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On Friday U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced that she and her Senate colleagues have finally passed the Fiscal Year 2024 funding for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; and...
On Thursday, after a debate that dragged on for over ten hours, the Alabama Senate passed a gambling bill by a 22 to 11 margin. This was a much different bill than the one the House Gaming Study Committee drafted in secret without any public input whatsoever. That bill was forced through the House with backroom deals and intimidation by the leadership. It was also dead-on-arrival in the Senate. The Senate passed their own substitute bill without Class III casinos, sports betting, internet...
On Friday, the U.S. Senate passed a funding bill to keep the government funded through the end of September avoiding a government shutdown. Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) opposed the 1,050-page $460 billion minibus. "House Republicans secured massive wins for the American people in the seven appropriations bills we passed, including spending cuts to rein in our ballooning national debt," said Rep. Moore. "This minibus monstrosity gives away those victories and includes no funding to end...
The Foundation for Moral Law recently announced that it has filed an amicus brief on January 4th with the United States Supreme Court in the case of John and Jane Parents v. Montgomery County Board of Education, fighting for parents' right to direct their children's upbringing. The Montgomery County public school system in Maryland is part of a "woke" policy trend that is happening across the country. School officials are allowing, same say encouraging, minor children to reject the biological...
On Thursday, before the State of the Union, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) took to the Senate floor to give a speech blasting President Joseph R. Biden (D) for refusing to enforce immigration laws and deliberately creating a crisis at the border. Sen. Tuberville called on the President to mention the many victims who have been brutally murdered by illegal immigrants during his speech. Tuberville asked his colleagues and the public if, "You're eager to hear about Joe Biden's solution...
On Thursday the Alabama House of Representatives passed three Senate bills that were priority pieces of legislation for the Alabama Republican Party. The Alabama GOP released a statement on Friday thanking the Legislature for addressing the bills which they say "secured significant conservative victories." These bill were: "SB48 - Parents Right to Know: Sponsored by Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed, SB48 champions parental rights through greater transparency in school curricula. This legislation...
On Monday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) announced that the City of Montgomery has been awarded $36,663,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve the Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail. The funding comes from DOT's Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) grant program and will be used to develop a greenway trailhead to facilitate zero emissions and ADA accessible transportation options along the Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail. "On the heels of the 59th anniversary of...
The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will begin on Wednesday, but don't expect to see Alabama and Auburn play on the first day. Both received first round byes. Auburn is the number four seed in the tournament and will play the winner of the game four game. Auburn plays on Friday at 2:30 p.m. CDT. Vanderbilt will play Arkansas on Wednesday and then the winner of that game will play South Carolina on Thursday for the opportunity to advance to play Auburn on Friday. That game...
The defending champion Birmingham Stallions are back in camp preparing for their third season. The Stallions won the championship in both previous seasons of the USFL. This year they are back, but the league is bigger and there is new competition. The USFL and the latest incarnation of the XFL have merged and the two leagues now play in the United Football League (UFL). The two leagues announced their merger earlier this year. The UFL has eight teams in Arlington, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama;...
On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) on Tuesday offered the following statement upon receiving word of the passing of former Congressman Terry Everett. "I am saddened to share word of the passing of longtime Alabama Congressman Terry Everett," said Gov. Ivey. "Congressman Everett passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning at his home in Rehobeth. Terry tirelessly served the people of southeast Alabama and his native Wiregrass with distinction for eight terms in Congress. During his ti...
On Monday, State Representative John Rogers (D-Alabama) pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges for his involvement in a kickback conspiracy that involved former Rep. Fred Plump (D-Fairfield) and Rogers' longtime legislative assistant Varrie Johnson Kindall. Plump and Kindall had already pled guilty to their role in defrauding the children of the Piper Davis Recreational League of $200,000 of tax dollars in a kickback scheme. On Tuesday, the Alabama and Jefferson County Republican Parties r...
On Monday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) spoke at the National League of Cities' (NLC) Congressional City Conference on a panel focused on litigation settlements with major opioid pharmaceutical companies. AG Marshall also addressed the impact the opioid crisis has had on municipalities across the United States. "Alabama's first-in-the-nation approach to individually taking legal action against opioid distributors and manufacturers allowed the state to directly address the...
On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's (R) office announced that the state's networks have been attacked and that the state is working to address the issue. "Beginning Tuesday afternoon, some Alabama state government websites were subject to a "denial of service" attack," a spokesperson for the governor announced. "There was no breech, and the state's computers and information have not been accessed. In conjunction with the state's carrier, the Alabama OIT is actively working to mitigate the...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announced that he has joined Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) in introducing the Senate companion to H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act. This legislation would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses and would mandate that these aliens are detained until they are removed from the United States so they cannot commit...
The independent campaign for President of Robert Kennedy (I) is underway. The Kennedy campaign announced on Wednesday that he will make the announcement in Oakland, California on Tuesday, March 26. "The time has come for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to announce his running mate for the 2024 presidential election," the Kennedy campaign announced in an email to supporters. "Because of your support, this is now the most successful independent campaign in history. Together, we have shown the world that...
Recently Montgomery District Attorney Daryl Bailey (D) added his voice to those calling for Congress to not cut funding for victim services. Bailey shared a statement from the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) calling on Congress to prioritize continued funding for victim services amidst dwindling funding. The coalition is concerned that without immediate congressional intervention, millions of victims, including abused children, battered women, and survivors of crime, will be left...
On Tuesday, former President Donald J. Trump (R) clinched the Republican nomination for President of the United States after Republicans in the Georgia, Mississippi and Washington held their party primaries, and Hawaii held it's Republican caucuses. This is the third time in a row that Trump has won the Republican nomination for President of the United States. The former President released a statement on Truth Social. "It is my great honor to be representing the Republican Party as its President...
On Wednesday CNN had to retract a story that it had written attacking the truthfulness of a story told by U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) in her Republican response to the state of the union address. On Thursday Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth (R) slammed CNN for the attack on Britt and said that it was because she (and the demographics she represents) scares them. "Its liberal bias is bad enough, but CNN was forced to retract, rewrite, and re-edit a story about @senkatiebritt after its...
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) questioned Air Force General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of the United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, and General Laura J. Richardson, Commander of the United States Southern Command, about what the military is doing to secure the border during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. "What about the border?" said Tuberville. "Are you getting any pushback from the border – the northern border? We h...
The UAB men's basketball will play Wichita State in the quarterfinals of the American Conference Tournament on Friday. The game will be played in Fort Worth, Texas at 2:00 p.m. CDT. It will be televised on ESPN2. The Blazers have the number four seed in the AAC Tournament. UAB forward Yaxel Lendeborg was named AAC Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference. Lendeborg is averaging 13.7 points per game and 10.4 rebounds per game. Eric Gaines is averaging 12.0 points per game and...
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) voted in favor of the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Sewell (AL-07) released a statement following her vote for the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act: "Throughout my time in Congress, I have fought to ensure that every American can cast their vote in free and fair elections," said Sewell. "Our elections are sacred, and we cannot allow our adversaries to...
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it is reversing course on a preliminary decision that would have reduced the non-market economy (NME) anti-dumping duty from $2.39 per kilogram to just 14 cents per kilogram for all producers controlled by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) had informed the administration that this 94.1% reduction in the tariff would have severe economic impact on U.S. catfish farmers, including those in Alabama....
On Friday embattled Georgia prosecutor, Nathan Wade, has stepped aside from the prosecution of Donald J. Trump (R) on allegations that the former President unlawfully entered into a conspiracy with more than a dozen of his team to overturn the Georgia 2020 election results. "I am offering my resignation in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public, and to move this case forward as quickly as possible," Wade wrote in his statement. "I am sure that the case, and the team,...
On Friday the Auburn Tigers Men's Basketball team advanced to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals with a 86 to 55 win over the number fifteen ranked South Carolina Gamecocks. Auburn was led by Johni Broome. Broome had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the blowout SEC quarterfinals victory. Broome is a First Team All-SEC selection. He began his career at Moorehead State; but transferred to Auburn after his freshman year. Broome is 6 foot 10 inches tall and 240 pounds. He is from Plant...
Friday was a disappointment for Tide fans. The University of Alabama simply could not stop Florida from running up and down the court scoring the basketball in their quarterfinal game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in men's basketball. Florida had 102 points to Bama's 88 points despite Alabama jumping out to an early 8 to 0 lead. Mark Sears led Alabama in the loss with 22 points. Aaron Estrada contributed 17 points; Nick Pringle scored 12 points; and Grant Nelson had 11 for the Tide....
