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Septembr 9, 2024 – Montgomery - Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) released a statement to remind Alabama voters that county absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person is Thursday, October 31, 2024. Absentee ballots being returned in-person must be received by the county absentee election manager by close of business on the day before the election. For this election t...
September 11, 2024 -Montgomery- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) hosted the 55 Correctional Officers set to graduate from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Academy. The governor greeted the officers on the steps of the Alabama Governor's Mansion, offered words of gratitude and congratulations and invited them inside for a reception to honor their achievement. "I am proud of the 55 Correctional Officers graduating from the Academy this week and was honored to host them at the Alabama Gove...
August 26, 2024 - MONTGOMERY Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she has appointed Deputy Sheriff Anthony Lowery to serve as the Sheriff of Baldwin County. The current Baldwin County Sheriff, Hoss Mack, will soon be leaving the post after two decades to become the new head of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. Lowery is a lifelong resident of Baldwin County. He presently serves as chief deputy in the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. In his nearly 20 years in the Sheriff's Office, he has...
August 23, 2024 - (Montgomery, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that former Houston County Assistant District Attorney Mark Johnson was found guilty on ethics charges after a Houston County jury returned six guilty verdicts Thursday afternoon. As a result of his six felony convictions, Johnson has been taken into custody. According to the Attorney General's office, throughout the four-day trial, the Houston County jury heard evidence that Johnson used his position as a c...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2, 2024 – A resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in honor of Willie Mays' life and enduring legacy passed the Senate yesterday by unanimous consent. Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama, and he spent most of his career with the San Francisco Giants. The resolution concludes, "Willie Mays personified the American Dream by relying on his relentless work ethic and d...
August 2, 2024 Montgomery, Ala – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) and 18 other attorneys general in opposition to the Biden-Harris administration's claim that state laws preventing de-banking are a "national security threat." Attorney General Moody and the coalition claim this is just another attempt to stoke confusion about state laws to advance extreme activist agendas. "Never in my life did I think that I would see a day in the U...
August 3, 2024 - on Friday, U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 45 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Biden-Harris administration protesting its partial arms embargo against Israel. The senators urged the White House to stop kowtowing to Iran, stop jeopardizing the lives of American servicemembers, and to deliver the necessary weapons systems to Israel. "While your administration delays, Hamas...
The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will temporarily close Washington County Public Fishing Lake in southwest Alabama after the discovery of an invasive aquatic plant – giant salvinia – in the lake. The lake will be closed starting August 5, 2024. One of the most aggressive aquatic plants, giant salvinia is a fast-growing invasive species that has the potential to double in size every two to four days. The...
Washington, D.C., August 1, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) released the following statement after voting against Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-New York) attempt to rush a tax package through the Senate that most Republicans viewed as being flawed. "I support several provisions in the tax package, including restoring full expensing of the research and development tax credit and the goal of supporting children and their families," said Sen. Britt. "However, I cannot support ramming t...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) applauded the Senate Commerce Committee for advancing the Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act, legislation led by Senator Britt, Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). This legislation would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a standard methodology for i...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2024 – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tim Kaine's (D-Virginia) recently introduced a bipartisan childcare bill. This package has already received substantial support from organizations that advocate on behalf of children, families, small businesses, and more. Sponsors say that the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act, together form the boldest bipartisan proposal to make child care more affordable and accessible b...
August 8, 2024 (Muscle Shoals, Ala)-Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of a Florence man on four counts of capital murder. Travis Eric Fallows, 35, was served with the indictment against him on Wednesday and is being held without bail pending the resolution of this case. Following an investigation by the Attorney General's Investigations Division and the Muscle Shoals Police Department, Attorney General Marshall's Criminal Trials Division presented evidence to a Colbert...
August 8, 2024 - (Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined a coalition of 16 states in filing a lawsuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from allowing illegal aliens from to receive subsidized health care under the Affordable Care Act. The final plan, set to take effect November 1, would make more than 200,000 deferred actions for childhood arrival (DACA) recipients eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health plans, including 3,460 in Alabama. "The latest a...
August 8, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama), as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, secured a $20 million increase for the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Implementing a Maternal Health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. With Senator Britt's support, the total appropriated in the Committee's bill for the NIH I...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2024- Fox News published a column written by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) arguing if favor of their bipartisan childcare legislation. They argue that their proposal offers serious solutions to the childcare crisis in America, which is harming Alabamians and Virginians. In the op-ed, the Senators outline their bills to make childcare more affordable and accessible by bolstering existing tax credits and creating a pilot program to...
(Montgomery, Ala.) – Last week Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general asking the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the national TikTok divest-or-ban legislation passed by Congress earlier this year. The federal law bans TikTok in the United States if Chinese-owned ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, does not sell its stake in the platform. ByteDance and TikTok sued the federal government following the ban. "...
The Republican Women of the South Political Action Committee is holding an election year fundraiser at the Vestavia Civic Center on Thursday, August 15 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. CDT. This will provide you the opportunity to meet with many of the Republican candidates on the ballot this November and discuss politics with like-minded conservatives in a casual relaxed atmosphere. Live music will be provided by The Onlys. Hors-d'oeuvres will be catered by the team at Kathy 6. Beverages, including...
Tens of millions of persons without U.S. citizenship live and work in the United States (both legally and illegally) and a lot of those immigrants are on the voting roles in Alabama. After being sworn into office on January 16, 2023, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) has been working to ensure that Alabama has the cleanest and most accurate voter file in the country. As part of this effort, Secretary Allen has identified 3,251 individuals who are registered to vote in Alabama who have...
August 13, 2024 - MOBILE – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced approximately $30 million for 25 projects in Coastal Alabama, supported by funds from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GoMESA). These projects are focus on environmental education and outreach, sewer and stormwater infrastructure, water quality improvements, recreational access improvements, and other projects that are included in the original intent and authorized use of GoMESA funds. "I am thrilled to be j...
The Alabama Federation of Republican Women will be holding a special screening of the new movie about President Ronald W. Reagan (R) in Huntsville on August 24 at 2:00 p.m. CDT in Huntsville at CINEMAX Bridge Street. Tickets are $5. President Sponsors Congressman Dale Strong Dutch Sponsors Monte Sano Research Wilmer Lee, Stan McDonald, Attorney Mac McCutcheon, Chairman, Madison County Commission Valerie Miles, Madison County Tax Collector Madison County Republican Exec Committee Tennessee...
On Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) introduced Lulu's Law to the U.S. House of Representatives. Lulu's Law is named after Lulu Gribbin of Mountain Brook, Alabama, who is recovering after being attacked by a shark earlier in this summer. Only 90 minutes prior to Lulu Gribbin and McCray Faust being attacked, another woman was attacked by a shark just a few miles away. Lulu's Law would codify the ability for authorities to quickly deploy wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) to the public if s...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 19, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) announced that the City of Birmingham will receive a $4.2 million congressionally directed spending grant to expand the reach of its Real Time Crime Center. This congressionally directed spending was secured by Senator Britt in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, which passed the Senate and was enacted into law on March 9, 2024. The award was formally announced by the Department of Justice just this week. The City o...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 19, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) commended U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) for introducing Lulu's Law in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Britt wrote and introduced Lulu's Law in the Senate. The bill is named in honor of 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin from Mountain Brook, Alabama who was attacked by a shark while visiting the Alabama Gulf Coast. Their legislation, which is cosponsored by the entire Alabama House delegation, would codify s...
A delegation from the Alabama Department of Commerce attended the Farnborough International Air Show in Great Britain back in July. Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair wrote on Tuesday that she and her team return from that conference eyeing aerospace growth. "A working team from the Alabama Department of Commerce participated in last month's Farnborough International Airshow with a simple mission: build on the strong growth that is propelling the state's aerospace sector forward," said...
On Sunday, August 20, 2024 veteran Alabama Gazette writer Martha Poole Simmons was formally inducted into the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Simmons was nominated by Carver D.K. Papke. Simmons lives in Montgomery. From the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony program, "Martha Poole Simmons serves Armed Forces veterans through the American Red Cross and by writing articles for the Alabama Gazette. Simmons has presented at meetings for the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter...
