Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Tuesday led 120 of his colleagues in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of Second Amendment rights. The case, N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York, will determine if the state of New York’s ban on transporting a handgun to […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Tuesday will debate HB 314, the bill sponsored by State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) that is aimed at getting the U.S. Supreme Court to re-examine Roe v. Wade on the basis of personhood. The bill as passed by the House would have banned all abortion except when the life of the […]

Dr. Ken Rivenbark, owner of Rivenbark & Roper Antiques in Huntsville, has been named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council Advisory Board. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a strictly nonpartisan basis, according to a press release. Rivenbark, a recognized leader in the Tennessee Valley small-business community, […]

The Alabama legislature’s long-time champion for rural broadband is seeking new ways to strengthen the state’s flagship program. State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) is sponsoring a bill this legislative session aimed at ensuring expanded service under the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Act, a grant program which he helped create. The program, administered by the Alabama Department […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s public education system was ranked number 50 in the United States in a new report published Tuesday, the same day the State Senate’s Committee on Education Policy is set to hear SB 397, a constitutional amendment proposed by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) that would overhaul Alabama’s public K-12 governance. […]

Congressmen Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Bradley Byrne (AL-01) are vocally standing with President Donald Trump as he faces a trade war standoff with China. “As I have in the past, I continue to applaud President Trump for standing-up against China’s unfair trade practices and their continued forced transfer theft of American intellectual property,” Aderholt told […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Japan-based DaikyoNishikawa US plans to invest $110 million to open an auto parts manufacturing facility in Huntsville to serve the under-construction Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A. (MTMUS) assembly plant. The company, called DNUS for short, will create approximately 380 jobs at the new Alabama facility, which will produce plastic […]

President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated Prattville’s Jeffrey Byard to serve as the next administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The president in February announced his intention to put Byard’s name forward to replace Brock Long, the former Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) head who resigned that same month as FEMA administrator. Byard currently […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has reaffirmed his pro-abortion stance, releasing a video Monday evening opposing Alabama’s HB 314, which is intended to challenge Roe v. Wade. In the video, Jones – who bills himself as a nonpartisan voice – attacked the “Republican-controlled Alabama House of Representatives” for what he views as a “draconian piece of […]

Monday, Republican State Sen. Chris Elliot (R-Fairhope) joined Sean Sullivan of Talk 106.5’s “Midday Mobile” to discuss the proposed I-10 bridge project in Mobile. Policymakers have suggested tolls as an option, which Yellowhammer News reported Monday, “Dollar figures for the proposed toll that would be levied on those crossing the new Bayway bridge and the […]

MONTGOMERY — Yellowhammer News has confirmed that Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed’s mayoral campaign in April accepted $25,000 from Bruce Pettway and $250 from Donald Watkins, Jr. Pettway, a Birmingham-area resident, is the brother of the Jefferson County sheriff and recently was met with statewide controversy over obtaining an electronic bingo permit from the […]

Polling released Monday by AARP Alabama explains the need for SB 376, pending state legislation regarding family caregiving. The recent survey of 1,000 Alabama registered voters ages 40-plus found that the vast majority (82.3 percent) of current caregivers said that they will provide future caregiving or assistance on an unpaid basis to an adult loved […]

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) have forcefully denied what they call “baseless attacks” in two recent reports, now saying they are preparing a lawsuit against the “blogsite” that published the “blatantly false” material. The Alabama Political Reporter last week alleged the federal government was investigating the PCI, however, their reporting based solely on […]

It turns out that Alabama does not have a measles case yet, as was suspected last week. There are still about 82 open cases and there have been over 250 investigations into possible measles cases, but so far, Alabama is still sitting at zero measles cases. Because there is no measles case in the state […]

A report has revealed that slain Savannah Police Department Sergeant Kelvin Ansari was a graduate of Troy University in Pike County, Alabama. Ansari, 50, was tragically shot and killed while responding to a robbery call at a local barbershop in Georgia on Saturday. The suspect, after shooting Ansari, was shot and killed by another law enforcement officer […]

A new study shows that Alabama ranks relatively well nationally when it comes to overall drug use problems, however, a more in-depth analysis shows a very mixed bag. The personal-finance website WalletHub on Monday released a report on the “States with the Biggest Drug Problems in 2019,” with Alabama beating the national average and coming in […]

For over a century, residents of Southwest Alabama have been grappling with a solution to getting back and forth across the Mobile Bay. Prior to the opening of the vertical-lift Cochrane Bridge and the Mobile Bay Causeway in the 1920s, those making the trek from Mobile to Baldwin County’s Eastern Shore relied on ferry service […]

A new license allowing bait to be used in the hunting of white-tailed deer and feral pigs in Alabama is now on sale. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is issuing the annual bait privilege license after a new law was passed, AL.com reported .

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) announced on Friday that five local airports across the state of Alabama will receive $20.8 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants. The funding will be used for various airport improvements to support infrastructure construction, safety advancements and equipment acquisition. The Yellowhammer State airports benefitting are Lanett Municipal Airport, Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County […]

As President Donald Trump’s trade war with China escalates, data has shown that Alabama is set to be fourth among “America’s biggest trade war losers.” News broke Monday that China is set to retaliate in-kind against new American tariffs of 25 percent, escalating tensions into a full-blown trade war. Axios reported last week that only […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) has released a video in support of HB 314, State Rep. Terri Collins’ (R-Decatur) abortion ban bill that is intended to directly challenge Roe v. Wade. With the Alabama Senate set to take the bill up again on Tuesday afternoon,  Ainsworth is emphasizing that the bill is carefully crafted to […]

Cancer researcher Ajay Singh, Ph.D., is one of 10 scientists to receive an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society of American Asian Scientists in Cancer Research. The awards were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Atlanta. Singh is a professor of oncologic sciences and head of the Health Disparities in Cancer […]

As many dog and cat owners become more focused on their pets’ diets, some are feeding their pets fresh food instead of standard pet food under the assumption that it’s better for their pets’ health. Dr. Sara-Louise Newcomer of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine comments on the trend. Is a diet of fresh pet food better than standard pet food?

MOBILE, Alabama – Airbus on Wednesday launched two new programs aimed at putting applicants with little or no aviation or aerospace experience in jobs where its A220 and A320 production facilities are located. The FlightPath9 and Fast Track programs seek to expand Airbus’ production workforce from within the Mobile community. “These are two great initiatives […]