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February 18, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 71 (SB71) on Tuesday. The legislation blocks the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and other state regulators from passing regulations that are stricter than the standards passed by federal regulators like the Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The bill is sponsored by state Senator Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva) and was carried in the House by State...
Illegal immigration has flooded this country. While most of them come here for jobs and opportunity – many have not been. José Antonio Ibarra was a 26 year-old immigrant from Venezuela who had entered the United States illegally. Instead of getting a job and building a life here, he murdered college student Laken Riley in a park near Athens, Georgia when she resisted his attempted sexual assault. I don’t remember any mass protests demanding that Riley’s murderer be handed over to the mob and bea...
February 9, 2026 – TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A Tuscaloosa judge has ruled that fifth year senior Center Charles Bediako was not harmed by the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) rule that prevents professional basketball players from coming back and playing college basketball. Bediako played two seasons for the University of Alabama from 2021 to 2023. He then declared for the NBA draft. He was not drafted but did sign a two-way contract with the San Antionio Spurs. He played three sea...
February 9, 2026 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to pass the SAVE America Act. The bill would secure elections by requiring a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. Tuberville stated that, "Four years earlier, President Trump had been forced to leave the White House after rampant voter fraud had resulted in Joe Biden being elected President." "There's been a lot of talk in the media about what Republicans need to f...
February 6, 2026 – MONTGOMERY – Stacy George is an independent who is running for Governor. He is a former county commissioner and former Department of Corrections officer who had a prominent role in the Academy Award nominated documentary – 'The Alabama Solution' made for HBO. George has taken a very hardline stance against what he calls: "bullies with badges" – law enforcement who are prone to use violence – sometimes with deadly results. To that end, he is in the process of drafting...
February 9, 2026 – DADEDVILLE, Ala. - Robert McCollum is running for the Tallapoosa County Commission. The Republican candidate for Commission has taken a very pro-gambling stance, expressing support for a statewide lottery, casino gambling, and legalizing sports books. State Senator Merika Coleman (D-Pleasant Grove) introduced a gambling bill on Thursday. Senate Bill 257 (SB257). This is a comprehensive gambling bill that would amend the Alabama Constitution to authorize a state lottery, a...
February 9, 2026 – TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama Republican Assembly (ALRA), a grassroots conservative organization within the state GOP, has announced its opposition to proposed legislation that would end Alabama's long‑standing practice of electing members of the Public Service Commission (PSC). The group argues that removing voters from the selection process would weaken accountability, reduce transparency, and concentrate too much authority in Montgomery at the expense of ordinary citizens....
February 11, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – State Representative Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery) – flanked by fellow members of the House Democratic Caucus – announced to reporters that he is introducing a bill to create a lottery titled the "Clean Lottery Act." "The state of Alabama needs more sources of revenues to meet its expenditures," said Rep. Ensler. "This bill would allow the state to recoup the millions of dollars from people of Alabama who are purchasing lottery tickets in other states....
On February 12, 1689 England's Convention Parliament declared that King James II's flight in the face of revolting lords was an abdication. This paved the way for Parliament to replace James with William of Orange and James' daughter Mary. It was not merely a change in rulers but a profound shift in the nature of English governance. England had been racked with religious wars since Henry the VIII's reign in the 16th Century. At the death of Queen Elizabeth I, the Scottish Stuarts replaced the...
February 12, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) has stepped down as the Majority Leader of the Alabama House Republicans while he pursues the position of Alabama Republican Party Chairman. Stadthagen will be replaces with Representative Chip Brown (R-Mobile) who is tasked with carrying the highly unpopular legislation to strip Alabama voters of their right to vote for their own Public Service Commissioner (PSC). The job of the Majority Leader is to make sur...
February 15, 2026 – HOOVER, Ala. – The 21-member Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee will meet behind closed doors to decide whether or not to reject pastor Dean Odle's request to be restored to the May 19 Alabama Republican Primary ballot for Lieutenant Governor or not. On February 1 the Steering Committee removed Odle off the ballot for allegedly running a write-in campaign against Governor kay Ivey (R) in the 2022 general election after Ivey trounced Odle in the 2022 Republican pri...
February 15, 2026 – HOOVER, Ala. – The Alabama Republican Steering Committee voted to uphold their previous decision and keep pastor Dean Odle off of the Republican ballot for Lieutenant Governor. The 21-member committee had removed Odle two weeks previously for violating the "sore-loser" rule when he asked voters to vote for him as a write-in candidate for Governor in the 2022 general election after he lost the Republican primary to Governor Kay Ivey. Odle had asked the committee to rec...
February 15, 2026 – HOOVER, Ala. - The Alabama Republican Steering Committee voted to remove Jessie Battles from the Republican Primary ballot in Senate District 10. A number of polls had placed Battles as the early front runner. Battles exit means that grassroots Republican organizer Amy Minton is now facing incumbent state Senator Andrew Jones (R-Centre) in the May 19 Alabama Republican Primary. Battles was accused of working as a political consultant for former House Democratic Minority L...
February 16, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This was an uneventful very dull legislative session where most legislators looked forward to passing the budgets and going home to campaign ...... until the Alabama Power Company conspired with the legislative leadership of both political parties and Governor Kay Ivey (R) to strip Alabama voters of their right to select their own Public Service Commissioners – a right Alabama voters have held since 1913. Thursday, February 12 was the day that the Legis...
January 30, 2026 – The Alabama House of Representatives voted to end the requirement that the University of Alabama have a stand-alone school of social work. House Bill 152 (HB152) was sponsored by state Representative Danny Garrett (R-Trussville). Rep. Garrett explained that in their discussion with the University of Alabama about proposed outcome based funding for the university that University of officials brought up that they are required by law to have a stand alone school of social work. H...
January 29, 2026 – MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that, if enacted, would make it illegal for any person to smoke or vape marijuana in any motor vehicle when a child under 19 is present. This applies whether the vehicle is moving or parked, and whether the car's windows are open or closed. House Bill 72 is sponsored by state Representative Patrick Sellers (D-Birmingham). Sellers explained that HB72 is a "Bill that deals with smoking marijuana with kids in...
January 27, 2026 – MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl unexpectedly qualified to run for Lieutenant Governor – giving up his post as chairman. Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) – who has been running for Lt. Gov. for the last seven months – angrily denounced Wahl. "By entering this race, Nehemiah Wahl has, once again, betrayed his obligation to the Alabama Republican Party," said Allen in a statement. "Instead of living up to his duty to promote Republica...
February 1, 2026 – GAINESVILLE, FL – On Sunday the Alabama men's basketball team was run over by a freight train. The Florida Gators played their best basketball game sending a statement to the entire SEC. The win improved Florida's record to 16 and 6 overall and 7 and 2 in the SEC), the victory reinforced the Gators' status as a legitimate SEC contender and a team capable of imposing its will on both ends of the floor. The Gators shot 51% from the field, committed just two turnovers, and showca...
February 2, 2026 – HOOVER, Ala. – The 21-member Alabama Republican Steering Committee met by zoom call on Sunday to consider how to deal with the various ballot challenges that have been filed against a host of candidates. The 21-member committee voted to remove Lieutenant Governor candidate Dean Odle without a formal hearing where he would have been allowed to present evidence and attempt to refute the allegations made against him. Odle told the Alabama Gazette that he will appeal the dec...
February 2, 2026 – BIRMINGHAM – On Sunday the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee rejected a ballot challenge brought by Tuberville's primary opponent – independent insurance agent Ken McFeeters. The 21-member committee ruled that the challenge was "frivolous" and dismissed it without a hearing. "They did not deny my challenge because they proved he lived in Alabama, but because it was "factually defective," McFeeters told the Alabama Gazette on Monday. "I don't really know what that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 3, 2026 – Once again Senate Democrats have refused to pass a government funding package. The whole fall in Congress was wasted because Democrats refused to fund the government because they were demanding more spending for health care. Government employees went weeks without pay, government offices worked with half staff, hundreds of airplane flights were cancelled, and millions who depend on government SNAP, WIC, and Veterans benefits were fearful that their ben...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 3, 2026 – The U.S. House of Representatives will consider a procedural vote to consider a funding package that if passed will keep the government funded and end the partial government shutdown. Conservatives in the House are not happy that the Senate changed the funding package. If the House passes a bill with changes and sends it back to the Senate – as some members have advocated for – that will delay the process even further. President Donald J. Trump on Monday...
February 3, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate passed legislation that would require state environmental regulatory agencies to follow the federal standard and not set a rule that is higher or more stringent than the federal regulation. SB71 is sponsored by state Senator Donnie Chesteen (R-Dothan). This bill addresses administrative law and procedures for the state of Alabama. The legislation had already received a favorable report recommendation from the Senate County and Mun...
February 3, 2026 – The Alabama Legislature passed compromise legislation that would protect Mobile Bay from the careless dumping of dredged earth back into Mobile Bay. Currently the U.S. government (with substantial state support from the fuel tax) is making Alabama's shipping channel through Mobile Bay to the Port of Mobile wider and deeper to accommodate the newer bigger container ships. The improvements to the port will greatly increase the number and the size of the ships that we can a...
February 7, 2026 – House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) has launched his campaign to be the next Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party. Already print materials are being circulated to Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee members urging them to vote for Stadthagen. Scott Stadthagen serves as the Majority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives, a role that places him at the center of legislative strategy for the Republican supermajority. Representing H...