Great Depression

"Some of you have asked why we have two budgets: one for the General Fund and one for education. Here is why."

The bill would invest more than $3.5 billion to create nearly one million new apprenticeship opportunities.

Thursday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) announced that he and five other members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump (R). “38+ million Americans have lost their jobs in the last 2 months,” Rep. Brooks wrote on social media. “The April unemployment rate was 14.7%, the highest rate … Continued

It has been 75 years since the end of World War II. Today, May 8, we celebrate V.E. or Victory in Europe Day, the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Later this summer, we will also celebrate the 75th anniversary of V.J. or Victory in Japan Day, the formal surrender of Imperial Japan on the deck … Continued

Recently I came across a copy of an old congressional directory from 1942. It is always fun for me to read about this era in American political history. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had been first elected in 1932 in the depths of the Great Depression. He would go on to be reelected in 1936, 1940 and … Continued

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford I have always believed that gambling is an issue that should be decided by the voters. And I will never understand why, in the middle of the biggest economic recession our country has seen since the Great Depression, our state leaders chose to put hundreds of people out of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Money is the lifeblood of politics.  Money donated to campaigns pays for every bumper sticker, yard sign, bill board, television and radio ad, direct mail piece, email, internet banner ad, and the team of consultants, pollsters, and strategists which advise candidates how to deploy their time and resources. No … Continued