MONTGOMERY — Enjoying a picturesque day on the State Capitol lawn, Governor Kay Ivey and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate joined the Alabama Grocers Association (AGA) in highlighting the “Buy Alabama’s Best” campaign. The campaign, which was formed in a partnership between the AGA and the Department of Agriculture and Industries in 2006, […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) Tuesday applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) statement that she does not support impeaching President Donald Trump, with Brooks viewing it as an admission that Democrats and the mainstream media have failed to find sufficient evidence of Russian campaign collusion or any other crime that would warrant such an action. In a statement, […]

MONTGOMERY — In a ceremony at the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon, Governor Kay Ivey signed the Rebuild Alabama Act into law. She was joined by legislative leaders and dozens of supporters of the infrastructure bill in lauding the final passage of HB 1, HB 2 and HB 3. Before signing the legislation and distributing ceremonial […]

MONTGOMERY — HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama Act, passed the Senate with no amendments by a 28-6 roll call vote Tuesday shortly after 1:00 p.m. and is expected to be signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey the same afternoon.

The Alabama Senate will start debate on HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama Act, shortly after 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, with a final vote on the infrastructure bill expected to come during the day. Watch live:

Under Governor Kay Ivey’s administration, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) and IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity technology, on Monday announced enhancements to the IDEMIA eID app, which provides all Yellowhammer State taxpayers the ability to protect their identity and combat state income tax fraud. “IDEMIA has been an outstanding partner in our […]

Yellowhammer News has confirmed that the Alabama Supreme Court has granted cert on former House of Representatives Speaker Mike Hubbard’s appeal on his 2016 ethics conviction. This means that the state’s highest court will hear Hubbard’s appeal. Former Lt. Governor and Attorney General Bill Baxley, Hubbard’s attorney, told Yellowhammer News, “We’re delighted, we were hopeful. […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee unanimously voted to favorably recommend HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama Act, in a meeting Monday afternoon. The committee also unanimously advanced HB 1 and HB 3. None of the three bills were amended by the committee. All three votes were conducted by roll call. The full […]

MONTGOMERY — Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) was the keynote speaker at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Eggs and Issues breakfast Monday, where he spoke about a wide range of state and national issues, from infrastructure to border security and his personal thoughts on President Donald Trump. Shelby was introduced by his newly former […]

Now that the Rebuild Alabama Act overwhelmingly passed the House, the infrastructure package is set to receive a public hearing in the Senate. Members of the public will be able to make their thoughts heard at 1:00 p.m. Monday before the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee. The meeting will take place in room 825 of […]

Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-7), while referring to Alabama as a state “of the confederacy,” is pointing her finger at President Donald Trump for what she deems rising hate in American society. Sewell said in an interview Friday with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, “Hate in this society has really risen a lot with this president and his […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey held a press conference with leaders from the Alabama House of Representatives after the Rebuild Alabama Act passed the chamber Friday afternoon, with the governor hailing the 84-20 vote and proclaiming, “[Y]ou’re going to see for the first time in a long, long time what a bipartisan effort can do […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives passed HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama Act, by a margin of 83-20 Friday afternoon. You can view the roll call vote here. HB 1 and HB 3 were both passed by the chamber the same day. HB 1 was unanimous and HB 3 was 100-3. The bills will now […]

Thursday, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) received the highest honor given to sitting members of Congress for his staunch support of farmers in Alabama and across the nation. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recognized Shelby with the Golden Plow Award in a presentation made before 150 farmers attending the Alabama Farmers Federation’s (ALFA) biennial Washington […]

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) is now donating $184,000 to the families of victims who died in Sunday’s east Alabama tornadoes after an unnamed company who had initially pledged a large contribution reportedly backed out. The Plainsman wrote Thursday that Lee County Coroner Bill Harris told reporters that PCI had initially decided to donate […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) might just have more support in Birmingham, England, than Birmingham, AL. As first reported by Alabama Media Group, Jones raised more last reporting period from Americans overseas than from Alabamians. In fact, he almost raked in more from people in the United Kingdom alone than Alabama.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives is set to enter debate before taking a final vote Friday on HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama bill. The House will gavel in at 10:30 a.m. after HB 1, HB 2 and HB 3 unanimously advanced from the Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee and received their second readings Thursday afternoon.

Three major corporations, including Birmingham-based Regions Bank, are contributing a large sum of money to aid victims of Sunday’s devastating tornadoes in east Alabama. This comes after news broke that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and an unnamed company are paying the funeral costs of all 23 victims. The Regions Foundation is donating $25,000, […]

MONTGOMERY — HB 2, known as the Rebuild Alabama bill, includes provisions that would put the Yellowhammer State at the forefront of the nation’s transition to electric vehicles. At Thursday’s House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee meeting, a representative from an out-of-state environmental group admitted that they want battery electric vehicle (BEV) drivers to only pay […]

Despite nonprofit and academic studies that concluded Alabama is between $600-800 million short in annual infrastructure revenue, former Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) is bragging that his administration addressed the issue. In a Facebook post made as the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee met late Thursday morning, Bentley said that since launching ATRIP in 2012, $1.2 billion […]

MONTGOMERY — All three infrastructure bills on the Alabama House of Representatives’ special session agenda received unopposed favorable recommendations from the Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Thursday. The most controversial of the three, HB 2 or the “Rebuild Alabama” bill, saw 13 supportive members of the public address the committee. Only three speakers voiced opposition to […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) appeared on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” Thursday morning, giving an in-depth interview about the infrastructure legislation set to be considered in the current special session. While the House needs to finish with the Rebuild Alabama bill – which would raise infrastructure revenue – before it […]

In the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that claimed 23 lives in east Alabama Sunday, Attorney General Steve Marshall is urging both generosity and vigilance as people look to help with recovery and relief efforts. Wednesday, Marshall joined Governor Kay Ivey and local officials in Beauregard to survey storm damage. At a press conference, the […]

Thursday will mark day two of the legislative special session called by Governor Kay Ivey on her Rebuild Alabama infrastructure plan. The first day of the special session was relatively uneventful, with the most drama stemming from the House’s server temporarily going down in the morning, which delayed legislators from getting a physical copy of […]