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April 7, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Senate Government Affairs committee gave a favorable report to legislation that would create party registration for the first time in the state of Alabama. Under current law, Alabama voters do not have to declare a party affiliation to vote in either major party primary. That will change if House Bill 541 passes the Legislature and is signed into law by the governor. HB541 is sponsored by Representative Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity). The coming 2026 and 2028...
April 8, 2026 – Residents of Stockton in Baldwin County met in Bay Minette to hear a presentation from corporate officers at Silicon Ranch about a 4,500 acre solar farm that has already been approved by the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). For most of the residents impacted by this massive project the first they had heard of any of this was just weeks ago, but according to candidate for PSC Jim Zeigler (R) state and local government officials have known about this projects for months a...
April 9, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 57, legislation that would require the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) to seek federal approval to prohibit the purchase of candy and soda with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SB57 was Sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and a coalition of Republican senators. The bill directs DHR to formally request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food a...
April 9, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Senate will meet for the last time this year – barring the unlikely possibility of a special session. On this last day of the 2026 session the Senate is expected to take up a high‑profile proposal to close the state's primary election. That bill, House Bill 541 (HB541) is sponsored by Representative Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity). The Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee has prioritized this legislation. "The position of the party and t...
April 9, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – It took all thirty days of the legislative session, but the Legislature has finally performed it's constitutional duty and passed both state budgets: the state general fund (SGF) and the education trust fund budgets (ETF). On Thursday Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed both budgets into law. "Throughout my tenure as governor and even before, we have worked hard to be fiscally conservative in our budgeting, making meaningful investments to benefit the people of Ala...
April 8, 2026 – Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed legislation that will allow public school students to leave during the school day to receive instruction in their religion. The program is completely voluntary and is not being subsidized by taxpayers. Senate Bill 248 is sponsored by Senator Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville) and carried in the House of Representatives by state Representative Susan Dubose (R-Greystone). “Two years of work and we finally got it over the finish line,” said Rep. Dubose. “Reli...
April 2, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Legislature is winding down the 2026 regular legislative session. This was a productive session that addressed a number of issues facing the state of Alabama. Passing the budgets are the primary constitutional purpose of the Alabama Legislative session. The Legislature is poised to pass a $10,479,207,990 education trust fund budget (ETF) – over a half a $billion more than the 2026 budget. 67.88% of the money will be spent on K-12 education. 25.89...
March 31, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) was admitted to Baptist South Hospital today for a procedure to remove fluid that was pushing against her lung causing the Governor discomfort. "For the last three weeks, Governor Kay Ivey has experienced some discomfort in her left side," the Governor's office said in a statement. "After monitoring the pain and recently feeling slightly short-of-breath, she made the decision to be seen again by her primary care physician ear...
Public Service Commission candidate Jim Ziegler announced that he will attend a community meeting by a company that is planning to turn 4,500 acres of Baldwin County forestland into a massive solar farm to power a Montgomery data center being built by Meta. The Tennessee company that is seeking to develop the 4,500-acre site for solar panels in North Baldwin County will host a community meeting Wednesday, April 8. Zeigler announced on social media that he will attend the meeting. Zeigler says...
RAINBOW CITY, Al – State School Board members Marie Manning (R) recently addressed the Etowah County Republican Party about her campaign for a second term representing District 6. Manning is a career educator who has held numerous positions in education including: teacher, vice principal at Ashville High School, principal of Ashville Middle School, St. Clair County Superintendent of Education, and St. Clair County school board before her current position. She has worked for the St. Clair, P...
March 10, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment that would impose a Pledge of Allegiance mandate and authorize school boards to allow voluntary school prayers. House Bill 511 (HB5111) is sponsored by state Representative Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery). Rep. Reed Ingram said, "I'm not trying to cram religion down anyone's throat or make it to where they're mandated to do anything. A lot of times, kids don't have the option to pray and the...
March 10, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate passes legislation that would allow state employees to purchase credits from the Retirement Systems of Alabama for their years of past federal service. Senate Bill 280 (SB280) is sponsored by state Senator Jame "Jabo" Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills). Waggoner explained in committee that the state already allows state employees to do this for their military service. The Senate adopted and passed a committee substitute for SB280. SB280 had rec...
March 10, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate voted to advance legislation that will allow the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to write rules defining and regulating what is a derelict boat or vessel. Senate Bill 326 (SB326) is sponsored by Senator Chris Elliott (R-Josephine), who chairs the Senate Committee on County and Local Government. Chairman Elliott explained in committee, "We have an abandoned, derelict vessel problem." Elliott said that Florida has a real problem with hom...
Today is not an official holiday, so most schools, businesses, and government offices will be open. However, it is the widely celebrated St. Patrick's Day holiday. On this date in 461 A.D. St. Patrick - one of the most effective missionaries in the history of Christendom - died. The American celebration of St. Patrick's Day is known for Celtic music, green clothes, parades, four-leaf clovers, lots of drinking, and all things Irish. That said, St. Patrick was a real historical person who had a...
March 17, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama House of Representatives Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee gave a favorable report to HB541, the SAVE Act. HB541 is sponsored by state Representative Ernie Yarbrough (R‑Trinity). Right now Alabama voters do not have to declare a party preference meaning that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents can all vote in the Republican or Democratic primary without supporting the ticket in the fall general election and they can change the primary t...
March 14, 2026 – VESTAVIA HILLS – Republican Agriculture Commissioner candidate Christina Woerner McInnis addressed the Mid-Alabama Republican Club (MARC) about her campaign. Christina Woerner McInnis - a native of Baldwin County - is one of three Republicans running for Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. Senator Jack Williams and Mayor Corey Hill are the other two. Former Commissioner Ron Sparks is the Democratic Party nominee. McInnis said that she has a "Fi...
March 19, 2026 – The Alabama House of Representative passed legislation to require voters to choose a party affiliation in Republican and Democratic primaries. This legislation has been sought by the Alabama Republican Party for the better part of a decade. House Bill 541 (HB541) is sponsored by State Representative Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity_. Yarbrough explained that his bill would not impact the 2026 primaries, but in 2028 (the presidential primary) the state would record which primary v...
March 19, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Senate passed House Bill 7 (HB7), a major public‑safety and school‑discipline measure designed to address the problem of people making terroristic threats – particularly to schools, churches, and hospitals. HB7 is sponsored by state Representative James Lomax (R-Huntsville) and is carried in the Senate by Senator Matt Woods (R-Jasper). HB7 updates several sections of the Alabama Code to more clearly define what constitutes a credible threat,...
March 22, 2026 - In a matchup defined by pace, pressure, and postseason nerves, the Alabama men's basketball team delivered one of its most resilient performances of the season, defeating Texas Tech 90 to 65 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. It wasn't always pretty, but it was unmistakably Alabama basketball-fast, fearless, and fueled by timely shot‑making. A Game of Contrasts Texas Tech entered the contest with one of the nation's stingiest defenses, a unit built to slow t...
March 22, 2026 - AUBURN, Ala. - The Auburn men's basketball team delivered a high‑energy, high‑scoring performance on Sunday night, defeating the Seattle Redhawks 91 to 85 in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. The win came in front of a lively Neville Arena crowd and marked another step forward for first‑year head coach Steven Pearl's squad. Kevin Overton scored 23 points. This was the fifth 20‑point performance for Overton in the month of March. He shot 7‑for‑1...
February 28 - RAINBOW CITY, Ala. – Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth spoke to the Etowah County Republican Breakfast group about her campaign. Wadsworth is a commercial realtor and professional economic developer. She is a native of Huntsville, Ala. "If you know anything about the Lieutenant Governor's office the legislature stripped it much of its powers by the Legislature in 2003," said Dr. Wadsworth. She said that in addition to performing the duties o...
March 5, 2026 – IRAN - "And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." (Matthew 24:6 Douay–Rheims) The United States and Israel launched massive air and naval strikes on the brutal Iranian regime, which has attacked Americans, Israel, and international shipping for 47 years. Iran has retaliated by launching missiles at U.S. bases. As of press time, six U.S. service members have been killed since the war...
March 3, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate passed a bill designed to protect rural ambulance services and make sure that rural Alabamians can continue to receive medical service. Senate Bill 269 (SB269) is sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) who represents a very rural district. "This bill is about a matter of life and death," said Sen. Singleton. "In the rural areas it becomes a matter of life especially when you have hospitals closing on a daily bas...
March 3, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama House of Representatives votes to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow county school systems to be folded into a multi-county system. House Bill 380 (HB380) is sponsored by State Representative Terri Collins (R-Decatur). HB380 is a statewide constitutional amendment. "Currently under existing law every county is required to have a school system," Collins explained. "In some of our counties there are less than a thousand students. Wha...
March 3, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government voted to give a favorable report to legislation to protect worship services from disruption by protestors. House Bill 363 (HB363) is sponsored by State Representative Greg Barnes (R-Jasper). Rep. Barnes explained that the bill would serve as a deterrent to serve notice to persons who might do this In the state. The bill was motivated after a shocking protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Min...
