Tag: The Jeff Poor Show

The "Tommy Tuberville for Governor" discussion gained steam last week after a Punchbowl News report revealed Alabama's senior U.S. Senator was telling colleagues and associates he wanted to run for governor in 2026 instead of seeking another term in the Senate.

State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range) says to expect changes in the delivery method for the Escambia County men's mega-prison after the price for its sister facility, named for Gov. Kay Ivey and nearing completion in Elmore County, doubled from $623 million to $1.25 billion.

The Alabama State Senate faced its first major slowdown of the 2025 session after State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) and State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) took to the floor to prevent the body from considering Senate Bill 5 (SB 5).

During a Wednesday appearance on FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth seemingly took a shot at Gov. Kay Ivey over her support of legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner under the governor's control.

Earlier this week, the State Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee passed a bill that would change the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner is appointed by a 5-2 margin.

The state of Alabama has been subject to two high-profile public institutions, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and the Magic City Acceptance Academy, seemingly acting in opposition or retaliating against political and cultural views held by a significant majority of the people in this state.

During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5 on Tuesday, State Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay) acknowledged the possibility that the Alabama Legislature could revisit gambling in 2025.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) said he does not expect the Alabama House of Representatives to consider any changes to its current in vitro fertilization (IVF) law passed earlier this year.

State House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) defended his 2023 overtime tax exemption law during an appearance on Tuesday's broadcast of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show."

In 2023, lawmakers passed legislation exempting overtime wages from taxes. House Bill 217 (HB 217), led by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), removed the state income tax obligation for a full-time, hourly wage employee for work performed above 40 hours a week.

During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," the Morgan County Republican discussed the legislation banning public K-12 schools and public libraries from presenting or sponsoring drag performances and state entities from allowing minors to share facilities with members of the opposite sex in certain circumstances during overnight programs.

Amid a push to reform NIL rules in the NCAA, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is predicting a major shift in college athletics in the "near future."

During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Wednesday, State Rep. Mark Shirey (R-Mobile), a proponent of the failed effort, acknowledged the hurdles that would have had to be overcome for success.

Signs point to a possible election for Alabama Senate President Pro-Tempore when the State Senate's Republican caucus meets in Birmingham on Tuesday.

One potential outcome of President-elect Donald Trump's election win last week was the reversal of a 2023 Biden administration decision to relocate Space Command headquarters to Colorado over the Trump administration's pick of Huntsville.

President-elect Donald Trump's victory last week likely means a renewal for Alabama's prospects of landing the Space Command headquarters, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stepping down from his leadership post, the spot is up for grabs.

More than a year ago, at the annual Alabama Republican Party winter dinner, former President Donald Trump pledged that one of his first orders of business would be to widen Interstate 65 from Huntsville to Birmingham.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said the House Freedom Caucus could pick up seats in Tuesday's election, with all 435 U.S. House members on the ballot.

According to House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act undermined by the federal courts could get another look, if necessary.

Recently, the mayors of Alabama's biggest cities have made overtures about repealing the state's permitless "constitutional" carry law, which was passed by the legislature in 2022.

Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump discussed how he was confronted with the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), which posed issued to IVF clinics throughout the state and was used by Democrats to attack Republicans.

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) is the latest to comment publicly on ending the statutory obligation.

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), the chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee and member of the House Oversight Committee, criticized the Department of Homeland Security under the Biden administration for its response to Hurricane Helene.

With no clear front-runner in next month's presidential election, State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) is contemplating the possibility of a President-elect Kamala Harris in November.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's decision not to run for mayor in 2025 last week opened the door to a wide-open field of candidates seeking the position.

As localities around the state grapple with increasing crime, lawmakers are looking at ways the legislature can assist those localities. Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood has some suggestions.