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Representatives question Ivermectin bill during health committee meeting

Legislators discussed ivermectin resistance and the “increased risk of off-label and non evidence-based use” during a public hearing on Wednesday.
January 29, 2026

Pressure grows on Ivey for a wider opening of the economy

An estimated 82 protestors from the Small Business Coalition, that opposes the state’s “safer-at-home” restrictions, marched from Montgomery’s Crampton Bowl, to the Statehouse and on to the front steps of the Alabama Capitol Building on Tuesday. The protestors carried flags and signs while urging Gov. Kay Ivey to lift the restrictions placed on the economy … Continued
May 6, 2020

Senate passed the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act

Thursday, the Alabama state Senate passed a bill that would make it a felony for doctors to perform gender altering treatments and surgeries on children under the age of 19. The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, Senate Bill 219, is sponsored by State Senator Shay Shelnutt, R-Trussville. SB219 is cosponsored by Sens. Jim McClendon, … Continued
March 9, 2020

Tea Party activist, former congressional candidate Becky Gerritson named Eagle Forum executive director

Eagle Forum of Alabama President Eunie Smith and Foundation President Jim Cooper announced Friday that Becky Gerritson has been named the conservative group’s new executive director. Becky has been a strong advocate for conservatism in Alabama since founding the Wetumpka Tea Party in 2009. In 2016 Gerritson received Heritage Action Sentinel’s Firewall for Freedom Award, … Continued
January 11, 2019

Becky Gerritson will head Women for Hobson group

Thursday, the Rich Hobson for Congress Campaign announced that conservative leader Becky Gerritson will head Women for Hobson. Gerritson ran for Congress in the 2016 Republican Party. She is the founder and president of the Wetumpka Tea Party. “Throughout his career, Rich Hobson has distinguished himself as a true conservative,” Gerritson said. “I was proud … Continued
April 27, 2018

More conservative elected officials endorse Moore

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, the Judge Roy Moore for U.S. Senate Campaign announced that twenty more elected officials from both rural and urban areas of the state of Alabama had endorsed Moore. The campaign said that the announcement is demonstrative of the widespread, local support accumulating for Moore as he heads into … Continued
September 15, 2017