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On April 5, 2025 State Senator Greg Albritton spoke with the Alabama Gazette's Brandon Moseley and the Alabama Political Contributor's Christopher Peeks about gambling, prisons, the state general fund, NIL, the breakdown of the family, the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session and other topics....
March 29, 2025 - State Representative Danny Garrett spoke with the Alabama Gazette's Brandon Moseley and Baldwin County Attorney Harry Still III about the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session. Garrett is the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Education Committee that prepares the $9.9 billion education budget. Garrett discussed the education budget, a proposed new funding model for education, Trump's proposed dismantling of the Department of Education, the 2025 legislative session and other...
April 8, 2025 – HOOVER, AL - After a week-long recess, members of the Alabama Legislature returned to work last week, with the $3.7 billion General Fund Budget passing the Alabama House. The Alabama Republican Party on Thursday congratulated the members of the legislature who were honored as ALGOP Defenders of Freedom at the Trump Victory Dinner in Birmingham featuring Donald Trump Jr.. The 2025 Defender of Freedom Award recipients are: Representative Donna Givens & Senator Lance Bell - Sound o...
April 9, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Rogers spoke at the beginning of a hearing on the U.S. military posture and national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region about the China and North Korean threat. 'Last week, China carried out large-scale military exercises off Taiwan's coast," said Chairman Rogers. "China practiced assaulting maritime and ground targets, and cutting Taiwan off from t...
Former Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) recently spoke on the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast about the meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the oval office and the state of the war between Ukraine and Russia and Ukraine's prospects of winning the war. Brooks is speaking with the Alabama Gazette's lead reporter and content manager Brandon Moseley as well as the Alabama Political Contributor's publisher Christopher Pee...
Pastor Dean Odle spoke recently at length with the Alabama Gazette's Brandon Moseley and the Alabama Political Contributor's Christopher Peeks. Odle is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama on the Brandon and Christopher Show (BCS) podcast. Odle is facing a crowded field for Lt. Gov in the May 26, 2026 Republican Primary. Odle is a vaccine skeptic, who believes in Creationism, young Earth theory, the flat Earth theory, that voting tabulators can be rigged...
March 5, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) in reintroducing the HBOT Access Act. The bill would allow veterans to receive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The HBOT Access Act would require the VA to provide HBOT as a treatment option to any veteran suffering from TBI or PTSD. The...
March 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) voted in favor of Linda McMahon to serve as President Trump's Secretary of Education. The nomination was confirmed by a vote of 51 to 45. "Linda McMahon will be a fierce advocate for putting parents back in the driver's seat and returning to the fundamentals of classroom learning" Senator Britt said in a statement. "She has a proven background to get government out of the way so e...
BIRMINGHAM, AL - The University of Alabama at Birmingham received the Center of Excellence designation from the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. Dr. Yasser Sakawi, M.D. is a professor of anesthesiology as well as the interim vice chair for the Division of Obstetric Anesthesia "In 2024, we began the re-designation application process with results announced in 2025," said Dr. Sakawi. "A collaborative effort between anesthesia, obstetrics, nursing, informatics and pediatrics was in...
March 14, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in reintroducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. The CARS Act would preserve Alabamians' access to affordable, reliable vehicles of their choice; by repealing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule finalized under the Biden-Harris Administration. The Biden rule (part of his war on fossil fuels) is the mos...
If you are going to go somewhere more than 2 or 3 miles away, you need some sort of a vehicle to get you there. Whether you fly on an airplane, drive an automobile, travel on a ship, or get there on a motorbike, all-terrain vehicle, or side by side offroad car your friends and neighbors in Alabama are building it for you. The Alabama Department of Commerce highlighted the role that Alabama industries play in getting us where we want to go. Economic developer Dr. Nicole J. Wadsworth told the Alab...
Event Notice: A History of Music in Alabama and Huntsville What: The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will host "A History of Music in Alabama and Huntsville" in partnership with the City of Huntsville's Music Office and Downtown Huntsville, Inc. This event will feature local historian William Hampton and Huntsville Music Board member Codie Gopher, who will delve into the rich music history of the area and highlight the contributions of the black community. Performances by the UAH...
March 3, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House issued a statement in support of U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Alabama) Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act to make President Trump's recent "Keeping Men out of Women's Sports" Executive Order permanent. "The Administration strongly supports passage of S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025," the White House wrote. "Through an amendment to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, this bill would exp...
March 4, 2025 – TUSCALOOSA, AL - Voters go to the polls on Tuesday for their municipal elections. In the Mayor's race Denson Ferrell II is challenging long time incumbent Walt Maddox. Maddox was the 2018 Democratic Party nominee for Governor. These are also four contested city council races: In City Council District 1: Que Chandler, Joe Eatmon and Matthew Wilson are all running for the office. In City Council District 2: Dennis "Quick" Collins, Raevan Howard and Ashley R. Wheat are in a three w...
February 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert Aderholt is pleased to announce the nomination of several outstanding young men and women from Alabama's 4th Congressional District to the United States Military Academies. These students have demonstrated exceptional academic, athletic, and leadership capabilities, making them well-suited for the rigorous demands of a military education and service. The nominees, their respective academies, hometowns, high schools, and parents are as f...
January 30, 2025 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing for President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Tuberville -who favors Kennedy's confirmation - discussed with Kennedy the alleged harmful ingredients used in American food products and ways to Make America Healthy Again. Sen Tuberville told Kennedy, "Thank you for bringing light to what t...
December 11, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C.. – Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Sewell previously opposed the House bill over Republicans amendments she disagreed with. Sewell and her Democratic colleagues successfully removed many of these GOP provisions from the final House-passed version. The FY25 NDAA includes a 14.5 percent pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5 percent raise for all...
It is Christmas time and Martha Simmons is collecting Christmas cards from school children for our veterans in the Montgomery area....
December 16, 2024 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) said that she loves Alabama and the nation and that is worth fighting for. Sen. Britt made the comments on the 13th & Park podcast with host Adam Goodman. Britt was discussing her priorities in the upcoming Trump Administration, her bipartisan legislation to address our youth mental health crisis, and how she plans to continue to fight for Alabamians in the United States Senate. "I love my state, I believe in my s...
December 17, 2024 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL03) and Adam Smith (D-Washington), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in remembrance of former U.S. Congressman and HASC Member John Spratt of South Carolina, who died over the weekend at the age of 82. "John was a true public servant who took his responsibilities as an elected official to heart. His gift for finding common ground-no matter how contested...
December 20, 2024 - WASHINGTON, D.C., – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) spoke on the Senate floor with Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee, and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), advocating on behalf of American companies, specifically Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Company, to ensure the U.S. does not stand idly by as foreign governments trample on U.S. citizens and interests. Senator Britt also denounced reports by the Wall Street Journal that the lame duck Biden a...
December 26, 2024 – BIRMINGHAM, AL the 18th Birmingham Bow will be played at Protective Stadium Friday afternoon and will feature the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) of the Southeastern Conference and the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (7-5) of the American Athletic Conference. Mark Meadows is the executive director of the Birmingham Bowl. “We are excited to welcome Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt to Birmingham later this month! Fans of both teams will enjoy spending the holidays in the Magic City with our...
December 30, 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL - In accordance with the Presidential Proclamation, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she has authorizied that flags be flown half-staff within the state of Alabama for 30 days to honor the service of former President Jimmy Carter (D) who passed away on Sundat, December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2024/12/flags-lowered-for-former-president-jimmy-carter/ "A native of Plains, Georgia, approximately 40 miles from...
December 31, 2024 - MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama Senate District Five. This seat was previously held by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed, who is newly appointed as Governor Ivey's Senior Advisor to Workforce Transformation. Governor Ivey set the special primary election for Tuesday, March 11, 2025; the special primary runoff, if necessary, for Tuesday, April 8, 2025; and the special general election for T...
January 3, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (AL-03) announced that Haley Wilson has been promoted to chief of staff. Haley is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. She is a University of Alabama Graduate who previously served as a Rogers office intern. She joined Rep. Rogers office staff in 2012. She will be replacing Christopher Brinson, who served in the Rogers office for 22 years and as chief of staff since 2015. "I want to thank Chris for his years of service in my off...
