MONTGOMERY — Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) filed a bill Tuesday that would repeal Common Core in the Yellowhammer State. In a video, Marsh explained his bold move, which had not been anticipated by state political observers. He said the bill would “eliminate Common Core in the state of Alabama.” Marsh said, […]

MONTGOMERY — After State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville) Tuesday morning announced he was filing legislation to implement a lottery in Alabama, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) advised that they do not view the proposal as a “clean lottery.”

MONTGOMERY — A bill authored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) that would voluntarily allow a taxpayer to divert a portion or all of their own state income tax refund to We Build the Wall, Inc. received a favorable recommendation by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Tuesday afternoon. Designated SB 22, the bill […]

MONTGOMERY — State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville) Tuesday filed legislation that would implement a lottery in Alabama. With the regular session of the state legislature back underway for the first time since the special session focused on the Rebuild Alabama Act adjourned, legislators were back on Goat Hill with a bevy of issues to address. […]

MONTGOMERY — Speaking Tuesday morning to a group of industry leaders assembled at the Business Council of Alabama, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) explained that he is helping lead the charge on workforce development in the state. Ainsworth identified getting Alabama students qualified and ready to fill good, high-paying jobs as a passion of his […]

Add former Miss Alabama and Miss America Heather Whitestone McCallum to the list of potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates hoping to challenge incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in 2020. A poll currently being conducted, which was provided Monday to Yellowhammer News by members of the public, tests name identification and multiple biography questions on Whitestone, as […]

MONTGOMERY — While speaking to the Montgomery Rotary Club Monday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall shared more insight into his White House visit last week when he briefed President Donald Trump on the impact of drug trafficking at and between points of entry at the nation’s southern border. “It was really kind of an interesting […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), cognizant that he was being recorded at the time, would not answer a question about the merits of impeaching President Donald Trump. During a book tour event in Birmingham on Saturday, Jones was addressing questions that the audience submitted on notecards, but when he came to one question, he flat-out refused […]

MONTGOMERY — Now that Attorney General Steve Marshall has begun a full term of his own, his personal vision and policy priorities are more distinctly evident in driving the office’s work. At the Montgomery Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon Monday, Marshall explained that since winning election in November, he finally had the chance to implement a […]

In the wake of doubling down on his recent assertion that Republicans “do not want African-Americans and other minorities to vote,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) is claiming that whoever his 2020 general election opponent ends up being “will run a campaign on division” while he would never do so such a thing himself. Jones, on […]

Governor Kay Ivey and Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth are using their respective positions to put Alabama students in prime position to compete in the evolving modern workforce. Friday, Ainsworth joined Google, State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville) and leaders from the local school board at an event in Talladega County, celebrating the launch of Google’s Rolling […]

First-term State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville), a retired air ambulance helicopter pilot and Army aviator, is not shying away from voting for the Rebuild Alabama Act, emphasizing, “I used to be in a line of work where the result of making a mistake would be a fiery death, so I’m not intimidated by Facebook.” In […]

Alabama’s Kelsey Barnard Clark has won one of America’s most prominent culinary contests. The Dothan native and owner of KBC restaurant in the “Peanut Capital of the World” brought home the title in the season 16 finale of Bravo’s “Top Chef” that aired Thursday evening. “It made me realize that I am stronger than I […]

State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville), who is sponsoring a lottery bill this legislative session, believes this is the year for a lottery proposal to pass the legislature and get to a referendum of the people for approval. In an interview on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show” this week, McClendon – who was one of […]

While Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) proudly supported the president and stood up for national security, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Thursday voted to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration related to securing the United States’ border with Mexico. After a dozen Republicans broke ranks to vote with the Democrats in the Senate, both chambers in […]

One of Alabama’s most prominent business executives has been named as the Birmingham Business Alliance’s (BBA) interim president and CEO. The BBA announced that Fred McCallum, who retired as president of AT&T Alabama in 2017, was named to the position Thursday. McCallum is a past chairman of the BBA, as well as a past chairman […]

The anonymous winner of the over $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot will reportedly donate some of her winnings to aid victims of the recent east Alabama tornadoes. According to Charleston’s WCSC, lawyers revealed the planned contribution Thursday, along with the story of how the unidentified woman came across the historic winning ticket when traveling. “This […]

When President Donald Trump was traveling northbound on I-85 Friday en route to visit victims of the recent east Alabama tornadoes, his motorcade barely escaped what would have been a high-speed, head-on collision. A video of an out-of-control vehicle veering off of I-85 South and slamming into the cable guard rail in the median went […]

Under Governor Kay Ivey’s administration, the good news just keeps coming for Alabama’s manufacturing industry and for job seekers in the state. On Thursday, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama announced a historic $288 million expansion of its existing facility in Huntsville, which is not to be confused with the under-construction Mazda-Toyota plant. According to a press […]

The education policy proposal introduced by Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) last month was included in President Donald Trump’s budget proposal released this week. Byrne and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are sponsoring the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act in their respective chambers. This pro-school choice legislation, which was developed with the consultation and support of […]

The $1.6 billion Mazda-Toyota plant is bringing much more than just 4,000 jobs to the Huntsville area. As exemplified by Toyota’s announcement Wednesday, the companies plan to be active and generous members of the north Alabama community. To help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), Toyota is donating $1 […]

The University of Alabama’s Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law is ranked 25th among the nation’s top law schools and eighth among the best public law schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Graduate Schools” rankings for 2020. This marks the eighth consecutive year that UA’s prestigious law school has been ranked […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall joined President Donald Trump at the White House once again Wednesday, this time to brief the president on the impact of drug trafficking at and between points of entry at the nation’s southern border. “I want to thank President Trump for his willingness to listen to state and local law enforcement […]

When the regular session of the Alabama legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, respective bills to make killing first responders a capital offense and add law enforcement officers to the state hate crime statute will be on the agenda. HB 59, sponsored by State Rep. Chris Sells (R-Greenville), would add on-duty first responders to the list of […]