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On Tuesday the Senate Tourism Committee is scheduled to consider a controversial amendment to the Constitution of Alabama that will dramatically increase legal gambling across the state of Alabama. House Bill 151 (HB151) is sponsored by State Representative Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City). This proposed constitutional amendment would create a powerful Alabama Gaming Commission, an appointed board with exclusive powers to regulate, license, and tax a broad range of expanded gambling interests...
Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations released the first batch of Fiscal Year 2024 funding bills to be voted on this week. Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee. He released the following statement on the projects he secured for the Fourth District in these funding bills. "Members of Congress know the needs of their districts far more than a Washington bureaucrat," said Rep. Aderholt. "That's why...
On Tuesday votes in Alabama's First Congressional District went to the polls and they elected Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) over Congressman Jerry Carl (R-Mobile), Moore has 53,805 votes (51.75% of the votes) to Jerry Carl's 50,156 (48.25%). A total of 103,961 votes were cast. Rep. Moore thanked the voters for placing their confidence in him. "I am grateful to God, my family, the voters, my staff and the many dedicated volunteers and supporters who made tonight possible," said Moore in...
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (R-Selma) crushed her Democratic primary opponent Chris Davis to win the Democratic nomination for Alabama's Seventh Congressional District for the eighth time. Davis received just 4,709 votes which was less than 7.39 percent of the votes cast. Sewell received 63,749 votes – an incredible 92.61% of the votes cast in the election. Sewell thanked the voters for the faith they have in her. "To every voter who supported our campaign, I say thank you," Sewell...
After Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley is reportedly dropping out of the 2024 race for President – having only won the Vermont and District of Columbia Republican presidential contests. Former President Donald J. Trump (R) dominated across the map including in Alabama where he cruised to victory with 83.3% of the Alabama Republican primary vote. The Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee had made the unprecedented decision to endorse Trump a month ahead of the primary – correctly rec...
Alabama Republicans and Democrats both went to the polls on Tuesday to elect their party's nominees for the November 5 general election. 17% of the registered voters in Alabama bothered to participate in the two primaries. “Alabama voters received timely unofficial election results as evidence of a safe, secure, and transparent election,” Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen said in a statement on Wednesday. “I am proud that the unofficial election results for every county in Alabama were made...
On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approved a “minibus” package of six spending bills. The House passed the bills with time running out to avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend. The measure was approved 339 to 85. 207 Democrats and 132 Republicans voted for the 1050-page package. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement after voting against the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. “Voting on two different days does not change the fact that...
On Wednesday the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that will resolve potential civil and criminal liability issues for fertility clinics that provide in vitro services to families. Senate Bill 159 was introduced by Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence). It was carried in the House of of Representatives by Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur). "We discussed the in vitro fertilization bill extensively last week," said Rep. Collins. The bill provides civil and criminal immunity for medical...
On Thursday morning, Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed landmark school choice legislation. Alabama is the eleventh state to pass universal School Choice. On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate voted to pass landmark school choice legislation that will greatly expand the options that parents have for the education of their children. Education savings account legislation is a top legislative priority for Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R). "Today, we've finally overcome the last hurdle in enacting...
On Thursday, President Joseph R. Biden (D) delivered his fourth State of the Union address. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) responded to the to President's speech saying that the state is "In danger." Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said that the "state of the our union is shaky at best under Joe Biden's leadership. "In just three years, Biden has opened our borders and allowed over 8 million migrants to enter our nation illegally," said Rep. Palmer. "Among those are 361...
On Thursday, President Joseph R. Biden (D) addressed the nation in a state of the union speech he hopes will galvanize support for him and his policy agenda, ease concerns about his age and fitness for the office and propel him to re-election on November 5. Republicans chose U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) to give the GOP response. Britt warned that the American dream would be imperiled if the nation continues its current course. "The country we know, and love seems to be slipping away,"...
On Friday U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced that she and her Senate colleagues have finally passed the Fiscal Year 2024 funding for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; and...
On Thursday, after a debate that dragged on for over ten hours, the Alabama Senate passed a gambling bill by a 22 to 11 margin. This was a much different bill than the one the House Gaming Study Committee drafted in secret without any public input whatsoever. That bill was forced through the House with backroom deals and intimidation by the leadership. It was also dead-on-arrival in the Senate. The Senate passed their own substitute bill without Class III casinos, sports betting, internet...
On Friday, the U.S. Senate passed a funding bill to keep the government funded through the end of September avoiding a government shutdown. Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) opposed the 1,050-page $460 billion minibus. "House Republicans secured massive wins for the American people in the seven appropriations bills we passed, including spending cuts to rein in our ballooning national debt," said Rep. Moore. "This minibus monstrosity gives away those victories and includes no funding to end...
The Foundation for Moral Law recently announced that it has filed an amicus brief on January 4th with the United States Supreme Court in the case of John and Jane Parents v. Montgomery County Board of Education, fighting for parents' right to direct their children's upbringing. The Montgomery County public school system in Maryland is part of a "woke" policy trend that is happening across the country. School officials are allowing, same say encouraging, minor children to reject the biological...
On Thursday, before the State of the Union, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) took to the Senate floor to give a speech blasting President Joseph R. Biden (D) for refusing to enforce immigration laws and deliberately creating a crisis at the border. Sen. Tuberville called on the President to mention the many victims who have been brutally murdered by illegal immigrants during his speech. Tuberville asked his colleagues and the public if, "You're eager to hear about Joe Biden's solution...
On Thursday the Alabama House of Representatives passed three Senate bills that were priority pieces of legislation for the Alabama Republican Party. The Alabama GOP released a statement on Friday thanking the Legislature for addressing the bills which they say "secured significant conservative victories." These bill were: "SB48 - Parents Right to Know: Sponsored by Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed, SB48 champions parental rights through greater transparency in school curricula. This legislation...
This month's Elmore County Human Society pet of the week is Scrappy. Scrappy is a sixteen-month-old male Labrador retriever mix He weighs just 60 pounds. He was found as a stray, kept for a few months, house and crate trained, and then brought to the Elmore County animal shelter. He is great with children, dogs and cats. He is active and playful but not super high energy. The shelter was told that he is more of a couch potato. The adoption fees are only $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under...
On Monday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) announced that the City of Montgomery has been awarded $36,663,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve the Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail. The funding comes from DOT's Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) grant program and will be used to develop a greenway trailhead to facilitate zero emissions and ADA accessible transportation options along the Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail. "On the heels of the 59th anniversary of...
On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) on Tuesday offered the following statement upon receiving word of the passing of former Congressman Terry Everett. "I am saddened to share word of the passing of longtime Alabama Congressman Terry Everett," said Gov. Ivey. "Congressman Everett passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning at his home in Rehobeth. Terry tirelessly served the people of southeast Alabama and his native Wiregrass with distinction for eight terms in Congress. During his ti...
On Monday, State Representative John Rogers (D-Alabama) pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges for his involvement in a kickback conspiracy that involved former Rep. Fred Plump (D-Fairfield) and Rogers' longtime legislative assistant Varrie Johnson Kindall. Plump and Kindall had already pled guilty to their role in defrauding the children of the Piper Davis Recreational League of $200,000 of tax dollars in a kickback scheme. On Tuesday, the Alabama and Jefferson County Republican Parties r...
On Monday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) spoke at the National League of Cities' (NLC) Congressional City Conference on a panel focused on litigation settlements with major opioid pharmaceutical companies. AG Marshall also addressed the impact the opioid crisis has had on municipalities across the United States. "Alabama's first-in-the-nation approach to individually taking legal action against opioid distributors and manufacturers allowed the state to directly address the...
On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's (R) office announced that the state's networks have been attacked and that the state is working to address the issue. "Beginning Tuesday afternoon, some Alabama state government websites were subject to a "denial of service" attack," a spokesperson for the governor announced. "There was no breech, and the state's computers and information have not been accessed. In conjunction with the state's carrier, the Alabama OIT is actively working to mitigate the...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announced that he has joined Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) in introducing the Senate companion to H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act. This legislation would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses and would mandate that these aliens are detained until they are removed from the United States so they cannot commit...
The independent campaign for President of Robert Kennedy (I) is underway. The Kennedy campaign announced on Wednesday that he will make the announcement in Oakland, California on Tuesday, March 26. "The time has come for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to announce his running mate for the 2024 presidential election," the Kennedy campaign announced in an email to supporters. "Because of your support, this is now the most successful independent campaign in history. Together, we have shown the world that...
