U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt in 2021 raised more than $5 million in sixth months of fundraising, which represents the largest single-year fundraising haul of any Republican candidate in Alabama history. According to the Britt campaign, 85% of funds the candidate raised in the fourth quarter came from in-state contributors. Of the more than $1.2 […]

Tuesday, Limestone County commissioner Jason Black announced his candidacy to seek the Republican nomination for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 2. The seat Black is seeking is currently occupied by State Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville), who has opted to forgo reelection. Black was first elected to the Limestone County Commission in 2014 and was […]

Candidates seeking election to Alabama’s open U.S. Senate and fifth congressional district seats have filed their year-end Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports. The fourth quarter’s fundraising numbers are posted as candidates will later this month enter the three-month stretch to the primary election on May 24, 2022. U.S. Senate Former Business Council of Alabama CEO […]

Tuesday, former two-term State Sen. Bill Holtzclaw announced his candidacy to seek the Republican nomination for the Alabama Senate, District 2. Holtzclaw was first elected to the Senate in 2010, where he served the North Alabama district until he opted to forgo reelection in 2018. The launch of his candidacy sets the stage for a […]

State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), candidate for Alabama Secretary of State, on Monday announced his intentions to withdraw the state’s membership from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), which he alleged was partially funded by progressive financier George Soros. Allen vowed to pull Alabama’s membership from ERIC on his first day in office due to […]

Huntsville businesswoman and former Trump-era White House staff member Angela McClure on Monday announced that she had qualified her candidacy to seek the Republican nomination for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 20. Raised in Montgomery, McClure served as a page for former Gov. Fob James. She has been a Huntsville resident for 25 years. […]

As mandated by law under the Ethics in Government Act, U.S. Senate candidates are required to submit personal financial disclosures to a public database which show certain income sources, assets, liabilities and other related information. Mike Durant, Republican candidate for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, on Monday filed his financial disclosure with the U.S. Senate […]

Monday, the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) announced that it had filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the state’s arguments concerning the legal battle over congressional redistricting. Attorney General Steve Marshall last week filed an emergency petition asking the high court to halt the U.S. District Court for the Northern District […]

Defense and aerospace industry powerhouses Lockheed Martin and Airbus are joining forces in a proposal to build the U.S. Air Force’s future midair fueling tanker in Mobile. Should the military’s air service branch select Lockheed Martin as the prime contractor, the project could reportedly create up to 1,300 jobs between the proposed sites of Mobile […]

Alabama families are set to pay an extra $87.7 million in state income taxes due to the federal government’s expansion of tax credits included in COVID-19 pandemic relief. Pandemic relief legislation passed last year by Congress expanded the dependent care, earned income and child tax credits. Income from work must have been earned by the […]

The Eagle Forum on Monday announced its political action committee’s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) bid for the U.S. Senate. Over the course of nearly five decades, Eagle Forum has acted as a grassroots mobilization network to promote a number of conservative causes across the nation. Eagle Forum president Colleen Holcomb in a […]

The long-awaited opportunity to expand educational options for parents who seek to enhance their children’s academic experience is poised to be debated among Alabama lawmakers during the 2022 regular legislative session. State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) on Tuesday plans to officially introduce the “Parent’s Choice Act,” which would create a program to expand alternative educational […]

State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), a candidate for Alabama Secretary of State, on Monday vowed to pull the state’s membership from a George Soros-connected voter registration organization. Soros, a billionaire currency trader, has a longstanding history of financing progressive organizations and initiatives across the globe. Allen warns that one such organization Soros is financially connected […]

Attracting and retaining skilled workers continues to be a major hurdle facing Alabama employers. As the state’s economy has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, the supply of skilled labor has struggled to keep pace with the amount of jobs employers seek to fill. As part of the Yellowhammer News Connect to your Future series, […]

State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals), who is seeking the GOP nomination for Alabama’s open State Auditor’s office, on Monday announced that he was directing a significant amount of his campaign’s resources toward an aggressive media purchase. According to Sorrell, the upcoming filing on his Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) report, which will be made […]

The Alabama Legislature on Thursday approved the appropriation of $772 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for numerous priorities set forth by Gov. Kay Ivey. Included in the package was a $79.5 million appropriation to the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund, which has paved the way for a substantial tax cut for most […]

Attracting and retaining skilled workers continues to be a major hurdle facing Alabama employers. As the state’s economy has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, the supply of skilled labor has struggled to keep pace with the amount of jobs employers seek to fill. As part of the Yellowhammer News Connect to your Future series, […]

Recent media reports have shed light on aggressive policing tactics undertaken by the Brookside Police Department in Jefferson County which seemingly amounted to excessive traffic fines, resulting in skyrocketing revenue for the town. Alabama Media Group reports that the town of Brookside, which has just north of 1,200 residents, saw its revenue experience a 640% […]

Dura Automotive Systems on Thursday held a grand opening for the company’s Muscle Shoals manufacturing facility, which will produce electric vehicle battery enclosures. According to a release, the company’s 200,000-square-foot facility is expected to create 270 full-time jobs at peak production. Dura’s overall investment in the facility amounts to an estimated $75 million. Dura’s operations […]

Thursday, the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) released its 10th round of endorsements for candidates seeking election to the state legislature. ALFA, the state’s largest agricultural advocacy organization, utilizes its political action committee, FarmPAC, in selecting its preferred candidates seeking public office. The following candidates now hold an official endorsement from FarmPAC:  State Rep. Kenneth Paschal […]

Gov. Kay Ivey and legislative leadership on Thursday commended lawmakers’ display of bipartisanship in approving a $772 million bill appropriating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. House Bill 1, sponsored by State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark), which was the lower chamber’s companion legislation to State Sen. Greg Albritton’s (R-Atmore) Senate Bill 1, overwhelmingly passed the […]

Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) came out in fierce opposition to a three-judge federal panel’s decision to invalidate Alabama’s congressional map on the grounds that it likely violates the Voting Rights Act. The court’s order directed the Alabama Legislature to redraw the congressional map to create an additional minority-majority district. Attorney General Steve Marshall […]

MONTGOMERY— The special session of the Alabama Legislature concluded on Thursday after lawmakers passed a $772 million package allocating the state’s portion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The bipartisan spending plan overwhelmingly passed both chambers absent any controversy. The Senate, which passed the House’s version of the bill, adopted the measure by a […]

Tuesday, the Morgan County GOP executive committee voted to join an effort seeking to prevent Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong from appearing on the upcoming 2022 Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) primary election ballot as a candidate for the state’s fifth congressional district race. Those opposing Strong’s candidacy cite the Madison County Commission’s decision in […]