The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-1 in favor of a bill filed by Tim Melson (R-Florence) called the Compassion Act which would legalize medical marijuana in the state of Alabama. One person abstained from voting. The bill moves on to the full Senate for a...
With less than a month away from the primaries, four GOP Senate candidates visited the Madison County Republican Men’s Club at their monthly breakfast on Saturday. Each candidate presented their own vision of what they bring to the table and how they will govern if...
On Tuesday, The Alabama Senate Committee on Governmental affairs considered a bill, SB83, sponsored by State Senator Andrew Jones (R-Centre) that would eliminate the Office of State Auditor in Alabama. The bill would not affect the current State Auditor, Jim Zeigler, who is serving his...
On February 12, the current administration notified Congress that it would divert $3.8B slated for the Pentagon (including $261M earmarked for Mobile) toward construction of “The Wall”. One of the bedrock pieces of the President’s platform, The Wall has been dividing our country far more...
After Rep. Rolanda Hollis unveiled HB238, a bill that would require Alabama men to get a vasectomy once they reach 50 or father three children, former 2016 Presidential candidate and Senator, Ted Cruz (R-Texas), tweeted, “Yikes. A government big enough to give you everything is big...
State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) is running for Congress in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District and he wants voters to understand that if you look like him, things are tough these days. The new ad starts out with Pringle saying, “I’m Chris Pringle. These days, if...
Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth will unveil legislation on Tuesday that would shorten the appeals process and “expedite” the appeals process for inmates convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He will make the announcement in a press conference at 11:00 a.m. that day....
On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to have a hearing on Senator Tim Melson’s medical marijuana bill, SB165. It is possible that the Senate will have a vote on the bill that same day. The bill would allow patients to be prescribed...
The owner of a Tommy Tuberville signed football who no longer wanted it due to Tuberville’s political campaign for U.S. Senate has successfully auctioned the ball off for $300 and donated the money to the Yellowhammer Fund. Darcie posted on Twitter a screenshot of her...
Conservative Congressman Mo Brooks, who represents Alabama’s 5th Congressional District is making his sixth reelection bid this year and he just picked up what could be seen as his biggest endorsement. On Friday, President Donald Trump tweeted, “He [Mo] is a huge supporter of the...