MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday that it will continue fully funding the program to build two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) at contractor Austal USA in the Port of Mobile. “I applaud the Navy’s decision to allocate funding for two Littoral Combat Ships to Austal in Mobile,” said Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) in […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate Tuesday passed a bill that will overhaul the way the state incentivizes businesses to create jobs in the state. The bill will now return to the House to approve the amendments added by the Senate before it is sent to the Governor’s desk. The Alabama Jobs Act will allow […]

WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6), along with seven other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, penned an op-ed this week urging GOP members of the Senate not to confirm Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. “As members of the U.S. House of Representatives we recognize that the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison) addressed his colleagues on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon, speaking out against Governor Bentley’s proposed $541 million tax hike and noting that not a single one of his constituents has come to him expressing support for the governor’s plan. “In Huntsville [Gov. Bentley] urged a group of […]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) joined with several other members of the House this week, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH8), to meet with Iraqi government officials as part of the CODEL (congressional delegation trip) which also took Rep. Roby to Israel last week to evaluate the influence of ISIS in the Middle […]

(Video above: a mini-documentary from BEAA) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Breathe Easier Alliance of Alabama, an LLC formed by users, retailers and wholesalers of consumable vapor products, said in a press release Monday that the organization will implement a campaign for awareness of, and in opposition to a proposed 50 percent tax increase on electronic […]

VANCE, Ala. — According to data from the Alabama Department of Commerce, as reported by AL.com, the state made almost a million automobiles in 2014, exporting to 99 countries, a new record. A total of $6.6 billion worth of vehicles built by Mercedes, Hyundai, and Honda in the state were sent to other countries, mainly […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new research paper from the Alabama Policy Institute (API), a free market think tank based in Birmingham, written by Auburn University professors James R. Barth and John Jahera warns of an impending shortfall in the state pension system that makes today’s general fund shortage look completely insignificant. The study estimates that […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s Athletics Department has made it no secret that they have their eye set on one man in particular to lead the Bama Basketball team into a new era—current Wichita State Shockers head coach Gregg Marshall. But could the lower tax rates in Texas, whose team is also reportedly […]

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — A recent feature in Esquire Magazine about the all-American sweatshirt highlights the role Alabama had in introducing the world to one of the world’s coziest and most comfortable articles of clothing. Most of us own sweatshirts, maybe bearing our university’s mascot, or the emblem of a favorite vacationing spot, neatly stacked […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In an interview with Cliff Sims on Yellowhammer Radio, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) said the Republicans may have the majority in Congress now, but conservatives are still very much in the minority. “Let me be clear,” Rep. Brooks said, “while Republicans are the majority in the House and the majority in the […]

WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) told Breitbart News last week that a U.S. General’s testimony on Iran’s presence in South America is more evidence that President Obama’s immigration policies are a threat to national security. Earlier this month General John Kelly, the top U.S. commander in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as Southcom, […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama’s state climatologist, Dr. John Christy, is no stranger to drawing criticism from his peers for his stance on the prevalent theory of climate change. Now Christy and other “deniers” are being investigated by Democrats in Washington, but he says he is “past the point of being intimidated.” A member of the […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Proponents of same sex marriage responded quickly when Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) signed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) last week by calling for a boycott of the state, but Indiana isn’t the only state with an RFRA; 19 other states have a similar law in place, including Alabama. Alabama’s RFRA, Amendment […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s first craft brewery, Good People Brewery is in the running for best craft brewery in the country right now, making it to the “Elite Eight” round on website Thrillist’s bracket. “We are just so excited to be included on this nationally recognized website’s list,” Good People spokeswoman Lauren McCurdy told Yellowhammer […]

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple CEO and Alabama native Tim Cook on Friday joined a list of ultra-wealthy businessmen and women who have pledged to leave their fortunes to charity when they die, according to an interview with Fortune magazine. “You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change,” he […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped for the 15th month in a row, according to the Alabama Dept. of Labor. More than 2 million Alabamians are now working—the most since October 2008. “Our economy supported more jobs in February than it has during the same period since 2008,” Governor Bentley said Friday morning. “We […]

WASHINGTON — In the very early hours of the morning Friday the Senate passed an amended version of the budget resolution passed earlier this week by the House that sets Congress’s intention to bring federal spending from deficit to surplus over the next decade. Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (R) said the budget is not perfect, […]

WASHINGTON — A Medicare “doc fix” bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday drew wide bipartisan support, but failed to receive the votes of two of Alabama’s Congressional delegates. Congressmen Mo Brooks (R-AL5) and Gary Palmer (R-AL6) were two of only 37 House members who voted against the measure, which the CBO estimates would add […]

Gulf Shores, Ala. — A ranking compiled by USA Today and the website 10best.com lists Alabama’s beach town Gulf Shores as one of the best coastal towns in the country. “Visitors to Gulf Shores, at the heart of the Alabama Gulf Coast, will be met with sugary-white sand beaches, Southern-style fresh seafood, championship golf courses […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Democratic Party may be all but defunct in the state of Alabama, but Democrats in the state legislature — and a handful of more liberal Republicans — were still able to count on their closest ally during the 2014 election cycle. A list of Alabama’s largest Political Action Committees (PACs) compiled […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabamian Ty Dodge found out in an episode of Antiques Roadshow that aired Monday that the Frederic Remington painting of his great grandfather and a letter between the artist and his ancestor are worth a jaw-dropping $800,000. “My appraiser on the roadshow asked me, ‘How much do you think it is worth?’ […]

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have the ability to recall and replace elected leaders before the conclusion of their terms. Alabama is not among them. While the Alabama legislature, and most municipalities, have the ability to remove a leader who has violated his or her oath of office via the impeachment process, there […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — 2010 UAB graduate Dr. Faisal Shuaib has been selected by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be part of a team of six experts leading the worldwide response to the Ebola virus. Dr. Shuaib graduated from the UAB School of Public Health, and is currently the incident manager and head of the […]