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News / Infrastructure

New I-20/I-59 bridge opens on time and below budget

Last Friday, state, federal, and local government officials formally dedicated the new I-59/I-20 bridge through downtown Birmingham. Completing this project on schedule was a priority for the Alabama Department of Transportation. “Today is an exciting day for the City of Birmingham, Alabama, as we celebrate the reopening of the I-20/I-59 bridges!” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 21, 2020

Today is the 125th anniversary of Labor Day as a national holiday

Labor Day is intended to be a tribute to the labor movement and “is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s website. Republican-dominated states have demonized labor unions as a hindrance to free enterprise, choosing instead to establish right-to-work statutes. Alabama became a right-to-work state … Continued

Bill Britt

September 2, 2019

Opinion

Alabama is O-KAY

At high noon today, Monday, January 14, 2019, Alabama will swear in the Honorable Kay Ellen Ivey as our 54th Governor. Governor Ivey has selflessly dedicated her entire life to public service. In this guest editorial, we will travel down memory lane of her resume; however it is my goal to talk about the Kay … Continued

John W. Giles

January 14, 2019

Connie Glover endorses Twinkle Cavanaugh for lieutenant governor

Connie Glover, the wife of Senator Rusty Glover, who finished third in the June 5 Republican primary for lieutenant governor, endorsed Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh in the same race. “My first choice for Lt. Governor was and still is my husband Rusty Glover, but God had other plans,” Glover said. “Twinkle is a Christian, lifelong conservative, … Continued

Charlie Walker

July 16, 2018

Opinion

Biofuels are still an important component of our energy mix

During the last 15 years, biofuels have been a hot topic in the energy production world. You could hardly turn on the television or radio without hearing about the latest research and benefits of biofuels, which can be produced from agricultural and forest residues and dedicated energy crops. In fact, to help encourage the development … Continued

Steven Taylor

June 14, 2018

Council on American-Islamic Relations’ leaders to attend opening of lynching memorial

Dozens of leaders from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy group in the U.S., will join other prominent national civil rights and government leaders at the opening of the Memorial for Peace and Justice on Thursday. The Memorial for Peace and Justice is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the … Continued

Chip Brownlee

April 25, 2018

EJI’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice to open next week in Montgomery

The U.S.’s first memorial dedicated to those terrorized by lynchings, the legacy of enslaved black people and African-Americans who faced the terror of the Jim Crow era is set to open in Montgomery next week. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which will also be dedicated to people of color who face contemporary police brutality … Continued

Chip Brownlee

April 17, 2018

Openly gay Marine Corps veteran hopes to fill Patricia Todd’s Alabama House seat

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Neil Rafferty spent years in the U.S. Marine Corps supporting the Global War on Terrorism. He describes himself as dedicated to public service and community health. And the Birmingham native — who also happens to be openly gay — is hoping to bring that dedication to Montgomery next year. … Continued

Chip Brownlee

February 21, 2018

Opinion

In US Senate race, a Democratic coalition played to win while many Republicans took a knee

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Democrats are elated, Birmingham’s big mules are relieved and the once dominant Alabama Republican Party — whether they will admit it or not — is in trouble. From solid red counties to African-American communities financially handicapped by white Republican leaders, the U.S. Senate race showed that a few committed individuals … Continued

Bill Britt

December 15, 2017

Opinion

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and the American Ideal

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will,” said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speaking at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3rd, 1968, the night … Continued

Bill Britt

January 16, 2017