Posts by Sean Ross — Page 69

Under the leadership of Mayor Steven L. Reed, specialized parking meters were installed last week in downtown Montgomery to provide a quick way to...

Dr. Cathy J. Randall, chairman of the board of Pettus Randall Holdings, LLC, is now serving as a board member for The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham.

Congressman Bradley Byrne went up with his latest television ad, which hits both of the other leading two candidates in Alabama's GOP Senate primary field.

State Rep. Rolanda Hollis is doubling down after she made international waves in introducing a bill that would mandate every Alabama man undergo...

Elaine J. Fincannon has been appointed as the deputy director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday formally signed Executive Order 719, which formed her "Study Group for Gambling Policy."

State Rep. Rolanda Hollis filed a bill that would require local boards of education to provide feminine hygiene products in female restrooms at schools...

The Alabama Senate on Thursday confirmed Auburn University Trustees James Pratt, Clark Sahlie and BT Roberts to each serve another term on the board.

State Rep. Ginny Shaver (R-Leesburg) on Thursday filed a “born-alive” bill that would be known as "Gianna's Law" and safegaurd against infanticide.

State Rep. Rolanda Hollis has filed a bill that would mandate every Alabama man to undergo a vasectomy within one month of his 50th birthday or...

Jerry Carl, a candidate for Congress in Alabama’s First Congressional District, released his third television ad of the 2020 Republican primary cycle.

The Republican Secretaries of State Committee announced that Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has been elected to serve as its chair for 2020.

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would add law enforcement officers as a protected class in the state hate crime statute.

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh discussed the prospects of gaming expansion passing the legislature this session, including a lottery bill.

The Alabama House State Government Committee considered the “Gender is Real Legislative" (GIRL) Act, failing to advance the legislation...

State Reps. Chris Pringle and Barbara Drummond have introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the state's aerospace industry, especially when it...

State Rep. Tommy Hanes has introduced a piece of legislation entitled the "Second Amendment Preservation Act" that he claims would make certain federal...

The Auburn men's basketball team on Wednesday evening beat the University of Alabama 95-91 in an overtime thriller.

The Alabama Senate's Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee considered a bill by State Sen. Arthur Orr that would explicitly make it a...

The Appalachian Regional Commission announced a $733,150 POWER grant has been approved for Opportunity Alabama, Inc., a nonprofit located in Birmingham.

The fight is back on over the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. On Tuesday, Yellowhammer News reported on the Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee holding a public hearing on a bill by State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) that would enhance the penalty provision of the act. This came in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth addressed a crowd at a BCA governmental affairs committee meeting, discussing his 21st Century Workforce Commission's report.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Judge Andrew Brasher of Alabama as the next judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a public hearing on a bill by State Sen. Gerald Allen that would enhance the penalties of the Memorial Preservation Act...