Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia), State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) and State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) are receiving praise after the passage of a constitutional amendment that would clarify that only United States citizens have the right to vote in Alabama elections. As reported by Yellowhammer News, […]

In a major policy change, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on Friday announced the end of its longstanding prohibition on beer and wine being sold for general seating in its members’ stadiums during athletic contests. The Montgomery Advertiser’s Alex Byington reported that Dr. Stuart Bell, president of the University of Alabama, was a member of the […]

MONTGOMERY — Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) on Friday hailed the final passage of Marsh’s historic overhaul of the state school board, with Marsh saying that voters will now have the option to “put the power back where it belongs, in the hands of educators.” SB 397 […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday gave final passage to a bill that will require all occupants of a vehicle to wear a seat belt. SB 254, sponsored by State Sen. David Burkette (D-Montgomery) and State Rep. Chris Sells (R-Greenville), passed the House 76- 17 and now goes to Governor Kay Ivey’s […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Friday resoundingly passed SB 397, a constitutional amendment sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) that would be a historic overhaul of the state school board. The proposal was first reported on by Yellowhammer News three weeks ago. SB 397 passed the Senate unanimously this month […]

During a wide-ranging interview with Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Friday, former Gov. Jim Folsom, Jr., who also was Alabama’s longest-serving lieutenant governor, discussed economic development in the state and how it has evolved since he was governor in the early-1990s. It was while Folsom was governor that Mercedes-Benz announced its intentions in 1993 to locate […]

Longtime State Rep. Jimmy Martin (R-Clanton) passed away on Friday morning after a battle with cancer. Upon hearing the news, Governor Kay Ivey directed flags to be flown at half-staff on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol complex and in Autauga and Chilton counties to honor Martin’s life and dedicated service to his community. […]

A man convicted of killing a country preacher during a 1991 robbery was put to death by lethal injection in Alabama on Thursday, weeks after he avoided another execution date amid disagreements between U.S. Supreme Court justices. Christopher Lee Price, 46, became the second inmate put to death in Alabama in two weeks .

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MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously gave final passage to SB 313, a constitutional amendment that would clarify that only United States citizens have the right to vote in Alabama elections. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) sponsored the bill, while State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) carried the bill on […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama legislature had a busy Thursday, passing a slew of impactful bills on what is expected to be the penultimate day of the 2019 regular session. One of the most emotional, bipartisan acts of the session came with the passage of State Rep. Adline Clarke’s (D-Mobile) pay equity bill, HB 225. On […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate, in a resounding vote of 24-1, on Thursday passed as amended State Rep. Matt Fridy’s (R-Montevallo) HB 498, a bill intended to safeguard freedom of speech on college campuses in the Yellowhammer State. This bill passed the House by a 73-26 vote last week when the legislation was met with […]

Millionaire Florida resident Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. directed some explicit comments at lawmakers in both his home state and in Alabama, as well as the University of Alabama, according to a Sunshine State media outlet. The “Florida Politics” blog on Thursday posted an interview with Culverhouse, Jr. which followed up on the events of the previous […]

MONTGOMERY — After the Alabama Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at bringing more rural and high-tech jobs to Alabama, Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) said that the state is poised to be nationally competitive in the “technology startup scene.” HB 540, one of the top remaining priorities for lawmakers and industry recruiters as […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly gave final passage to a bill that would provide much-needed reform of the beleaguered state Board of Pardons and Paroles. HB 380, sponsored by State Rep. Connie Rowe (R-Jasper), would be a comprehensive overhaul of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The legislation would specifically mandate that […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama took an important step forward towards “modernizing” the state on Thursday. In a packed ceremony inside the Old House Chamber at the State Capitol, Governor Kay Ivey signed two major broadband bills into law: HB 400 by State Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Fairview) and SB 90 by State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville). Before […]

An archaeological report will be released Thursday on the discovery of what experts believe is the last ship known to have brought enslaved people from Africa to the United States. The event in the Africatown community of Mobile also will include a community celebration and commemoration event marking the discovery of the schooner Clotilda, according […]

With the clock running out on the 2019 legislative session, State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) ran out of time to get legislation that would end the requirement for legal notices to be published in newspapers, one of the areas he identified as wasteful earlier this year. The Colbert County Republican legislator told Huntsville’s WVNN […]

It has been two weeks since Gov. Kay Ivey signed HB 314, also known as the Human Life Protection Act, which bans abortion with few exceptions, into law. While immediately backlash appears to have subsided, others are getting an opportunity to weigh in on it. The objective of the law is to serve as a […]

Wind Creek Hospitality (WCH), the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ gaming authority, is set to close on a $1.3 billion purchase of the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. WCH on Wednesday announced that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has officially approved the transaction, the closing of which will come after approximately 14 months of […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) that could help lower prescription drug costs for hardworking families in the Yellowhammer State. SB 73, which passed the Senate unanimously last week, clarifies that pharmacy benefit managers cannot use contractual “gag clauses” to forbid pharmacists […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed HB 540 as amended, a bill aimed at bringing more rural and high-tech jobs to Alabama. The legislation, one of the top remaining priorities for lawmakers and industry recruiters as the 2019 session winds down this week, is known as the “Alabama Incentives Modernization Act.” Sponsored by State Rep. […]

After Alabama, Georgia, Missouri and other states passed pro-life legislation, businesses and state governments across the country have made it clear that they are very upset about this and will use their power to harm the people they disagree with politically. In California, a politician is suggesting they use tax policy as a weapon against […]

The City of Abbeville in southeast Alabama will soon be home to 105 more jobs, thanks in part to a federal grant administered by the state. Governor Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday that she has awarded a grant to the Henry County Commission that will provide transportation construction assistance to ship lumber, timbers and posts […]