Dakota Layton, Author at Bama Politics

Alabama, Mississippi, and South Dakota are the only states to levy the full sales tax on groceries. In Alabama, it is 4%, and when combined with other local sales taxes, the amount can be up…

During a Tuesday appearance on 99.5’s “Matt and Aunie Show,” former Auburn football coach and 2020 Alabama GOP Senate candidate, Tommy Tuberville gave a dire warning at the consequences of hyper-partisanship, but at the…

State Sen. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva) has pre-filed a bill, SB 5, for the 2020 legislative session that would allow members of the armed forces from Alabama who are serving outside of the state to…

During an appearance on “The Jeff Poor Show,” State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) defended his proposed bill, SB 13, that would require Alabama K-12 schools to play the Star Spangled Banner at…

After Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced his opposition to legislation that would legalize and regulate the use of medical marijuana in Alabama, State. Rep. Mike Ball (R-Madison) responded in a Friday…

Under a new Trump administration order, states are required to give consent in order to take in refugees. Alabama is one of a handful of…

The University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) became the first public college in Alabama to support the Birmingham Promise scholarship. This scholarship is Mayor Randall Woodfin’s signature workforce development program that combines apprenticeship and…

On Thursday, Congressman Bradley Byrne introduced a resolution to censure House Speaker Nancy Pelosi due to frustration over her refusal to send the two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate in…

One day after Senator Doug Jones tweeted a video, giving his latest thoughts on the impeachment process against President Trump, Senator Richard Shelby

On Monday, Republican Congressman and 2020 GOP Senate candidate, Bradley Byrne released a new ad titled, “Dale”, named after his veteran brother, Dale, who died of a heart attack in 2013. The ad emotionally…