In a recent press release, Secretary of State John Merrill’s office explained the guidelines for straight ticket (straight party) voting. Alabamians who wish to cast a vote for all of the candidates on the ballot in either the Republican or Democratic Party may do so by simply filling in the bubble next to their party […]

Even though top-of-the-ticket contests dominate the headlines and turn the most heads, some of Alabama’s most competitive and, in a few cases, most impactful contests are down-ballot on Tuesday. First, Alabamians will decide on four constitutional amendments, one of which has drawn more money during the general election than only the gubernatorial contest. Planned Parenthood […]

In a Facebook video published on Friday, Birmingham police Officer Christopher Lassinger can be seen performing “random acts of kindness” that are inspiring the low-income community he patrols in western Birmingham. In the video uploaded by WVTM’s Fred Davenport, Lassinger is found playing basketball with children in a local neighborhood during his downtime. One resident told WVTM that […]

While much of the media’s focus has been on Alabama’s gubernatorial and select congressional races this election cycle, voters will approve or reject four noteworthy constitutional amendments on Tuesday. The Alabama Policy Institute has been diligent in providing Alabamians breakdowns of all four of these proposed amendments, which Yellowhammer News has published throughout the general […]

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, accepted a $10,000 contribution directly from Brandt Ayers on Friday, according to a mandatory financial disclosure filed with the Secretary of State’s office. Ayers is the former longtime editor of the Anniston Star (which his family has owned since 1912) and chairman of Consolidated Publishing, which operates Talladega’s The Daily […]

With only three days until Tuesday’s general election, Alabama Media Group published a fear-mongering, dishonest article about Amendment Two on the statewide ballot. This comes after the same liberal publication on Thursday was criticized for its “fake news” coverage of supposed “voter suppression” in Alabama (Secretary of State John Merrill has called the reporting “a […]

November is here and it is shaping up to be a beautiful fall weekend as some of Alabama’s favorite college football teams star in week-ten contests. In a rare occurrence, all of the Yellowhammer State’s teams play on Saturday, with no Thursday night games or byes this week. In SEC play, Auburn faces an enticing […]

Longtime Alabama state Rep. Thomas E. “Action” Jackson (D-Thomasville) said he agrees that “the biggest terror threat in this country is white men.” On Jackson’s personal Facebook page on Friday, the representative from southwestern Alabama shared an article titled, “Don Lemon: ‘The Biggest Terror Threat In This Country Is White Men.'” Jackson added the caption […]

In an awkward get-out-the-vote video tweeted out Friday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) and comedian-actor Will Ferrell teamed up to encourage Alabamians to vote in Tuesday’s general election. Ferrell, appearing as Ricky Bobby from “Talladega Nights,” referenced a famous line from the hit movie, causing Jones to laugh so hard he buries his face in […]

One Alabama woman who has been pronounced dead might very well vote in Tuesday’s general election. However, unlike the old adage about Democratic voters, Pamela Haynes is still “very much alive.” Being legally dead, well according to the Alabama Medicaid Agency that is, yet walking amongst the living is “just a little spooky,” as Haynes told […]

In a press release on Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) emphasized the strong, newly-released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October jobs report, which showed the American economy adding 250,000 jobs in the month. “The winning streak for American workers continued in October with increased jobs and an unchanged unemployment rate,” Brooks said. “The American economy […]

In what ESPN is calling “one of the best statistical debuts by a quarterback in league history,” Nick Mullens, an Alabama native and graduate of Spain Park High School in Hoover, led his San Francisco 49ers to a 34-3 blowout victory on Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. Mullens had never taken an NFL regular […]

In a column for Forbes, Dale Buss highlights Alabama’s automotive manufacturing industry and the state’s pro-jobs climate, calling the state “an automotive force to be reckoned with.” “As a center of automotive-manufacturing expansion, few places are humming like Alabama,” Buss said, opening his writeup, adding that Alabama is “the car-making capital of the American South.” […]

On Thursday, the Alabama State Port Authority’s management hosted Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, state Sen. Greg Albritton, state Sen. Clay Scofield, state Rep. Randall Shedd, representatives from the Alabama Coal Association, Manufacture Alabama and associated maritime and shipper companies on a tour of its McDuffie Coal Terminal and its state-of-the-art container terminal. Per a […]

In a speech at the Madison County Democratic Women’s Luncheon on Thursday, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox claimed that he is now polling “within the margin” against Governor Kay Ivey. “Yesterday, we had some new data points come back that shows us within the margin of error, with a chance to win,” Maddox asserted. Maddox then […]

In a press release on Thursday, Secretary of State John Merrill rebutted an article by Alabama Media Group, calling the “inaccurate and inflammatory” reporting “a disservice to the people of the State of Alabama” and implying it was politically motivated with the Tuesday general election just days away. “An article published late Wednesday evening by […]

Perhaps the most hotly contested item on Tuesday’s upcoming general election ballot has been Amendment Two, the pro-life constitutional amendment, with Planned Parenthood and other out-of-state liberal groups set to spend over $1.3 million on what has been called a “false and misleading advertising campaign” that is based on “lies.” While Amendment Three, which updates […]

One generous, creative University of Alabama football fan is making LSU’s “conspiracy theory” of collusion between the SEC headquarters in Birmingham and the Crimson Tide look like a completely “meaningless” “waste” of money. After LSU linebacker Devin White was ejected from the team’s game against Mississippi State for a questionable targeting call, fans of the […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, state Rep. Will Ainsworth and other top leadership figures in the Alabama Legislature voiced their strong support for Amendment Two – the pro-life constitutional amendment on Tuesday’s general election ballot. Governor Kay Ivey, on multiple previous occasions, has expressed her backing […]

The story of one dog’s rescue from deplorable conditions in the Wiregrass is starting to pick up steam on social media. According to a post from Saje Cox Loftin, a previous post of hers inspired her friend Erica to go above and beyond in saving a husky that “was chained up and starving” in Houston […]

According to a press release on Wednesday from the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Maxwell Air Force Base has been selected by the United States Air Force to receive $18 million for the construction of a new air traffic control tower facility “for the purpose of force protection and safety.” This comes on the heels […]

On Tuesday, Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4) and Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) sent a letter to U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (NY-17) urging passage of a supplemental disaster appropriations bill to help farmers, ranchers and rural communities recover and rebuild from recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael. […]

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Will Ainsworth. See update below. State Rep. Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville), the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, confirmed on Tuesday night that his wife was involved in a gun-related accident earlier that day. “While skeet shooting with our family on Tuesday evening, my wife, […]

On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall took a major legal step in what many believe could be a historic U.S. Supreme Court case that sees Roe v. Wade significantly rolled back or even repealed. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, the attorney general’s spokesman, Mike Lewis, confirmed that Marshall officially intends to take the […]