With prison reform a must-do on the 2020 legislative agenda, the discussions about what that might entail are underway. Among the proposals offered have been to take on sentencing reform, which in theory would lessen sentences for some crimes and potentially lessen the burden on overcrowded prisons. During an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Alabama […]

Even though it is less than three months to go until the March 3, 2020 Republican primary, the real fireworks in the race for the U.S. Senate nomination are not expected until after the holidays. However, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) gave Marion County Republicans what was perhaps a preview of what to expect in […]

Alabama voters have a long tradition of sending politicians to represent them in Washington, D.C. that are not necessarily wedded to an ideology to the extent they would turn down federal money for projects back home. To some, that pragmatic tradition contradicts the notion that Alabama voters are dogmatically conservative. During a Friday appearance on […]

CAMDEN — On Friday, on the eve of the culmination of Alabama’s Bicentennial celebration set to take place in Montgomery, Gov. Kay Ivey paid a visit to her hometown to take part in an event marking the milestone in her home county of Wilcox. Not far from where Ivey attended high school as part of […]

Last week, Huntsville STAC Agent Bill Clardy III was shot and killed in the line of the duty, making Clardy the sixth such death in 2019 for Alabama and reflects an alarming trend for the state. Earlier this year, State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) pushed for legislation that would include law enforcement employment as a […]

On Friday, another Alabama police officer was shot and killed in the line of the duty, which was the sixth such death in 2019. Huntsville STAC Agent Bill Clardy III was shot and killed. LaJeromeny Brown, the suspect behind the killing, was charged with capital murder. Clardy’s death is the latest in an alarming trend […]

Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville caused a stir on Monday when he took a shot at the annual Opelika Christmas parade for featuring a drag queen show of characters from the movie “Mean Girls.” Tuberville, who has been reliably conservative in his stance on social issues throughout the campaign, vented his frustration with […]

TUSCUMBIA — The sleepy county seat of northwestern Alabama’s Colbert County was a hotbed for politics early Saturday morning. Around two dozen protesters showed up at the Helen Keller Public Library to voice their disapproval of former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, a candidate for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up next year, who […]

MOBILE — Whenever there is an opening for a high-profile statewide office, one of the names always mentioned as a potential candidate for that office is Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson. As of late, the city of Mobile has had a good run under Stimpson’s leadership with the growth of Austal USA and Airbus Mobile while […]

Even though former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been a U.S. Senate candidate for a month, there appears to still be some hard feelings regarding his entry into the race. During an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) discussed a phone call he received from […]

Ever since former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his decision to seek his old U.S. Senate in Alabama, speculation about an attack from President Donald Trump has been rampant. However, there has not been such an attack, at least not yet. During an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Secretary […]

AUBURN — Next year, Auburn High School will be 100 students shy of being the largest high school in Alabama, just behind Hoover High School, according to Mayor Ron Anders. The growth of Auburn High School’s student population is a signal that the city of Auburn over the past decade has evolved from more than […]

MONTGOMERY — Not far from where enslaved African-Americans were purchased, where first Confederate States Secretary of War LeRoy Pope Walker issued the order to attack Fort Sumter in 1861 and where Rosa Parks was awaiting the Cleveland Avenue bus before she would make history on December 1, 1955, a few hundred people attended the unveiling […]

Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate field will officially have one less candidate. Early Sunday afternoon, Yellowhammer News learned Secretary of State John Merrill would withdraw his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2020. In a statement provided to Yellowhammer, Merrill confirmed and explained his decision.

For some, it was a mild surprise when the Alabama Farmers Federation’s political action committee FarmPAC announced earlier this week it was opting to support incumbent U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) opponent Chris Lewis in the upcoming GOP primary. Brooks has since shrugged off their decision, saying it happens in politics from time to time. […]

Last week, there was somewhat of a minor breakthrough announced for the hopes of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant’s future. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a notice seeking comment on the transfer of Bellefonte construction permits from the Tennessee Valley Authority to Nuclear Development LLC, which is the group owned by Chattanooga-based developer Franklin Haney, who […]

One thing that has become glaringly obvious in the initial stages of the 2020 U.S. Senate campaign in Alabama: U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) does not have a friend in the Club for Growth. Earlier this week, Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with Club for Growth, announced it was airing an […]

With U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) vacating his seat to run for the U.S. Senate, a wide-open shot at a position for U.S. Congress has been left for potential officeseekers in the Republican-leaning district. Now that the qualifying deadline has come and gone, there are five candidates officially vying for the Republican nod: Mobile County […]

With just over 70 days until the 2020 legislative general session, there is a high probability at the top of the list of priorities will be prison reform. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report outlining its concerns with the Alabama Department of Corrections’ prison facilities, which it said could violate the […]

It has been just over two weeks since qualifying closed in the race for the 2020 GOP U.S. Senate nomination in Alabama, and as expected, President Donald Trump has been a focal point of discussion. Much has been made about former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a late entrant into the race, and his falling […]

MOBILE — The USS Alabama has firmly cemented its place as one of the state’s most iconic symbols from its spot at Battleship Memorial Park on the eastern side of the Mobile River. The South Dakota class battleship has been an attraction for visitors to Coastal Alabama since 1965. However, it took a statewide effort […]

Although the Alabama Democratic Party appears to have elected a new chairman earlier this month, Nancy Worley maintains she is still the legitimate party chairman and vows to fight to remain in charge of the party. During an appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” on Friday, Worley addressed the apparent schism in the party. […]

CHICKASAW — On Thursday night, Coastal Alabama voters got their first glimpse of all five qualified Republican congressional candidates on stage together at the same time. In direct contrast to the Democratic presidential debates that many have been watching on television, Thursday’s event at the J.C. Davis Municipal Auditorium was cordial. As it turned out, […]

As the 100-day mark nears until Republicans go to the polls to select their preference on who will represent their party on the ticket in the 2020 U.S. Senate race in Alabama, Democrats already have their nominee with incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Earlier this month, the state’s qualifying deadline passed without Jones […]