MONTGOMERY — Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) this week received the 2019 Legislator of the Year award from the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA) at their annual winter meeting in the state’s capital city. Reed, who has long been recognized as a stalwart advocate of economic development in the Yellowhammer State, sponsored […]

Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s expected vote on whether to subpoena witnesses or additional documents in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Friday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) released another video on Twitter featuring his latest thoughts on the proceedings. Jones once again talked about wanting to hear from witnesses that were not previously […]

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) on Friday filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics against Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) for allegedly using official government resources for campaign and political purposes. The complaint by the non-partisan ethics watchdog maintains that Jones has consistently used his campaign Twitter account to link to […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville continued his attack on former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ time leading the Department of Justice. Tuberville, who along with Sessions is running in Alabama’s 2020 Republican U.S. Senate primary field, has sharply criticized Sessions’ tenure as the Trump administration’s first attorney general. RELATED: ‘Traitor Jeff’ — […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03), the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Thursday bashed Democrats in the chamber for passing a bill that would restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to execute military actions on Iran. In a statement, Rogers said, “Today’s action by House Democrats is perplexing.” “Four weeks ago, President Trump acted legally […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Alabama Associate Justice Champ Lyons on Thursday delivered a letter to Governor Kay Ivey detailing the recommendations of the governor’s Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy. Lyons is chairman of the bipartisan study group, which was established last year via an Ivey executive order to receive and analyze accurate data, as well […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) on Thursday called for an immediate suspension of all travel from China to the United States due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, Byrne said, “The Chinese coronavirus is a serious global health threat whose severity and complexity is not yet understood. Unfortunately, the danger posed to Americans is made […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday released a video containing his latest thoughts on the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Jones’ remarks came after Wednesday’s question and answer style proceedings, in which senators got to submit written questions for either the House impeachment managers or the president’s legal team to answer verbally in […]

Voting is open for the Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur to be named the nation’s “best new museum.” The Cook Museum has been named a finalist in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice awards. A panel of experts chose 20 contenders from around the United States to compete in the category’s final round. The ultimate […]

MONTGOMERY — Speaking during the Economic Development Association of Alabama’s inaugural Rural Development Conference on Wednesday, Alabama Department of Transportation Director John Cooper addressed State Rep. Brett Easterbrook’s (R-Fruitdale) recent comments about his rural southwest Alabama district being “overlooked” since 1983 when it comes to highway investments. Cooper’s comments came after one of the economic […]

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Wednesday officially announced the organization’s 2020 board of directors and executive committee, including a new chairman. John B. Mazyck has been elected as chairman of the board, succeeding Mark Crosswhite in that role. Prior to being elected as chairman, Mazyck held several key leadership roles within BCA, including […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday afternoon released a statement announcing one of her arms is in a sling. “Alabama’s First Dog Missy is such a fun and active friend to have at home, and she is fiercely protective,” the governor explained. “Last night, she unintentionally tripped me up, and I hit my shoulder. You’ll […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is not a fan of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial legal team defending the president in political terms. In Jones’ latest daily video tweeted out Wednesday sharing his thoughts on the trial, Alabama’s junior senator reiterated his process complaints against Republicans, including the president’s team and the Senate GOP. “So yesterday, […]

MONTGOMERY — Speaking to the River Region Republicans on Tuesday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) spoke about his 2020 U.S. Senate bid and rallied local conservatives to urge Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) to oppose voting to remove President Donald J. Trump from office. As Jones participates in the ongoing Senate impeachment trial, the GOP field competing […]

In a radio interview on Tuesday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressed his worry for President Donald J. Trump’s physical safety. Featuring on “Alabama’s Morning News with JT” on 105.5 WERC, Sessions with just over two minutes left in the interview was prompted to talk about the subject after the host said he hoped […]

Birmingham-based Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C. in recent days won a coveted Golden Gavel Award at the 2020 National Trial Lawyers Summit. The summit was held last week in Miami, FL. Alexander Shunnarah was the only law firm from Alabama selected in any of the Golden Gavel Awards categories and represented the state at the prestigious […]

In his latest thoughts about President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) spoke about arguments made by Trump legal team members. Appearing in a video released Tuesday afternoon that lasted just over six minutes, Jones spoke about some of the core points made by Alan Dershowitz and Pam Bondi Monday afternoon and […]

Speaking to members of the media Monday on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl lauded the religious freedom he enjoys living in the state of Alabama. He also called for unity and spoke strongly against anti-Semitism. Pearl last spring became the fourth Jewish head coach in NCAA history to take a […]

MONTGOMERY — Speaking at a gathering of the Alabama Council of Association Executives at Montgomery City Hall on Tuesday morning, Governor Kay Ivey gave a glimpse of her top priorities heading into the 2020 state legislative session. The session gavels in at noon this coming Tuesday, February 4 — seven days from Ivey’s remarks. Her […]

Yellowhammer News on Monday confirmed that Fighting for Alabama Fund, Inc. is launching a significant, multi-week television advertising buy. Fighting for Alabama Fund is a federal independent expenditure committee, colloquially known as a super PAC, supporting Congressman Bradley Byrne’s (AL-01) Republican 2020 U.S. Senate bid. A source with direct knowledge told Yellowhammer News that the […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Monday morning sat down with CNN for the first national television interview he has done since the Senate began the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. Trump is charged by the U.S. House of Representatives with abuse of power on the first impeachment article against him, as well as […]

The competitive Republican primary in Alabama’s Second Congressional District is heating up. The same day that Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman released his fifth television ad of the cycle, former Alabama Attorney General Troy King announced his first. King’s ad, entitled “Mom,” features his mother, Natalie. “There are some people who just don’t like me,” King […]

According to the latest internal poll conducted on behalf of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ 2020 Senate campaign, Sessions is strongly leading the GOP primary field in his bid to unseat incumbent Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November’s general election. The internal poll, leaked first to Breitbart News on Monday, was conducted by national […]

In the latest television ad released Monday by Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman’s campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02), Coleman’s wife of 30 years, Tiffany, takes center stage. This is the Republican candidate’s fifth television ad of the cycle. Tiffany in the latest ad discusses how the Coleman family came to the decision […]