Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Have a majority of Republican lawmakers, including U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), accepted that the 2020 election results are not going to change? — Will U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) help […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Florida Gators 52-46 in the SEC Championship game that, for the most part, Alabama had in hand. However, it ended with some drama. In his post-game remarks, Tide head coach Nick Saban opened up his postgame press conference by saying, “Throughout the season to win 11 games is pretty […]

7. State Rep. Jim Hill prefiles to create a second parole board State Representative Jim Hill (R-Moody) has prefiled a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would create an additional parole board to help the system deal with parole hearings more efficiently. Hill said that there’s a backlog that’s built up, especially because of […]

7. Mike Pence will get the vaccine on national television Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the White House coronavirus task force, will be joined by second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams when he receives the coronavirus vaccine on Friday morning, and he is asking American television networks to carry it. The […]

7. Walmart closes third Alabama store After what appears to be a coronavirus outbreak related to the Walmart located on South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville, the big-box giant has decided to close the store until 7:00 a.m. Thursday to allow for crews to clean and sanitize the building. This is the third store in Alabama […]

7. Tons of mail-in ballots already requested in Georgia As the Senate runoff election gets closer, more people have requested mail-in ballots for the election, and it’s expected that turnout will be way up. The Wall Street Journal has reported that about 1.2 million mail-in ballots have been requested, and there are already 200,000 that […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee Member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Was Alabama right to join the lawsuit Texas has filed at the Supreme Court concerning the 2020 election? — Did anyone know that Alabama could mandate vaccinations if they wanted to, […]

The Auburn Tigers travel to Mississippi State (2-6) to face the Bulldogs for the final game of their 2020 regular season schedule. The Tigers are searching for answers following back to back double-digit losses against Alabama and Texas A&M, respectively. Every conference game is a must-win, but there are lots of murmurs that an Auburn […]

7. Biden to leave his basement and head to Georgia Former Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, to help campaign for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. This comes after President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence visited the state this week to […]

7. Baldwin County gives all teachers $1,000 bonus All full-time employees of Baldwin County Schools will receive an additional $1,000 from taxpayer funds on December 18. However, Superintendent Eddie Tyler will not receive the bonus payment. In a letter announcing the payment, Tyler said, “I have said over and over how much I appreciate each […]

7. Biden vows to reopen schools Former Vice President Joe Biden has vowed that within his first 100 days in office as president, he wants to have almost every school in the country reopened for in-person instruction. This comes after he said he would ask people to wear masks for his first 100 days. Biden […]

7. Earmarks are back, baby Now that President Donald Trump appears to be on his way out in Washington, D.C., earmarks are back in as a way to get business done in Congress. Members of Congress can either get on board and fight for their earmarks or let other members feed at the trough. Bloomberg […]

With the loss to Texas A&M, Auburn falls to 5-4 on the season. That is pretty disappointing in itself, but the way that it happened is even tougher to swallow. The Tigers were unable to impede the Aggie offense all day, yet improbably found themselves with a 20-14 lead in the third quarter. It was […]

7. April Weaver looking to replace Cam Ward State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) will be vacating his seat in the legislature to start as director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, and former State Representative April Weaver (R-Brierfield) has announced that she intends to run for that seat. In her announcement, Weaver said […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee Member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Can U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) get a U.S. senator to join him to challenge the irregularities in the 2020 presidential election? — Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris suggests […]

Texas A&M came to Jordan-Hare Stadium and ended a three game losing streak against Auburn, prevailing today 31-20. From the first drive of the game, the Aggies set the tone, driving straight down the field and taking a 7-0 lead. Auburn would actually manage to take a lead that got to as many as six […]

Auburn welcomes the Texas A&M Aggies (6-1) to Jordan-Hare Stadium for the ninth game of their 2020 schedule. The Tigers are looking to bounce back from an uninspiring loss to Alabama, while Texas A&M hopes to continue their impressive season and make their way into the College Football Playoff. Texas A&M is led by Jimbo […]

7. Doug Jones has no regrets U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was beaten in the General Election by U.S. Senator-Elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and recently he appeared on CNN with Dana Bash where he was asked about some of his votes while in the U.S. Senate, such as voting to impeach President Donald Trump and […]

7. Trump’s latest on why Biden can’t be president President Donald Trump put out a video statement on social media, once again claiming that the General Election was rigged, and he said that “lots of bad things happened” during the election, deeming this statement “the most important speech I’ve ever made.” Trump said that the […]

As if the school year could not be more of a mess for students, teachers and parents, Huntsville City Schools are now closed because of a cybersecurity attack. This is a ransomware attack — the folks behind it usually demand a large sum of money for a release of the data. Schools, media companies and […]

7. Relief bill is possible, maybe The lack of a coronavirus relief bill has been one of the constant discussion points in America as the country attempts to get through the pandemic and businesses struggle to survive. Now it appears that there is an appetite to move forward on a bill by combining it with […]

7. State Christmas tree being delivered today In Montgomery, the state Christmas tree will be delivered today, and the tree lighting ceremony is currently scheduled for Friday at 5:30 p.m. Governor Kay Ivey announced the tree lighting ceremony yesterday, and added that the Alabama National Guard band “will perform this year’s musical selections.” 6. Voting […]

When it was all said and done, the final score of the 85th Iron Bowl showed a 42-13 victory for the Alabama Crimson Tide. However, if you watched the game, you know that it wasn’t actually “that close”. The Auburn offense labored in vain all day, only able to put together a touchdown drive when […]

7. Saban wasn’t there, but Alabama still won University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban was diagnosed with the coronavirus last week, and as a result he was unable to attend or coach the Iron Bowl over the weekend. Even in his absence, Alabama dominated Auburn University 42-13.  In a press conference from his […]