Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can President Donald Trump and other Republicans force House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) hand on impeachment? — What happens if U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) votes for President Trump’s impeachment? — Will Alabama Democrats ever end their infighting and […]

7. The gas tax is “working” The Alabama Department of Transportation and Governor Kay Ivey have released a list of the current road projects in the state that will be funded by the increased gas tax. A total of 28 city and county road projects will be funded with $30.1 million. The projects must begin […]

Yellowhammer News on Thursday learned that State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) will be the first of Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate candidates to go up on television with an advertisement. A source with direct knowledge confirmed to Yellowhammer News that the ad buy will be in the six-figures and begin in the next day. The buy […]

7. U.N. will default by the end of October Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the United Nations has issued a statement that by the end of the month, the U.N. will likely have to default their “payment to staff and vendors,” and as of September, they were only able to pay 70% of their budget. The […]

7. The University of Alabama deemed racist for reasons yet to be determined After confusing student protests over racial issues on campus, without a clear reason for the protests, the University of Alabama has given in and told the students they will establish an “advisory committee” that will talk about issues related to “diversity, equity […]

7. A possible solution for rural hospitals On Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Representative Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) suggested that instead of expanding Medicaid to save rural hospitals, we should instead have Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). Wadsworth said that FQHC doesn’t require state funding, and “does not require expanding Medicaid, and they still see […]

7. Alabama hospital system pays ransom A three-hospital system based in Tuscaloosa has paid an undisclosed ransom to attackers that locked their files and demanded a sum of money to unlock the data. DCH Health Systems had been forced to send non-critical patients to other hospitals because of the attack that began on October 1. […]

Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Do Democrats finally have the goods they have been seeking to impeach President Donald Trump? — How will all this impeachment talk about U.S. Senate and House races affect Alabama? — Is Decatur a sanctuary city?

No. 7 Auburn got handed its first loss of the season against the No. 10 Florida Gators Saturday in Gainesville. While the quality of play did not exactly live up to the hype surrounding this meeting of two top-10 teams, here are a few takeaways in the immediate aftermath: Auburn PD probably received a few […]

The Democrats’ real plan on impeachment is starting to come to light. Don’t hold a vote; do media interviews; pretend the president deserves to be removed. Republican Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) is not having it. Appearing on this weekend’s “Guerrilla Politics,” Brooks argued that Democrats are trying to prevent Republicans from calling witnesses to testify […]

7. More money to hospitals for Medicaid Governor Kay Ivey has allowed $22 million additional state dollars to go to Alabama hospitals, which will increase the federal funding to $56 million, totaling to $78 million for Medicaid beneficiaries. Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar has said that this additional funding is going to “help hospitals provide […]

7. First vaping death in Alabama A vaping related illness has spread across the country with more than 800 cases and 12 deaths confirmed, including 19 cases of the disease in Alabama; now the state has its first confirmed death. The Alabama Department of Public Health continues to say that everyone using e-cigarettes or vape […]

7. Dallas cop who shot unarmed black man convicted On September 6, 2018, Amber Guyger went home after her shift, walked into Botham Jean’s apartment instead of her own. Guyger believed that Jean was burglarizing her apartment, despite the fact that she lived on a completely different floor, and then she shot him. The case […]

7. Bruce Pearl is for another Auburn coach: “Senator Tuberville” During the “Bruce, Barkley and Basketball” golf tournament over the weekend in Lee County, Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl thanked 2020 GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville for standing up for Israel and the 2nd Amendment. After Pearl’s initial statement, Tuberville nodded and gave […]

7. Alabama is No. 1 The Associated Press has released their college football poll for the week and Alabama has reclaimed the top spot for the first time of the season, surpassing Clemson. After Clemson barely beat the University of North Carolina 21-20, they moved down in the polls. Auburn University is holding at seventh […]

Dr. Waymon Burke and guest host James Lomax take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Do Democrats finally have the goods they have been seeking to impeach President Donald Trump? — When does this embarrassing battle between Alabama Democrats end? — Did U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) quit Congress because of Donald […]

7. Huntsville is a great place to live Huntsville is awesome and you should live there according to a study done by US News, who ranked the top 125 places to live in the United States based on a strong job market and high quality of life. With one being the lowest and 10 being […]

7. Juul has killed its advertising and fired their CEO for no reason The market leader in vaping products, Juul Labs, is now suspending advertising and has announced it will not fight the Trump administrations attempts to ban flavor products they say are appealing to teens. This is all very confusing because it is thought […]

7. Former Alabama state senator pleads guilty to felony theft On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that former State Senator Zeb Little (D-Cullman) was convicted of two counts of felony theft after Little, an attorney, admitted to unlawfully taking client funds from his trust account. Little agreed to pay restitution in the amount […]

7. Grant money going to help immigrant crime victims The governor’s office announced that $700,000 from the federal government will be granted to the non-profit group Hispanic Interests Coalition of Alabama to help immigrants that have been victims of crimes. According to advocates, immigrants tend to be less likely to report crimes, whether due to […]

7. Jones wants marijuana off the controlled substance list While U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was speaking with reporters, he was asked about marijuana, to which Jones said that marijuana being on the controlled substance list is a state issue, but he added “it is about time that we moved it off the controlled states […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should Alabama’s junior U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) have waited for more information before calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh? — Will Alabama be able to hold a Democrat primary in […]

7. Trump is going to protect his tax returns  After a federal judge halted a California law demanding President Donald Trump turn over his tax returns, the president has filed a lawsuit in an effort to protect his tax returns over efforts from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to subpoena Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, […]

7. Alabama resident arrested for terrorist ties  Nayef Qashou is being held in a Montgomery detention facility after being found out through a long FBI terrorism probe. Qashou was found to be an Islamic State (ISIS) supporter and is being charged with destroying records and lying to the FBI. Qashou was asked to carry out […]