Politics — Page 19

Rock the Vote 2022

HUNTSVILLE — With the Alabama primaries exactly one month away on May 24, Huntsville’s Committee 100 Young Professionals debuted their biennial Rock the Vote event at Stovehouse this weekend. 256 […]

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It’s an election year, and our televisions have been flooded with endless political messages for congressional, gubernatorial and state legislature campaigns. As voters decide who to support in primary elections […]

Secretary of State John Merrill, in a press release Tuesday, reminded Alabama voters that there are 28 days remaining to apply for an absentee ballot by mail for the upcoming […]

HUNTSVILLE — During a Thursday address to the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce at the Von Braun Center, Gov. Kay Ivey announced three major infrastructure projects that are in store […]

The final day of the Alabama Legislature’s 2022 regular session saw the passage of a bill similar to Florida’s controversial “Parental Rights in Education” law, which has been dubbed by […]

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 391, which eliminates the state’s minimum business privilege tax levied on small employers. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Steve […]

Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Numeracy Act, which seeks to improve K-5 math proficiency among public school students. Sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and […]

The Alabama Legislature earlier this week passed the “Billy Clardy III Act,” which grants wiretapping authority to state and local law enforcement agents specifically for crimes related to drug trafficking. […]

Former “Black Hawk Down” U.S. Army aviator Mike Durant continues to lead Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate, according to newly released polling. An Emerson College Polling and The […]

Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the state’s portion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding designated for broadband expansion had successfully been transferred to the Alabama Department of Economic […]

The period poverty bill passed unanimously in the House of Representatives in early March, with more than 50 state representatives signing on as co-sponsors. HB 50 would allow the Alabama […]

Wednesday night, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) successfully passed his “Supporting Families of the Fallen Act” to increase service members’ and veterans’ life insurance maximum coverage amounts. The act would […]

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning withdrew his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) bid for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat. Last week, Washington Examiner reported on an […]

A bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature would regulate wake surfing throughout the entirety of Alabama’s vast public waters. Senate Bill 281, sponsored by State Sens. Garlan Gudger […]

MADISON — The League of Southeastern Credit Unions has officially endorsed Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong’s Republican candidacy for Alabama’s fifth congressional district. The regional trade association, which represents […]

Thursday evening, the U.S. Senate passed a $1.5 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2022 by a vote of 68-31. U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) both […]

Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed legislation sponsored by State Sen. Tom Butler (R-Madison) to eliminate the state minimum business privilege tax. Alabama’s minimum business privilege tax is levied on certain […]

The Alabama Republican Party Candidate Committee voted to remove accountant and Huntsville resident Anson Knowles from the primary election ballot. The move by the committee leaves the only Republican candidate […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) joined U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in introducing the American Energy Independence Act of 2022. The bill reverses President Joe Biden’s shutdown of the American […]

After a series of legislative wins for Alabama’s military families in February, Governor Kay Ivey proclaimed February 24 Military Appreciation Day in Alabama. With the passage of the Military Stability […]

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) came under fire this past weekend after it denied the Oakwood Adventist Academy varsity boys’ basketball team’s request to reschedule their Class 1A […]

Ever since the U.S. Air Force announced last January that the Space Command headquarters would be moving to Huntsville from Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado lawmakers have […]

HUNTSVILLE — Speaking at a “Freedom Celebration” hosted by the Madison County Republican Executive Committee at the Jackson Center in Huntsville Monday night, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) told 256 […]

The Military Stability Foundation scored a win today with the passage of their Military Stability Commission 2022 legislative package through the Alabama Senate. The package now goes to the House […]