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June 26, 2008 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual right. The Court also held that the District of Columbia handgun ban was unconstitutional. In the 2008 case of District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects an individual's right to possess firearms. This decision affirmed that Americans have a right of self-defense...
June 20, 2025 - Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth – an economic developer and site selector – is a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Dr. Wadsworth recently joined the Heart of Dixie Podcast with Brandon Moseley and Harry Still III to discuss her campaign and her vision for the office and the state of Alabama. "Economic development is a broad-based term, and it encompasses job recruitment, retention, quality of life, and infrastructure," explained Dr. Wadsworth. "The whole goal of an eco...
June 26, 2025 – Montgomery, AL - In a sweeping enforcement action that has sent shockwaves through Alabama's hemp industry, state and local law enforcement agencies raided multiple CBD and vape shops this week, just days before a controversial new hemp regulation law is set to take effect. The Alabama Gazette spoke to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chad "Chig" Martin about this issue. Martin and his daughter operate Honeysuckle Hemp - a hemp store in Dothan. Martin said that he shut his stor...
June 24, 2025 — There have been a series of immigration enforcement actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across Alabama this week. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) said on social media, “The Biden Administration knowingly released Iranian illegal aliens into the interior of our country for four years. Open border policies don’t just threaten our communities, they put our national security at risk. Grateful @POTUS continues to secure our border and our nation.” ICE has...
June 24, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C.- This is the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the controversial 1973 Roe versus Wade decision that created an abortion right in the U.S. Constitution - where none had ever existed before. Congressman Robert Aderholt released a statement on the anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: "Today marks the third anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs...
June 29, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Republican controlled U.S. Senate voted late Saturday to advance President Trump's tax-and-spending megabill. Two Republicans voted "No" but the defections ultimately did not matter as the bill narrowly cleared the key procedural hurdle. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed 51 to 49, with all Republicans voting in favor – excepts for Senators Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). All Democrats were opposed. This puts the Senate on tra...
June 24, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump (R) announced a tenuous ceasefire between Iran and Israel bringing at least a temporary halt to nearly two weeks of intense military conflict that drew in the United States and had some more hyperbolic pundits even warning of World War III. On June 21, 2025 President Trump addressed the nation to announce that the U.S. had launched devastating attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites. The U.S. Air Force used B2 stealth bombers to drop 1...
On July 1, 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia met the Union Amy of the Potomac at the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This was the second time that Confederate General Robert E. Lee invaded the Northern states. Lee hoped to defeat the Union army on Northern soil, in hopes that it would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. President Abraham Lincoln (R) had replaced Major General Joseph Hooker with Major General George G. Meade in late June. It was also becoming...
July 2, 2025 - GULF SHORES, AL - The City of Gulf Shores released a statement claiming that it "Supports the efforts of Homeland Security to enforce federal immigration laws and keep our community safe." The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI, in coordination with local law enforcement, detained 37 individuals during a raid of the construction site for the new Gulf Shores High School. The operation was described as a federal immigration inspection, and those...
July 4,2025 - Henagar, AL – Political leaders from across Alabama gathered at the Henagar Community Center for the annual Potato Festival. This year's community breakfast event was hosted by Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) and Alabama Senate Majority Leader Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro). Numerous political leaders and dignitaries were on hand for the event. Lee Davis is the Mayor of Henagar. "I really am not much of a talker; but my job is to introduce Speaker L...
July 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL06) voted in favor of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed and was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump (R) on Friday. After his vote Representative Palmer said he voted to prevent a $4 trillion tax hike. "I voted for this bill to prevent families from facing a $4 trillion tax hike," said Rep. Palmer. "This bill extends President Trump's 2017 tax cuts that provided economic relief to American families. W...
July 3, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald J. Trump's (R) spending priorities into law largely along party lines. The bill extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts while adding additional tax relief. It also funds heightened border security efforts. It does include some cuts. While Elon Musk and some fiscal conservatives argued that the bill does not make nearly enough cuts in the size of the federal government, Democrats denounced the bill for the cut...
July 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that taxpayer-funded program benefits intended for the American people are not be available for persons who are illegally in this country. HHS has formally rescinded a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), issued during the Presidency of William J. Clinton (D), which extended certain federal public benefits to illegal...
July 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) joined 150 House Democrats in a letter demanding that the Trump Administration release almost $7 billion it has withheld from school systems across the country – with $89.9 million of that money withheld designated for Alabama schools. The letter was addressed to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. Sewell and the other Members wrote: "On June 30, 2025, just one day b...
July 10, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – U.S. Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett spoke with the Alabama Gazette about his campaign. Larriet is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate. The last Democrat who ran for Senate, Rev. Will Boyd got just 30.9% of the vote when he ran against political newcomer Katie Boyd Britt. The Alabama Gazette asked: Given the poor performance of Democrats in the last two Senate races in Alabama how will this campaign be different? "I am a different kind of can...
July 12, 2025 – The Alabama Cannabis Coalition announced that it has endorsed businessman Dan McWhorter in the HD12 special election. Marijuana has become a major election issue in Alabama after the State Legislature passed controversial legislation to tax and regulate psychoactive cannabinoids derived from hemp. "The Alabama Cannabis Coalition is endorsing candidate Dan McWhorter for Alabama House District 12," Cannabis Coalition Founder Marty Schelper said in a press release. "Mr. McWhorter i...
July 14, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL03) released a statement praising President Donald J. Trump's (R) announcement that additional U.S. weapons will be sent to Ukraine, with funding provided by NATO allies: "Today's decision to send additional weapons to Ukraine, financed by our NATO allies, is a major turning point," said Rep. Rogers. "It puts real pressure on Putin to come to the table and demonstrates the strength of the NATO a...
June 21,2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL03), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Dale Strong (R-AL05) represented the Alabama delegation at the 55th edition of the Paris Air Show. "Alabama stands as the world's arsenal and a global leader in aviation, aerospace, and defense innovation," said Senator Britt. "The 2025 Paris Air Show showcased Alabama's exceptional leadership, reaffirming our state's v...
June 17, 2025 – Senator Katie Boyd Britt (R-Alabama) warned that the nation of Iran with nuclear weapons would pose a threat to global security. "Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world, and its possession of nuclear weapons would pose an existential threat to the U.S. and world," Sen. Britt said on her X social media account. Britt shared comments from Auburn Men's Basketball Head Coach Bruce Pearl praising Britt for her stand against antisemitism. https:...
June 14, 2025 - Two Democratic State Legislators were shot in their separate homes. State Representative Melissa Hortman has died along with her husband, Mark. Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz (D), confirmed Rep. Hortman's death at a press conference on Saturday. Governor Walz said that the slayings "appears to be a politically motivated assassination". State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both also shot multiple times. Walz said that they 0are out of surgery. Walz was "cautiously...
May 27, 2025 – AUBURN, AL – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) announced to a room full of friends and supporters that he is running for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Alabama. "I will be the future governor of the State of Alabama," said Sen. Tuberville. Tuberville made the announcement, surrounded by supporters, many of them wearing COACH hats, at Byron's Barbecue in Auburn. "I started my Senate run seven years ago in this same building," said Tuberville. "My wife, Suz...
May 26, 2025 – CULLMAN, AL – Cullman County Deputy Patrick Bishop announced that he is running for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. Bishop is a retired Army Major and an Alabama law enforcement officer. Incumbent Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R) is term limited from seeking a third consecutive term in office. "The outgoing Lieutenant Governor has done a great job and is now leaving a vacancy in Alabama leadership which is critical to fill with a principled com...
May 17, 2025 – RAINBOW CITY, AL – The Etowah County Legislative delegation briefed the members of the Etowah Republican Breakfast on the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session that ended on Wednesday. State Representative Craig Lipscomb (R-Gadsden) said that the Legislature cut the taxes on groceries in this session. "Last year we put legislation together to get rid of the tax on groceries in a phased approach," said Lipscomb. Lipscomb explained that revenues did not grow fast enough to hit...
State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast (BCS) to discuss the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session that ended earlier this month. "It was a good session I think we did accomplish a lot," said Rep. Butler. "There was a meltdown in the Senate once again on the last day like we had previously; but we did achieve a lot. We got the back the Blue bill done." Butler said that the filibuster on the last day in the Senate killed Govern...
June 2, 2025 – Jefferson County Attorney AshLeigh Dunham has announced that she is running for the Alabama Supreme Court. Dunham is running for the seat currently held by Associate Justice Greg Shaw. Shaw has served on the Court since 2009. Dunham was recently selected as a Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. She presently serves as a Jefferson County Senior Trial Referee for Juvenile Court, Bessemer Division, and practices as a Fertility Attorney at Magic City Fertility Law, which she o...
