If there was ever any doubt about how politicians in Alabama feel about the federal government, just look at some of their campaign ads. During this past election, Alabama politicians spent…
Category: Politics
Where Was Our Republican Leadership When We Needed Them?
The United States Congress didn’t do you any favors over the weekend! With the help of the Republican leadership in Congress, they passed a $1.1 trillion package of spending bills –…
Newest Alabama Congressman Gets Three Committees
U.S. Rep-elect Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, has been assigned to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the House Committee on the Budget, and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, according…
Alabama BOE Rep Mary Scott Hunter Updates the District
Greetings! Alabama's graduation rate reached 86 percent in 2013. Only 72 percent of Alabama high school students walked across a stage and were handed a diploma just three years ago. That number…
Senator Clay Scofield to Speak to DeKalb GOP Breakfast Club
The DeKalb County GOP Breakfast Club will meet Saturday morning at Western Sizzlin' in Fort Payne for their monthly meeting. This month's speaker will be Senator Clay Scofield (R-DeKalb/Marshall/Blount/Madison) who was…
Bentley Addresses Crowd at Alabama Farmers Federation Annual Meeting
MONTGOMERY, Ala., — Gov. Robert Bentley provided opening remarks to start the Alabama Farmers Federation's 93rd annual meeting at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Dec. 7. Bentley praised the state's farmers,…
FreightCar America Adding 150-200 Jobs in $10 Million Alabama Expansion
CHEROKEE, Alabama — Chicago-based FreightCar America Inc. announced plans today to expand railcar production in Alabama as part of a $10 million project that will create 150 to 200 jobs in Colbert County. FreightCar…
Standard & Poor's Assigns Highest Rating to Alabama's ATRIP Bonds
MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘AAA’ rating for $508.5 million in state highway bonds. The ‘AAA’ rating for the transportation bond…