AlabamaGermany Partnership, a statewide non-profit, hosted its 26th Annual Celebration Dinner this week to toast its decades long effort in fostering relationships between individuals and organizations with ties to both the Yellowhammer State and Germany. At the event, AGP Chairman Michael Brooks spoke about the organization’s approach to ensuring continued German investment in the state. […]

Yellowhammer News hosted its annual panel discussion Wednesday with the President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate and Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Now in year two of the quadrennium, it was the second installment of the event featuring Pro Tem Greg Reed and Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter alongside one another as leaders of their respective […]

The University of Alabama is working to provide its online students with increased access to mental health and wellness support. As part of that effort, the college has announced a new partnership with Uwill, a popular online therapy platform. “The University of Alabama wants to ensure that all students have the support they need to be successful,” […]

Former President Donald Trump’s said in a Thursday night interview on FOX News with Sean Hannity that he talked to U.S. Senator Katie Britt last week about their support for families and hopeful parents pursuing treatment through in vitro fertilization (IVF) following a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that ignited discussion on the topic […]

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is again calling for a change in leadership at the Alabama Department of Transportation after the agency recently diverted more than $1 billion in funding to a rural highway project running from Thomasville to just north of Moundville. Ainsworth said the money should be used for road projects in more populated […]

Today, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Alabama’s very own, U.S. Senator Katie Britt will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation following the State of the Union address next Thursday, March 7. “I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak directly to my fellow […]

After the Alabama Supreme Court last week ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, the largest hospitals in the state began a pause on all IVF treatments. For Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl and his son, associate head coach Steven Pearl, the issue is personal. "Government is supposed to […]

U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will be stepping down as the Senate Republican leader in November, but will remain in the Senate until the end of his term. “As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had […]

Saban, who famously owns multiple Mercedes-Benz dealerships, will reportedly address workers at the company’s Vance plant on Thursday amid growing discussion of unionization. At the beginning of the year in January, the United Autoworkers Union announced that it planned to unionize workers at the plant at that over 30% of them had already signed union […]

Yellowhammer News hosted its annual panel discussion Wednesday with the President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate and Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Now in year two of the quadrennium, it was the second installment of the event featuring Pro Tem Greg Reed and Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter together as leaders of their respective […]

Among the five men arrested this week in an undercover child exploitation sting, two were illegal immigrants, officials said. The Albertville Police Department, in conjunction with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arrested the five men who are each being held on a bond of $1 million. Albertville police […]

Yellowhammer News hosted its annual panel discussion Wednesday with the President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate and Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Now in year two of the quadrennium, it was the second installment of the event featuring Pro Tem Greg Reed and Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter alongside one another as leaders of […]

Nearly a week after a bomb exploded outside the Alabama Attorney General’s office in Montgomery, law enforcement officials are asking for help in identifying the bomber. The Alabama Law Enforcement  Agency, the FBI Mobile office and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office have released photos and a video of the suspect in the pre-dawn explosion. “in […]

State lawmakers from both parties introduced bills this week with the goal of protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liabilities following a February 23 ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that defined frozen embryos as “children” – leading many clinics to suspend their services to families in the days following the ruling. State […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that would dramatically increase the number of Alabama school children who have affordable school choice options. The CHOOSE Act (HB129) aims to provide parents with more control over their children’s education by offering alternatives to the local public schools assigned by their residential zones, such as […]

After the University of Tennessee’s and the NCAA’s legal dispute over alleged NIL violations by the Vols, many speculated this meant the end of the NCAA as we knew it. U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker ruled in favor of UT, effectively stating that the NCAA’s attempt to enforce its NIL rules was a violation of […]

On Tuesday morning, Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter addressed the Business Council of Alabama to share a range of economic and workforce challenges the Alabama Legislature is tackling in the 2024 session — and the ways in which the state has made considerable gains.  Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), now in his second session as Speaker of […]

The Albertville Police Department, in conjunction with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arrested five men in an undercover child exploitation sting, each being held on a bond of $1 million. Local law enforcement officials confirmed to Yellowhammer News that at least two of those arrested are in the United […]

Last week, over 200 advocates gathered in Montgomery to ask the State Legislature to address public policy concerns and opportunities around childcare in Alabama. Alabama has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the entire nation — but it also maintains one of the lowest workforce participation rates in the nation. One primary reason a […]

The Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a Fire Alert for Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington counties in the southwest region effective immediately. Gusty winds and low relative humidities are combining to create dangerous wildfire behavior, the department said in a news release. “Windy conditions are expected today through Thursday with gusts […]

As the Alabama Senate takes up the legal gaming package passed by the House, the bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) spoke to Yellowhammer News about some of the key aspects that went into the proposal from start to finish: YHN: How did you, Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest), Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), and other […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra will visit Birmingham on Tuesday to speak to health care professionals and families affected by the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling on IVF. “The decision in Alabama will have heart-wrenching consequences for women & their families,” Becerra posted last week following the ruling. […]

On Monday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a statement about the “detonation of an explosive device located outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in Montgomery.” Marshall stated, “in the early hours of Saturday, February 24, an explosive device was detonated outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office building in Montgomery. Thankfully, no staff or personnel […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Monday that the State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) has approved over $30 million in grants under the new Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy Act (SEEDS) to speed the development of much-needed industry-ready sites across the state, according to her office. A key portion of the “Game Plan” package of […]