The push to get behind Kamala Harris is on!

In “Case” You Missed It is a Yellowhammer News column by Balch & Bingham attorney Tripp DeMoss that briefly summarizes a recently issued decision by higher courts like the U.S. Supreme Court and Alabama Supreme Court in cases of interest to Alabamians that they might not have otherwise heard about. Much attention has been devoted […]

Alabama's lawmakers were rightly waiting for this moment with press releases at the ready with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin coming out and supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, despite both claiming they wanted Biden to stay in the race a week ago

As Caroleene Dobson, Republican candidate for Alabama's Second Congressional District, continues to significantly outraise her opponent, Shomari Figures, conservatives from across the country are expressing growing confidence that Dobson could secure the seat.

According to a recent report from Autos Drive America and the American International Automobile Dealers Association, international automakers accounted for $14.5 billion in economic impact for Alabama in 2024.

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.

7. Alabama is prepared to give former head coach and legend Nick Saban his due on the football field and off. Saban will be honored Sept. 7 with the naming of Nick Saban Field in Bryant-Denny Stadium and the university’s Culverhouse College of Business is putting Saban in the Alabama Business Hall of Fame. 6. […]

Let's not pretend Democrats do not compromise

After multiple vaccines, President Joe Biden's latest COVID-19 diagnosis is the latest threat to his reelection campaign amid concerns about his health and performance as his campaign continues to try to keep the clearly-diminished president on the ballot

The demand for hate is far more than the available supply

7. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is guilty of 16 felony counts which could bring 222 years in prison, including bribery and acting as a foreign agent, for his role in a bribery scheme involving cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz. Despite the conviction, he remains free until sentencing on Oct. 29. He plans to […]

It is time to send in the National Guard

Former President Donald Trump has now picked his vice presidential nominee, he passed over North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to choosen Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance

Medical weed is a bad idea being implemented poorly

In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend, political forecasters say the landscape headed into the November 2024 general election has shifted dramatically — and polling will soon reflect those changes. “The bulk of voters who will determine this election usually aren’t tuned in 113 days out. They […]

President Joe Biden could not get enough of the camera this weekend but he some how failed to say anything of note to the people who tuned in, instead delivering a lecture about political rhetoric with no ownership of his own words and warning that we "must not go down this road."

Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and Apryl Marie Fogel, in for 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.

Whether the rich pay their fair share of taxes remains contentious. Regardless of your position on this, accurate numbers on the rich’s current tax burden should inform this discussion. I will consider percentages of Federal individual income tax revenue from Tax Foundation analysis of IRS data. These numbers are sometimes inaccurately described as of all […]

President Joe Biden took part in a "big boy" press conference where he had a list of reporters to call on hoping to prove he is capable of doing the job he currently holds, voters have clearly already made their voice clear with 67% telling him to go away.

According to migration data released last week by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the state of Alabama gained tens of thousands of net residents and hundreds of millions of dollars in adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2022, outpacing several other Southern states of comparable size. The IRS report shows the South as a whole attracted […]

“A culture of caring is a direct reflection of how much companies value their team members, and those team members perform at a high level because they know they’re part of a company that wants to see them succeed both personally and professionally,” –Aimee Comer, vice president of people and development, Robins & Morton. Like […]

Removing a vending machine will do nothing about crime and everyone knows it

7. Not long after the American media (followed by the Internet) caught on to ammo vending machines at grocery stores, the complaints led to a Tuscaloosa grocery store removing their machine, even though it was in the store for seven months. Tuscaloosa City Council President Kip Tyner claimed the machines made the community less safe, […]

Biden is hurting swing district Democrats