More than 500 organizations representing millions of individuals and the entire U.S. economy on Tuesday joined the Business Council of Alabama in urging Congress to pass needed tax extenders during the…
Category: Politics
Education Precedes Prosperity
You have to tip your hat to Bob Riley’s Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund and the great job they do with public relations. Hardly a day goes by without someone trying to…
Matt Sharp Runs First BOE Meeting as Newly Elected Chairman
The DeKalb County Board of Education met on Tuesday at the Activities Building. A number of topics were addressed, including: Election of Board Officers Valley Head makes a presentation for an…
The Largest PBR Event Ever Held in Northeast Alabama Will Come to Rainsville
The Rainsville City Council met on Monday night at the Agribusiness Center. Topics discussed included: Medicare Enrollment Authorization to Remove a Sewer Line $1000 Grant for the Public Library The largest…
Increasing Gambling Isn't the Answer to State Budget Woes
With spiraling mandatory spending and reduced tax revenues threatening to send one or both of the state's budgets into proration, the options of raising additional income by establishing a compact with…
Democrat Party Chairman Nancy Worley Tells Voters to Use Their Brain
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead called out Nancy Worley, Chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party, for insinuating that Alabama voters do not use their brains when voting. When questioned by…
Alabama House Delegation Votes to Approve Keystone Pipeline
Alabama’s seven members of Congress last week voted to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline and send the measure to the Senate. Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, Mo…
Whitewash is Hogwash: Alabama Democrats are Ready to Build a Better Alabama
Last week, a journalist wrote an article claiming that the Alabama Democrats are making “phony” attempts to “whitewash diversity” in an attempt to keep white voters from leaving the party and…