November. It cost him $11.1 million. That’s...
They are known to help when help is needed most, and now help is on the way to some volunteer fire departments in Alabama. Following...
"We're monitoring the situation closely." That statement was of little comfort to Chris and me. Well. Me. Chris was cool. I, however,...
New details in the brutal murder of Kamarie Holland, a five-year-old in East Alabama, have been made public in an indictment. Prosecutors...
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Tuesday called out President Joe Biden for his continued refusal to lift his ban on the...
On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an $8.1 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget – the largest in the history...
State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) is familiar with fuel prices and how they can impact a community's economic standing. Livingston,...
The Jefferson County Board of Education (JEFCOED) and the Jefferson County Schools Education Foundation announced Tuesday night that...
Although the Russia-Ukraine conflict is 5,000 miles away, seemingly on the other side of the globe, it will have an impact in Alabama....
On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives did not vote on permitless carry, so final passage of the legislation is still up...
Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) is an original cosponsor of Congressman Michael Burgess’ (R–TX) resolution, H.Con.Res. 76, expressing...
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to controversial legislation that would protect children from sex-change...
With clocks "springing forward" to observe Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called on his colleagues...
Administrators, teachers and elected officials, I’d like to let you in on a little something that you should already know: parents...
Police chiefs in Alabama, like Moody Police Chief Thomas Hunt, are watching the 2022 Alabama Regular Legislative Session as some bills...
Scott Stantis lives in Birmingham and is currently the editorial cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune. He previously was the staff cartoonist...
State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) is seeking to eliminate occupational taxes that exist in more than two dozen Alabama cities. According...