Opinion

Last week, the legislature could have had the opportunity to finally have the debate on the Accountability Act that we didn’t have when the Act was pa...

I am pleased to announce that on April 26 several highway project bids opened in our Senate District. In Colbert County we will soon see the resurfaci...

The Russellville City Schools Education Foundation is very grateful for the wonderful support shown by those who bought dinner tickets and attended ou...

Once again, the Alabama Legislature is being asked to “fix” a bill that was rushed through without taking the time to think it through or debate it. T...

Each year the nation observes Law Day on May 1. Law Day is designed to educate people of all ages about the legal system and to celebrate the American...

This past week I called on the Republican Supermajority to once again bring forth the Medicaid Expansion Bill so that we may have an opportunity to vo...

It’s been quite some time since I heard so much bad news all in the same week. With the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, the explosion at th...

I know I have rattled on about the weather in my last couple of articles on this page, but this particular story is of a much more serious note. I can...

For the past three years state employees, educators and our entire public education system has taken it on the chin. Unfortunately, it seems next year...

By: Rep. Craig Ford We’ve all heard the old saying, “Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.” It seems that Republicans in the Ala...