BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new ranking by Forbes Magazine lists Alabama-based Regions as one of the best employers in the nation alongside the University of Alabama and the rest of the United States’ top companies and public institutions. Regions Financial Corporation, headquartered in downtown Birmingham, employs 24,255 people nationwide and came in at No. 308 […]

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, D.C. this week granted conservative organizations that were targeted by the IRS — including at least one in Alabama — a small, but extremely important victory in their case against the federal government. Last week, federal judge Susan Dlott refused to grant the Obama Administration’s Justice Department a […]

AUBURN, Ala. — A ranking compiled by the Princeton Review has named Auburn University students as some of the most conservative in the nation. Auburn came in at #7 nationally. “Auburn University is a traditional Southern school full of Southern hospitality that provides a surprisingly ‘family-like atmosphere’ for a school of 25,000 and an unsurprising […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV6AawKbCPs (Video above: Noah Galloway’s latest “Dancing with the Stars” performance) Alabamian and Iraq War hero Noah Galloway, who lost his left arm and leg in a roadside bomb blast, delivered an incredible performance on Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) Monday night, bringing at least one judge to tears, and the audience to its feet. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Have you ever been target shooting with someone under the age of 18, say, your daughter, nephew, or grandchild? If you allowed them to possess a handgun during that time, you were breaking the law. A bill currently under consideration in the Alabama Senate would allow minors to obtain pistols while under […]

MONTEVALLO, Ala. — Alabama is well known for its wide range of opportunities to spend time in the great outdoors, and now one of the state’s public universities is offering a unique scholarship for students interested in preserving and appreciating all that Alabama’s diverse environment has to offer. Montevallo, Alabama’s only public liberal arts college, […]

WASHINGTON — Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) is shooting back at a recent report released by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee that says a vegan diet is what’s best for the environment. While it is perfectly reasonable for the committee to make recommendations for healthy eating, some are questioning whether crossing over into dictating the dietary […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — To what lengths would you go to save your spouse’s life? Tracy Spraggins has suffered from Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disorder, since she was 6 years old. Doctors said the disease would eventually shut down her kidneys, but there was cause for optimism when her husband, PJ, found out he was a […]

MONTGOMERY, ALa. — Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) signed an executive order Monday morning creating the Alabama Healthcare Improvement Task Force to “address ways to improve the health” of Alabamians. A cursory look at the 38 men and women appointed to the task force shows it to be stacked with advocates for Medicaid expansion. The governor […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The State of Alabama has filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in support of states’ right to define marriage. An amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief is a document filed by a group or individual who is not party to a case offering further information. Alabama […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist sent a letter to members of the Alabama House of Representatives imploring members to reject a local tax increase in Talladega County. The legislation, HB338 would add a 5 percent tax increase on the retail and wholesale price “spiritous and vinous liquors,” or liquor and […]

WASHINGTON, Ala. — After years of tense debates, The Obama administration announced Thursday that it had reached a nuclear agreement with Iran. Many Republican members of Congress are unhappy with the deal, including Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1). “Let’s be clear here,” Rep. Byrne said in a press release Friday, “Iran is no friend of […]

(Video Above: The first trailer for “Woodlawn”) “Woodlawn”, a film set in Birmingham featuring Oscar winner Jon Voight as legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and Caleb Castille, son of Alabama and NFL star player Jeremiah Castille, as Woodlawn High School star and Alabama standout Tony Nathan has released its first trailer. Get ready for chill […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill passed by the Alabama Senate Thursday, The Alabama Veterans and Targeted Counties Act, will incentivize companies to hire veterans, as well as open up operations in Alabama’s rural counties. The bill, HB57, defines “rural” as any county that has fewer than 25,000 residents. It applies to 23 of Alabama’s 67 […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill introduced by Alabama State Senator Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) would move the 2016 Alabama Presidential Primary up to March 1st, joining other Southern state in what has been dubbed the “SEC Primary.” Sen. Ross said both Democrats and Republicans around the state are in favor of his bill. This is not […]

(Audio above: Yellowhammer’s Cliff Sims jumps into the religious liberty debate) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In Thursday’s edition of Yellowhammer Radio, host Cliff Sims sounded off on the media’s portrayal of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). “This is a concerted effort by the Left… to force Christians, people of faith, into the closet,” Sims passionately […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Congressman Bradley Byrne warned his constituents on Alabama’s Gulf Coast Wednesday not to be mislead by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new, larger red snapper quota. “While NOAA has proposed an increase in the Red Snapper quota,” Byrne said in a press release, “the truth is we are only getting more […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A budget revealed by Republican members of Alabama Legislature shows agencies what cuts would look like if no tax increases are passed. “I think this is an educational process for the members that’s a starting point for what the budget might look like given no new revenues,” said Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), […]

The Paul Finebaum Show is known for its colorful characters, but one recent caller just may take the cake. University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has been criticized heavily recently for the second chance he gave to Georgia transfer defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor, who was accused of a second bout of domestic violence […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge has ruled that Alabama will be able to have a jury trial against BP to seek recompense for the economic damages caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange applauded the decision, calling it a “significant development” toward repairing the state’s coastal economy. BP […]

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — Voters in Alabama’s largest county have resoundingly defeated a huge property tax increase and gotten rid of an existing tax. On the ballot in Baldwin County Tuesday were referendums that would have implemented a new 30-year, 8-mill property tax to pay for a $350 million education building campaign, and the renewal […]

(Audio above: Cliff Sims interviews Andy Andrews on Yellowhammer Radio) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabamian and New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews was a guest on Wednesday’s Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims, talking about his 2012 book How Do You Kill 11 Million People?. Andrews said the idea for the book came to him after […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Senator Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) withdrew his controversial Senate Bill 289 Tuesday after a nationwide backlash against the legislation and the senator’s personal connection to it. The bill would have repealed the requirement to allow women a 48-hour stay in the hospital after giving birth and no longer require doctors to give […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich and President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate Del Marsh on Wednesday penned an op-ed published Wednesday urging the State Legislature to pass the prison reforms recommended by Senator Cam Ward and the Alabama Prison Reform Task Force. “As conservatives,” the op-ed begins, “we […]