Alabama Republican Party interim press secretary and communications professional Jonathan Barbee has announced his candidacy for Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2. “After much consideration I have made the decision to run for Public Service Commissioner,” Barbee said Friday night. “Together, we must join forces to fight the Washington, D.C. liberal environmentalists before they regulate […]

Alabama State Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, announced Monday that he will seek re-election. Orr is the chairman of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee, one of the most powerful posts in the legislature. In his announcements, Orr highlighted his work to lower unemployment, decrease government spending and make state government more accountable to taxpayers. “Since […]

Could Auburn University take the “Happiest place on earth” title away from Disneyland? Okay, probably not, but working around Toomer’s Corner and Jordan-Hare Stadium does have employees, at the college feeling good, resulting in a career website dubbing it the “Happiest University in the Nation to Work”. Auburn University received a rating of 4.40 out […]

Delaware’s Red Clay school district now holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest Lego tower ever made. Their tower stands more than 112 feet tall, over 11 stories. More than half a million lego bricks were used in the construction of the tower.

“The current Lieutenant Governor has mismanaged the Senate the past three years,” Dr. Stan Cooke told Yellowhammer after announcing his plans to challenge Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey in the 2014 Republican primary. Ivey’s primary day-to-day role when the legislature is in session is to preside over the senate. She made the decision during the 2012 […]

Alabama Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey has been named Co-Chair of the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association’s committee on State Strategies in Military Affairs. This newly formed committee will give lieutenant governors a forum to discuss the effects of federal and state actions related to the military, including Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC) and cuts from sequestration. […]

Alex Stack said her immediate reaction to seeing a pickup truck in the median of the Interstate pulling a lawnmower was that the driver must be trying to be funny. It ended up being anything but a joke. Once The truck started bulldozing signs in the median, Stack pulled out her phone and captured a […]

This is the final installment of a three-part series written by Yellowhammer News’s state political reporter Adam Thomas after he spent a day with Governor Bentley and his team on the governor’s “Road to Economic Recovery Tour.” Part 1: A day with Governor Bentley on the “Road to Economic Recovery” Part 2: Bentley’s pursuit of […]

Burton LeFlore, Democratic candidate for Congress in Alabama’s First District, has an uphill battle ahead of him if he hopes to become the first Democrat to hold the seat since LBJ was occupying the Oval Office. Cook Political Report rates the First District “R+15,” meaning a generic Republican candidate would start with a 15-point advantage […]

This is Part 2 (see Part 1 here) of a three-part series written after Yellowhammer News’s state political reporter, Adam Thomas, spent a day with Governor Bentley and his team on the governor’s “Road to Economic Recovery Tour.” The magic number is 5.2. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley pledged not to take a salary until Alabama […]

The Daily South, a section of Southern Living magazine that calls itself “the hub for southern culture,” has just released their “100 place to eat now” list, and nine of the restaurants are located right here in Alabama. The list includes restaurants located all over the south, but Alabama’s nine honorees make it one of […]

This is Part 1 of a three-part series written after Yellowhammer News’s state political reporter, Adam Thomas, spent a day with Governor Bentley and his team on the governor’s “Road to Economic Recovery Tour.” “THE PEOPLE’S GOVERNOR” “My favorite time of the week is when I get to get out of Montgomery,” Governor Bentley said […]

Hundreds of thousands of Alabamians have jumped on board a federal program allowing them to get a free cell phone paid for by taxpayer dollars, some even getting more than one phone. According to a recent report by WVTM in Birmingham, 211,519 Alabamians currently have a taxpayer funded phone through a program called “Lifeline.” That […]

The Attorney General and Homeland Security offices on Washington Ave. were evacuated Wednesday morning when an envelope in Attorney General Luther Strange’s reception area was opened containing a white powdery substance. Federal, State, and Montgomery City first responders were called to the scene and found that eight staff members in the Attorney General’s office had […]

Alabama Minority GOP Chairman Phillip Brown today announced he is launching his first bid for public office, challenging incumbent Republican Terry Dunn for place 2 on the Alabama Public Service Commission. Brown is currently on a two-day statewide announcement tour with stops in Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, and Montgomery. Brown says his campaign platform includes plans […]

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange today joined 22 other attorneys general from around the nation in petitioning the U.S. Secretary of State’s office to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline, which has been a major point of contention between environmental groups and domestic energy advocates, would transport oil from Canada and the northern U.S. […]

Former Montgomery county public school board president Charlotte Meadows qualified today as a Republican candidate for the House District 74 special election. “I am running because I believe in economic freedom, limited government, and conservative values. I believe Alabama’s public education system should be better and it is my goal to help improve it.” Meadows […]

Jamey Clements announced, on Friday, he is running for the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 62. Clements said he will support policies that will improve the Alabama’s education system by making the state more autonomous in policy making. He also said he wants Alabama to be more business friendly in order to bring more […]

Governor Robert Bentley today issued an amended special election timeline to fill House District seats 74 and 104. District 74 was held by Jay Love, whose resignation was effective August 1st. Jim Barton represented District 104. He resigned from the House on Wednesday. The new special election timeline for House Districts 74 and 104 is […]

Alabama’s New Woman, All Women abortion clinic was ordered to close its doors Thursday after Birmingham Judge Joseph Boohaker ruled the facility was operating illegally. A 22-page court ruling handed down by the court stated that, according to Alabama law, the clinic has been operating as a hospital, performing operations without a valid license from […]

It seems like suburbanites across the nation are looking to return to downtown living, and Birmingham is no exception. The New York Times reports that the city has been working for three years on the $25 million Railroad Park, which is a 19 acre space located in the middle of downtown Birmingham. City officials say […]

Attorney general Luther Strange said in a statement today that 10 people were indicted Thursday, accused of theft and fraudulent claims related to the BP oil spill. Strange says his office has been investigating these cases and presented their findings to a Mobile County grand jury in May. The defendants are accused of submitting false […]

A familiar voice is expected to return to Alabama radio airwaves Monday: Paul Finebaum. Finebaum has been off the air since January when his contract with Cumulus Media expired. He went on to sign with ESPN in May, where he has made both TV and radio appearances, and even written for ESPN magazine. Finebaum will […]

Governor Robert Bentley released the timeline on Thursday for the special elections that will take place simultaneously to fill district seats 74 and 104 in the Alabama House of Representatives. House district 74 seat was held by Jay Love, who announced early July that he would resign August 1st. Jim Barton resigned from his seat […]