DNC will be held too late for Biden to qualify for Alabama’s general election ballot, Secretary of State Wes Allen says
On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen Written to inform The Alabama Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee announced that names submitted after the certification deadline will not appear on the ballot in November's general election. “We recently discovered that the Democratic National Convention is currently scheduled to be held on August 19, […]
Biden to blame for higher than expected inflation, Alabama’s GOP delegation says
Alabama's Republican congressional delegation is criticizing President Joe Biden after the latest inflation report showed prices rose more than expected in March. According to the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index, which measures the prices of everyday items such as gasoline, groceries and rent, inflation rose 0.4% in March from the previous month and 3.5% from […]
Rex Jones: Update Alabama’s tax code to accommodate new smoke-free alternatives
Free markets will always innovate faster than governments. We see this in almost every sector of the economy, where new products emerge that defy old classifications. One sector that is innovating faster than policymakers can keep up is the tobacco industry. New products are coming to the market that offer adult smokers a better alternative. […]
Shomari Figures wins Democratic runoff in Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District
On Tuesday night, Democrats selected their candidate for Alabama's newly created 2nd Congressional District in a runoff election between state Rep. Anthony Daniels and Shomali Figures, a civil rights attorney and the son of former state Sen. Michael Figures and current state Sen. Vivian Figures (D-Mobile). Shomali Figures defeated House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, receiving […]
Caroleene Dobson wins GOP runoff in Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District
First-time political candidate Carolyn Dobson defeated former state Sen. Dick Brewbaker in a primary runoff election Tuesday to become the Republican candidate for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. Dobson will face Mobile native Shomali Figures in the November general election to decide the fate of the newly redistricted district. At the time of writing, unofficial results […]
7 Things: Figures-Dobson to face off in Alabama’s high-stakes congressional race; Trump trial day 2; and more …
7. Two failed, corrupt and incompetent governors of Alabama Continue They are struggling to get the poor murderers off death row so that they can avoid being sentenced. The problem is the practice of judicial nullification, which allows judges to sentence murderers to death despite minor opinions of the jury, but the law on this […]
Alabama’s retro jerseys voted ‘uniforms of the year’
The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team unveiled their first new uniform combinations in a long time this season. The “retro” style shirt, featuring the classic Block A logo, was named college basketball's “Uniform of the Year” by a popular social media page. Uniswag. Got the Universe 🔥 Our Crimson Tide uniforms were named college […]
Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program leads nation in quality for 18th consecutive year
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) announced that Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program has again been recognized as of the highest quality in a national report released today. Current status of kindergartens in 2023. Alabama is one of five states in the nation to meet 10 of 10 of […]
Wilkins: Alabama’s educational drive toward excellence shows gears for growth
Watching my daughter excel in her second year at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, especially as she prepares to enter her third year of nursing, has deepened my respect for Alabama's higher education system. Our university provides rigorous academic opportunities and critical technical training aligned with the needs of key industries. Alabama values ​​an […]
Alabama’s spring housing market continues monthly increases, high mortgage rates continue
The Alabama Association of Realtors has released this month's Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report. marchIt shows home sales across the state continue to increase month over month. “The statistics from our latest report indicate that the spring selling season is underway,” said Senia Johnson, president of the Alabama Association of Realtors 2024. “We are […]
