It’s Been Rough Waters For The GulfQuest Museum, Are Calmer Waters Ahead?
Like the ill-fated Carnival Triumph cruise ship several years ago, the GulfQuest Maritime Museum has...
Alabama News News & Articles
Latest Alabama political news — state government, legislation, and policy updates from across the state.
An Open Letter To AL Dem Chair Nancy Worley
It’s time for you to step down. It’s time for you to let someone else lead the party. Under your tenure, no one knows the party message, candidates aren’t supported or recruited, and you’ve left nothing but a trail of embarrassing media gaffes.
AL House Minority Leader Daniels Right To Call For Comprehensive Prison Reform
The state has known for many years that its prisons were overcrowded and understaffed. Further, it has perennially ignored the widespread abuse and neglect of prisoners in its care.
More Questions and Concerns About the Mobile Civic Center
Today, the Mobile City Council will meet in executive session to review the final to proposals for the redevelopment of the Mobile Civic Center property. This is not the final step in the process...
Alabama Gambles on Abortion Again
Who says we don’t have gambling in Alabama? We do, we just gamble on the weirdest things. Recently the state legislature went all-in on overturning Roe v. Wade with Alabama’s new
AL GOP Rep. Mo Brooks’ Petty Politics
The greatest, and arguably, most intrinsic, foundational principal of the United States of America, is the guaranteed freedom to be able to voice political dissent, especially against the government and especially when it’s unpopular.
DNC Resolution To End Alabama Democratic Party’s Controversial Minority Appointment Process
On Friday, June 28, the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee passed a resolution barring the Alabama Democratic Party’s Minority Caucus from directly appointing at-large minority members to the State Democratic Executive Committee, the...
Youthful Offender Status Should Be Reserved For Youthful Crimes
Recently in Mobile, AL, a young man who drove down a residential street at 90 miles per hour where the speed limit was 30 mph was granted youthful offender status.
Worley’s Slow Progress On DNC Directives Draws Criticism From Democrats
In August of 2018, Nancy Worley was re-elected as chair of the Alabama Democratic Party – an event that was soon overshadowed by a series of formal complaints contesting the legitimacy of her win. ...
Supreme Court Won’t Review Ruling Overturning 2016 Alabama Abortion Law
On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court declined to review a ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding The Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act. The bill, which was passed in...