WASHINGTON — In spite of growing pressure from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) says he is “in no hurry” to confirm President Obama’s nominees to fill vacancies on the Export-Import Bank’s board of directors. Shelby’s refusal to back down — which has drawn cheers from conservative groups and […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Secretary Spencer Collier on Tuesday filed a nine count civil lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court against Governor Robert Bentley, his former senior advisor Rebekah Mason, current ALEA Secretary Stan Stabler, the Alabama Council for Excellent Government, RCM Communications and Bentley for Governor Inc. The lawsuit […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The complex web of financial dealings that has emerged in the wake of the Bentley-Mason scandal ensnared the University of Alabama in recent weeks, but a more in-depth look at the university’s financial relationship with Jon Mason, a Bentley administration official and the husband of the governor’s former senior advisor Rebekah Mason, […]

As I drove up U.S. Highway 280, swerving in and out of traffic and making my way from suburban Birmingham toward the city’s center, I thought about the events of the past year that had led up to this moment. For many months the hottest rumor in Alabama politics was that Governor Robert Bentley had […]

This coming Monday is the filing deadline for IRS tax returns this year, which means Americans all over the country are preparing to “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s.” For business owners, this process has unfolded throughout the year in the form of quarterly estimated payments. In short, entrepreneurs estimate what their tax […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed that one of its helicopters delivered Governor Robert Bentley’s wallet to him after the governor accidentally forgot it during an argument with his-then wife. Yellowhammer News broke the story Tuesday evening citing confidential sources inside the Bentley administration. According to Yellowhammer’s original […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Multiple confidential sources inside of state government came forward to Yellowhammer this week with accusations that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley ordered a state helicopter to fly his wallet to him at the beach, after he accidentally left it behind in the wake of an argument with his then-wife. If true, the allegations […]

Imagine all the blinds closed on the windows of a dimly lit room. Twenty leaders from different churches in the area sat in a circle on the floor with their Bibles open. Some of them had sweat on their foreheads after walking for miles to get there. Others were dirty from the dust in the […]

MONTGOMERY, AL— Two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning will keynote a moderated Q&A at the 2016 Jimmy Rane Charity Golf Tournament Banquet, Thursday, May 19 in Montgomery. Founded in 2000 by Jimmy Rane, an entrepreneur and successful business owner, the Jimmy Rane Foundation has awarded more than 280 college scholarships to outstanding and deserving students. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After John Purifoy served in the Jeff Davis Artillery of the Confederate Army, he went on to become one of the most successful politicians of the early post-Civil War era. He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives (1890) before going on to hold three of Alabama six Constitutional offices: State […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley has become a serious impediment to Alabama’s job creation efforts, according to multiple economic development professionals Yellowhammer spoke with on Thursday. The Bentley administration has been mired in scandal since last week when Yellowhammer exposed the existence of audio recordings that captured sexually charged conversations between Bentley and his […]

WASHINGTON — Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Thursday blasted President Barack Obama for commuting the sentences of criminals convicted on gun charges, while simultaneously working to impose increased firearms restrictions on law-abiding citizens. As part of his effort to reform jail sentences for “non-violent” offenders, President Obama on Wednesday commuted the sentences of 61 prisoners, […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley personally bought multiple disposable cell phones — often referred to as “burners” — at a Tuscaloosa Best Buy last year, according to the store’s employees. Prepaid phones were widely used in the early days of cell phone proliferation, but went out of vogue as smartphone technology became more accessible. […]

RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. — In his first one-on-one interview since becoming embroiled in scandal last week, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley told the New York Times his conduct in office has not been “all that egregious,” and pledged to bypass the “errors and misconceptions and opinions” of the press and social media by taking his message straight […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley’s senior advisor and mistress has resigned. In a statement released by the Bentley administration, Mason said she plans to return to life outside of the public sphere. “I have resigned as Senior Political Advisor to Governor Bentley and will no longer be paid from his campaign fund,” said Mason. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers are making preparations to bring forth articles of impeachment against Governor Robert Bentley on the grounds that he is unfit to serve in the office to which he was elected. Articles of impeachment, which function as the charges against the accused, must be passed by a simple majority in the […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Social media lit up over the weekend with reports of Alabama Governor Robert Bentley being expelled from his church after audio recordings exposed his emotional — and, according to Bentley’s own words, physical — affair with his senior advisor Rebekah Mason. “While church discipline is a church family matter, both Governor Robert […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A staffer in Governor Robert Bentley’s press office on Tuesday took to social media to express his frustration with media sources who are exposing unflattering information about his boss, saying they are “the public’s worst enemy.” Daniel Sparkman, who is the Bentley administration’s Digital Media Coordinator, expressed his frustration shortly after Yellowhammer […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and his senior advisor and mistress Rebekah Mason share a secret safe deposit box at a Montgomery bank, Yellowhammer News has exclusively learned. The names on the box are Robert J. Bentley and Rebekah A. Mason, who alone share access to the box’s contents. The addresses on the […]

When the Alabama legislature returns from spring break next week, one of the first bills that will receive consideration would create a structure by which the state government can regulate the booming fantasy sports industry. Over 700,000 Alabamians — roughly 20% of the state’s population over the age of 18 — played fantasy sports last […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan will be in Alabama Wednesday raising money for the effort to hold the GOP’s majority in the House, which is the largest it has been since prior to the Great Depression. Ryan will be appearing in Birmingham with the Republican members of Alabama’s congressional delegation at a […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Yellowhammer sources have confirmed that both the Alabama Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney’s office have launched criminal investigations into possible wrongdoing stemming from Governor Robert Bentley’s inappropriate relationship with his senior advisor Rebekah Mason. Multiple sources close to the investigations say the U.S. Attorney is looking into the possible misuse of […]

Then-First Lady Dianne Bentley, suspicious that her husband, Governor Robert Bentley, was having an affair with his senior advisor, Rebekah Mason, on multiple occasions pressed “record” on her cell phone, left the room, and captured the governor having intimate conversations with his mistress. Included in those recordings, which were obtained by Yellowhammer News, is overwhelming […]

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley insists he did not have a physical relationship with his senior advisor Rebekah Mason, but his own words — captured in a recording made by his then-wife — suggest he is not being entirely forthcoming. “I want everyone to know though that I have never had a physical affair with Mrs. […]