Emphasizing treatment, recovery and prevention, a state panel announced an investment plan for Alabama’s share of funds from a national opioid settlement. The Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds, chaired by Rep. Rex Reynolds and Sen. Garlan Gudger, held four public hearings after the 2023 regular session. During the 2024 regular session, the panel […]

A device that uses tobacco to allow the user to inhale nicotine into their lungs by heating rather than burning the tobacco will be considered by members of the Alabama House General Fund Committee on Wednesday.  Not from a regulatory angle, as the product is already approved for sale in the United States, but over […]

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) shared different views on the National Security Supplemental bill that passed the Senate Tuesday night. The bill passed by a 79 to 18 vote. It included $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Originally separate bills in the U.S. House, it was repackaged together […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate passed the gun owner financial privacy bill to establish privacy rights for gun buyers. The bipartisan bill was passed unanimously by the Alabama Senate. SB281 is sponsored by State Senator Tim Melson (R-Florence). The legislation would prohibit a financial institution from declining a payment card transaction for a firearm purchase […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation to prevent public school teachers in the 6th through the 8th grades from teaching LGBTQ+ ideology in Alabama schools. HB130 is sponsored by State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City). In 2022 the Alabama Legislature and Governor Kay Ivey, signed legislation that prevents Alabama public schools from teaching […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation to prohibit businesses from receiving economic development incentives if union elections are not held through a secret ballot. The bill is sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and carried in the House by House Majority Leader Brett Stadthagen (R-Hartselle). “SB231 gives the employees the opportunity […]

State Sen. Greg Albritton addressed the Business Council of Alabama in Montgomery on Tuesday morning, sharing his perspective on the 2024 session, which is now in its home stretch, and his outlook on the 2025 general fund budget, which he oversees in the Alabama Senate. Last week, the Alabama Senate authorized a general fund budget […]

The Alabama Jobs Act, a seminal 2015 economic incentive law, further expanded by state lawmakers in the 2021 and 2023, could soon apply to companies that generate renewable energy to qualify as an activity elegible under the program. On Tuesday, State Sen. Arthur Orr presented his proposal to the Alabama Senate Energy & Commerce Committee […]

Every year at the Gulf Coast’s iconic Flora-Bama, residents from around the area, state, and country gather for the iconic Mullet Toss, where people compete over a weekend to see who can throw a dead mullet fish furthest. The event is one of the staples of the Gulf Coast and has become one of the […]

As the Working for Alabama legislative package moves through the legislature to address a range of workforce and economic development opportunities currently faced by the state, the Business Council of Alabama is rolling out a statewide campaign complete with digital advertising, billboards and video endorsements from leaders. The first video features a leader who has […]

In the next few weeks, employees at the Mercedes Benz automotive manufacturing plant in Vance, Alabama will vote upon whether to join forces with Detroit’s United Auto Workers union and bring organized labor into the facility or whether to reject the bogus snake-oil hokum that union leaders have repeatedly attempted to sell them. As we […]

On Thursday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation that greatly increases the criminal penalties for persons convicted of human trafficking. Trafficking a minor in Alabama would carry a life sentence. “HB42 — The Sound of Freedom Act — is now the TOUGHEST anti human trafficking law in the nation,” Gov. Ivey said on Twitter. “I […]

In 2021, former Alabama State Sen. Phil Williams launched his landmark radio program, “Rightside Radio” as a three-hour afternoon news-talk radio show across North Alabama AM and FM stations. Since that time, Williams has brought together an insider’s knowledge of Montgomery with newsmakers and commentators under the banner “solid, conservative, and just plain right” as […]

Chairman of the Alabama House Education Trust Fund Committee, State Rep. Danny Garrett joined Capitol Journal last Friday to discuss the state’s educational trust fund budget and its continued increase. Garrett said the Alabama Education Trust Fund for FY2025, as passed by the Alabama House, is the largest ever, marking the sixth consecutive year the […]

Welcome to the new generation of Democrats. You’ve seen them. In fact, you can’t miss them. They are the ones waving Palestinian flags. They are the ones blocking streets and bridges in protest. They voice their disdain for the United States, all the while not realizing that they did not earn any of the privileges […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall criticized both gambling bills that are now headed to a conference committee in the Alabama Legislature. A conference committee to negotiate a gambling legislative package between the House and Senate will meet this week. The Senate appointed State Sens. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) and Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) to […]

This week, both chambers of the Alabama Legislature advanced bills to address a vulnerability in Alabama’s workforce and economy: Almost half of the state’s working-age individuals are neither employed nor seeking to participate in the workforce, reflected by one of the lowest labor force participation rates in the nation.  A seven-bill package entitled “Working for […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is no fan of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy. After Iran launched hundreds of unmanned suicide drones and missiles against the state of Israel Saturday, Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike back and just “take the win.” Israel didn’t listen to the president and conducted […]

Thursday morning, Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law legislation permitting Virginia’s universities to directly sign student-athletes to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals, a development that could spell massive changes across college athletics. The NCAA currently prohibits schools from directly paying players, meaning most NIL money is raised and distributed through third-party organizations called […]

There is no doubt that the Republican Party has had a rough time uniting behind a single message when it comes to abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. Recently former President Donald Trump said he believes it should be solely a states’ issue decided by the “will of the people” […]

(Figures FEC) (Daniels FEC) FEC, total raised (Dobson) (Brewbaker) FEC, total raised (Protect Progress) FEC, independent expenditures (Unofficial Election Night Results) Alabama Secretary of State Grayson Everett is the state and political editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @Grayson270

On Thursday, the Alabama Republican Party officially backed the legislative fix proposed by Democrats to ensure President Joe Biden will be certified in accordance with deadlines enforced by the Alabama Secretary of State. Alabama’s deadline to certify is August 15, 2024. The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to begin August 19, 2024. Secretary of State […]

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate considered the impeachment brought by the House of Representatives against U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, led by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), voted to dismiss the charges against Mayorkas in a party-line vote. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville was livid at what he […]

On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee voted to give a favorable report to legislation creating new supervisory positions at the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC). SB322, sponsored by State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville). Sen. Chambliss chairs the Joint Prison Oversight Committee. That committee holds an annual public hearing every year. In […]