Sen. Tommy Tuberville reached back to his coaching history in his weekly press call Wednesday morning. Earlier,  Tuberville and 18 Republican colleagues reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The legislation would preserve Title IX protections for female athletes and ensure fair, safe competition in women’s sports across the country. He said the bill […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is again calling out the Biden administration over its energy policies and how they undermine national security. Palmer, who sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, criticized the president’s policies during the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security hearing Tuesday. The energy policies of the Biden administration are a […]

Sen. Katie Britt is continuing her efforts to fight against what she is calling “the Chinese Communist Party’s growing aggression.” During Tuesday’s hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Britt (R-Montgomery) discussed the party’s encroachment upon American farmland and questioned Clay Lowery, the former assistant secretary of International Affairs in the […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Connecting Minority Communities grants to four Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Alabama, Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s office announced. The grants went to Tuskegee University, Stillman College, Alabama State University, and Talladega College to lead broadband expansion efforts in their respective regions. The money will be used to purchase […]

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong’s first visit to the southern border was “informational and concerning.” Strong (R-Huntsville) visited the border in the El Paso, Texas, area last month with a dozen other legislators to see the situation first hand. “Just as soon as we arrived, we had a lot of cars that were entering from Mexico […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is once again blasting the Biden administration over the continuing crisis at the southern border. Moore, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, appeared on Newsmax’s “American Agenda” to discuss the committee’s recent visit to Yuma, Arizona. 🚨 107,000 Americans dying from fentanyl poisoning last year is a terrible tragedy, […]

During budget hearings last week, State Finance Director Bill Poole highlighted Alabama’s low administrative costs when spending the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated by the federal government. The Legislature appropriated the first round of ARPA dollars last year, totaling $1.1 billion, and will decide how to spend the next round, another $1.1 billion, […]

Last week, Sen. Tommy Tuberville visited the National Children’s Advocacy Center(NCAC) in Huntsville for a briefing and a tour of the campus. The center is a worldwide leader in services, investigations, and counseling for minors who have been victims of physical and sexual abuse. Tuberville (R-Auburn), after his visit, discussed the significant impact that the […]

Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s focus on veterans affairs is starting to pay off. The senator’s legislation known as the “Supporting Families of the Fallen Act” will go into effect Wednesday. It’s a milestone for Tuberville (R-Auburn), as well: It is his first standalone bill to become law. The bill will raise the maximum coverage amounts offered […]

Members of the Alabama Legislature discussed the state’s finances last week during budget hearings, as the debate continues on how to spend surplus revenue. State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), the Senate Education Budget chairman, is still pushing the idea of a one-time tax rebate, while others suggest the extra money should be saved for a […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl has been re-elected for another two-year term. Wahl’s election was by acclamation, receiving the full support of the 400-plus member State Executive Committee at the organization’s winter meeting Saturday. “I am incredibly humbled by the support of my fellow committee members, and the trust they have put in me,” […]

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is once again calling on his state to fix some of the traffic issues on I-65. “While driving home from the Auburn/Kentucky basketball game it’s obvious that If Tennessee can six-lane I-65, Alabama should do the same,” said Ainsworth on Twitter. “It’s my number one infrastructure project for Alabama. Let’s all […]

Alabama’s only college football coach-turned United States senator pulled no gimmick plays Wednesday concerning the dangers America is facing. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke of Huntsville’s unique role in protecting the country against these threats during the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s Washington Update. Tuberville (R-Auburn) talked about his work on the Armed Services Committee; the Agriculture […]

The Alabama Department of Corrections is “prepared as possible” to resume executions, the agency announced Friday. ADOC finished its review of the state’s execution process on an order from Gov. Kay Ivey late last year. Upon receiving word from Hamm, Ivey asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to ask the Supreme Court to issue an execution […]

The Alabama state Legislature is set to hear a bill in the upcoming session that would help to reduce or end Alabama’s grocery tax. This is not the first attempt to pass legislation that would eliminate or reduce the tax on groceries. None have been successful thus far. The new bill, referred to as HB-15, […]

Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville and a bipartisan group of senators are pushing for an extension of the Wage Index Hospital Policy. The policy aids rural hospitals throughout the country by allowing them to give a higher level of care. The lawmakers sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita […]

Former U.S. Attorney Jay Town said the Tuscaloosa District Attorney was correct in not charging Alabama freshman basketball star Brandon Miller in the murder of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. “Based on what we know, the declination by the Tuscaloosa DA is correct and Miller should not be charged,’’ Jay Town told al.com. “It doesn’t appear […]

Sen. Katie Britt recently joined a group of fellow lawmakers to introduce four pieces of legislation that would, according to Britt’s office, “hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable and stand up for hardworking Americans.” The first piece of legislation Britt signed onto was a bipartisan resolution that condemned the People’s Republic of China for […]

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen made an unannounced visit to the published address of the headquarters of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) this month, but found no ERIC headquarters at the location. As his first official act in office, Allen withdrew the state from the voting registration system, keeping a promise he made […]

Declaring the AR-15 synonymous with Americana, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) introduced the “AR-15 National Gun Act,” which would designate the weapon as the National Gun of the United States. Moore made the announcement during a press conference at Family Firearms in Troy. The #SecondAmendment is as American a right as freedom of speech, religion, […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt joined a bipartisan group of 12 Senate colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging them to take action against a surge of Mexican steel imports. In addition to raising concerns in America’s steel industry and in steel communities such as those […]

With the second round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds coming from the federal government this year, the Alabama Legislature will need to decide what to do with the extra revenue. While some have suggested the extra revenue should go back to taxpayers as some sort of rebate, others think it should be saved […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is criticizing President Joe Biden’s approach to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Biden visited Kyiv on Monday, showing support for the country and marking one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Tuesday, Tuberville discussed Biden’s trip to Ukraine on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program.” “I’m for helping Ukraine, but here’s the […]

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville joined a group of Republican senators to introduce the Immigration Reform Act of 2023. The act is an attempt “to restore integrity to the immigration parole statute amid ongoing misuse by the executive branch,” according to a news release. The proposed bill would clarify that immigration parole may […]