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“We call BS!” Young people not playing around with guns

The blustery winds at Birmingham’s Railroad Park Saturday blew down a sign near the voter registration table. Some marchers had a hard time holding their own homemade signs aloft as they participated in the March for Our Lives event in Birmingham. But the winds didn’t dampen spirits. In all, it was a good-weather day in … Continued
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March 26, 2018

House adjourns Tuesday without addressing school security

A number of bills have been introduced into the Alabama Legislature to address the need for school security following the Marjory Stonemason Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. One legislator introduced bills to ban the sale of semiautomatic firearms. Another introduced a bill to ban 18 to 20 year olds from having assault weapons. … Continued
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March 21, 2018
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Protecting our children

For much of the year, the safety of our students rests in the hands of the faculty, staff, and resource officers at our schools.  Without a shadow of a doubt, the people who know best how to protect our schools are the teachers, parents, administrators, police officers, and students in their own communities. In February, … Continued
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March 20, 2018
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Beware the Ides of March

Beware the Ides of March, warned the seer to Julius Caesar, but Caesar didn’t, and the Roman emperor was reportedly assassinated on March 15, 44 BC. On this Ides of March, there are other warnings going out, not for a literal assassination but, perhaps, massive political consequences. Politicians on all levels – federal, state, and … Continued
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March 15, 2018
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Could a lottery, gambling cause Alabama to lose moral high ground?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The gambling debate in Alabama is tired. Because it’s just too old. It’s like arguing against the smart phone. I suppose the debate was a meaningful one back pre-1980 or so, long before church bingo halls and greyhound racing invaded the state. And before Mississippi OK’d Indian casinos and … Continued
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March 1, 2018
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Your pro-gun arguments are stupid

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Here we are again. Another school shooting. Another AR-15. Another domestic terrorist. And more of the same BS answers from conservatives and gun nuts about a problem that is, quite obviously, directly linked to the weapon of choice used in these awful attacks — a gun. For some reason, … Continued
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February 16, 2018
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Shots fired. We do not care

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Well, it’s happened again. And soon, we’ll be saying: “Well, it’s happened again.” And not long after that: “Well, it’s happened again.” We do not learn. We do not act. We do not care enough to do something constructive about the gun culture in this cruel nation. Multiple deaths … Continued
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February 15, 2018

Shelby opposed disaster relief because of the flood insurance bailout

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., voted against ending debate on HR 2266, the “Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017.” Sen. Shelby opposed the $36.5 billion disaster aid package because it includes $16 billion for National Flood Insurance Program debt forgiveness. “While I support emergency … Continued
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October 25, 2017