Alabama’s reading and math performance is improving, and even outlets like The New York Times are taking notice.The state made changes that broke from traditional education approaches, and early results are strong enough that other states are now being urged to follow similar models.This video looks at what Alabama changed, why it worked, and why the national education conversation may be shifting because of it.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

A new study from the Center for Effective Lawmaking ranks State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) as the most effective Alabama Senate Republican.

When students at two Madison high schools wanted to walk out during school hours to protest ICE, the school system said no. Schools are for education, not shutting down roads for political demonstrations.Instead, administrators allowed a controlled, after-school demonstration. That decision kept classes running and students safe.Now, aldotcom is pretending the students somehow won. They did not. This was a loss for performative activism and a win for common sense, school rules, and the adults in charge.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge: Strengthening Alabama’s laws on attempting to elude police is not only reasonable, but necessary.

State Rep. Jim Carnes leads early in Alabama House District 48 – but a new poll shows soft re-elect support in challenge from Lloyd Peeples.

Has President Donald Trump ended Alabama’s U.S. Senate race by endorsing U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise)?Is the fight over Greenland over?Will Alabama join the redistricting fight?All this and more on Alabama Politics This Week, on TV, radio, and online all over Alabama

A surge in George Soros California environmental dark money is flowing into Energy Alabama – attempting to influence energy policy in Alabama.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

When students at two Madison high schools wanted to walk out during school hours to protest ICE, the school system said no. Schools are for education, not shutting down roads for political demonstrations.Instead, administrators allowed a controlled, after-school demonstration. That decision kept classes running and students safe.Now, aldotcom is pretending the students somehow won. They did not. This was a loss for performative activism and a win for common sense, school rules, and the adults in charge.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

Alabama State Sen. Merika Coleman filed a gambling bill that includes a lottery, in-person casino-style games and online sports wagering.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this report drew Ag Commissioner candidate Corey Hill’s fundraising totals from a previous month. The current and accurate total is reflected in the graphic above.  Grayson Everett is the editor in chief of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270.

A survey conducted in recent days is sounding the alarm on Jerry Carl’s comeback bid in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District.

“America needs to make its own medicines again,” U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and Oxford Pharmaceutical Chairman Tom Neely argues.

The failure of the mainstream media to grasp why Americans are tired of illegal immigration is nothing new; it is one of the reasons they are mistrusted.But the attempt by inferior members of the media to lecture their audience will not change their minds, with sad stories and somber tones.aldotcom, like most media outlets, regularly finds itself on the wrong side of most of its potential audience and Americans in general.

7. Alabama sports radio legend Paul Finebaum stated Alabama football has become a shell of what it was under Nick Saban, citing diminished dominance and performance issues in the post-Saban era despite 10+ win seasons and a College Football Playoff berth. 6. New jobs for North Alabama with Siemens Energy expanding to create 120 new jobs, […]

The same network of out-of-state environmental groups that spent millions to flip Georgia’s PSC now has Alabama in its crosshairs.

Governor-elect National Championship-winning head coach Tommy Tuberville is unstoppable and will win his race for governor easily.

“In Alabama, House Bill 303, the Cryptocurrency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Act, offers a commonsense solution,” AARP’s Candi Williams writes.

7. Alabama’s federal candidates reported Q4 fundraising numbers, with U.S Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), and every incumbent Congressman leading their races by large margins, with the exception of former congressman Jerry Carl. 6. Governor Kay Ivey called for increased penalties for eluding law enforcement, backing HB37 and SB233 to elevate the […]

Who’s up? Who’s down? Alabama federal political candidates for statewide office report fundraising totals for November.

Even though gambling is mostly illegal in the state of Alabama, I was able to bet and win $500 on the government shutdown, which is insane.On the same site, you can bet on everything from the Grammys to the words Trump will use this week to the North Alabama women’s basketball game.This is absurd and detrimental to society.