Senator Richard Shelby

Infrastructure

Shelby: FAA awards $3.69 million for local airport improvements in Alabama

The four FAA grants were awarded to four local airports in Alabama, amounting to $3,689,710.

September 26, 2022

Opinion

The best choice for Alabama

Alabama needs a Ronald Reagan conservative as its next U.S. senator.

Danny Garrett

May 17, 2022

Opinion

Senate race down to the wire

This race will probably wind up being the most expensive race in Alabama political history.

Steve Flowers

May 11, 2022

Mobile Airport Authority, Alabama Port Authority receive federal funds for investments

The competitive grant is intended to increase the efficiency of freight movements by air, rail, highway, and water.

March 3, 2022

Alabama Republicans pan President Biden’s SOTU

A handful of Alabama's elected officials offered a dismal review of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

March 2, 2022

Shelby applauds partnership to build new Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility

The U.S. Geological Survey will partner with The University of Alabama to construct a new state-of-the-art science and engineering facility.

January 21, 2022

Opinion

Why George Wallace said “no” to the U.S. Senate

My next book on Alabama politics will expound on who I believe have been the top 60 political leaders in Alabama over the past 60 years. More than likely in any political historian’s book George Wallace and Senator Richard Shelby would rank as the top two. The question is, “Who gets the number one spot?” … Continued

Steve Flowers

June 17, 2020

Opinion

Alabama leaders under 45 who affect the political arena

Last week I discussed Alabama’s outstanding leaders in the political arena. This week allow me to share with you some of the state’s leaders under 45 who are shaping and molding our state from outside the actual pit of the political arena. The most prominent political power in the under 45 category, who is not … Continued

Steve Flowers

April 29, 2020

Shelby, Jones applaud Huffaker’s confirmation as U.S. district judge in Alabama

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Doug Jones, R-Ala., supported and today announced that Austin Huffaker of Montgomery, Alabama, has been confirmed by a Senate vote of 89-4 to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. Huffaker was nominated for the federal judgeship by President Trump in July 2019. Following his … Continued

Charlie Walker, Staff

December 5, 2019

Senate Appropriations Committee headed by Shelby advances spending bills

The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the FY2020 spending bills for the Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; and Financial Services and General Government. The bills were each reported favorably out of the committee by a vote of … Continued

Josh Moon

September 25, 2019