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State Rep. Matt Simpson: Current ethics laws are ‘too vague’ – reform effort still needed

Yaffee -
State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) plans to continue fighting for legislation that would replace the current Alabama Ethics Code for state employees and elected...

Rep. Dale Strong pushing for answers into FEMA’s spending on illegal immigrants, disaster response neglect

Austen Shipley -
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong and fellow Republican members of the House Committee on Homeland Security are working to hold DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the...

State Sen. Jack Williams: We can count on Caroleene Dobson to represent Alabama in Congress

Jack Williams -
In less than 30 days, the voters across the country will be asked to go to the polls to decide who will be the...

State Sen. Givhan: There is ‘momentum’ to change state law on publishing public notices in newspapers

Yaffee -
State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) believes a recent costly publishing error in a local newspaper might give the Legislature the push it needs to...

40 years ago today: Reagan visits the University of Alabama campus for re-election rally

The Art of Alabama Politics -
On October 15, 1984 -- 40 years ago today -- President Ronald Reagan visited the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa for a re-election...

Alabama lawmakers show support for Columbus Day despite ‘leftist’ attempt to rename it

Yaffee -
Several Alabama lawmakers are still celebrating Columbus Day despite calls from some activists and Democratic politicians to officially rename the holiday to "Indigenous People's...

The University of Alabama ranked most conservative college in state, No. 14 in the nation

Grayson Everett -
The 2025 Niche.com 'Best Colleges' list was recently released, featuring rankings for best value, best student life, academics -- as well as for most...

Sen. Katie Britt says new report proves TikTok is knowingly harming, exploiting teenagers

Austen Shipley -
U.S. Senator Katie Britt has been a fierce critic of social media companies’ attempts to exploit young people for attention and time at the...

Steve Flowers: The 1964 Goldwater landslide

Steve Flowers -
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Goldwater landslide which was the tidal wave that swept the deep south into the Republican...

State Sen. Orr on expanding I-65: ‘Where’s the money going to come from?’

Yaffee -
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said the biggest obstacle to expanding Interstate 65 throughout Alabama is the lack of funding available to accomplish such...

Montgomery County Probate increasing security after election day ISIS terror plot foiled in Oklahoma

Grayson Everett -
In response to Tuesday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding charges against an Oklahoma City man accused of plotting a terrorist attack...

‘Strong case for common sense policies’: Chairman Wahl commends Dobson for debate performance

Austen Shipley -
Caroleene Dobson took on Democrat Shomari Figures in an online streamed debate on Thursday hosted by AL.com. The two candidates are currently locked in...

Trump sees election betting odds soar over Harris

Michael Brauner -
With just over three weeks until the 2024 Presidential Election, the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is narrowing,...

Kent Davis encouraged to rescind resignation by Alabama Veterans Affairs Board – Governor Ivey calls ‘orchestrated theater’

Grayson Everett -
The Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs voted Thursday to ask Kent Davis, the outgoing commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA),...

Figures gets fact checked on falsely claiming Dobson is a billionaire during debate

Yaffee -
Alabama's 2nd Congressional District candidates went head to head in a debate hosted by AL.com on Thursday as they continue to battle for voters...

Alabama officials report 21.8% spike in prices since Biden-Harris took office

Yaffee -
Several Republican leaders in Alabama are pointing figures at the Biden-Harris administration after the latest inflation numbers were released this week. According to the latest...

Speaker Ledbetter: Celebrating World Mental Health Day in Alabama

Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter -
In 2018, while I was serving as House Majority Leader, a woman visited my office to share the story of her son. She had...

Derek Chen: De-dollarization will negatively impact Alabama’s economy

Derek Chen -
On September 7, 2013, during a foreign visit in Kazakhstan, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech at Nazarbayev University in Astana. In his...

Trump credits Katie Britt for shaping his stance on IVF access after Alabama ruling

Grayson Everett -
President Trump emphasized that it was U.S. Senator Katie Britt that drove him to vocally and strongly support IVF access earlier this year and consistently on the...

‘TikTok is not above the law’: Alabama, 21 other states seek court enforcement against social media giant

Yaffee -
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is seeking court enforcement for TikTok to comply with a court order dealing with an ongoing multistate consumer protection...

Lt. Gov Ainsworth: Hurricane evacuation from Florida shows that ‘widening I-65 is a public safety issue’

Yaffee -
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is hoping that the evacuations from Florida this week due to Hurricane Milton will be a wake-up call to state...

Biden-Harris FEMA botching responses to hurricanes in unacceptable, Sen. Tuberville says

Austen Shipley -
As the cleanup from Hurricane Helene drags on in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, Americans across the country have been left frustrated with...

Alabama Secretary of State: October 21 is the deadline to register to vote in 2024 general election

Staff Report -
Secretary of State Wes Allen is reminding Alabama citizens that the deadline to register to vote before the November 5, 2024 General Election is...

State Rep. Matt Simpson: Child rapists deserve death penalty because they can’t ‘be rehabilitated’

Yaffee -
State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) believes Alabama needs to be tougher on sexual crimes involving juveniles -- and wants to expand use of the...
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