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Former Secretary of State John H. Merrill joined the Brandon and Christopher (BCS) podcast to discuss his political career, election integrity, business filings, and even the state of college athletics in the NIL world. Merrill was Secretary of State from 2015 to 2023. He is widely believed to be considering running for Alabama Lieutenant Governor in 2026. The Republican primary is scheduled for May 2026. This BCS podcast is hosted by Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content Manager Brandon...
April 24, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL.– Alabama citizens who provide emergency assistance to injured, wounded, or orphaned wild animals are committing a crime – even if it is on their own land. The Alabama Good Samaritan Wildlife Rehabilitation Act has been introduced in the Alabama House of Representatives to change that. On Thursday, the Alabama Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Society (AWCRS), North Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitators, and Alabama NEEDS Wildlife Rehabbers announced that they...
Attorney and Public Service Commission Candidate Brent Woodall recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show podcast to discuss the PSC and how he believes that he could do a better job than incumbent PSC Commissioner Jeremy Oden. The Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast is hosted by Alabama Political Reporter Lead Reporter and Content Manager Brandon Moseley and Alabama Political Contributor Publisher Christopher Peeks....
State Senator Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) recently joined the Heart of Dixie Podcast to discuss the Alabama Legislative session, proposed legislation dealing with hemp derived psychoactive cannabinoids, and more. The Heart of Dixie Podcast is hosted by Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content Manager Brandon Moseley and Attorney Harry Still III....
Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast. Pate discussed food prices, the health of the farm economy, and the damage being done to Alabama farmers by unfair trade practices. Pate is term limited from running for a third term as Ag. commissioner and is being widely discussed as an Alabama Lieutenant Governor candidate. The Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast is hosted by Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content Manager...
Congressional candidate Terri LaPoint recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast to discuss her campaign for Congress. LaPoint is running in Alabama's Third Congressional District. Incumbent Congressman Mike Rogers and Draic Coakley are also running for Congress in CD3. LaPoint is a writer, journalist, and Republican activist. The Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast is hosted by Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content Manager Brandon Moseley and Alabama Political Contributor...
May 3, 2025 - Attorney Derek Chen joined the Brandon and Christopher Show podcast to discuss his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state auditor. Auditor is an open seat in 2026 because current Auditor Andrew Sorrell is running for Secretary of State. Chen came to Alabama in 2018 after being born and raised in California. He did his undergraduate in Michigan and then came to Alabama to study law at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law. He also has a master's in business...
May 5, 2025 - CULLMAN, AL – Republican Clint Hollingsworth announced that he is running for Alabama House of Representatives District 12. Hollingsworth says that he has a deep commitment to serving Cullman County, and a proven record in local government. Hollingsworth says that he is ready to bring new leadership and fresh ideas to Montgomery. "I am running for the Alabama House of Representatives because I believe our community deserves an experienced leader who will fight to get us a seat at t...
May 6, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - The Alabama Big 10 Mayors released a statement applauding the Alabama Legislature for passing and Governor Kay Ivey (R) for signing into law two bills that they claim will improve public safety across Alabama. Senate Bills 118 and 119, both sponsored by Senator Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) and carried by Representative Cynthia Almond (R-Tuscaloosa) in the House, received broad bipartisan support. Sponsors claim that the bills mark a critical advancement in our...
May 12, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - The Office of Information Technology is currently responding to a cybersecurity event that is affecting certain state systems. In alignment with best practices, immediate steps have been taken to contain the situation while working with a leading third-party cybersecurity firm to investigate, secure and restore impacted services. The governor's officer reports that he security and reliability of state systems is a top priority. Temporary disruptions such as...
May 13, 2025 - The Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, State Lands Division, assists various state agencies in auctioning five-year hunting leases on land tracts across the state. A live public auction for the current bid cycle will be held on May 31, 2025. The 2025 bid notice, sample hunting lease, hunting tract listing, and hunting tract maps, all of which are downloadable at the state's website. To download a sample hunting lease and more information visit their website:...
May 5, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that Monica Carroll has been appointed by President Donald J. Trump (R) as the Executive Director of Alabama Farm Services Agency. Monica Carroll and her family operate a diversified farm raising poultry and cattle, along with growing row crops. She previously served as Chairperson of the FSA State Committee during President Trump's first term. She is a board Member for the Alabama Resource...
April 22, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) issued a statement following the announcement that President Donald J. Trump will deliver keynote remarks at the University of Alabama's 2025 commencement ceremonies. Britt said that she was "thrilled" by the news. "I'm thrilled President Trump will deliver the keynote address at the University of Alabama's commencement ceremonies this year. It is a tremendous honor for the university and for this year's graduating class t...
April 24, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL - On Thursday evening, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey told Corrections Commissioner John Hamm that she would not exercise her clemency powers and directed him to execute James Osgood' for the 2010 capital murder of Tracy Lynn Wilemon (Brown). "The murder of Tracy Wilemon was premeditated, gruesome and disturbing, and tonight, the state carried out the death sentence of James Osgood," said Gov. Ivey after the execution. "Both Mr. Osgood and his accomplice – who will nev...
April 21, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL - Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Chairman John Wahl announced that at his urging the state of Alabama is setting up a mechanism to protect local libraries. The provision is part of the education trust fund (ETF) budget that has already passes the State Senate. This provision would ensure that Alabama's library grants will remain funded even if the federal government withdraws its support. The federal government is hopelessly in debt and hemorrhaging f...
On April 5, 2025 State Senator Greg Albritton spoke with the Alabama Gazette's Brandon Moseley and the Alabama Political Contributor's Christopher Peeks about gambling, prisons, the state general fund, NIL, the breakdown of the family, the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session and other topics....
March 29, 2025 - State Representative Danny Garrett spoke with the Alabama Gazette's Brandon Moseley and Baldwin County Attorney Harry Still III about the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session. Garrett is the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Education Committee that prepares the $9.9 billion education budget. Garrett discussed the education budget, a proposed new funding model for education, Trump's proposed dismantling of the Department of Education, the 2025 legislative session and other...
April 8, 2025 – HOOVER, AL - After a week-long recess, members of the Alabama Legislature returned to work last week, with the $3.7 billion General Fund Budget passing the Alabama House. The Alabama Republican Party on Thursday congratulated the members of the legislature who were honored as ALGOP Defenders of Freedom at the Trump Victory Dinner in Birmingham featuring Donald Trump Jr.. The 2025 Defender of Freedom Award recipients are: Representative Donna Givens & Senator Lance Bell - Sound o...
April 9, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Rogers spoke at the beginning of a hearing on the U.S. military posture and national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region about the China and North Korean threat. 'Last week, China carried out large-scale military exercises off Taiwan's coast," said Chairman Rogers. "China practiced assaulting maritime and ground targets, and cutting Taiwan off from t...
Former Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) recently spoke on the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast about the meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the oval office and the state of the war between Ukraine and Russia and Ukraine's prospects of winning the war. Brooks is speaking with the Alabama Gazette's lead reporter and content manager Brandon Moseley as well as the Alabama Political Contributor's publisher Christopher Pee...
Pastor Dean Odle spoke recently at length with the Alabama Gazette's Brandon Moseley and the Alabama Political Contributor's Christopher Peeks. Odle is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama on the Brandon and Christopher Show (BCS) podcast. Odle is facing a crowded field for Lt. Gov in the May 26, 2026 Republican Primary. Odle is a vaccine skeptic, who believes in Creationism, young Earth theory, the flat Earth theory, that voting tabulators can be rigged...
Draic Coakley is running for the United States House of Representatives. He recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast to discuss why he is running for Congress, his views on the Ukraine War, term limits, electric vehicle mandates, the budget deficit, the DOGE, and much more. Coakley is one of at least two Republicans who are challenging incumbent Mike Rogers in the 2026 Republican primary. Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content Manager Brandon Moseley and Alabama Political...
April 10, 2025 - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) delivered a speech on the Senate floor objecting to Democrats' efforts to halt the Trump administration's actions to make the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) more efficient. "On November the 5th, President Trump was given a mandate: get this country straightened out. This included waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government, over all agencies," said Senator Tuberville. "The VA is a perfect example. Under President Biden, the V...
March 5, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) in reintroducing the HBOT Access Act. The bill would allow veterans to receive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The HBOT Access Act would require the VA to provide HBOT as a treatment option to any veteran suffering from TBI or PTSD. The...
March 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) voted in favor of Linda McMahon to serve as President Trump's Secretary of Education. The nomination was confirmed by a vote of 51 to 45. "Linda McMahon will be a fierce advocate for putting parents back in the driver's seat and returning to the fundamentals of classroom learning" Senator Britt said in a statement. "She has a proven background to get government out of the way so e...
