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State Rep. Will Dismukes continues to feel fallout of celebrating the first Grand Wizard of KKK
Prattville, Ala. - The controversy surrounding Alabama House Representative Will Dismukes’ attendance at a birthday celebration for the...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read


Governor Ivey: Alabamians required to wear mask through August 31
Montgomery, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey has extended the statewide mandatory mask order through August 31 to slow the spread of the...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Another Round of $1,200 Stimulus Checks Expected with $1 Trillion CARES ACT II
Washington, DC - After a botched roll-out last week, Senate Republicans and the White House introduced another round of coronavirus...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Procession Honoring John Lewis Includes Stops in Troy, Selma and Montgomery
Montgomery, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey announced earlier today that Representative John Lewis will be honored across Alabama this weekend....

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


ICYMI: Governor Ivey on Alabama's Complicated History with Race
ICYMI: On July 2, Governor Kay Ivey delivered the following message to Alabamians about the state's complicated history with race and...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20215 min read


U.S. Senate Delays Second Stimulus Package as Alabama COVID Cases Hit Record High
(Washington, DC) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed the unveiling of the CARES Act II stimulus package this morning after...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


NAACP Suffers Blow as Appeals Court Upholds Alabama's Voter ID Law
(Atlanta, GA) – A divided 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted to uphold Alabama’s voter ID law in a 2-1 decision issued Tuesday....

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Governor Ivey Announces $170 Million for Health Care and Remote Learning in Alabama Public Schools
(Montgomery, Ala.) – Governor Kay Ivey awarded $70 million today to support the Alabama State Department of Education’s (ALSDE) Education...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read


Dr. Condoleezza Rice to Advise New Innovation Commission Promoting Entrepreneurship in Alabama
Montgomery, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced via Executive Order 720, she has established Alabama’s first statewide...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20217 min read


Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton Issues Statement on Statewide Mask Order
Montgomery, Ala. - Senator Bobby Singleton on Wednesday released the following statement in response to Governor Kay Ivey's latest public...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Ivey Mandates Mask Usage Statewide; “Do The Right Thing, Wear A Mask”
Montgomery, AL - Governor Kay Ivey announced an order mandating the use of masks effective tomorrow at 5:00 P.M. until July 31 to combat...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


"Superintendents Aren’t Doctors;” Alabama Senators Seek Clarity on Reopening Schools
Montgomery, Ala. - Senators Bobby Singleton, Jabo Waggoner, and Jim McClendon presented a plan developed with the Alabama School Nurses...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Alabama's Top Election Official and Attorney Warn Counties Against Requiring Masks on Election Day
Montgomery, Ala. – Ahead of the July 14 Primary Runoff Election, Secretary of State John H. Merrill, in addition to Attorney General...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Governor Ivey Announces $100 Million Small Business Grant Program “Revive Alabama”
Montgomery, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the Revive Alabama grant program to support small businesses in Alabama that...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


State Budgets in “Pretty Good Shape”; Questions Remain on CARES Act Spending Plan
Montgomery, Ala. - State senators heard from agency heads and budget officials on the status of both the General Fund and Education Trust...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Senators Hear Update on Ailing Prison System
Montgomery, Ala. - State senators met in Montgomery today to hear updates on budgets and the on-going reforms within its beleaguered...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Sen. Marsh Urges Gov. Ivey to Safeguard Students from Coronavirus
(Montgomery, Ala.) - In correspondence delivered yesterday, Alabama Senator Del Marsh urged Governor Ivey to allocate funding to increase...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Sen. Singleton: Leadership is Being Constant to Something Greater Than Yourself
I left Montgomery on Thursday evening, fuming. In four weeks, more than 700,000 K-12 students, teachers, nurses, and administrators...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read


Jeff Sessions calls Black Harvard scholar “some criminal”
In a New York Times Magazine article published Tuesday, Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions referred to celebrated Harvard...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Gov. Ivey extends Alabama’s Safer at Home Order as COVID Cases Soar
Montgomery, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey announced today that she is extending Alabama’s Safer at Home order through July 31. The order was...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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