7. Property taxes are under assault across the country. In Pennsylvania, State Rep. Russ Diamond offered a plan to dump property taxes, arguing it’s wrong to owe the government rent for your own place, and State Sen. Doug Mastriano thinks taxing money sent overseas could fill the gap. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is backing […]

Richard Scrushy and Don Seigelman are clearly guilty, everyone knows this and these losers need to go away. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, Talk 99.5, and News Radio 1440 from 10-11 a.m., and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from […]

7. In a hilariously tone-deaf move, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be leveraging his embarrassing national profile from the 2024 vice presidential run with Kamala Harris and launch a town hall tour Friday in the GOP-held districts of Rep. Zach Nunn in Iowa and Rep. Don Bacon in Nebraska, expanding soon to Wisconsin, Minnesota, and […]

The Trump economy is months old, stop pretending he is responsible for the current state of things. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, Talk 99.5, and News Radio 1440 from 10-11 a.m., and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from 3-4 […]

7. Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker unveiled a preliminary audit results from SBI Agent Jamie King, showing the Hanceville Police Department’s evidence room lacked 216 grams of methamphetamine, 0.5 gram of heroin, 67 oxycodone pills, a .25 caliber handgun, and 30 undocumented firearms, following an investigation sparked by dispatcher Chris Willingham’s overdose death, which […]

7. A federal grand jury indicted nine people – Eusebio Cruz-Zurita of Mexico and Edgar Esmain Rivas-Martinez of Honduras, and seven others – for illegally reentering the United States after previous deportations, signaling a crackdown on immigration violations. Karim Arguello-Barraza, 22, of Mexico was separately charged with possessing a firearm as an alien, adding to […]

7. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) took to the Senate floor to rally Republican support for her Child Care Availability and Affordability Act, a bipartisan effort she claims modernizes tax credits to ease the “crushing” cost of childcare, referencing a $122 billion annual economic hit and statistics like 59% of non-working parents eager to return […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, Talk […]

7. At a Montgomery federal courthouse news conference, former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy claimed to have uncovered “bombshell” evidence of Department of Justice misconduct, alleging prosecutors hid exculpatory details from 19 of 24 FBI interviews with key witness Nick Bailey that could clear him and former Alabama Governor. Don Siegelman of their 2006 bribery convictions […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer says “nah” to town halls. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast on WVNN at 10 p.m.

7. Alabama Republicans are working on multiple issues regarding religion, including a bill by State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) that would require mandatory elective credit for released-time religious courses which is backed by 4,000 petition signatures statewide. But the Alabama State School Board Association, led by President Scott Suttle, resisted, labeling it government overreach that […]

Democrats have bad positions, so they are trying to trick you with 80-year-olds on TikTok. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast on WVNN at 10 p.m.

7. Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) stood firm at the Business Council of Alabama legislative series, defending his filibuster last week against State Sen. Chris Elliott’s (R-Josephine) bill to change the Alabama Department of Archives and History board, insisting it’s about deliberate process and he’ll persist despite GOP frustration. Elliott cautioned on the same platform […]

Democrats are audience captured, refusing to understand Americans hate men in girls’ sports. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast on WVNN at 10 p.m.

7. Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban broke his long-standing political silence by endorsing Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox’s re-election campaign, citing Maddox’s exceptional leadership as pivotal to making Tuscaloosa the best college town he’s ever experienced. Saban’s endorsement is especially significant given his typical apolitical stance and underscores the deep community ties he […]

The Alabama Department of Archives and History is about to find out. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast on WVNN at 10 p.m.

7. With President Donald Trump set to deliver a prime-time joint address to Congress, Democrats are preparing to skip the event. U.S. Sen, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) plans to skip what he calls a “MAGA pep rally,” joining a MoveOn counter-event, while the “March 4th for Democracy” protest targets Trump’s speech day. Meanwhile, “moderate” U.S. Sen. […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, Talk […]

7. The release of files regarding financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s files was a bust. It is kind of funny, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s transparency pledge, released over 200 pages of Epstein investigation documents to a select group of influencers, and then the public, branding it “Phase 1” […]

 7. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revealed on Fox News with Jesse Watters that she directed the firing and security clearance revocation of over 100 intelligence officers for “brazen” sexually explicit exchanges in NSA chatrooms, a scandal unearthed by Christopher Rufo and labeled “horrific behavior” unfit for a platform meant for mission-critical work. DNI […]

Most of the coverage of the fired lunch lady in Shelby County leaves out some key details. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast on WVNN at 10 p.m.

7. Over 100 Alabama pharmacists walked off the job to get media attention on the issue of Pharmacy Benefit Managers underpaying independent pharmacies. Legislation crafted by State Sen.  Andrew Jones (R-Centre) seeks to stop PBM from underpaying pharmacies, a practice pharmacist Desak Hicks of Frisco City Pharmacy says forces losses like spending $500 on medicine […]

7. MSNBC’s biggest star, Rachel Maddow, voiced strong disapproval of the network’s decision to cancel Joy Reid’s show, calling it a “bad mistake” and expressing personal admiration for Reid while noting the troubling pattern of losing both non-white primetime hosts, Reid and Alex Wagner, alongside weekend host Katie Phang. She criticized the network’s approach to […]

DOGE cuts are needed, do them smarter. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast on WVNN at 10 p.m.