Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) delivered a stirring speech on Friday at a naturalization ceremony for fifty citizenship candidates at the beautiful USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile. Byrne – in a powerful address entitled “What Does It Mean To Be An American?” – explained what being a citizen of this “good and great” nation […]

One coach from Athens High School has gone viral after turning the nuisance of a flat tire into an opportunity to teach his players how to properly change a tire. In a video posted this week by head football coach Cody Gross, Athens High School’s Coach Carter took time on Monday to demonstrate and explain […]

A new video released on Friday ties pro-choice Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) to viral abortion remarks made this week by his longtime friend and client, State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham). Jones has previously voted against banning using federal funds for abortions and even voted against banning late-term abortions. Watch:

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Friday said that he will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2020 election cycle. In an interview on Talk 99.5’s “Matt and Aunie Show,” Brooks was more definitive than he has been in the past, when he left wiggle room by saying a “seismic” event could […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed a historic education budget by an overwhelming, bipartisan 28-2 vote. SB 199, sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), combined with supplemental education appropriations bills amounts to a $7.1 billion Education Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins October 1 of this year. “This is the […]

A spokesman has responded on behalf of Donald Trump, Jr. after State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) said that the president’s son is “evidently retarded or crazy” and that “[h]is mother should have aborted him.” In a statement, Trump, Jr. spokesman Andy Surabian told Yellowhammer News, “Sadly, vile comments like this have become par for the […]

State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) has further responded to Donald Trump, Jr.’s criticism of his viral abortion remarks, lashing out at the president’s son in callous fashion and digging himself a further political hole. This is stomach curling and makes Ralph Northam look like a moderate on abortion. Every Democrat running for President needs to […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is continuing his longtime championing of balancing the federal budget. Alabama’s senior senator on Thursday re-introduced legislation proposing a constitutional amendment that would require Congress to have a balanced budget in an effort to reduce the nation’s increasing debt, which has surpassed $22 trillion.

Republican House District 74 candidate Daniel Sparkman is calling on State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) to resign over his Tuesday remarks on abortion that made national headlines for all the wrong reasons.

According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), one case of measles has been confirmed in an infant in St. Clair County. WBRC reported that ADPH made the announcement Thursday after the department the day previous said there had been no confirmed cases of measles out of 174 closed investigations. ADPH still reportedly had 32 […]

Heather Milam, the Democrats’ 2018 nominee to serve as Alabama’s secretary of state, has yet to file her mandatory campaign finance report for last year, which was due on January 31. The secretary of state is responsible for administering elections in the state, including implementing aspects of the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA […]

Five Alabama companies have received awards for the 2018 Hire Vets Medallion Program, which recognizes a company or organization’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention and professional development. This award program is the only federal-level veterans’ employment program of its kind and is an official program of the U.S. Department of Labor. Governor Kay Ivey made the announcement […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) made national headlines after a clip from his Tuesday House floor comments on abortion went viral, and now he is doubling down on his remarks. Alabama State Rep. John Rogers (D) on abortion: “Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or you kill them later. You […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) – not for the first time – is being accused of failing to keep his campaign promise of serving as an independent voice for Alabama. On Wednesday, Jones broke with longstanding Senate traditions and voted against a federal judicial nominee from his own home state. This came after Jones reportedly had […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) has taken opposing President Donald Trump’s nominees to the next level, this time voting against a fellow Alabamian for a position serving his home state. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Montgomery’s Andrew Brasher, the solicitor general of the state of Alabama, to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville is not a fan of the University of Virginia men’s basketball team refusing President Donald Trump’s invitation to be honored at the White House for their recent national championship victory. UVA defeated Auburn in a controversial Final Four ending, and the Tigers recently celebrated their season at […]

Trump-nominee Andrew Brasher, a resident of Montgomery, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as the federal District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. Brasher was nominated for the federal judgeship by President Donald Trump in April 2018. In June, he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration of his nomination and […]

Ramsay High School senior Jillian Jolly has dreamed of attending Yale University since she was in kindergarten, and now this 18-year-old Alabama student’s hard work has paid off beyond her wildest imagination. “I always heard that Yale was the school where smart people went. It was the top school, and I wanted to be there,” […]

MONTGOMERY — The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and the Alabama Technology Network (ATN) on Wednesday announced the 2019 Manufacturer of The Year (MOTY) winners during an awards luncheon at the Alabama Activity Center. “The purpose of the annual Manufacturer of the Year Awards is to shine a spotlight on manufacturing excellence and to give […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition (ARBC) Wednesday held a press conference on the State House steps, emphasizing that legislation currently pending in the legislature is key to the state’s future prosperity. The state’s biggest job creators, spanning an array of industries and fields, are members of the coalition. A statement from ARBC explains, […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed HB 314, which would ban all abortions except when the life of the mother is in danger.

Fans of Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird are in shock after the record-breaking play was not nominated for the “Best Play” Tony Award on Tuesday. Based on Alabama legend Harper Lee’s seminal novel, the play has received critical acclaim and broken longstanding box office records. However, the Broadway community reacted with […]

MONTGOMERY — The members of the Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) of the Alabama legislature have unanimously chosen State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) as chairman of its committee. “I am honored to be chosen as chairman for this important committee — few things are as key to Alabama’s economic prosperity as a modern transportation network that […]

Alabama continues to show that early childhood education is critical to turning the state’s overall education metrics around. On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced that 41 new classrooms will be funded through the Pre-K through 3rd Grade Integrated Approach to Early Learning (P-3). “Alabama children have reaped […]