Though Alabama’s unemployment rate ticked up in December from November, the number of those employed reached an all-time high, the governor’s office said today. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 2.8%, up from November’s rate of 2.7%. The rate a year ago December was 3.1%. Last month’s rate represents 63,412 unemployed people. “As […]

Gov. Kay Ivey signed Executive Order 728 on Tuesday to “promote efficiency and accountability in the use of state vehicles.” “In 2017, I promised my administration would be open, honest and transparent. I recommit to you today: We will continue striving to make good on that promise,” Ivey said. “We will make much needed reforms […]

He’s still a congressional freshman but Rep. Dale Strong is sitting in some powerful seats. Strong (R-Monrovia) received three high-profile committee assignments this week: the House Armed Services Committee; the Homeland Security Committee; and the Science, Space, and Technology. “I am extremely honored to be asked to serve on committees that are crucial to the […]

Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of Groff v. DeJoy, which deals with the issue of workplace religious freedom. Gerald Groff asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter after losing a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service in the lower courts. The postal worker had sued […]

According to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, The U.S. will reach its debt limit today. Yellen said “extraordinary measures” will be used to prevent default until the summer. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has called on Democrats to negotiate a spending plan that would cut spending and also raise the debt ceiling limit, but White House […]

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is joining House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) in calling on the Biden administration to send critical weapon systems to Ukraine that they believe are needed for the country to defeat Russia. “The current handwringing and hesitation by the Biden administration and some of our […]

Gov. Kay Ivey made good on her promise to begin focusing immediately on education in Alabama. Ivey signed four education-related executive orders Wednesday and also issued a memo to the Department of Early Childhood Education. The orders will be just the beginning of the governor’s efforts to lead Alabama into the top 30 states for […]

If the state wants to move forward, politicians will need to get along, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said Monday in his inauguration address. A Republican, Ainsworth said cooperation with Democrats is necessary to facilitate progress within the state going forward. “In Montgomery, we get along with Democrats and we get along with Republicans, and we […]

Two days in Washington. Two nominations for House committees. That’s what it’s been like in the early going for U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia). On Tuesday, the freshman congressman was nominated by the House Steering Committee to serve on the House Committee on Homeland Security. He was nominated Monday to sit on the House Armed […]

As his first official act in office, Alabama’s Secretary of State Wes Allen has officially withdrawn the state from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), keeping a promise he made on the campaign trail. “I made a promise to the people of Alabama that ending our state’s relationship with the ERIC organization would be my […]

Gov. Kay Ivey is taking on the task of moving the Yellowhammer State out of the basement in the national education rankings. Ivey is in her second term as governor. As lieutenant governor in 2017, she became the state’s chief executive when Gov. Robert Bentley resigned. In her inauguration speech Monday, Ivey said she wants […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt has been named chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services & Education Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger made the announcement Monday. “It is an honor to have been chosen to chair this important Appropriations Subcommittee,” Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said. “The Labor, Health and Human Services & […]

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) has been nominated by the House Steering Committee to serve on the House Armed Services Committee for the 118th Congress. Strong will take the place of his predecessor, former Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville, on the committee. “When I was sworn in as your representative, I took an oath to […]

HUNTSVILLE – Jay Town, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama made a guest appearance Saturday on FOX News’ Fox Report with Jon Scott. Town, who is a national security expert and vice president/general counsel for Huntsville cybersecurity experts, Gray Analytics, was asked to respond to comments made by former White House communications […]

Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule that expands the availability of abortion pills. Alabama’s Attorney General believes the move is an attempt by the Biden administration to get around the law banning most abortions in the state. In a statement earlier this week, Attorney General Steve Marshall made it […]

State Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Fairview) will become the new House Majority Whip for the Alabama House of Representatives. His term in office will be include 2022-2026. The position of House Majority Whip is the third highest position in the Alabama Republican caucus. In his new role, Shedd will be responsible for conducting vote counts on […]

Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) wants to reform and simplify the tax code and is now cosponsoring legislation that would accomplish that. The Fair Tax Act, introduced by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and replace the income tax with a national sales tax. The bill is will be voted on […]

State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), chairman of the Senate education budget committee, will be filing a bill that will increase the pay of principals and assistant principals, as well as aid in professional development for the administrators According to Alabama Daily News, Orr believes that principals and assistant principals are vital to the educational system […]

This week, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) joined two of her colleagues, Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in visiting the U.S.-Mexico border. Fentanyl-driven overdose deaths are now the leading cause of death for adults 18-45 years old in our nation. Securing the border is imperative to ensuring communities across America are safe […]

Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which says that a baby born after an attempted abortion is considered a “legal person for all purposes under the laws of the United States.” It also requires doctors to provide “reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioners would render to any […]

Former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill will begin a new position in the private sector. But, he isn’t leaving the political scene, directly. Merrill is set to become the director of Public Policy and Strategic Markets in Alabama for Waggoner Engineering. The company is based in Jackson, Miss., with offices in six states and […]

State Rep. Kenneth Paschal is seeking to preserve and protect parental rights. And the Pelham Republican has pre-filed a bill that is meant to do just that. His new legislation will ensure that the state of Alabama will recognize parental rights as “fundamental rights”, rather than “ordinary rights,” he said. “’Ordinary rights’ allow parents’ decisions […]

Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted of felony and misdemeanor counts of voter fraud. The charges emanate from May 24 primary election and the Nov. 8 general election, according to a statement from Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill and Alabama’s Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson. According to […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) believes the contentious Speaker of the House vote last week was a good thing for Congress. After 15 votes, U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) was elected Speaker. Moore voted for McCarthy each time, but also admitted that there were some good results from the tough negotiations. During a Wednesday appearance […]