ATHENS — Johnny Turner, the former field representative for U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, has announced his candidacy for Limestone County Commission District 2. “Limestone County is the fastest growing county […]

Well into his first term in Congress, Rep. Dale Strong plays an integral role in the House Armed Services Committee’s approval of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  The annual […]

HUNTSVILLE — A bill raising the pay for poll workers has been signed into law, State Rep. James Lomax, the bill’s sponsor, announced today. According to Lomax, the legislation signed […]

MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers are gearing up for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the current map violates the Voting […]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Aderholt announced a major development for the future of the Space Command headquarters while a long-overdue decision from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall hangs in the […]

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled today the state must create a second black majority congressional district. The decision affirms a lower-court ruling that found a likely violation of the […]

WASHINGTON — The commanding general of the U.S. Space Command was to the point in a meeting Alabama congressional delegation. ““General Dickinson just confirmed to us that the headquarters of […]

HUNTSVILLE The latest development in the case to confirm Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal as permanent home to U.S. Space Command came from Colorado. Yes, Colorado. The state that is fighting to […]

MONTGOMERY – Calling the Education Trust Fund a “historic investment,” Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s budgets Thursday, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund […]

MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers reached a final agreement Thursday on how to cut the grocery tax.  As prices have risen across the board, Alabama’s 4% sales tax on food has […]

MONTGOMERY — As tax cuts continue to carry the thunder of the legislative session’s final days, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle made a timely push to become the […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. Andy Whitt has passed a House Joint Resolution naming a portion of Alabama 53 in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Danny Randolph and Chief Warrant Officer […]

ATHENS — U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl said Thursday former President Donald Trump originally wanted to put the new Space Command headquarters in Florida, but was talked out of it by […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers said he’s had enough of the delays concerning the decision to move Space Command Headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. In reaction to recent […]

WASHINGTON— Stressing the importance of broadband access to rural areas, the CEO of a North Alabama telecom co-op testified in a U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry  Subcommittee on Rural […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Chinese ownership of U.S. land increasing more than 2,200% from 2010 to 2020, lawmakers are pushing legislation to stem the purchases by adversarial governments. And the […]

Repercussions continue to come in from Monday’s report about President Biden possibly overturning a planned move of Space Command to Redstone Arsenal. The hailstorm of protest is bipartisan and bicameral, […]

WASHINGTON — “Abortion politics” were cited in an NBC News report claiming the White House is planning to overturn plans to move Space Command to Redstone Arsenal. “The belief is […]

WASHINGTON — In what seems like a never-ending saga or a scene from the movie “Groundhog Day,” U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville pressed Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall about finalizing the […]

HUNTSVILLE — With Redstone Arsenal in his House district, State Rep. James Lomax has a special interest in keeping Chinese-made drones out of the state. Lomax (R-Huntsville) has introduced House […]

WASHINGTON — A trio of representatives from Alabama brought bipartisanship to the forefront Thursday in questioning the Secretary of the Air Force about the delay in moving the U.S. Space […]

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MONTGOMERY — A bill has been introduced by a Decatur legislator that would give local school boards more flexibility over required instructional days throughout the year. If passed, districts would […]

    Rebates, tax breaks or none? Legislators are apparently frustrated in Montgomery. The governor’s push for $400 tax rebates to qualified individuals seems to be losing more support daily, […]