U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Saturday blasted Major League Baseball’s decision to relocate its 2021 All-Star Game and MLB Draft away from Atlanta, Georgia. The MLB made the announcement on Friday, citing a recently enacted election law in the Peach State. The new law has been the subject of significant misinformation, including from President […]

During the early days of the pandemic, most hospitals tightened restrictions on visitors and who could access certain areas, due to exposure concerns and health precautions. That often meant no photographers, videographers or others could visually document what was happening inside COVID-19 intensive care units. However, one UAB Medicine nurse answered the call and provided Birmingham and the entire […]

After nearly 13 years at the helm of the UAB Health System, Will Ferniany, Ph.D., will retire at the end of 2021. Ferniany became chief executive officer of the Health System in 2008, his second stint at UAB. A senior leader in health care since 1975, Ferniany is also the CEO of the new UAB/Ascension […]

The Alabama Power Foundation this week awarded Power to Play grants to support arts and athletics programs at dozens of public schools across the Yellowhammer State. Grants reportedly range from $1,000 to $2,500. A press release noted studies show that students involved in athletics perform better in the classroom and are more likely to graduate […]

Birmingham-based Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on Thursday announced the addition of former U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02) as a senior advisor in the national law firm’s Governmental Affairs and Economic Development practice groups. A release stressed that Roby will provide governmental affairs — but not legal — services for clients. Bradley’s office footprint includes […]

U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) has introduced a bill to make use of E-Verify mandatory during the hiring process of every employer in all 50 states, a move that aims to reduce illegal aliens taking American jobs. E-Verify is an online database that employers can use to determine if potential hires are eligible to work […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay E. Ivey on Thursday signed into law HB 219. The legislation, sponsored by Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and Rep. Kyle South (R-Fayette), extends for a 10-year period the coal severance tax, which provides vital resources to local communities in Alabama mining communities. Indeed, the bill will generate at least […]

Count U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) as an opponent of President Joe Biden’s partisan infrastructure and tax proposal, which carries a price tag of more than $2 trillion. In a statement released on Thursday, Tuberville warned that the Biden proposal is really a Trojan horse for far-left pet projects. “Our country could use targeted investment […]

The Alabama Nursing Home Association and the Alabama Hospital Association issued a joint call this week for Alabamians to continue wearing masks when appropriate after the state’s mandate expires on April 9. The request by the two groups is being made, they say, to help the state sustain its progress in fighting COVID-19. “We realize […]

Every citizen of Alabama age 16 and over will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccines beginning on Monday, April 5. Governor Kay Ivey announced the expansion alongside State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris during a tour of a vaccination clinic in Wilcox County on Friday. “Please take advantage of this great and easy resource,” […]

Last week, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) formally launched his 2022 U.S. Senate bid. In attendance introducing Brooks was former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who espoused the potential benefits of having the Fifth Congressional District representative as Republicans’ choice to fill the U.S. Senate seat occupied by outgoing U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa). During an […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Friday announced that the annual POWER & INFLUENCE 40 and Yellowhammer 15 features will return in the coming weeks after a hiatus amid the coronavirus pandemic last year. For the past decade, Yellowhammer has released an annual list of the most powerful and influential people in Alabama business and politics. That tradition lives on […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would effectively end the distinction between so-called “non-essential” and “essential” businesses when it comes to states of emergency imposed by the State of Alabama. HB 103 is sponsored by Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) and was carried in the Senate by Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman). If […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed SB 308 as substituted, which would establish the Alabama Uniform Concealed Carry Permit Act. The legislation would standardize the process statewide for the issuance of concealed carry permits. Right now, this process — including fees and forms involved — varies county-by-county. SB 308 would notably create a lifetime concealed […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that will allow alcoholic beverages to be delivered to the home. The first bill, SB 126, passed the Senate early in the session. It was amended on the floor by House legislators on Thursday, so it heads back to the upper chamber for a […]

Brookwood’s Warrior Met Coal on Wednesday released a written statement about ongoing contract negotiations with the company’s employees, who are unionized members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). The current union contract is set to expire on Thursday, and Warrior Met Coal advised that it has “been working in good faith to reach an […]

A recent survey of unemployed and underemployed Alabamians showed that transportation, childcare and worry over losing government benefits are considered the main barriers to full employment by Alabama’s unemployed and underemployed citizens. The survey was commissioned by AlabamaWorks and included responses from 401 unemployed and underemployed Alabamians. AlabamaWorks considers a person underemployed if the individual […]

C Spire recently connected its first customers in Trussville to its ultra-fast, fiber-based Gigabit broadband internet service, continuing the telecommunications and technology company’s expansion in Alabama. Trussville becomes the second Yellowhammer State city – following Jasper in late 2020 – to receive the game-changing services as part of C Spire’s FiberFast initiative. The announcement was […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) announced on Thursday that he has helped secure a $355,858 grant for the Will Bright Foundation that will go toward helping Alabamians recover from opioid abuse. The grant was approved by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). At least 36 workers will be hired as a result of the grant, according […]

Congressman Jerry Carl (AL-01) on Wednesday hosted Secretary of the U.S. Navy Thomas Harker on a tour of the state-of-the-art Austal USA manufacturing facility in Mobile. This comes after Austal last week broke ground on its new steel manufacturing line. “Today, I had the opportunity to host Secretary Harker on a tour of Austal USA’s […]

With just a little over two months into the new Biden administration, Democrats are expected to push what they’re deeming an infrastructure bill through Congress and to President Joe Biden’s desk. However, according to U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), the bill is not what its moniker suggests. During an appearance on Mobile radio’s FM Talk […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Wednesday held a committee-only day. Because this is a two-day legislative week, a legislative day was not burned. However, the committee schedule for both chambers was packed.

When the Auburn Tigers run out onto Pat Dye Field this coming season there will be one noticeable change to the grass under their cleats, according to an Auburn University Athletics Department official. “Coach Harsin is committed to changing every aspect of this program’s culture for the better,” the official told Yellowhammer News. “In his […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill to repeal Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act (HFOA). Alabama’s HFOA was passed in the late 1970s and requires judges to implement longer prison sentences each time an individual commits a felony. Proponents say the bill helps target repeat offenders, while detractors […]