Forbes this week named the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as America’s best large employer, topping an impressive list of more than 500 public and private corporations, hospitals, universities and more. Other companies with major Alabama presences named on the list included Lockheed Martin, Southern Company and Boeing. To compile the rankings, Forbes partnered with […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed SB 126 as amended, moving the measure one step away from the governor’s desk. The bill would allow the delivery of sealed beer, wine and liquor from grocery stores, restaurants, and other licensed retailers to residences across the Yellowhammer State. HB 229, the companion bill to SB […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Thursday discussed SB 214, a bill by Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston) that would propose a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gaming and institute a state-run lottery benefiting education in the state of Alabama. The legislation was formally introduced on Tuesday and unanimously given a favorable report by the Senate […]

Dr. Tony Waldrop, who has served for the last seven years as president of the University of South Alabama (USA), announced on Thursday his plans to retire after the end of the current academic year. USA said in a release that a national search will soon commence to find Waldrop’s replacement. “It has been a […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives passed on Thursday a bill designed to shield businesses, churches and other entities from frivolous coronavirus lawsuits. The legislation, SB30, originated in the Alabama Senate and now heads to Governor Kay Ivey for final approval. She has indicated in the past that she will sign the bill, which […]

MONTGOMERY — The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) has expressed its appreciation to the Alabama Legislature following two priority pieces of legislation that will help the state’s economy bounce back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislature on Wednesday gave final passage to HB 170 and HB 192. HB 170, among other tax reform […]

Dr. Marie-Carmelle Elie has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. “Dr. Elie is first and foremost an outstanding academic physician-leader but uniquely will be the first Black woman to be named a permanent chair of an academic emergency medicine department at a major American medical school,” said Dr. […]

On Tuesday, State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) introduced what he deemed comprehensive gaming legislation, which, if enacted, would establish an education lottery in addition to casino gaming and sports betting at five designated areas throughout the state. On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Tourism Committee gave a favorable report to the legislation, SB 214, and now […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Wednesday met for the fifth day of its 2021 regular session. The House convened at 1:00 p.m. and met for a brief time, mainly to open the journal for the introduction of bills and to receive committee reports. The Senate gaveled in at 4:00 p.m. and met for just […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama State Senate on Wednesday passed legislation making COVID-19 stimulus checks tax-exempt and extending two key economic development programs, two packages that have been top priorities for state leaders, Those bills, which originated in the House of Representatives, now head to Governor Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature. She has indicated support […]

MONTGOMERY — An Alabama House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill designed to protect businesses and other entities from frivolous coronavirus lawsuits. The bill provides civil immunity from people who allege they caught or were exposed to COVID-19 as a result of decisions made by the relevant institutions. It has an exception to the immunity […]

MONTGOMERY — Fireworks flew during the Senate Committee on Education Policy’s meeting on Wednesday afternoon during debate of SB 12, which would mandate the playing of the national anthem at least once per week in public school classrooms and at most school sporting contests. Sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa), SB 12 — if passed […]

Veteran aerospace and defense industry leaders in North Alabama do not anticipate drastic change for Redstone Arsenal as a result of changing leadership in Washington, according to a roundtable discussion with Yellowhammer News. That seemed to be the consensus of corporate executives recently gathered on a Zoom call. Joining the call were Jeff Gronberg of […]

The group Concerned Women for America gave Alabama’s election system the highest integrity rating in the country in a report published Wednesday. Concerned Women for America (CWA) is a conservative group that “protects and promotes Biblical values and Constitutional principles through prayer, education, and advocacy,” according to its website. CWA looked at four areas of […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Tourism Committee on Wednesday gave a favorable report to SB 214, the bill by Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston) proposing a constitutional amendment that would legalize casino gaming and sports betting in the state of Alabama, in addition to creating a state-run lottery. SB 214 now heads to the full Senate […]

Last month, Fledging, a Birmingham-based tech startup, joined nine others from Alabama to exhibit their companies with the Alabama Startup Pavilion at the all-virtual 2021 CES conference. Hosted by the Consumer Technology Association, CES is the world’s largest and most influential consumer technology event, giving even the smallest startups the opportunity to interact with businesses, thought leaders, policymakers, media […]

A quick Google search would reveal Alabama has an official state symbol for almost everything — state amphibian, state bird, state crustacean, state mammal, state reptile, state tree, state spirit, etc. However, in a state with such a heavy agricultural presence, there is no state vegetable. A group of homeschoolers sought to change that with […]

With a new Biden administration and Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress, there are uncertainties regarding the protection Second Amendment rights and federal measures in the name of gun control that could erode those rights. State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Satsuma) seeks to shield Alabamians from state or local governments from being mandated to enforce federal […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall (R-AL) on Tuesday joined 13 other attorneys general in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and calling on him to reverse his decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline. On his first day in office, Biden last month revoked the 2019 Presidential Permit for the pipeline, effectively shuttering the under-construction project and […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday met for the fourth day of its 2021 regular session. The House convened at 1:00 p.m. and met for about four hours. The Senate convened at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned by 3:30 p.m. Both chambers worked through respective special order calendars. Here is a breakdown of the day’s […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a number of bills relating to law enforcement, including allowing state law enforcement to use wiretaps in drug trafficking cases. Legislators also approved a measure that would require cities and counties to pay for PTSD treatments for their full-time police officers and firefighters, and passed […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Tuesday voted against former President Donald J. Trump being the subject of a court of impeachment for alleged acts that occurred while he was president. The procedural vote came on the first day of Trump’s second impeachment trial, after he was impeached by the House […]

MONTGOMERY — State Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston) on Tuesday evening introduced a bill to propose a constitutional amendment that would legalize casino-style gaming and sports betting and institute a lottery in the state of Alabama. SB 214 will be on the Senate Tourism Committee’s agenda Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Marsh told reporters he envisions the […]

The Department of Defense released defense spending for Fiscal Year 2019, and the amount of money spent in Alabama produced no real surprises in many of the categories tracked by the Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) — formerly the Office of Economic Adjustment. Madison County, home to the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal, dominated many of […]