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Former Deputy Attorney General Shomari Figures and House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels are in a battle to be the Democratic nominee in Alabama Second Congressional District. The newly redrawn CD2 stretches from Mobile to Montgomery and from Phenix City to Troy. The district, which was redrawn by the courts along racial lines, is enormously diverse with both very rural counties and very urban neighborhoods in Montgomery and Mobile. Figures left his position with the U.S. Justice Department in W...
On Thursday Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl thanked the Alabama Republican Party for the passage of the Curriculum Transparency (SB48) into law: Senate Bill 48 (SB48) was sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed (R-Jasper). "The Alabama Republican Party firmly believe that parents should be in the driver's seat when it comes to the education of our children," said Chairman Wahl. "Senator Greg Reed's curriculum transparency bill is a significant step towards achieving this...
Attorney General Marshall Announces Conviction of Etowah County Woman for Financial Exploitation Stole more than $2.5 Million from Elderly Mother (Montgomery)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction and sentence of an Etowah County woman for Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person in the First Degree. Gina Cook Gilbert, 63, of Gadsden, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of Financial Exploitation in the First Degree, a Class B felony, of her elderly mother while she was t...
On Friday Congressmen Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Dale Strong (R-Huntsville), and Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) voted against a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government funded. All six of Alabama’s House Republicans voted against the compromise measure. The 1,012-page, $1.2 trillion spending package was crafted on a bipartisan basis between the House leadership, the leadership of the Senate, and the Biden White House. It has passed both Houses and has been s...
An estimated 110,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2023. Illegal drugs have long been a prominent part of modern American culture; but drug over doses have climbed exponentially over the last decade – much of it due to fentanyl. In the last five years drug overdoses have risen to be one of the leading causes of death for 18 to 45 years old. It also kills a number of pregnant women. Far too many Americans, use drugs and alcohol to artificially alter or enhance their moods and fentanyl f...
On Saturday the U.S. Senate passed a controversial $1.27 trillion spending bill to keep the government funded through the end of September. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) voted for the package which funded the Departments of Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. It also funded financial services and general government; the legislative branch; and State, foreign operations, and related programs. This legislation passed the House on Friday. It passed the...
Representatives of the Alabama Department of Public Health and the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute joined Gov. Kay Ivey who proclaimed the month of April 2024 as Oral Cancer Awareness Month in Alabama. This annual observance promotes regular oral cancer examinations, avoidance of tobacco in any form, and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent oral cancer. Oral cancer begins in the mouth and oropharyngeal cancer is confined to the base of tongue, soft palate, tonsils and back of throat. The...
Alabama Eagle Forum has stanchly denounced the gambling bill. They did not like the House version and they don't think the Senate version is much better. Now Eagle Forum is claiming that the much-reduced Senate version of the bill will allow Class III gambling at the three facilities in Wetumpka, Montgomery, and Atmore operated by the Poarch Band of Creek. Indians. Alabama Eagle Forum bases this on a brief written by the Southeast Law Institute. "The sub for HB151 will allow unlimited PCI...
The 2024 budget year is finally funded six months after it should have been – but the bipartisan agreement has passed avoiding a partial government shutdown. Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) voted in favor of the legislation that includes an additional $3.3 million that Sewell secured for community projects in Alabama's seventh Congressional District "I am grateful that my Democratic and Republican colleagues have come together to deliver for the American people by funding the programs t...
Astrion, a recently launched government services firm headquartered in Huntsville, announced on Monday that its Joint Venture with Fluor has been awarded the U.S. Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) II contract, totaling over $3.7 billion. Astrion will support the Arnold Engineering Development Complex by using the latest technology, equipment and streamlined methods to ensure that it can effectively carry out ground tests. This 12-year contract supports the Arnold Engineering Develo...
Secretary of State Wes Allen is warning Alabama citizens of a misleading, unsolicited mass mailing of pre-filled voter registration forms targeting Alabama mailboxes. The mailer is not affiliated with the State of Alabama and has, in fact, been officially discouraged by the Office of the Secretary of State. The Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information, the two groups operating the mass mailing, appear to be run by the same organization. They have communicated their intent to...
On Saturday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) voted no on the $1.27 trillion spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown. Tuberville said that, "The status quo is unsustainable." "This 1,000-page, $1.2 trillion bill was delivered without adequate time to review and is packed with wasteful spending and budget gimmicks that try to hide the true cost," said Sen. Tuberville. "Our nation is nearly $35 trillion in debt. We've got to get a handle on our spending, and this bill is all...
There is a special election in Alabama House of Representatives District 10 today. This is a special general election NOT a party primary so every registered voter goes to the polls today. Professional counselor Marilyn Lands (D) faces Madison City Councilman Teddy Powell in Tuesday's special election. This seat was previously held by Republican David Cole who resigned after pleading guilty to election fraud for voting in a precinct in which he did not live. Alabama Democrats have targeted this...
On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that companies launching operations or expanding existing facilities in Alabama during 2023 are poised to make investments totaling over $6.4 billion. These new investments build upon the state's economic development track record with another year of steady job creation. "We continue to make significant progress in our mission to create solid career opportunities for Alabama citizens and to inject economic vitality into cities and communities...
On October 7 an armed terrorist force invaded the state of Israel in numbers without provocation or a formal announcement of hostilities. The Hamas terrorists targeted civilians both for summary execution and for taking prisoners. Those prisoners were systematically sexually tortured by multiple Hamas members. On Tuesday U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), and Joni...
On Tuesday, Birmingham Southern College (BSC) announced that it will cease operations on May 31. The Board of Trustees made the decision after months of negotiations with the state of Alabama on a bailout proved fruitless. Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) released a statement regarding the decision by the Birmingham-Southern College Board of Trustees to cease operations. "This is a great loss not only for the Birmingham community but for the entire state of Alabama," Sewell said. "For...
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) issued a statement on Tuesday to remind Alabama citizens that the deadline to register to vote before the April 16, 2024 primary runoff election is next Monday, April 1, 2024. "As Secretary of State, I want to encourage all eligible Alabama citizens to register to vote and to exercise this constitutional right," said Secretary Allen. "I am proud to know that the Primary Election was administered with election integrity and security as the top priority,...
House Democrats took a seat from Republicans on Tuesday when Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in the special election for House District 10 in Madison County. Only 5,965 voters cast ballots in the special election to fill the seat that was previously held by Republican Rep. David Cole (R-Madison). Cole pled guilty to voter fraud for voting in a precinct in which he did not actually reside and resigned last year creating the vacancy. Marilyn Lands received 3,715 votes...
On Tuesday, independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he has chosen Nicole Shanahan to be his vice-presidential pick. The 38-year-old California attorney is a wealthy philanthropist who has supported Democratic candidates in the past. Kennedy had tried to challenge incumbent President Joseph R. Biden (D) in the Democratic primary but was barred by party bosses who sought to avoid a serious primary challenge for the 81-year-old incumbent. Shanahan has never held an...
On Monday, Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) announced that he has hired Marshall Macheledt as his Legislative Director and Christian Gentile as his National Security Advisor. "It's a blessing to add two experienced policy staffers to my team," said Moore. "My staff and I have made it a priority to keep the people we serve well-informed, and I am confident these new hires will help us take that standard to the next level." Macheledt will now lead Moore's legislative team. He was formerly a...
On Wednesday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl said that Democrats "got lucky" in their blowout win in Alabama House District 10 special election. Wahl blamed the candidate and his team for their lackluster performance in which only 14% of voters bothered to even show up. "National Democrats are trying to insinuate that House District 10 is a bellwether decision, not just for Alabama but also for the entire country," Chairman Wahl said in a statement. "What they forget to say is that...
Former President Donald J. Trump (R) has partners with County music performer and songwriter Lee Greenwood on a new project – selling Bible. Greenwood dominated the country music charts in the 1980s and 1990s, but no song hit it bigger than his 'God Bless the USA' which has become almost another national anthem along with the 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'God Bless America.' Greenwood – now age 81 – has printed a new King James Version Bible that includes the Declaration of Independence, the C...
Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) released a statement after a young girl in his hometown of Enterprise, Alabama, was allegedly a victim of first-degree rape. Authorities say that the girl's assailant was reportedly a migrant who is in the country illegally. "My prayers are with this young girl and her family," said Rep. Moore. "Thanks to Biden's reprehensible open border policies, every town is a border town, including mine," said Moore. "Biden undid every single one of President Trump's...
The Birmingham Southern College (BSC) board of trustees voted unanimously to shut down the troubled liberal arts college at their meeting earlier this week when it became apparent that a bailout from the state of Alabama was not coming. Now the last remaining BSC students are struggling to figure out where they are going to complete their studies. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has stepped up to help. UAB is offering incentives for students looking to stay in the Birmingham area....
Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler will need a REAL ID compliant license / ID (STAR ID) or another form of identification for domestic air travel. STAR ID's are issued to qualified individuals only at Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Driver License exam offices. Individuals who do not have an unexpired U.S. passport will need an Alabama STAR ID to board commercial aircraft for domestic flights or to enter certain regulated federal facilities no later than May 7, 2025. Visit HERE (https://ww...
