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February 28, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL - The Alabama Attorney General's office was taken aback by Governor Kay Ivey's (R) decision to commute the death sentence of convicted murderer Robin "Rocky" Myers. Alabama Attorney General Marshall (R) releases a statement on Governor Ivey's decision to commute the death sentence of Rocky Myers for the 1990 slaying of Ludie Mae Tucker. Marshall said that he was "astonished" and "bewildered" by the Governor's decision and said that the surprise move "...
March 1, 2025 – HOOVER, AL - The Alabama Republican Executive Committee met for its annual Winter Meeting at the Hyatt Hotel. The Committee was celebrating its dominance not just of Alabama politics; but also the inau Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) addressed the group about the changes brought by Trump's victorious return to D.C. "It is really a new day in Washington," Rep. Aderholt said. "A lot of people are talking about the executive orders – the Democrats can't stand that – b...
February 15, 2025 – Alabama Eagle Forum comes out against Governor Kay Ivey's bill on the state veteran's board Becky Gerritson is the Executive Director of Eagle Forum of Alabama. "I'm an Air Force wife (Ret.) and have grave concerns that AL veterans will lose their voice if the Governor's bill to restructure the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) is passed," Gerritson said in an email blast to Eagle Forum. Senate Bill 67 is being carried for the Gov. Ivey be state Senator Andrew Jones (...
February 18, 2029 – MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama House of Representatives when it meets today is poised to consider using more electronic monitoring of youths who have shown that they have a tendency to be troublemakers. House Bill 199 is part of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's (R) package of bills to fight crime in the state. HB199 is being carried in the Hose of Representatives by state Representative Travis Hendrix (D-Birmingham). Hendrix is a law enforcement officer. According to the syn...
February 18, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama House of Representatives passed a joint House resolution (HJR30) declaring their support for crime suppression units. HJR30 is sponsored by state Representative Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road). Rep. Reed explained that metro crime suppression units are joint task forces between state, city, and sheriff's law enforcement agencies. Reed said that this is something that is taking place combining Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officers, Montgomery Cou...
February 19, 2025 – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) is requesting $9,909,416,539 in her proposed 2026 education trust fund budget (ETF). This is an increase of $560,910,370 from the 2025 budget of $9,348,506,169. The current 2025 education budget is the largest in the entire history of the state of Alabama and the Governor's 2026 education budget is half a billion higher than the 2025 budget. In the Governor's proposed budget 68.05% of the budget will be spent on K-12 education – virtually the...
February 19, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Howard Lutnick as U.S. Secretary of Commerce in a surprisingly close vote of 51 to 45. U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) both voted in support of President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce. Senator Britt released a statement supportive of Lutnick and Trump's vision for moving the American economy forward. "Hardworking Americans deserves a U.S. Secretary o...
February 20, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate on voted to confirm Kash Patel as the FBI's ninth director. 51 Republicans Senators voted to confirm Patel as head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Kurkowski (R-Alaska) voted with all Senate Democrats against Patel's confirmation. Patel is a close ally of President Donald J Trump (R). He has long criticized the FBI and its failed investigations into President Trump. U.S. Senators Katie Britt (...
February 21, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) released a statement after voting yes on the Senate budget in the early morning hours after a marathon overnight Senate session. This budget includes $175 billion to fund President Trump's ongoing efforts to regain control of the U.S. Southern border and increase deportations of people who are illegally here in the country. "77 million Americans delivered a mandate when they voted for President Trump on Nov...
February 21, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday reportedly is reassigning 1,500 FBI agents, staff, and managers from the Bureau's headquarters at the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington D.C. According to original reporting by the Washington Post, 1000 agents and staff are being reassigned to FBI field offices across the country, with that being heavily weighted toward high crime locations. 500 (including some of the Bureau's senior leadership and man...
Operation Junction City was the largest American offensive in the Vietnam War. On February 22, 1967 thousands of American forces and their South Vietnamese allies attempted to encircle and trap the bulk of North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces operating in a large sector of what was then South Vietnam. U.S. General William Westmoreland was the commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam at the time. His adversary was North Vietnamese Senior General Nguyen Chi Thanh. Thanh favored large unit engagements...
February 20, 025 – PELL CITY, AL – Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R) addressed the St. Clair County Republican Party at their regular February meeting in Pell City. "1998 my first event was a potluck supper in St. Clair County," said Cavanaugh. I was amazed at the attendance. Y'all had 98 people in attendance. Senator Jack Biddle was there." Cavanaugh said that Jane Bishop had prepared beaver for that potluck dinner. As a south Alabama person, she had not exp...
On February 23, 303 the Roman Emperor Diocletian issued the first of several edicts in which he and his fellow co-emperors attempted to eliminate Christianity from the face of the Earth – they failed. From its very beginning, Christianity was viewed a threat to the Roman state. Romans were very religious. The Romans believed in many gods and goddesses. They readily adopted Greek gods and embraced them as their own mythology. Assyrians gods, Egyptian gods all had their cults in Rome. C...
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a massive ground and sea invasion of Ukraine. The two nations had been embroiled in a territorial dispute since 2014 when Russia under President Vladimir Putin invaded the Crimea and supported ethnic Russian uorisings in the Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk. Ukraine became a nation when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republicans (USSR) collapsed in 1991. Both Russia and Ukraine inherited vast nuclear arsenals from the USSR. Fearing nuclear...
February 25, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the Republican budget resolution. Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL04) released a statement after voting in favor of the budget package, which he said was a critical first step in advancing President Trump's America First agenda. "In November, more than 83% of voters in Alabama's Fourth District cast their ballots for President Trump, making it clear that they wanted a return to strong, conservative l...
February 25, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution largely on party lines. U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL07) and Shomari Figures (D-AL02) voted against House Republicans' budget bill. Congresswoman Sewell in a statement said that she could not support the proposal because it calls for cuts to health care benefits. "To rip health care away from millions of Americans in order to give tax cuts to the very wealthy is unconscionable," said R...
February 23, 2025 - AUBURN, AL – Core Scientific announced that it plans to invest $135 million to bring it's data center to Auburn. Economic developer Dr. Nicole J. Wadsworth told the Alabama Gazette, "Data centers are crucial to Alabama's economy and technological infrastructure and support industries such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and government services. Our state's strategic location, affordable energy, and business-friendly policies have attracted major data center i...
February 23, 2025 – The Alabama economy has been roaring and nowhere is that more apparent than at the Port of Mobile where ships are lined up to take on Alabama exports. According to the Alabama Department of Commerce, state exports totaled $26.8 billion in 2024. That is down 2% from 2023, but up 30% from 2019. The Alabama Department of Commerce has put a lot of time and effort into the Export Alabama initiative and those efforts are paying off. Christina Stimpson is the Chief Officer of C...
February 26, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – The House Judiciary Committee advanced controversial legislation that would give police officers greater criminal and civil immunity while performing their duties. House Bill 202 ((HB202 is sponsored by state Representative Rex Reynolds (R-Huntsville). The legislation is part of Governor Kay Ivey's (R) "Bach the Blue" bills designed to crack down on the state's out of control crime problem. The bill was substituted and amended by the Judiciary Committee. "Th...
February 27, 2025 – JACKSONVILLE, AL – An advance screening of a documentary on the life of Alabama Governor Jim Folsom Jr. (D) was held. The documentary was produced by J Seth Johnson and Jacksonville State University's Longleaf Studios and will air on Alabama Public Television. Longleaf has also done documentaries on the Freedom Riders and the late Congressman Tom Bevil (D-AL04). JSU President Don Killingsworth Jr. said that Folsom, "Championed policies to lifted up all Alabamians." Fol...
February 28, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ukraine is running out of men to place on its frontlines going into the fourth year of its war with Russia and it may also be running out of American arms as well after a shocking exchange at the White House that devolved into a shouting match between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald J. Trump (R), and Vice President J.D. Vance (R). U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) called Zelensky's outburst "an absolute disgrace" aft...
February 4, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - There are millions of guns in Alabama. By most counts there are more guns than there are people in the state. It is legal in the state for most Alabamians to carry a gun on their person and/or in their vehicle concealed. A new bill before the Alabama Legislature would make it a criminal act not to tell law enforcement about a gun on a citizen's person or in their vehicle at any law enforcement interaction. House Bill 58 is sponsored by State Representative...
January 29, 2025 – STARKVILLE, MS – The University of men's basketball team out fought Mississippi State to secure win number 18 for the Tide. The Tide are the number 4 team in the nation in the latest AP poll. Last night's 88 to 84 win over number 14 Mississippi State improved the Tide to 7 and 1 in the Southeastern Conference. Fifth year senior Guard Chris Youngblood was the Tide's leading scorer with 23 points – including 7 three-point shots made – both career highs. Senior Guard Mark Se...
January 25, 2025 – AUBURN, AL - The number one team in the country Auburn Tigers defeated number six Tennessee 53 to 51 in a very ugly physical game where neither team were able to consistently hit their three-point shots. Defense was the hallmark of the game for both teams and Auburn came out on top in the very physical gritty style of play. The win improves Auburn to 18 and 1 on the season and the Tigers remain undefeated in Southeastern Conference play at 6 and 0. Auburn's only loss thus f...
January 15, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, Al – Retired rear Admiral Kent Davis – who recently was removed from his position as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs spoke recently in Montgomery. Admiral Davis speaking to the Republican Club of Central Alabama. Daivs was fired by Governor Kay Ivey (R) because of a dispute between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Mental Health Department over the allocation of federal COVID relief dollars. Ivey accused Davis of not worki...
