Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, took to the chamber floor on Friday to push back against H.R. 3525, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish an expensive electronic health record system for all illegal aliens within its custody within 90 days. During his speech, Rogers […]

Former Congressman Jack Edwards, who represented southwest Alabama in the U.S. House for 20 years, passed away at the age of 91 on Friday morning. Governor Kay Ivey has issued a directive to immediately fly flags at half-staff on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Montgomery and throughout Alabama’s First Congressional District, until […]

President Donald Trump is apparently a big fan of Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), the venerable chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee who has been praised as “Alabama’s greatest statesman” in history. Amidst the annual federal appropriations process coming to a head, Trump applauded Shelby in a tweet on Thursday evening. Calling Shelby his “friend,” Trump […]

In a speech spanning over four minutes long on Thursday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) took to the floor of the United States Senate to passionately advocate for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, saying, “We didn’t take oaths to support the president of the United States.” “We’re in some troubled times,” Jones began in […]

Air Force General John E. Hyten, a native of Huntsville, on Thursday was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the next vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. In a bipartisan 75-22 vote, Hyten became the second-highest ranking military official in the country. A 38-year officer who has served in numerous […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is seemingly in support of the House’s official impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, which is being led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and members of “The Squad” like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). In an interview with The Hill on Wednesday, Jones claimed that the inquiry into Trump is not about […]

Count Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) as being against the impeachment inquiry by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democrats into President Donald Trump. In a statement on Thursday, Palmer advised that the “inquiry is not about high crimes and misdemeanors, but about politics.” Palmer is the chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, which is […]

Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) has appointed State Senator Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) to serve on the Alabama Small Business Commission. The appointment was announced on Thursday. Created in 2014, the Alabama Small Business Commission is an appointed group of small business owners and legislators who are tasked with advising the governor and state […]

Telegraph Creative on Thursday announced an impressive lineup of keynote speakers, panelists and moderators for the Alabama Economic Growth Summit, which is set to take place October 24-25 at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa. Alabama Power is the title sponsor for the event, which is being organized by Birmingham-based Telegraph Creative. […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Judge Bill Thompson for reelection to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Thompson, a resident of Homewood, was first elected to this court in 1996 and was reelected 2002, 2008 and 2014. He became presiding judge of the court in 2007. In a statement, […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01), also a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020, on Thursday called on former Vice President Joe Biden to release transcripts of his calls with leaders from Ukraine and China. This comes as Democrats in Washington, D.C. are launching an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Byrne has bashed this […]

Associate Justice Brad Mendheim has all of the momentum in his bid for a full term in place two on the Alabama Supreme Court. A Republican, Mendheim was first appointed to the state’s highest court by Governor Kay Ivey in 2018. He lost election to a full term to that office in the 2018 election […]

Elizabeth Smart on Thursday will be the keynote speaker at “Casting Hope,” a benefit for Birmingham-based nonprofit On River Time. Smart rose to international prominence after being kidnapped in 2002 at the age 14 and escaping nine months later. She is now a prominent child advocate and has been a commentator for ABC News. At […]

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday announced that the chamber will launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump regarding a recent phone call he had with the president of Ukraine. Pelosi’s announcement was met with instantaneous pushback from many Republican leaders in Alabama, including members of the state’s congressional […]

In addition to making an endorsement in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, the Alabama Farmers Federation’s political arm on Tuesday announced their support of a number of 2020 candidates, including two prominent conservative names. FarmPAC officially endorsed President Donald J. Trump for reelection, as well as endorsing Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R-AL) for […]

Tuesday might go down as one of the biggest days in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race when all is said and done. As first reported by Yellowhammer News, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville has been endorsed by FarmPAC, the influential political arm of the Alabama Farmers Federation. The endorsement has been ratified […]

Former State Senator Zeb Little (D-Cullman) has been convicted of two counts of felony theft of property. The announcement was made on Tuesday in a statement by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Little, an attorney, admitted to unlawfully taking client funds from his trust account and on Friday pleaded guilty in Franklin County Circuit Court before […]

Alabama Policy Institute (API) president Caleb Crosby on Monday announced the appointment of Drayton Nabers, Jr., former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, as an API distinguished fellow. Neighbors is held in high esteem across the Yellowhammer State and beyond for his longtime contributions in the legal field, as well as in industry and […]

DOTHAN — Yellowhammer News last week held the fifth of its 2019 “News Shapers” events: “Connecting Alabama’s rural communities.” Hosted at Troy University’s Dothan campus, key stakeholders from industry, government and academia came together to discuss building partnerships and community awareness related to broadband expansion efforts across the state. Yellowhammer co-owner Tim Howe moderated the […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she is appointing Leigh Gwathney to serve as chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. The governor signed Gwathney’s appointment letter Monday afternoon. The appointment follows the resignation of Lyn Head and is effective October 16. Gwathney is currently serving as an Alabama assistant attorney general. […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Monday announced its endorsement of State Rep. Matt Fridy (R-Montevallo) for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals seat being vacated by Judge Scott Donaldson. In a statement, AFA executive vice president said,  “We believe that Matt Fridy is the most qualified candidate in this race. He has the background […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday appeared in public for the first time since announcing she has early-stage lung cancer. Coming just three days after undergoing an initial outpatient procedure at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Ivey delivered remarks during an event hosted by the White House Historical Association at Fort Rucker’s U.S. Army […]

The dumpster fire continues to burn within the Alabama Democratic Party. In the latest escalation amidst a highly publicized internal party battle, Alabama Democratic Party vice-chair Randy Kelley has called Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) “a racist,” according to a Monday report by the Washington Examiner. Kelley, an African-American, was one of the candidates opposed by […]

Accountability and transparency were heavily stressed during debate of the Rebuild Alabama infrastructure plan this spring. However, a new development might go a long way to showing that these were not just talking points but promises fully intended to be kept. The Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) on Monday announced that the state’s 67 […]