Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) introduced the ‘‘Protecting Our Children’s Future Act of 2018” on Thursday, a bill that would significantly alter how Congress passes budgets and appropriates money.The details: — The bill is an attempt to enforce a strict budget process after a year riddled with continuing budget resolutions. — “Everyone knows the Congressional budgeting […]

When he was a sophomore in high school, Lew Burdette was kidnapped, stabbed, thrown down into a well, shot in the head and left for dead. Burdette miraculously escaped and survived to tell the horrible tale as his testimony of faith and to use it as his grounds for empathizing with the abused children and […]

Alabama’s congressional delegation is responding with tough talk after Russian president Vladimir Putin boasted in a speech last week about the ability of his country’s nuclear weapons to render NATO defense systems “completely useless.” “Vladimir Putin touting Russia’s advanced nuclear capabilities is yet another example of the country’s very real threat to our national security,” […]

    On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the 2018 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage will bring some 30 members of Congress to Alabama for the weekend as a bipartisan delegation visits civil rights sites in Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma. The details: — “This pilgrimage is such an incredible […]

A recent study commissioned by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Alabama reveals that the commercial construction industry had a total output impact of $11.8 billion in 2015, but industry experts say unless young people who do not plan to go to college receive trade and craft training and go into construction-related fields, those numbers […]

(Opinion) A bill sponsored by Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) that would raise the state’s minimum age for all tobacco purchases from 19 to 21 years old has gained the support of five Alabama physician groups, and it has a good chance of passing. “Smoking remains one of the most preventable causes of heart disease by making the […]

During a tele-town hall held Monday night, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) said the possibility of balancing the federal budget is up to American voters.  “Yeah, it’s possible,” Brooks said, “if the American people do a much better job than they have been doing of electing congressmen and senators who will vote for a balanced budget […]

    Responding to a question about gun rights in a tele-town hall on Monday night, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) expressed that his primary concern about the Second Amendment is a lack of understanding about its meaning. “The most important thing is to help the general public understand the purpose of the Second Amendment,” Brooks […]

At his town hall meeting in Chickasaw last week, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) met with a room full of constituents who wanted to know why Nicholas Cruz was able to massacre 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and what could be done to prevent future mass shootings. Byrne discussed the […]

CHICKASAW — After meeting with constituents at his 106th town hall this week, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) spoke with Yellowhammer News about a number of issues facing Congress, beginning with health care. “I don’t think we’re done with health care,” Byrne said. “We repealed the individual mandate and we passed tax reform, but I […]

Local and state governments in Alabama are not awaiting action from the federal government, as the nation scrambles to enact policies to prevent more mass shootings like the one that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week. On Monday, the Hoover City Council unanimously approved a request from Mayor Frank Brocato to hire […]

Entrepreneurial skills lend themselves to all kinds of ventures in life, not just to making money. They certainly lent themselves to Bart Smelley – you may recognize the name: Bart’s son Brad played tight end for the University of Alabama and his other son Chris was a quarterback at the University of South Carolina and […]

    HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology’s Educational Outreach team is expanding its Genetic Technologies for All Classrooms (GTAC) training program to educators nationwide. The details: — GTAC has been training Alabama’s Life Science educators for eight years, equipping them with the latest research in genetics and biotechnology to take back to their classrooms. — “I […]

When a member of the Lee County Democrats reached out to her on New Year’s Day, Mallory Hagan thought it was the same old thing. “I genuinely thought that they were going to ask me to endorse a candidate because I’ve been asked to do that before,” Hagan, former Miss America, said in an interview […]

    Today marks 50 years since the nation’s first 9-1-1 call was placed in Haleyville, Alabama. On February 16, 1968, state Speaker of the House Rankin Fite made history when his staged emergency call was answered at a nearby police station by U.S. Rep. Tom Bevill. Bevill’s successor, Rep. Robert Aderholt, gave a speech […]

Rep. Will Ainsworth has begun drafting legislation that would establish a framework for some teachers to be trained and armed with firearms, to prevent more massacres like the one that occurred yesterday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. “I think just common sense tells you if that coach would have had a gun, […]

In 2013, Mallory Hagan beat Miss South Carolina and Miss Oklahoma to be crowned Miss America. In November of 2018, Hagan is looking to take the congressional seat of 16-year incumbent, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks). The details: — After years of living and working in New York City, Hagan, an Opelika native, has returned home […]

(Opinion) Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) called last week’s budget deal the worst piece of legislation he has voted on since being elected to Congress, with no close second. No doubt, it spends a lot of money – too much, and it’s borrowed money at that – but it doesn’t mean Republicans have completely reneged on […]

    Another company has listed Huntsville as one of America’s best places to live. Trulia, an online residential real estate site, recently judged the Rocket City as the country’s best new tech hub (“new” meaning it’s gaining national attention; to Alabamians, it has long been a tech hub). The details: — Along with its […]

    Morris, King & Hodge, P.C. is encouraging Alabama students to apply for its annual scholarship essay competition, meant to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. The details: — Alabama’s high school students and college freshmen are eligible to apply. — Applicants must answer the question, “How can we educate our community […]

    Alabama Possible, a state-wide education advocacy group, is promoting its Cash For College campaign to remind prospective college students to take advantage of all the resources available to help fund their educations. In order to receive financial aid, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine their eligibility […]

(Opinion) The Republican House Intelligence memo has cemented two prevailing and partisan perspectives on matters of the FBI and its relationship to President Trump, neither of which has any real nuance. Among conservatives: The FBI, Department of Justice, and Robert Mueller’s special investigation into all things Trump and Russia are illegitimate (or at the very […]

    This Friday, Alabama’s Port City will welcome to town the USS Philippine Sea, combining two things that are so Mobile: ships and Mardi Gras. The Navy League of Mobile and the Alabama State Port Authority have been coordinating annual visits of dubbed “Mardi Gras Ships” for years to demonstrate reverence for our service […]

What if you could access real-time data analyzing the severity and commonality of various common illnesses like the flu in your own communities?Thanks to Knox Spencer Associates, LLC’s new website and app Doctors Report Illness Tracker, you can – all the way down to your zip code. Doctors Report is the brainchild of Daniel Shaw, […]