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On October 9-10 a transatlantic tech conference will bring leaders in AI from Belfast, Ireland and Birmingham together. The Irish Roundtable in Birmingham will hear from experts in AI from Europe and the U.S. Participants will discuss how businesses, universities and cities can seize the opportunities offered by the 'AI Revolution'. Among those addressing the conference will the Hon Consul General of Ireland with responsibility for Birmingham, Sarah Kavanagh, the CEO of software company...
September 17, 2024 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Alabama) bipartisan Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 passed the U.S. House of Representatives without objection. Sen. Tuberville's legislation reauthorizes the Poison Control Centers (PCC) Network program through 2029, providing lifesaving care to millions of families. The legislation is expected to be signed by President Joseph R. Biden (D) next week. "Poison Centers across the country play a critical role i...
September 19, 2024 - WASHINGTON – on Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act. This is U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R) legislation to reissue benefits to defrauded veterans. "We'd like to believe we live in a country where no one would take advantage of our veterans, but sadly it does happen," said Sen. Tuberville. What's worse is if the money that was lost to fraud is never returned. This bill attempts to help right that wrong by e...
September 20, 2024 - Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) condemned the illegal seizure of the Vulcan Materials plant by the Government of Mexico. Rep. Sewell led 13 of her colleagues, including every member of Alabama's House delegation, in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai requesting that USTR take action to address the seizure and make clear to the Mexican Government that there will be harsh repercussions should they proceed. The l...
September 23, 2024 - MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she is appointing Chris Beeker, III, to serve on the Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2. Beeker will finish the unexpired term of his father, Chris "Chip" Beeker, Jr., who announced his decision to step down from his seat on the Public Service Commission due to health challenges. The junior Beeker served for four years as USDA Rural Development Director for the state of Alabama under President Donald J. Trump...
The numbers are in, and it's another record-breaking event for the State GOP. The Alabama Republican Party announced a historic fundraising success at its annual Summer Dinner, featuring special guest RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump. The event raised a record-breaking combined total of $1.3 million, with over $1 million supporting President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and an additional $300,000 directly benefiting the Alabama Republican Party. This strong fundraising achievement sets a new fundraising...
September 30, 2024 - Montgomery – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) filed an amicus brief with the full Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals asking the court to overturn a district court's decision that would require employers to offer healthcare coverage to their employees that will pay for an employee's sex-change operation or face liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That decision was initially affirmed in a 2 to 1 decision by a three-judge panel of the Eleventh C...
October, 4, 2024 – Washington, D.C. – Vice President Kamala Harris (D) was in North Carolina with FEMA administrator Denne Criswell to survey storm damage. The Biden – Harris administration, stung by criticism of the Hurricane Helen disaster response – emphasized that they are continuing search and rescue efforts in the region while the federal response and recovery efforts across the Southeast for the survivors have already surpassed $110 Million. The White House said that FEMA remains committ...
October 7, 2024 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) condemned Hamas' year-long war against Israel and the continuous captivity of hostages, including several Americans. She emphasized her unwavering commitment to standing with Israel and bringing every hostage home. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a resolution along with Sens. Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). and all the Senate Republicans supporting the forever survival of Israel and calling...
St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church is holding their fall flea market on Friday October 11 and Saturday October 12 Shoes, pants, desses are $4 Shirts and tops are $2.00 T-shirts, shorts, etc. $2.00 Coats/Jackets are just $8 Books, DVDs, CDs just $1 Rugs starting at $10 Furnitures, TVs, electronics, dishes, TOYS, TOYs, and more TOYS Buy all of your Christmas gifts 7340 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham, AL conveniently located off of Hwy 119 just north of U.S. Hwy 280. Knights of Columbus...
August 26, 2024 - MONTGOMERY Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she has appointed Deputy Sheriff Anthony Lowery to serve as the Sheriff of Baldwin County. The current Baldwin County Sheriff, Hoss Mack, will soon be leaving the post after two decades to become the new head of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. Lowery is a lifelong resident of Baldwin County. He presently serves as chief deputy in the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. In his nearly 20 years in the Sheriff's Office, he has...
August 23, 2024 - (Montgomery, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that former Houston County Assistant District Attorney Mark Johnson was found guilty on ethics charges after a Houston County jury returned six guilty verdicts Thursday afternoon. As a result of his six felony convictions, Johnson has been taken into custody. According to the Attorney General's office, throughout the four-day trial, the Houston County jury heard evidence that Johnson used his position as a c...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2, 2024 – A resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in honor of Willie Mays' life and enduring legacy passed the Senate yesterday by unanimous consent. Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama, and he spent most of his career with the San Francisco Giants. The resolution concludes, "Willie Mays personified the American Dream by relying on his relentless work ethic and d...
August 2, 2024 Montgomery, Ala – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) and 18 other attorneys general in opposition to the Biden-Harris administration's claim that state laws preventing de-banking are a "national security threat." Attorney General Moody and the coalition claim this is just another attempt to stoke confusion about state laws to advance extreme activist agendas. "Never in my life did I think that I would see a day in the U...
August 3, 2024 - on Friday, U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 45 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Biden-Harris administration protesting its partial arms embargo against Israel. The senators urged the White House to stop kowtowing to Iran, stop jeopardizing the lives of American servicemembers, and to deliver the necessary weapons systems to Israel. "While your administration delays, Hamas...
The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will temporarily close Washington County Public Fishing Lake in southwest Alabama after the discovery of an invasive aquatic plant – giant salvinia – in the lake. The lake will be closed starting August 5, 2024. One of the most aggressive aquatic plants, giant salvinia is a fast-growing invasive species that has the potential to double in size every two to four days. The...
Washington, D.C., August 1, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) released the following statement after voting against Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-New York) attempt to rush a tax package through the Senate that most Republicans viewed as being flawed. "I support several provisions in the tax package, including restoring full expensing of the research and development tax credit and the goal of supporting children and their families," said Sen. Britt. "However, I cannot support ramming t...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) applauded the Senate Commerce Committee for advancing the Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act, legislation led by Senator Britt, Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). This legislation would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a standard methodology for i...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2024 – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tim Kaine's (D-Virginia) recently introduced a bipartisan childcare bill. This package has already received substantial support from organizations that advocate on behalf of children, families, small businesses, and more. Sponsors say that the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act, together form the boldest bipartisan proposal to make child care more affordable and accessible b...
August 8, 2024 (Muscle Shoals, Ala)-Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of a Florence man on four counts of capital murder. Travis Eric Fallows, 35, was served with the indictment against him on Wednesday and is being held without bail pending the resolution of this case. Following an investigation by the Attorney General's Investigations Division and the Muscle Shoals Police Department, Attorney General Marshall's Criminal Trials Division presented evidence to a Colbert...
August 8, 2024 - (Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined a coalition of 16 states in filing a lawsuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from allowing illegal aliens from to receive subsidized health care under the Affordable Care Act. The final plan, set to take effect November 1, would make more than 200,000 deferred actions for childhood arrival (DACA) recipients eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health plans, including 3,460 in Alabama. "The latest a...
August 8, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama), as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, secured a $20 million increase for the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Implementing a Maternal Health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. With Senator Britt's support, the total appropriated in the Committee's bill for the NIH I...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2024- Fox News published a column written by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) arguing if favor of their bipartisan childcare legislation. They argue that their proposal offers serious solutions to the childcare crisis in America, which is harming Alabamians and Virginians. In the op-ed, the Senators outline their bills to make childcare more affordable and accessible by bolstering existing tax credits and creating a pilot program to...
(Montgomery, Ala.) – Last week Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general asking the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the national TikTok divest-or-ban legislation passed by Congress earlier this year. The federal law bans TikTok in the United States if Chinese-owned ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, does not sell its stake in the platform. ByteDance and TikTok sued the federal government following the ban. "...
The Republican Women of the South Political Action Committee is holding an election year fundraiser at the Vestavia Civic Center on Thursday, August 15 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. CDT. This will provide you the opportunity to meet with many of the Republican candidates on the ballot this November and discuss politics with like-minded conservatives in a casual relaxed atmosphere. Live music will be provided by The Onlys. Hors-d'oeuvres will be catered by the team at Kathy 6. Beverages, including...
