Alabama’s $4.24 average price per regular gallon of gasoline marks the state’s highest-ever recorded fuel cost, according to AAA Gas Prices. The spike in fuel costs have led to increased criticism of President Joe Biden’s reversal of Trump-era energy policies in favor of the left’s environmental agenda. On his first day in office, Biden withdrew […]

As voters inch closer to making a final decision as to which candidate they will cast their ballot in favor of in the upcoming U.S. Senate GOP primary election, two of the race’s leading contenders are taking direct aim at one another in competing television spots. Until this point, only super PACs supporting the race’s […]

The issue of illegal immigration has quickly emerged as one of the hottest subjects in Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate Republican primary. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), a candidate for Alabama’s open Senate seat, released a television advertisement Tuesday highlighting his position on the issue. The 30-second spot touts Brooks being recognized as having the strongest […]

Alabama’s Rocket City is the best place to live in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. Huntsville notched the top spot in the outlet’s 2022-2023 edition of “Best Places to Live in the United States” unveiled Tuesday. The list ranks the nation’s 150 most populous metropolitan areas based on affordability, desirability […]

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) announced Monday the selection of Hoover City Councilman Mike Shaw as the party’s general election nominee for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 47. ALGOP’s candidate committee in early March immediately began the search of finding a nominee to appear on the ballot in place of former State Rep. David […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Monday that it would establish a new customer program office to support Amazon’s Kuiper Program, with Chris Ellerhorst serving as the program office’s vice president. The e-commerce giant’s goal with the Kuiper program is to increase global broadband access by sending advanced satellites into low earth orbit. Last month, Amazon […]

Increased scrutiny is needed of the proposed $40 billion Ukrainian aid package recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, according to Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt. During a weekend interview with Breitbart News Network, Britt took Congress to task for prioritizing foreign spending items over addressing outstanding domestic issues. The candidate also praised […]

As detailed last week by Yellowhammer News, supporters of the national left’s socialist climate agenda have waged political war on the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). Previous reporting outlined the financial support Republican PSC Place 2 candidate Robin Litaker had received from prominent Alabama climate crusaders who are attempting to see that she is elected […]

A federal court has partially blocked Alabama’s recently passed law banning the prescription of puberty-blocking medication to minors. Judge Liles Burke of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued a preliminary injunction against the law Friday night, ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and private plaintiffs. Burke, […]

The Alabama Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has endorsed Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong in Alabama’s fifth congressional district GOP primary contest. The Alabama FOP represents law enforcement officers across 81 local chapters including Huntsville, Limestone County, Scottsboro, Decatur and Athens. In a statement announcing the endorsement, Everett Johnson of Alabama FOP advised that […]

According to newly released polling commissioned by ForestPAC, the political arm of the Alabama Forestry Association, former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt continues to lead the hotly contested U.S. Senate GOP primary race. The poll, which was published Friday, was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates May 9-12 and consisted of 500 likely Republican […]

State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), candidate for Alabama Secretary of State, has scored the endorsement of the Yellowhammer State’s largest pro-life group. Alabama Citizens for Life, an affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, announced that it was supporting Allen’s candidacy due to his legislative efforts to usher pro-life measures into law. Allen, who […]

Friday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) was briefed on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Air Force’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command to Huntsville. Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that he was “pleased” with the report’s findings. According to Alabama’s junior senator, the GAO report confirmed that […]

In her bid to serve a second term as Alabama’s chief executive, Gov. Kay Ivey has garnered overwhelming support from members of the state legislature. The list of lawmakers that have publicly endorsed her campaign grew this week, as 28 legislators announced their support of the incumbent governor. In a statement touting the endorsements, Ivey […]

Thursday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) had awarded $12.5 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to 25 local Alabama airports for infrastructure upgrades. In a statement announcing the grant award, Shelby, who serves as vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, advised that the funding would […]

Speculation has swirled for months around the prospect of Mike Durant’s U.S. Senate candidacy holding the support of the anti-Donald Trump Lincoln Project. The narrative, promoted by those opposed to his candidacy, stems from the pro-Durant More Perfect Union PAC, which employs former Lincoln Project political director Zack Czajkowski. In late April, Durant’s opponents amplified […]

As Americans are experiencing a sharp inflation spike and paying record-high fuel costs, the Biden administration on Wednesday canceled two oil lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. The administration also canceled a lease pending before the U.S. Department of Interior to potentially drill for Alaskan oil in over 1 million acres. A department spokeswoman […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt on Wednesday rolled out her campaign’s latest television advertisement, which takes aim at President Joe Biden’s and congressional Democrats’ fiscal policies. The 30-second spot features Britt’s family playing a game of “Democrats,” a fictitious game modeled after the popular “Monopoly” board game. Britt blasts what she calls Biden’s “reckless” […]

The reelection campaign of Gov. Kay Ivey has garnered widespread support from the Yellowhammer State law enforcement community. This week, a slate of law enforcement leaders across the state, which consists of 31 police chiefs and county sheriffs, announced their endorsement of Ivey’s bid to serve a second term as Alabama’s chief executive. In a […]

Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority draft opinion signaling the overturn of Roe v. Wade leaked to the press, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Democrats’ intentions to codify the landmark abortion case by congressional act. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took up a vote on the Democrat-sponsored “Women’s Health Protection Act,” a […]

Thursday, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Durant announced that his campaign had landed the endorsement of former Trump administration U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. Prior to representing Montana as a member of Congress from 2015 to 2017, Zinke served in the armed forces as a U.S. Navy SEAL and retired as a SEAL […]

The Alabama Mining Association (AMA) on Wednesday announced that it had endorsed former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt in her Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Britt, a first-time candidate for public office, addressed AMA membership at the association’s annual meeting Tuesday at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Resort. AMA president Patrick Cagle […]

Novelis, an Atlanta-based aluminum producer, on Wednesday announced the company’s plans for a $2.5 billion rolling and recycling plant in Baldwin County. The company, which is a world leader in aluminum recycling, plans to create up to 1,000 jobs at its 3,000-acre Bay Minette mega-site. According to the governor’s office, Novelis plans for an average […]

The Alabama Realtors Political Action Committee (ARPAC), a political arm of the Alabama Association of Realtors, recently announced its endorsements of candidates seeking election to state and federal legislative offices, as well as for candidates running for statewide officer positions. In a statement announcing the endorsements, ARPAC trustees chair Margi Ingram advised that the endorsed […]