Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is Alabama’s abortion ban good policy or good politics? — Will the 25 percent allocated for education secure the passage of a lottery in Alabama? — Will Alabama farmers blame President Donald Trump or the […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a regular feature on Yellowhammer News. It is a compilation of the bits and pieces of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Enjoy.

7. Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to crush his Democrat opponents in the 2020 presidential race — According to a new Fox News poll, Biden is polling at 35%, while Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is only polling at 17%. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is polling at 9%, Pete Buttigieg is at 6% and Senator […]

7. Fantasy sports gaming bill advanced by the Alabama Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee — The bill by Representative Kyle South (R-Fayette) would legalize fantasy sports contests like DraftKings and FanDuel. The bill has already passed the House and now goes to the full Senate for consideration. It’s likely that the bill will receive a […]

7. The situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate — Citing tensions in the region, specifically with Iran, the State Department ordered non-emergency US government employees to leave Iraq and warned US citizens not to travel to the country, so cancel your Baghdad vacations. The State Department cited a “high risk for violence and […]

7. Alabama is #1 again, this time in opioid prescriptions — When it comes to drug problems as a whole, Alabama is not doing too poorly. The state ranked 36 in the percentage of teenagers (7.21 percent) and 39 in the percentage of adults (8.82 percent) who have used drugs in the last month while […]

7. Georgia passed a heartbeat bill and Hollywood is fighting back — Hollywood actor Alyssa Milano has called for a “sex strike,” which involves liberal women not having sex with the goal of allowing more abortions. Other liberals have criticized this idea because it robs women of the joys of sex, it ignores LGBTQ people […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) serious about taking on U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in 2020? — Will Alabama voters get behind a bill removing religious exemptions for vaccines? — Can daily fantasy sports gaming […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a regular feature on Yellowhammer News. It is a compilation of the bits and pieces of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Enjoy.

7. Religious exemptions from vaccines could be done away with in Alabama  — The bill was filed by Representative Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) on Wednesday. The bill noted that many of the communicable diseases we’re seeing spread through the country are preventable by vaccines, and continued on to say, “Therefore, all citizens of this state, including […]

The measles “outbreak” is expected to continue to grow in the United States of America and Alabama already has its first case. Nationally, there are 764 cases in 23 states. While this state only has one, there are 293 cases under investigation. The American public has already declared that they don’t like the exemptions that […]

7. Medical marijuana bill stalls for now in Alabama State Senate — State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence), a physician by trade, has a unique bill that would allow medical marijuana usage in Alabama if other treatment options are ineffective. The bill is not as simple as it seems because the patient would have to go […]

7. No ban on plastic bags in the state of Alabama after all — The Alabama legislature’s attempt to short-circuit any city from implementing a ban on plastic bags looks like it is going to fail. The bill by State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) would keep cities, mostly Birmingham, from being able to ban plastic […]

7. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is under fire again for her comments on Israel defending itself — Over the weekend, there was a flare-up of violence in Gaza that was the worst since the 50-day war in 2014. On Sunday night, Omar tweeted, “How many more protestors must be shot, rockets must be fired, and […]

7. State Representative Ginny Shaver (R-Centre) has sponsored a bill that would make any post birth abortions illegal — Rep. Shaver explained her bill against infanticide, saying, “This bill does not have anything to do with the legalities of a woman’s so-called right to choose to have an abortion. … My bill addresses another issue, […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can Democrats get to President Donald Trump by going after Attorney General William Barr? — Are abortion comments by Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) a new low for Alabama Democrats? — Has U.S. Senator Doug Jones […]

Wikipedia defines “carpetbagger” as “a derogatory term applied by former Confederates to any person from the Northern United States who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War; they were perceived as exploiting the local populace.” Now, allegations of carpetbagging have been thrown about in the Republican primary race to take on U.S. […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a regular feature on Yellowhammer News. It is a compilation of the bits and pieces of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Enjoy.

7. Former State Representative Ed Henry (R-Hartselle) will not serve jail time — U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins sentenced Henry to two years of probation after a plea agreement for his role in a health care fraud case. Prosecutors said that doctors were improperly waiving co-payments for Medicare patients. Henry told the judge that he […]

7. The bill that would cover law enforcement officers and LGBTQ with hate crime protections is ready for an Alabama Senate vote — The current law allows people to be charged with a hate crime if the crime is motivated by race, religion, national origin, ethnicity or disability. This bill would add law enforcement officers […]

7. Alabama food stamp rolls are down — Last year, people receiving food stamps in Alabama decreased by 38,000 recipients and more than 100,000 have dropped off since 2016. Alabama’s figures mirror the national figures since all food stamp beneficiaries have seen a drop in recipients. The drop is attributed to the growing and improving […]

7. Roy Moore lost the bid to relocate the hearing of a defamation case but he may still run for Senate — Most political observers have expected Moore to enter the 2020 U.S. Senate race for some time, however that is not the headline Moore is getting right now. Instead, we are learning that the […]

According to a study released recently by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Alabama’s state tax revenues have finally risen above its pre-recession peak. The Yellowhammer State joined South Carolina and Arizona with meeting that milestone for the first time in the third quarter of 2018. Alabama’s Q3 tax revenues last year were o.6 percent higher than […]

7. While the Supreme Court debates the issue of asking citizenship questions during the 2020 census, polls show a majority of American’s support doing so — In an op-ed in the Washington Post, former Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder voiced his belief that asking a citizenship question would “weaponize” the census. The census involves […]