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February 5, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) made her largest state general fund (SGF) budget request yet following her State of the State speech on Tuesday. If passed by the Legislature it would be the largest general fund budget in the history of the state totaling $3,702,690,829 including $40 million in conditional appropriations to the Department of Corrections Capital Improvements fund if revenue goals are met. This amount includes a $341,697,717 increase from the 202...
February 6, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) would not comment on controversial legislation that would make the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs a gubernatorial appointee and which would give the governor unprecedented powers over who served on the agency's governing board. The Alabama Gazette asked Speaker Ledbetter: 'The Governor had a real rift with the veterans' groups last fall. Admiral Davis is now gone; but the Governor has...
February 6, 2025 – ATMORE, AL – the state of Alabama executed Demetrius Frazier for the capital murder of Pauline Brown. Governor Kay Ivey said that "rapists and murderers are not welcome in our streets." The Governor's office announced that earlier this evening, Governor Ivey told Corrections Commissioner John Hamm that she would not exercise her clemency powers in this case and directed him to proceed with Mr. Frazier's lawfully imposed death sentence for the 1991 capital murder of Pau...
February 6, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) introduced the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act to halt taxes that some seniors pay on their Social Security benefits. "Seniors work the majority of their adult lives so that they can spend their retirement comfortably," said Senator Tuberville. "In a day and age where the cost of living has skyrocketed, our seniors should not experience a second tax on their Social Sec...
February 4, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Shomari C. Figures (D-AL02) announced that he is a lead co-sponsor for the Cover Outstanding Vulnerable Expansion-Eligible Residents Now (COVER Now) Act to expand health care coverage to millions of Americans who remain uninsured due to state-level refusals to accept federal Medicaid expansion funds. "People across Alabama-both Democrat and Republican-have called for the state to expand Medicaid for over a decade," said Congressman Figures. "Be...
January 28, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - The new and returning members of the Alabama Board of Education were sworn in by Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Sarah Stewart (R) in the old House Chambers of Alabama's historic 1859 Capital Building. The eight-member board is being joined by Kelly Mooney (R) and Dr. Allen Long (R). Incumbent members Jackie Zeigler (R) and Dr. Tanya Chestnut (D) were sworn in to their new terms after being re-elected in November. Board members Marie Manning, Wayne...
January 30, 2025 - ALBERTVILLE, AL – A day after dozens of protestors condemned ICE and President Donald J. Trump's efforts to remove illegal aliens from this country, Congressman Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL04) released a statement regarding the anti-ICE protests that are occurring in Albertville, Alabama. "As a staunch advocate for the rule of law and the safety of our communities, I find the recent anti-ICE protests in Albertville deeply concerning," said Rep. Aderholt in a statement. "While I r...
February 6, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump (R) signed an executive order: keeping men out of women's and girls' sports. Trump was joined at the ceremony by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) and U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). "Since returning to the White House, President Trump has wasted no time tackling the issues that matter most to the American people. With a single stroke of his pen, he has reversed years of radical a...
January 29, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump (R) signed into law: S. 5, the "Laken Riley Act," which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, shoplifting, and for other serious crimes. Sponsored by U.S. Senator Katie Britt's (R-Alabama) the Laken Riley Act became President Donald J. Trump's first bill signed into law as the 47th President of the United States. This bipartisan legislation is t...
State Auditor Andrew Sorrell addresses the Mid-Alabama Republican Club February 8, 2025 – VESTAVIA HILLS, AL – State Auditor Andrew Sorrell (R) spoke to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club about his duties as Auditor, election integrity, cryptocurrency, his campaigns, de-banking, and his tenure in the Alabama House of Representatives, Sorrell, who owns a gun store and pawnshop, is from Muscle Shoals in northwest Alabama. He and his wife – Hannah – have two daughters, Sorrell said that he met his...
February 11, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama Legislature is poised to consider legislation making it harder to sue law enforcement officers for actions taken during performance of their duties. The "Back the Blue" bill is part of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's (R) effort to crack down on crime by giving law enforcement a freer hand, House Bill 202 (HB202) is sponsored by State Representative Rex Reynolds (R-Huntsville). Reynolds is the retired police chief of Huntsville. The same leg...
February 10, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Economic Developer Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth told the Alabama Gazette that news that ArcelorMittal, one of the world's leading steel producers, $1.2 billion investment to build an advanced manufacturing facility in Mobile County "will strengthen Alabama's position as a leader in modern steel production." "Steelmaking in Alabama plays a vital role in the US manufacturing sector by supplying high-quality steel for the automotive, construction, and energy indus...
February 11, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth shocked many Republican legislators by releasing a statement opposing the Governor's takeover of the Department of Veterans Affairs bill – Senate Bill 67. SB67 is sponsored by State Senator Andrew Jones (R-Centre) who is carrying the bill at the request of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R). After Veterans Commissioner Kent Davis filed an ethics complaint with the Alabama Ethics Commissioner Kim Boswell, Gov. Ivey declare...
February 12, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama Senate heavily amended and then carried over a controversial bill that is designed to strengthen Governor Kay Ivey's (R) control over the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. Senate Bill 67 (SB67) is being carried by Senator Andrew Jones (R-Centre). "There are at least a dozen board across state government that have a similar structure," Jones said on the floor of the Senate. "What we are doing is in line with other entities in state gov...
February 12, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama House of Representatives Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee will meet today to consider making it a crime to mislead or lie to a law enforcement officer about one's age during a traffic stop. House Bill 34 (HB34) is sponsored by State Representative Ron Bolton (R-Northport). According to the synopsis, "Under existing law, it is a crime to give a false name or address to a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer's official d...
February 12, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate voted in favor of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as President Trump's Director of National Intelligence. Both Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) voted in favor of Gabbards' confirmation. Senator Britt released a statement expressing her confidence in Gabbards following Wednesday's vote to confirm the former Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii. "Today, I voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National I...
February 12, 2025 - The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee voted to give a favorable report advancing two bills targeting the illegal use of Glock switches. Glock switches convert semi-automatic Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons. Supporters of the bills claim that Glock switches have become increasingly prevalent and a matter of public concern. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) came out in support of the Glock switch ban in her state of the state address and the Governor held a rally on Wed...
February 13, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Genesis reads "He created them, male and female; and he blessed them. And he called their name Adam, in the day when they were created,"(Genesis 5:2 Catholic Public Domain Version). The state of Alabama agrees. Governor Kay Ivey (R) on Thursday signed Senate Bill 79, the "What is a Woman?" bill. This legislation's sponsors - Senator April Weaver (R-Briarfield) and Representative Susan Dubose (R-Greystone) joined Governor Ivey in her office as she made it off...
February 13, 2025 – President Donald J. Trump (R) cuts funding for the CFPB saving taxpayers over $700 million dollars a year moving forward. In 2010 President Barack H Obama (D) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) created the controversial Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) as part of the Democrats Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation following the 2010 Great Rection. Fearful that the Republicans would regain control of Congress, Warren and Obama crafted their f...
February 15, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – New legislation has been introduced before the Alabama Legislature that would ensure that judges in Alabama domestic relations cases consider that having a relationship with both of their biological parents (in most circumstances) is in the best interests of the child in custodial cases. House Bill 229 - The Best Interest of the Child Protection Act 2025 - is sponsored by State Representative Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham). Sponsors say that the Best Int...
February 15, 2025 – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke with the Alabama Gazette about the situation in the Middle East during a press call with Alabama reporters and journalists. "I think it is very, very important that we all understand that this is an absolute mess in the Middle East," said Senator Tuberville. "Joe Biden and his cronies they just made it worse every day by playing both sides. They allowed Iran to continue to pump gas and oil and sell it all over the world m...
On February 15, 2025, the historic rivalry between the number 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide and the number one ranked Auburn Tigers takes center stage on the basketball court. Each team has just one loss in conference and arguably each team faces their strongest opponent yet today. Fans from both sides are eagerly anticipating this highly charged matchup, which promises to be a thrilling display of athleticism, strategy, and fierce competition. The Build-Up to the Game In the days leading up to...
February 17, 2025 – New legislation seeks to move medical marijuana out of the courts and into the real world. In May 2021 the Alabama Legislature passed and Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed the Compassion Act which allowed patients with a demonstrable medical need and a doctor's recommendation to get legal, Alabama grown medical marijuana in a non-smokable form. Nearly four years later, the state and would be medical marijuana producers have spent $millions of dollars in the courts in litigation a...
February 17, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama legislature has introduced new legislation that which, if passed and signed into law, would ban a number of psychoactive products commonly sold in convenience stores and CBD stores across the state. Senate Bill 132 is sponsored by Senator Tim Melson (R-Florence). According to the synopsis: "Existing law lists tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as a Schedule I controlled substance, but explicitly exempts THC found in hemp." "Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, and...
February 15, 2025 - TUCALOOSA, AL – The Auburn men's basketball team went into Tuscaloosa and came back with a 94 to 85 win – in a game that was watched across the state and indeed across the entire nation. This was the first time in history that the SEC had the number one and number two teams in the AP/Coaches poll meet. Auburn is coached by Bruce Pearl – the winningest coach in the program. "All eyes of college basketball were on the state of Alabama and the SEC," said Coach Pearl. "I'm a big...
