food

Sweet Grown Alabama is new branding initiative to boost Alabama-grown foods

Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate announced that the Department has created a new initiative for shoppers looking to buy local and support Alabama farmers. Shoppers will soon have a new way to identify locally grown products with the Sweet Grown Alabama logo. “As I travel across the state, most of the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 12, 2019

Opinion

Border battle reveals Democratic divisions

For months, Speaker Pelosi and my Democratic friends have denied a crisis on the border exists. Nothing to see here! But the American people, our border agents, video footage, and even the liberal media insisted otherwise and called for action. The public pressure was immense. Now, in a development as stunning as it is sudden, … Continued

Bradley Byrne

July 2, 2019

Committee approves plan to reform how inmates at county jails are fed

The House Ways and Means General Fund Committee gave a favorable report to a Senate bill that reforms the process by which prisoners in county jails are fed. Senate Bill 228 is sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. The bill is being carried in the Alabama House of Representatives by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, and … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 29, 2019

Nearly $50 million awarded to assist low-income Alabamians with winter energy bills

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $50 million in grants to assist with energy bills. The $46.6 million in grants was awarded Friday to help low-income families in Alabama with their energy bills. The grants, which were issued to 21 community service agencies throughout the state, provide emergency funds to help low-income families heat their … Continued

Chip Brownlee

December 17, 2018

New U.S. Hunger Atlas: More than 1 in 5 Alabama children live in food-insecure homes

According to a new report by the public advocacy group Hunger Free America, 22 percent of Alabama children lived in homes that could not always afford to purchase enough food between 2015 and 2017. The Hunger Free America is based on their analysis of federal data. According to their report, 237,572 children in the state … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 6, 2018

Opinion

The importance of being thankful

It’s important to be thankful. I know that sounds trite and that your immediate reaction was to roll your eyes and mutter “oh, great, a stupid Thanksgiving column,” but give me a second. This is not an attempt to recast reality or try to put a pretty bow on a steaming pile of horse manure … Continued

Josh Moon

November 23, 2018

Georgia celebrates lottery’s 25th anniversary, Gov. Ivey supports letting people vote

Last week, Georgia celebrated the 25th anniversary of its state education lottery, which has helped send more than 3 million Georgia kids to college and pre-K programs. At the recent recognition ceremony, Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal remembered the personal dilemma he faced when the state assembly needed a two-thirds majority to pass legislation to … Continued

Bill Britt

June 26, 2018

Fears arise that proposed merger of Bayer, Monsanto will result in higher cost of agricultural inputs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Humans don’t really need cell phones, movies, TV, automobiles, insurance, even banking, and electricity. These products make our lives better; but there is one industry that every person is a consumer of and is essential to human life — agriculture. We all eat food. Only 3.2 million Americans actually … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 11, 2017

Alabama Grocers Association announces Annual Awards

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, the Alabama Grocers Association held their annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon on honoring their retailer, wholesaler and vendor of the year award winners. Speakers included Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, President Pro Tempore of the Senate Del Marsh, R-Anniston, and Motivational … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 7, 2017

UAB establishes program to assist pregnant women addicted to opioids

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter As conversations continue about how to handle the deadly opioid crisis in America, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has established a program to assist women who are pregnant and addicted to opioids and other substance abuse disorders. The program will offer patients routine prenatal care, treatment programs including … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 3, 2017