Thursday, the seven top polling candidates competing in the 2020 Democratic primary for President of the United States gathered on stage in Los Angeles, California, for a debate. U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (AL-01) and State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs), both candidates for Alabama’s Senate seat currently occupied by Doug Jones, watched the debate and […]

The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave final passage to two appropriations packages that will avert a government shutdown and fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2020. H.R. 1158, the national security related package, passed 81-11 while H.R. 1865, the domestic spending package, passed 71-23. The measures resulted from a compromise agreement between […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education has been newly awarded a total of $33 million by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Education for a renewal of the state’s Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) initiative over the next […]

The United-States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) on Thursday was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in a bipartisan 385-41 vote, with all of Alabama’s House members voting to support the Trump administration’s trade deal that would replace NAFTA. The agreement still needs to be approved by the U.S. Senate, and both other countries involved in the deal […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) historic work as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee continues to pay off in huge ways for the Yellowhammer State. As part of two Fiscal Year 2020 funding packages given final passage by the Senate on Thursday, Shelby secured funding that will enable construction of the Birmingham Northern Beltline to […]

After Yellowhammer News on Thursday reported that Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has secured the federal appropriations that could very well fund the final part of the historic project to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor, Governor Kay Ivey released a statement celebrating the achievement. “The Port of Mobile plays a significant role in expanding Alabama’s global […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Thursday joined eight other conservative House members in sending a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging them to adopt the Federal Rules of Evidence for the Senate’s eventual impeachment trial of President Donald […]

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced in a tweet this week that he is working on legislation to expedite the death penalty for individuals convicted of killing a law enforcement officer. “‘Back the Blue’ must be more than just a slogan. Actions must follow words,” Ainsworth declared in the tweet. He added, “Murdering an officer who […]

In a bipartisan appropriations measure that went to President Donald Trump’s desk on Thursday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) secured $102 million to help eliminate the backlog in rape kit and DNA testing across the United States. Aderholt, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, tweeted about the accomplishment this week, “Every untested rape kit […]

The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave final passage to a domestic appropriations package that will fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2020, with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) once again delivering in a historic way for his home state. Shelby, as the powerful chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, served as a lead negotiator […]

Alabama’s Glenwood, Inc., which operates autism and behavioral health centers in several locations in the state, on Thursday announced that Ken Oliver has assumed the role of president and CEO for the nonprofit. Oliver succeeds Deborah “Lee” Yount, who has announced her retirement after 38 years leading Glenwood. The private nonprofit was started in Birmingham […]

Birmingham-based athletic apparel retailer Hibbett Sports has announced Michael Longo as its new chief executive officer, the company announced in a press release this week. The ascension of Longo ends the nine-year run of Jeff Rosenthal atop the sportswear company. Rosenthal, who announced his intention to retire in March, worked at Hibbett Sports for 21 […]

Former State Senator Bryan Taylor (R-Prattville) has withdrawn his name from the Republican Primary for Alabama Supreme Court Place 1, according to a statement to Yellowhammer News. Taylor, a former aid to Governor Bob Riley, served one term in the Alabama Senate from 2010-2014 and most recently served as Governor Kay Ivey’s chief legal counsel. […]

“I’d wake up at night with the smell of the ball park in my nose, the cool of the grass on my feet. … The thrill of the grass.” Those were the words of Shoeless Joe Jackson as portrayed in the movie “Field of Dreams.” As Shoeless Joe testifies, you cannot have baseball without the […]

NASA has selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket to power the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) into space. The GOES-T is the third of the next generation of weather satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This series of satellites will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s weather, […]

Alabama Power Company on Wednesday announced that Patrick Murphy has been named as the company’s Mobile division vice president, effective January 1. Murphy will focus on Alabama Power’s business operations in the southwest region of the state through his new role. He will lead the company’s Mobile division team in customer service, community relations and […]

HOOVER — Speaking to members of the media at the Alabama Republican Party’s headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave a fierce defense of President Donald Trump while railing against the current impeachment push by congressional Democrats. Sessions, who is running to reclaim his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, gave […]

A report published on Wednesday shows that Alabama has experienced the nation’s best drop in unemployment since the 2016 presidential election, as well as one of the largest percentage increases in labor force participation. The newly-released study by AdvisorSmith analyzed states based upon data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau and the […]

President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate Anna M. Manasco to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Manasco is currently a partner at the prestigious law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham, where her practice focuses on trial […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined Louisiana and South Dakota in filing a lawsuit that aims to prevent renewed efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The ERA is, in the view of some of its proponents, on the cusp of becoming official due to a highly disputed legal […]

Former State Representative Barry Moore’s (R-Enterprise) campaign for Congress has released a new ad. Moore is running to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s second congressional district which includes the Montgomery area suburbs down to the Wiregrass region. The ad features heavily and is narrated by Heather Moore, wife to the candidate […]

MONTGOMERY — The CEO and president of the powerful Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Katie Boyd Britt, gave the keynote address at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues breakfast Wednesday morning. At the event, Britt described the ongoing developments at BCA and outlined the major developments she foresees the state of Alabama […]

VORTEX-SE, the ongoing study of tornado formation in the southeastern United States run out of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), will receive $10 million in the Fiscal Year 2020 funding packages set to pass Congress this week. VORTEX-SE, which stands for Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast, is a […]

On Tuesday, the Ivey administration announced via a press release the governor has granted 13 different Alabama groups funds to fight homelessness. The grants together total $2.5 million. “While many of us are looking forward to the holidays and spending time with friends and family, we should also remember that some of our fellow Alabamians […]