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Alabama executes Muslim inmate after Supreme Court overturns stay

Alabama performed its first execution of 2019 following a legal back and forth over whether the inmate could be put to death without a chaplain of his faith in the chamber. The state executed Dominque Ray, a Muslim inmate who had appealed to federal courts after the state refused to allow an imam to be … Continued

Chip Brownlee

February 8, 2019

Opinion

Godspeed Matt Hart

For over 35 years, Miles Mathew Hart has served his country and state — first in uniform and then with a badge. Now, those days are behind him as he takes the next step in a storied career. But make no mistake, even though Hart now works in a private law firm where he specializes … Continued

Bill Britt

February 4, 2019

Opinion

Alabama’s continued honoring of Robert Lee is a slap in the face to black Americans

Today, the State of Alabama will honor two men. One was a man who advocated for peace and justice, who led peaceful protests and demanded non-violent resistance to abhorrent mistreatment of Americans based solely on the color of their skin. All across America, people will celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King … Continued

Josh Moon

January 21, 2019

More than 5,000 federal employees in Alabama affected as government shutdown drags on

As the partial federal government shutdown drags on into its 14th day Friday, more than 5,000 federal employees in Alabama remain furloughed or are working without pay as negotiations in Washington resumed this week but appear to still be at an impasse. At two weeks, the partial shutdown ranks as the second-longest shutdown in more … Continued

Chip Brownlee

January 4, 2019

Shelby taps committee staffer Dayne Cutrell as new chief of staff

Alabama’s senior U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby has hired a new chief of staff. Shelby announced Monday that he’s selected Dayne Cutrell, a native of Mobile who previously worked as a top aide to Shelby on the Senate Appropriations Committee, to serve as his chief of staff beginning Jan. 1, 2019. Cutrell worked most recently as … Continued

Chip Brownlee

December 18, 2018

Opinion

Words cannot express our gratitude

One hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the world’s largest, deadliest, and costliest war to that date drew to an end. The guns that boomed over field and forest in Europe fell silent. World War I was over. Over 116,000 Americans had lost their … Continued

Bradley Byrne

November 13, 2018

Opinion

Once again, Godspeed Speaker McCutcheon

When Alabama’s Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon released a statement regarding the 2018 House election results in legislative districts across the state, he did more than take a victory lap, he actually laid out a list of priorities for the next four years. McCutcheon wrote, “Our infrastructure is in decay, and our roads and … Continued

Bill Britt

November 9, 2018

Opinion

Time for an ethics champion to step forward

A majority of Alabama voters are “very concerned” about government corruption and ethics, however, Republicans who once championed strong ethics laws have retrenched or given up the fight altogether. Our state needs a champion who will lead the battle to keep the state’s ethics laws strong: a singular individual with the courage to do what … Continued

Bill Britt

September 5, 2018

Opinion

There is no apology for Jeff Sessions

I will not apologize for Jeff Sessions. I have written long and deeply sincere apologies for other political monsters that Alabama has thrust upon the country. I apologized for Roy Moore. I apologized for Robert Bentley. But I will not apologize for Jefferson Beauregard Sessions. Because you people knew what he was, and you still … Continued

Josh Moon

June 12, 2018

ALGOP Chair and Executive Committee makes right call

There are times when making a tough call is a natural choice, which is what ALGOP Chair Terry Lathan and the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee did by not certifying Jim Bonner as a candidate for PSC Place 1. Last night, the committee voted to reject a flawed candidate whose race-baiting, anti-semitic, misogynistic social media … Continued

Bill Britt

June 1, 2018