WASHINGTON — On the Senate floor Monday evening, Senator Jeff Sessions decried the Medicare “Doc Fix” that is soon to be considered by the Senate, saying House conservatives who voted for the measure were misled by promises it would be paid for by offsets elsewhere. “Not only are we continuing to allow the debt to […]

WASHINGTON, Ala. — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) has been appointed by U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH8) to the powerful House Rules Committee. The Rules Committee is heavily weighted (9 majority members, and 4 minority members) in favor of the party in power, and ultimately decides which bills make it to the House floor, and […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWogVroFGgE (Above: Richard Tremaine and Rep. Martha Roby interact in a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing) WASHINGTON — Richard Tremaine, associate director of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System, testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee Monday about his treatment as a whistleblower in the scandal that rocked the VA last year. Congresswoman Martha […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill sponsored by Alabama Representative Jack Williams (R-Vestavia) that will add a safe harbor provision to Alabama’s laws for children exploited in sexual slavery has gained wide bipartisan support, garnering 61 co-sponsors in the House. HB455, titled the Alabama Human Trafficking Safe Harbor Act, will protect exploited minors from being convicted […]

AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn City Council voted last week to “buy local” by awarding the $2.1 million bid submitted by Auburn-based Bailey-Harris Construction Co. to renovate Toomer’s Corner. A locally-owned and operated business since 1979, Bailey-Harris Construction Co. has built everything from high school football stadiums to educational buildings, and even the Montgomery County […]

A study by the American City Business Journals found that Birmingham could financially support a professional athletic team, but which sport would folks in the Birmingham metro area be most likely to attend? According to the report, Birmingham is an “underextended” market for professional sports, and has capacity for a soccer, hockey, basketball, or football […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Montgomery Advertiser over the weekend speculated that if Republicans in the Alabama legislature are unable to find consensus on a budget proposal, a smaller bloc of Republicans could break off and join with Democrats to pass a budget that includes Gov. Robert Bentley’s tax increases. “Republicans dominate both chambers of the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Hillary Clinton formally announced her presidential campaign Sunday, it was inevitable the long-time DC insider would assemble a power-packed, inside-the-beltway team, but you may not have expected the top member of that team to have an interesting — and perhaps infamous — Alabama connection. Clinton’s newly-announced campaign chairman John Podesta is […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Seasons 52 Fresh Grill in Birmingham is reaching out into the community to help address a problem that has become all too desperate in many of large cities across the country by working with the Old Firehouse Shelter to provide nutritious, wholesome meals for the chronically homeless men Firehouse serves. “This is […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Garden & Gun Magazine, a Southern lifestyle magazine, recently published an article describing 50 reasons it loves the land south of the Mason Dixon line, including the scent of Magnolias, our serious sense of hospitality, and obviously superior culinary offerings. In the article, Garden & Gun profiles Florence, Alabama’s Odette eatery, and […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Sarah Thomas, the first female official to grace the sidelines of NFL games this season is a 1995 graduate of the University of Mobile. Thomas, who will be a line judge for NFL games this upcoming season, played basketball at UMobile from 1992-95, where she was a team leader and a two […]

MONTGOMERY, ALa. — Alabama House General Fund Budget chairman Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) has signed on to co-sponsor a bill that would allow a state-wide referendum on a lottery, making him the only Republican so far to officially join forces with House Democrats on one of their signature agenda items. The amendment would need the support […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House voted down a bill Thursday that would have prohibited teenagers under the age of 18 from riding in the bed of pickup trucks on a state or federal highway after some members raised concern it would legislate away the decision rights of parents. § 32-5-222 of the Code of […]

TUSKEGEE, Ala. — Central Alabama’s embattled Veteran’s Affairs hospitals still have some of the longest wait times in the country, according to a report from the AP. The Tuskegee and Montgomery VA hospitals, known as the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) had the worst marks for reaching its goals for timely access to […]

Congratulations, Alabamians! Today is the day the non-profit Tax Foundation estimates you have worked long enough to have paid your combined federal, state, and local tax obligations! To pay what they owe the government, Alabamians must essentially fork over the equivalent of what they earned from the beginning of the year until today, April 9th. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala — Yellowhammer confirmed Thursday that the yearly Business Council of Alabama’s (BCA) Chairman’s dinner will feature former Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill as its keynote speaker. O’Neill is a highly decorated veteran with a list of accomplishments and accolades a mile long. Perhaps his most impressive claim to fame, however, is being the member […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Thursday morning Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) signaled he has changed his mind on a way for the state to capture gambling money, the day after the House Democratic Caucus renewed its call for a state lottery and other measures to increase government revenues. House Minority Leader Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) introduced two bills […]

(Audio above: Chief Justice Roy Moore on Yellowhammer Radio reveals his opposition to Gov. Bentley’s tax increase proposals) Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore made waves by announcing his opposition to Gov. Robert Bentley’s $541 million tax increase proposal during a guest interview on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims on Tuesday. “I can’t agree […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) addressed members of the Huntsville and Madison County chambers of commerce Wednesday to spell out the agencies and state services that will be shutdown or slowed down if the Alabama Legislature fails to pass his $541 million tax hike proposal. In his remarks, Governor Bentley said that due […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Four underage young men from Louisiana State University (LSU) were caught by a sheriff’s deputy in Mobile County, Alabama driving to Gulf Shores for Spring Break towing approximately 2,000 beers, five liters of boxed wine, and eight bottles of liquor. The students were pulled over because the trailer they were towing had […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill approved by the Alabama Senate Tuesday will affirm the rights of Alabamians to display religious symbols, such as nativities or menorahs, on public property, as long as other secular symbols or scenes are also displayed. “The Religious Display Freedom Act is designed to protect the Constitutional rights of cities, schools, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The latest edition of a yearly study by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) identifies the public policies that have lead states to economic prosperity, and which states are poised to move on up the list of the most prosperous states. The study was written by economist Dr. Arthur Laffer, Stephen Moore, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — One of the Alabama Senate’s most powerful members is now speaking out about the representation, or lack thereof, the University of Alabama’s Birmingham (UAB) and Huntsville (UAH) campuses have on the UA Board of Trustees. Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) introduced legislation Tuesday that would expand the Board by adding four new […]

WASHINGTON — Several of Alabama’s Congressional delegates are cosponsoring a new bill being introduced to Congress, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow the concealed carry permits of any state to be valid in all states around the country. Congressmen Bradley Byrne (R-AL1), Mike Rogers (R-AL3), Mo Brooks (R-AL5), and Gary Palmer (R-AL6) are […]