Lisa Warren, CEO of the Birmingham-based Andrews Sports Medicine, told the Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) today that “trying to manage patient care in a highly regulated environment” keeps her up at night. Warren runs the business side of world-renowned orthopedic surgeon James Andrews’ medical practice. “The facility’s orthopedists are known for working with some of […]

A new poll commissioned by the conservative-leaning Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) shows two state legislators sitting atop the field in the crowded 6th Congressional District Republican Primary, which is likely headed for a runoff. The poll surveyed 401 likely Republican voters in AL-06 by telephone last week, and has a margin of error of 4.9% […]

It was only a matter of time before the the gloves started to come off in the race for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District seat. Businessman Will Brooke is out today with a new ad taking direct aim at Rep. Paul DeMarco, who is widely viewed as the race’s current frontrunner. “Folks, we need to change […]

One Alabama Democrat has chosen to criticize capitalism in quite possibly the most capitalistic way imaginable — by launching a startup company that produces mobile apps. Josh Segall, an attorney at Copeland Franco in Montgomery, Ala. and a former Democratic nominee for Congress in Alabama’s 3rd congressional district, is now the co-founder of the mobile […]

Three Dothan, Ala. women are facing a combined 560 years in prison if they are convicted and given the maximum sentence for 56 counts of felony voter fraud. Olivia Lee Reynolds, 65, Lesa Renee Coleman, 49, and Janice Lee Hart, 63, were arrested late last week following an investigation into irregularities in the City of […]

The Jefferson County Republican Party held a straw poll today in Gardendale ahead of the 2014 Republican Party Primary elections, which are set to take place June 3. Straw poll results are not always an accurate predictor of what’s going to happen on election day, but are often a reflection of each campaign’s organizational skills. […]

Well-known Internet troll Charlie Zelenoff got what was coming to him earlier this week when he met Tuscaloosa, Ala. native and undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder. A TMZ article accompanying a video of the meeting said that Zelenoff has been trolling Wilder online and over the phone for years, spewing racism and even ridiculing […]

The Poarch Creek Band of Indians, who run several controversial casinos on Indian-controlled land within the Alabama borders, are going all-in to unseat sitting Attorney General Luther Strange. Strange, the Republican incumbent, has aggressively fought the proliferation of gambling in Alabama since taking office in 2011. A lawsuit brought by Strange to shut down electronic […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Martha Roby, R-AL02, announced Friday that she will undertake the “significant and solemn responsibility” of serving on a special House committee created to investigate the full scope of the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. On Thursday, the House passed legislation establishing the House Select Committee. House Speaker John […]

Robocall: an automated telephone call that delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company. Voters across Alabama have been flooded with harassing robocalls to their cell phones in last several days. And if recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings are any indication, the perpetrators are risking millions of dollars […]

Most of the action during Alabama’s 2014 election cycle is taking place in Republican legislative primaries. With the exception of a highly competitive race for Place 2 on the Public Service Commission, Alabama’s statewide elected officials are either running unopposed, facing weak primary opposition, or even weaker Democrats. At the top of the ballot, Alabama […]

Shelby County resident Trudie Hudson has filed a lawsuit against the Hoover city and Shelby County boards of education and the Alabama state school superintendent for not preventing politically active organizations from using taxpayer resources to collect membership dues by payroll deductions in aid of political activity, which is strictly prohibited by state law. After […]

Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon entertained his audience on Wednesday night with a segment called “Meet the Players — NFL draft edition.” Fallon brought out a handful of the top college players in the country and introduced them to the crowd one by one. “We’ve actually got some of the top college players in the […]

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., on Wednesday at an Appropriations Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2015 budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), sharply criticized outgoing HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s refusal to testify on the $69.8 billion spending plan that she crafted. In her place, officials from various agencies under the […]

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, told Yellowhammer News today that she believes Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-SC, is the perfect person to lead the House select committee’s investigation into the Benghazi terrorist attack that took place on Sept. 11, 2012. “Trey is a perfect fit to lead this select committee,” Roby said. “He’s a tough prosecutor, but […]

Gov. Bentley has now confirmed news originally broke by Yellowhammer Tuesday afternoon that Verizon Wireless is bringing over 400 jobs to Alabama. More than 300 of the available positions are for customer service-related opportunities at the Verizon Wireless state headquarters located in Huntsville. The company is also hiring in Birmingham and Dothan, mostly in retail […]

Using technology created by 2nd Vote, Yellowhammer has compiled a list of seven of the most liberal companies that you probably do business with on a regular basis. Not familiar with 2nd Vote? Here’s how they describe themselves: If you’re like a lot of us, you cast your first vote in elections every couple of […]

Using technology created by 2nd Vote, Yellowhammer has compiled a list of five of the most conservative companies that you probably do business with on a regular basis. Not familiar with 2nd Vote? Here’s how they describe themselves: If you’re like a lot of us, you cast your first vote in elections every couple of […]

This week is National Charter Schools Week, shining a giant spotlight on the fact that Alabama is one of only eight states in the country that does not currently allow public charter schools. State laws vary widely with regard to how many charter schools are permitted, who can grant them permission to operate, and other […]

The United States Supreme Court today in a 5-4 ruling upheld the ability of government leaders to open their meetings in prayer, a tradition that dates back centuries in the United States. The Court’s decision was split along political lines, with the conservative justices upholding the tradition and the liberal justices seeking to strike it […]

Every elected official in the country talks about cutting spending, balancing budgets and being a good steward of taxpayer resources, but according to a recent report, Alabama’s U.S. senators are doing a lot more than just talk about it. Sens. Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby have returned millions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury by […]

Gary Palmer, Republican candidate in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, is out with his first television ad, and it’s aimed at wooing voters whose faith is their top priority. In the ad, which can be viewed above, Palmer discusses his upbringing in the small town of Hackleburg, Ala. “Even though my family was poor, they were […]

(Above: Laura Ingraham takes AL-06 Republican candidates to task for not signing no-amnesty pledge) Alabama 6th Congressional District candidate Will Brooke raised some eyebrows during a candidate forum several weeks ago when he expressed his support for “a path to legal status” for illegal immigrants and called for “comprehensive immigration reform.” Later in the forum […]

The vast majority of Alabamians aren’t interested in moving out of the state, according to a new Gallup survey. When asked, “Regardless of whether you WILL move, if you had the opportunity, would you LIKE to move to another state, or would you rather remain in your current state?” 69 percent of Alabamians said they […]