Opinion — Page 142

The Governor did not call for a special session during her state of the state address but it is still widely expected to be called soon.

I don’t think there is any question that Alabama needs to address its infrastructure needs. There has not been an increase in the gas tax in 27 years while vehicles have become more fuel efficient. People are driving more miles and paying less to do so. There are road projects that need to get done […]

"If we want to continue to attract world-class companies and high-paying jobs to Alabama, we need to make an investment in the state’s infrastructure system."

The failure to follow through on this because the results would destroy a Democratic talking point is just another reason people don't trust the media.

Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement, "Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives in the storms that hit Lee County today. Praying for their families & everyone whose homes or businesses were affected."

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can Governor Kay Ivey get her gas tax plan passed? — Did Michael Cohen finish off the president or himself? — Are too many Democrats admitting they are socialists?

'Boomerang citizenship' wrong for Alabama ISIS bride, anyone else

For the past two weeks, Alabama and the rest of the nation have been forced to watch the mainstream media try to thrash a dead horse back to life, and for no perceivable purpose. A fake news aficionado knows this can mean only one thing: a hidden agenda is afoot. So it is with the […]

7. Charles Barkley is the latest famous person to show up at a fraud trial in Birmingham; Barkley  says he lost $6.15 million and he doesn’t expect to recover it — Donald Watkins, Sr. and Donald Watkins, Jr. are charged with multiple counts of fraud for a scheme that has been going on for about […]

Dale Jackson: No more Roy Moore

Here we are again. Alabama’s favorite and most hated politician Roy Moore is publicly flirting with the idea that he may run for office again. Moore is the stereotypical career politician. He has jumped from office to office attempting to climb the rungs to obtain power. Roy Moore has run for probate judge, Supreme Court justice, […]

The most likely outcome is whatever value this hearing has is eliminated once the Mueller report comes out, in whatever form it comes out.

The bigger issue is whether or not we should be debating this type of project while talking about how our roads and bridges are falling apart.

As Gov. Ivey prepares to launch her gas tax initiative from rural Alabama, the forces of opposition are gathering.

We believe in Alabama

Yellowhammer News was founded on the need for a news outlet to reflect the state of Alabama, its people and their values. With great pleasure, we recently read an article by a San Francisco freelance writer chronicling Yellowhammer’s roots and ascent to become the go-to source for news and analysis in this state.

7. Alabama race hoaxer is now unemployed and living with his agent — Alabama’s own Bruce Maxwell, formerly with the Oakland A’s, finds himself without an MLB team after a low batting average, kneeling during the national anthem, racial restaurant hoax incident in Huntsville and pulling a gun on a delivery driver derailed his career. Bleacher […]

According to "The Hill" a Justice Department official has relayed that there will be no Mueller reporting unveiling next week, some speculating they did not want the report released while the President is out of the country.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) beat Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile)? — Is there a racial component at play in the drama with the Alabama Democratic Party? — What will the media and their Democrats do […]

Alabama Media Group received over $500,000 from the state of Alabama last year

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) is barnstorming the state in his first few days as an official candidate for U.S. Senate, but the Club for Growth is pushing Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Homewood).

Attorney General Bill Barr could be ready to announce the end of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and could submit a final report to Congress soon as well

Almost every politician in Alabama wanted to get in on condemning, and in some cases calling for the resignation of the editor, publisher and owner of a rag out of Linden, Alabama, with roughly 3,000 subscribers. The governor, both United States senators, multiple congressmen and congresswomen, the State Senate pro tem, the lieutenant governor and surely countless […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) is expected to announce his decision to enter the race for U.S. Senate in 2020.

The issue is far more complicated than the media would have you believe, the President invoked a couple of different measures and some of them are not part of these challenged.

Talk of a plan to expand Medicaid in Alabama has been brought up in the weeks leading to speculation that hospitals will be leading the charge to get a deal that Senator Jones says the state needs to take advantage of.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can President Donald Trump go it alone on the border? — Can Governor Kay Ivey pull off her prison plan? — Should Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) force a vote on the Green New […]