A fierce battle erupted this week in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race and the cannon fire is echoing nationwide. On one side is the U.S. Senate Republican’s campaign arm, the NRSC, and its close ally, Super PAC Senate Leadership Fund, both working to keep Luther Strange in the U.S. Senate. On the other side is the […]

House Republicans demonstrated the value of patience and persistence today, approving a bill that goes far in ridding the nation of Obamacare. Today’s measure passed the House by the close vote of 217-213, moving the bill to the U.S. Senate for debate, and Alabama’s Republican Congressman Gary Palmer praised the achievement: “Today the House of […]

The Alabama House of Representatives is making a special effort today to give Alabama’s military veterans, active troops, National Guardsmen, and reservists the honor, lawful protection, and appreciation they deserve. Today, the House Republican Caucus on Thursday has loaded its agenda with bills that will help those who’ve given their lives to helping us. “Alabama […]

Near the end of President Obama’s term last October, his Federal Communications Commission instituted controversial new policies that tightened some internet privacy laws. These regulations hadn’t yet taken effect, so the Republican-controlled Congress recently struck them down, and President Trump signed this measure into law. Internet service providers (ISPs) often sell data like browsing and […]

In her seventeenth year on the Alabama Supreme Court, Justice Lyn Stuart was recently appointed Chief Justice by Governor Kay Ivey. Chief Justice Stuart was kind enough to visit with Yellowhammer for an exclusive interview to provide our readers some insights on the lady who holds the highest position in the Alabama Supreme Court. Below […]

This week in Montgomery, questions emerged regarding the “Strange for Senate” campaign’s compliance with Alabama’s state campaign laws. The issue in question was one of funds that were moved from Luther Strange’s U.S. Senate campaign account to his Alabama Attorney General campaign account. Specifically, transfers between campaigns can’t exceed $1,000 and the two transactions in […]

In an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle has just declared his run for governor in 2018. The conservative Republican will participate in the Republican primary, relying on his successful experiences as mayor and as a small-business owner. His previous successes did not occur by accident. Mayor Battle started working in his father’s […]

As the former Governor’s scandal now fades into history, the Alabama Senate Republican Leadership made tremendous strides this week on its conservative agenda. In three short days, the Senate’s Presiding Officer, President Pro Tem Del Marsh, and Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed have created a strong headwind for conservative causes with the passage of eight […]

Representative Ed Henry was on spring break with his family a year ago when his phone began to light up with calls and texts from constituents. They’d heard the recording of Gov. Robert Bentley’s sexual overtures to his staffer Rebekah Mason and they’d had enough. Like so many other Americans, they were fed up with […]

This afternoon, Alabama Governor Robert J. Bentley plead guilty to misdemeanor charges in exchange for immunity from more serious felony charges. The biggest storyline is that Bentley is forever forced from public life. As a result of his plea bargain, Bentley resigned as Governor around 5:00 p.m. today and Lt. Governor Kay Ivey was sworn […]

Rebekah Caldwell Mason is a former local news anchor, who worked in a number of smaller markets across Alabama. Eventually, she left TV to raise her children. Her husband was a meteorologist. Like so many American families, in the summer of 2010, an article in GQ says the Mason’s experienced some financial difficulties, but a […]

In the next few days, there will be a flood of media coverage concerning the impeachment of Alabama’s Governor, Robert Bentley.  Because many of the issues related to this matter are quite technical, the purpose of this article is to explain the big picture in the simplest possible terms. First, it’s helpful to know that […]

The lives of Julian Maha and his wife, Michele Kong, were forever marked when their son was diagnosed with autism at the age of four in September 2011. Though Julian and Michele are both physicians, at the time, they had little insight into practically coping with this challenging developmental disability or seeing the world through […]

The lives of Julian Maha and his wife, Michele Kong, were forever marked when their son was diagnosed with autism at the age of four in September 2011. Though Julian and Michele are both physicians, at the time, they had little insight into practically coping with this challenging developmental disability or seeing the world through […]

President Trump recently nominated Neal Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court, but despite his qualifications, his nomination faces an increasingly contentious road to confirmation. For starters, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee secured a one-week delay to vote on sending his confirmation to the Senate floor. That committee vote will now happen on April 3rd […]

A Jackson, Tennessee family was flying home from a spring break trip to Orlando Sunday when their Cessna T210L crashed in Blount County, Alabama near the town of Hayden. This terrible tragedy claimed the lives of Joseph Crenshaw, 45, his wife Jennifer, 43, and their children, 16-year-old Jacob and 14-year-old Jillian. Reports indicate air traffic […]

According to the Associated Press, Alabama native James E. Purcell is stepping down as Rhode Island’s Commissioner of Higher Education to assume the equivalent role in Alabama— Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Rhode Island named the 55-year-old Purcell to the post in June of 2014, and Friday the Providence Journal quoted […]

The Wall Street Journal recently featured the incredible striking power of Justin Thomas, the PGA golfer who made his collegiate mark at the University of Alabama. The article pointed out the incredulous reaction of Tour enthusiasts when they realize the 5’-10” 145-pound Thomas is one of the most powerful athletes in today’s pro game. Despite […]

The Associated Press reported that Alabama’s unemployment rate modestly declined in February to 6.2 percent. While this isn’t a huge statistical improvement, in terms of actual numbers it represents 13,000 more Alabamans finding work in February than in January. The AP report indicates that this brings the total number of people working in the state […]

So far this year, the Levite Jewish Community Center (LJCC) in Birmingham has received four bomb threats. One of those came on January 27th, just after 8:00 a.m. News reports said a caller told the LJCC staff that there was a bomb in their building. Children were immediately evacuated and shortly thereafter the Birmingham Police […]

Brittany Diggs, a Birmingham nursing student, was abducted at gunpoint last Tuesday night and subjected to a trail of terror before making a dramatic and courageous escape. Confronted with a handgun as she returned home from work, Diggs was first ordered to drive to multiple locations as her abductor attempted to rob others. When that […]

Americans can take great satisfaction in an encouraging new jobs report. According to the ADP National Employment Report’s® newly released numbers, U.S. companies added 298,000 new jobs in February. To lend perspective to this number, only 147,000 new jobs were created in October, the month before the presidential election. That’s less than half the new […]

The Washington Post, CNN, and a host of others have spent the past week calling the actions of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions into question. During Attorney General Sessions’ January 10th confirmation hearings, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) asked Sessions what he’d do (as A.G.) if he learned that anyone in the Trump campaign communicated with […]