Few people have made as much – and as diverse – of an impact in coastal Alabama as Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson. Over the last 30  or so years, Hudson has served her community in just about every way imaginable — and that stood true before she ever ran for public office. With a […]

Even reporters aboard Air Force One were enthralled by Auburn’s Final Four nail-biter on Saturday, with CNN’s White House correspondent sharing her joy when Bruce Pearl’s Tigers lost in heartbreaking fashion. Immediately after the game against the Virginia Cavaliers concluded, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who is a graduate of the University Alabama and native of Prattville, […]

Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-AL) campaign is fundraising off of the possibility that Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) might move across the state line into Alabama and challenge him for his Senate seat in 2020. On Sunday, the Jones campaign tweeted, “Now they’re talking about an out-of-state right-wing opponent moving to Alabama to challenge Doug. We […]

Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville on Saturday announced that he will be a 2020 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL). Tuberville tweeted the big news shortly after 1:00 p.m., confirming Yellowhammer News’ reporting that an announcement was imminent. He joins Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) as […]

EDITOR’s NOTE: The matter detailed in this news article was withdrawn, dismissed by the court, and subsequently expunged on January 26, 2021. Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday announced the arrest of Elliott Owen Lipinsky, an unsuccessful candidate for the 2018 Republican nomination for state auditor, on three felony charges related to illegally accessing and […]

Thomas More Society attorneys have beaten back efforts by the City of Tuscaloosa to require permits for constitutionally-protected activities outside the West Alabama Women’s Center, the state’s busiest abortion facility. A press release explained that members of Prolife Tuscaloosa were told recently they would now need a permit to engage in traditional sidewalk advocacy and […]

A Cherokee County greenhouse business known nationally for its poinsettias and other plants was named Alabama’s Farm of Distinction on Thursday in Birmingham at the state’s annual Farm-City Awards Luncheon. Hank and Shelia Richardson of Dixie Green Inc. received more than $15,000 in prizes and will represent the Yellowhammer State in the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern […]

State Senator Andrew Jones (R-Centre) has introduced a bill in the Alabama legislature to allow servicemen and women under the age of majority to apply for loans and open their own checking and saving accounts in the Yellowhammer State. “The young men and women who join the Armed Forces show maturity through their service to […]

State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) is officially running for the congressional seat being vacated by Congressman Bradley Byrne’s (AL-01) 2020 U.S. Senate bid. While a Pringle candidacy has been rumored for several months, Thursday marked his entrance into the race at an announcement event where the state representative was joined by family, friends and supporters […]

MONTGOMERY — Thursday was Higher Education Day in the Alabama’s capital city, as students from four-year universities and colleges across the state made their voices heard loud and clear. At a lunchtime rally on the capitol lawn, Governor Kay Ivey, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth and other elected officials addressed the students and other stakeholders in […]

According to a report, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) is considering moving into the Yellowhammer State to mount a 2020 U.S. Senate run. Gaetz, who represents a portion of the Florida panhandle, is seriously discussing that flirtation with colleagues in the House, The Hill reported. While the Florida congressman is viewed as an ally of […]

Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-4) on Thursday introduced a bill, the “Stopping Consumption of Tobacco by Teens” (SCOTT) Act, to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 and to also require more age verification for the online sale of vaping products. “In 1984, Congress raised the national minimum drinking age to 21 after […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Thursday unanimously passed SJR 29, a resolution authored by State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) and cosponsored by every member of the chamber honoring the historic accomplishments of Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), especially relating to his impact on higher education and research in the Yellowhammer State. Hailing Shelby as “Alabama’s […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) has accused the Alabama Holocaust Commission of “refus[ing] to learn from history” after the commission released a letter condemning his comparison of the propaganda currently being spread by Democrats and members of the mainstream media with that of Adolf Hitler’s “Big Lie Propaganda Tactic” as described in Mein Kampf. The commission’s […]

Even though the bill allows an exception when the life of the mother is in jeopardy, Planned Parenthood issued a statement claiming that State Rep. Terri Collin’s (R-Decatur) legislation that would ban abortion in Alabama “would be a death sentence for women across this state.” HB 314 and SB 211, the Senate companion bill being […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama legislature will wrap up what has already been a busy week on Thursday, with the day’s schedule to begin with two different lottery proposals getting a hearing before the Senate Tourism Committee at 8:30 a.m. Public hearings are set for Sen. Jim McClendon’s (R-Springville) SB 116 and SB 130 and Sen. […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that she has appointed former Justice Jean Brown to serve as the new commissioner of the Alabama Department of Senior Services. “Jean’s experience in state government and the legal field will be a tremendous asset to the Department of Senior Services,” Ivey said in a release. “I look forward to working […]

In what government and industry leaders are praising as a major economic development milestone for the Birmingham metro area, mayors from 20 cities across Jefferson County came together for a press conference on Wednesday and signed an agreement aimed at ending the poaching of businesses on an intra-county basis. According to The Birmingham Business Journal, […]

Alabamians can currently submit nominations for the title of “Bama’s Best Peach Cobbler.” Sponsored by the Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA), this Facebook competition is searching for a fan-favorite restaurant, farmers market or other public eatery serving tasty cobbler made with Yellowhammer State peaches, the state’s top fruit. Nominations can be made through April […]

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama on Wednesday concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions in Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. According to a press release, the DOJ […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced that former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Sergeant Ulysses Oliver, Jr. pleaded guilty earlier the same day in federal court to assaulting two handcuffed inmates, one of whom was a juvenile at the time of the incident, at ADOC’s Elmore Correctional Facility. A DOJ press release outlined […]

Another constitutional amendment has been introduced in the Alabama Senate to legalize a lottery in the state, with this new piece of legislation fitting a more conventional definition of a “clean lottery” bill. Sponsored by State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range) and cosponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), SB 220 would stick to […]

Major General Sheryl Gordon’s motto perfectly encapsulates this trailblazing Alabamian: “Have a mentor and be a mentor.” Gordon, the first female to ever command the Alabama National Guard as the state adjutant general, followed her father’s and brother’s footsteps when she entered officer candidate school after graduation from Selma High School and then college. She has […]

More news broke Tuesday in the Jefferson County electronic bingo saga as Yellowhammer News confirmed that Bruce Pettway loaned his brother’s campaign more than $50,000. Bruce Pettway loaned the campaign of Sheriff Mark Pettway a total of $56,322.25 in the 2018 cycle and donated another $2,500, according to publicly available campaign finance information. As of […]