“Rumors and Rumblings” is a regular feature on Yellowhammer News. It is a compilation of the bits and pieces of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Enjoy.

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Friday said that he will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2020 election cycle. In an interview on Talk 99.5’s “Matt and Aunie Show,” Brooks was more definitive than he has been in the past, when he left wiggle room by saying a “seismic” event could […]

The Alabama Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in former House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s appeal of his ethics conviction. The court said Thursday that oral arguments will be held June 4.

A former Alabama lawmaker best known for leading the 2017 impeachment push against then-Gov. Robert Bentley was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for his role in a health care fraud case. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins handed down the sentence to former Rep. Ed Henry.

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed a historic education budget by an overwhelming, bipartisan 28-2 vote. SB 199, sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), combined with supplemental education appropriations bills amounts to a $7.1 billion Education Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins October 1 of this year. “This is the […]

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) received confirmation this week that Space Launch System (SLS) will be the rocket propelling Americans to the moon in 2024. SLS is a specialized launch vehicle designed, developed and managed by Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. SLS has been billed as the only rocket powerful enough to carry the Orion […]

The Alabama Kidney Foundation (AKF) has a special event planned for Saturday to help create awareness for kidney disease. The group has a walk planned in Montgomery to raise money to support its assistance programs for kidney patients. The AKF bills the walk as a “fun event” which will attract “thousands of individual and team […]

A spokesman has responded on behalf of Donald Trump, Jr. after State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) said that the president’s son is “evidently retarded or crazy” and that “[h]is mother should have aborted him.” In a statement, Trump, Jr. spokesman Andy Surabian told Yellowhammer News, “Sadly, vile comments like this have become par for the […]

State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) has further responded to Donald Trump, Jr.’s criticism of his viral abortion remarks, lashing out at the president’s son in callous fashion and digging himself a further political hole. This is stomach curling and makes Ralph Northam look like a moderate on abortion. Every Democrat running for President needs to […]

After State Rep. John Rogers’ (D-Birmingham) abortion comments widely circulated across social media platforms Wednesday, politicians and several prominent members of the media quickly denounced the comments that he later doubled down on. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), a 2020 candidate for the United States Senate, called Rogers’ comments “disgusting.” “This is one of the most […]

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has responded to Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) and his request that the military move forward with a national security space launch program heavily supported by Alabama’s aerospace industry. In her reply, as well as in a separate response to House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, Wilson indicated the […]

Thursday afternoon, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) offered a statement to Yellowhammer News regarding the remarks made by State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) during a debate over House Bill 314, which would criminalize abortion in Alabama. “So you kill them now or you kill them later,” Rogers said on the bill that passed by an […]

Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s run for U.S. Senate has thus far consisted of talk of his support for President Donald Trump and his Christianity. On Thursday, Tuberville appeared on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” and discussed his decision to run for office in Alabama. It included a discussion about when Tuberville actually […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is continuing his longtime championing of balancing the federal budget. Alabama’s senior senator on Thursday re-introduced legislation proposing a constitutional amendment that would require Congress to have a balanced budget in an effort to reduce the nation’s increasing debt, which has surpassed $22 trillion.

Republican House District 74 candidate Daniel Sparkman is calling on State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) to resign over his Tuesday remarks on abortion that made national headlines for all the wrong reasons.

According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), one case of measles has been confirmed in an infant in St. Clair County. WBRC reported that ADPH made the announcement Thursday after the department the day previous said there had been no confirmed cases of measles out of 174 closed investigations. ADPH still reportedly had 32 […]

Heather Milam, the Democrats’ 2018 nominee to serve as Alabama’s secretary of state, has yet to file her mandatory campaign finance report for last year, which was due on January 31. The secretary of state is responsible for administering elections in the state, including implementing aspects of the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA […]

In the aftermath of the final release of the much-ballyhooed Mueller report, many congressional Democrats have turned their ire toward Attorney General William Barr, which was on display during yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Barr. Senate Democrats accused Barr of functioning as a partisan for the Trump administration instead of as the nation’s top […]

Five Alabama companies have received awards for the 2018 Hire Vets Medallion Program, which recognizes a company or organization’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention and professional development. This award program is the only federal-level veterans’ employment program of its kind and is an official program of the U.S. Department of Labor. Governor Kay Ivey made the announcement […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) made national headlines after a clip from his Tuesday House floor comments on abortion went viral, and now he is doubling down on his remarks. Alabama State Rep. John Rogers (D) on abortion: “Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or you kill them later. You […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) has taken opposing President Donald Trump’s nominees to the next level, this time voting against a fellow Alabamian for a position serving his home state. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Montgomery’s Andrew Brasher, the solicitor general of the state of Alabama, to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville is not a fan of the University of Virginia men’s basketball team refusing President Donald Trump’s invitation to be honored at the White House for their recent national championship victory. UVA defeated Auburn in a controversial Final Four ending, and the Tigers recently celebrated their season at […]

Trump-nominee Andrew Brasher, a resident of Montgomery, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as the federal District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. Brasher was nominated for the federal judgeship by President Donald Trump in April 2018. In June, he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration of his nomination and […]

Ramsay High School senior Jillian Jolly has dreamed of attending Yale University since she was in kindergarten, and now this 18-year-old Alabama student’s hard work has paid off beyond her wildest imagination. “I always heard that Yale was the school where smart people went. It was the top school, and I wanted to be there,” […]