MONTGOMERY- The Alabama Code of Ethics Clarification and Reform Commission held its last meeting Thursday at the attorney general’s office, with economic developers testifying about the “imperative” need for the state legislature to ensure “clarity” and “certainty” in the ethics code so not to put Alabama at a competitive disadvantage when trying to recruit new […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has added a new type of adversary to his list of victories: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Tax Court ruled on Thursday that Saban will get to claim a bad-debt deduction that the federal government tried to deny him. […]

Thursday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) spoke out against a proposed law that would allow for late-term abortions on demand in the state of Virginia. Byrne said such a step lifting restrictions on abortions would put the United States out of step with most of the world. The possible U.S. Senate Republican […]

In an Oval Office ceremony Thursday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-4) was honored front-and-center as President Donald Trump signed a landmark “Buy American” executive order intended to boost the nation’s manufacturing industry. The order, entitled “Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects,” will direct federally funded infrastructure projects to use American materials “to the greatest extent practicable.” […]

Five Republican members of Alabama’s congressional delegation are cosponsoring a bill that would allow individuals with a valid concealed carry permit in one state to travel to other states and still have their concealed carry privilege honored across state lines. H.R 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019, is cosponsored by Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-1), Mike […]

Public school students in Alabama could soon be allowed to study the Bible as an official elective class offering. Senator Tim Melson (R-Florence) has prefiled legislation that would allow the Bible to be taught as an elective for grades six to twelve and require the State Board of Education to adopt rules and policies to implement […]

The head of Alabama’s Medicaid agency says it will need less money in the coming year. News outlets reported Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar told state lawmakers Wednesday that Medicaid is asking for $715 million for the coming year.

Facing a federal court order to improve prison conditions and “unacceptably high” rates of violence, Alabama Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn said Wednesday that the department is seeking state funding to hire 500 additional corrections officers. Dunn discussed the needs of the state prison system during budget hearings before state lawmakers.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday withdrew a decision that revived a lawsuit challenging an Alabama law that blocked cities from raising the minimum wage. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals withdrew a July decision that revived the lawsuit filed by civil rights groups, fast food workers and minority legislators who said the 2016 […]

MGMWERX, a new innovation hub that brings military, academia, government and industry together to solve key issues facing the Air Force, celebrated its grand opening in downtown Montgomery on Tuesday. Local leaders and national military officials have advised that this unprecedented partnership between regional public and private entities is part of a joint effort between […]

Tuscaloosa County-based Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) will soon have a new chief executive. According to Birmingham Business Journal, Jason Hoff, who has served as president and CEO of the Vance manufacturing plant since 2013 and also serves as head of production SUV/sports cars for Mercedes-Benz, has been named the new leader of quality management at […]

A 13-year-old Jefferson County student has been arrested for terroristic threats against Pleasant Grove High School, with arresting officers finding multiple firearms in the student’s possession. According to a spokesman with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office, school resource officers took the teenager into custody at his residence at approximately 6:45 a.m. Wednesday morning. The arrest came […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-6) introduced legislation Tuesday which would require unappropriated funds collected by federal agencies to be transferred to the U.S. Treasury and subject to the congressional appropriations process. H.R. 850, the Agency Accountability Act, was referred to four House committees: Oversight and Reform, Judiciary, Budget and Rules. “This legislation would bring needed transparency and […]

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) questioned Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood concerning the deployment of U.S. military assets to America’s southern border. Rood confirmed that existing federal law (10 U.S.C. 284) permits President Trump to direct the military to construct a border wall without having […]

In a video posted to her Twitter account on Wednesday, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) touted congressional Democrats’ effort to shore up Social Security, a government program she said was not an entitlement. According to Sewell, Social Security generates $23 billion in economic activity in Alabama. However, she warned that it was Republicans looking to cut Social […]

A Muslim inmate scheduled to be executed next week in Alabama said the state is violating his rights by requiring a Christian prison chaplain to stand near him as he is put to death, according to a lawsuit filed this week. Dominique Ray is scheduled to be executed Feb. 7 for the fatal stabbing of […]

A video posted on YouTube this week alleges that Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) employees recently beat a mentally ill inmate at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville. In an email sent to Yellowhammer News Tuesday, a DOC spokesperson said, “The ADOC is investigating the alleged incident.” Watch: (Warning – some viewers may find the […]

An Alabama city councilman has been indicted and jailed on charges related to violations of state ethics laws. AL.com cites the Anniston Star as reporting Anniston City Councilman Ben Little surrendered to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office on Monday.

A judge has ordered mediation in a defamation lawsuit filed against former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley by his former law enforcement chief. AL.com reports that Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin on Monday ordered the two sides to attempt mediation.

Breitbart News co-founder Steve Bannon had some enthusiastic words for Cliff Sims and his Alabama news outlet during their first meeting, according to Breitbart News White House correspondent Charlie Spiering.

South Alabama’s representatives in Congress will serve as the top ranking Republicans on two House subcommittees. As announced Tuesday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) will serve as the Workforce Protections Subcommittee’s ranking member through his membership on the Education and Labor Committee, while Congresswoman Martha Roby (AL-2) will be ranking member on the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on […]

President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to express his displeasure with Alabama native Cliff Sims’ newly released book that chronicles his time serving in the White House. After Sims started making the rounds on major television programs Monday ahead of Team of Vipers being released the next day, he began Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” […]

The 2020 U.S. Senate election isn’t just drawing attention from the Alabama Republican Party, but the national Republican Party as well. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) will be the only red state U.S. Senate Democrat on the ballot in 2020, making him potentially the most vulnerable Senate Democrat in that election cycle. In an appearance […]

In an interview with Alabama Public Television’s Don Dailey that aired on “Capital Journal” on Friday, former Rep. Jo Bonner, who is now Gov. Kay Ivey’s chief of staff, dismissed the suggestion that a future run for office was in his future. Bonner was named Ivey’s chief of staff immediately after her inauguration earlier this month, […]