Businesswoman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard on Tuesday called for the suspension of the state’s gas tax to provide relief for consumers, citing rising fuel costs and decades high inflation. Blanchard outlined her call for the gas tax’s suspension at the Chevron Gas Station on Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd. S. in Tuscaloosa. In her […]

According to Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, both illegal and legal immigration have served to undermine the economic prosperity of middle-class Americans. Britt’s campaign on Tuesday released the candidate’s immigration platform, which calls for the reinstatement of former President Donald Trump’s border policies and significant reform to the nation’s legal immigration policies. Conservatives have […]

7. Anti-lynching bill signed by Biden The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which makes lynching a federal hate crime, was signed into law by President Joe Biden. Anti-lynching legislation has been proposed for over 100 years. Biden declared, “Thank you for never giving up, never ever giving up.” Biden went on to say, “No federal law, […]

The counting of votes began on Monday in the second union election held at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer. The results are not expected to be released until later this week. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered a new election after it ruled that Amazon corrupted the first mail-in vote. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville […]

Tuesday, the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association (ARHA) announced its endorsement of Paul Sanford in his bid for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat. Sanford cut his teeth working in the hospitality industry as his family has owned numerous prominent North Alabama restaurants throughout the decades, such as Big Bob Gibson’s, Gibson’s Barbecue and Little […]

Earlier this month, the owner of Uncorked Wine Shop & Tasting Room in west Huntsville filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. The business owner, Saranne Riccio, is arguing that her business lost almost $55,000 and had to close due to COVID restrictions. Representing Riccio is Matt Clark, […]

Concerns over the security of the 2020 presidential election is proving to be a major issue of contention in Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate. Former President Donald Trump recently withdrew his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), saying that the congressman had insufficiently directed attention to the previous election. As U.S. Army […]

President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, which holds a price tag of $5.8 trillion. The president has received immense criticism from Republicans, who say the proposal does not call for allocating adequate funding for matters relating to national security. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa), vice chair of the […]

7. A judge says Trump likely violated election law, which the media will tell you means he’s guilty U.S. District Judge David Carter has determined that former President Donald Trump could have committed crimes around the time of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when the presidential election votes were being […]

Discussion of the future of passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast has been going on for years now, and the public hearings conducted last month only amplified the intensity of the debate. As is so often the case, it can be difficult to sort through the noise when considering something as complex as the […]

If there is one thing that we know for sure in Alabama, it’s that good coaches make all the difference. Whether it’s Alabama football or Auburn basketball, we have collectively witnessed the impact of incredible coaches who have supported and prepared their teams and taken them to the highest levels of performance. As a former […]

Most of you are probably familiar with the phrase “drain the swamp.” Before I got elected, I knew the federal government was out of control and needed some big changes, but I had no idea how bad the problem truly is. For years, unelected bureaucrats have enjoyed huge amounts of power and control over our […]

According to the latest data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the number of illegal immigrants stopped along the southwestern border went up to nearly 165,000 last month. That’s an increase of 6.6% over January. CBP also reported a rise in drug seizures along the southern border in February. According to the data, CBP seized […]

Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey’s reelection campaign released its latest television advertisement of the 2022 GOP primary election cycle. The 30-second spot, titled “I Like it,” features two men at a shooting range discussing Ivey’s accomplishments regarding job creation, signing pro-life legislation, combating COVID-19 vaccine mandates, banning Critical Race Theory and sending Alabama National Guard troops […]

During Friday’s episode of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt called into question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election. Host Todd Stacy asked Britt if she believed that claims of fraudulent election activity spurred the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill uprising. Britt denied that this was the cause and […]

7. Alabama unemployment rate has dropped The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) announced that the unemployment rate in the state has reached 3%, which is the lowest rate seen in the state since November 2019. The unemployment rate had been stuck at 3.1% for several months. ADOL secretary Fitzgerald Washington called the unemployment numbers for […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Durant, who recently met with former President Donald Trump in an effort to land his highly-coveted endorsement, has of late honed in on the issue of election integrity. During an appearance this past Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Durant detailed on his views surrounding the 2020 presidential election. […]

Newly released statistics from the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) show that the state’s unemployment rate had dropped to 3.0% for the month of February. The new unemployment rate represents a slight decrease from that of last month’s, which was 3.1%. This time last year, the unemployment rate sat at 3.8%. The number of unemployed […]

Joe Biden’s time in the White House has been an unmitigated disaster. He has presided over one failure after another with the crisis at our southern border ranking high among them. Joe Biden and his socialist handlers are solely responsible for this crisis that is threatening the safety of every American. President Trump made border […]

On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey declared March 30 as “Doctors Day” in Alabama. In a proclamation marking the day to recognize and honor the approximately 17,000 physicians throughout the state, Ivey expressed her gratitude to Alabama physicians. She outlined, “[W]e are especially grateful that Alabama physicians have risen to the challenge of combatting the coronavirus […]

State Rep. Wes Allen’s (R-Troy) bid for Alabama Secretary of State has earned the endorsement of ProgressPAC, the political arm of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA). Allen was elected to the legislature in 2018 to serve House District 89. The lawmaker formerly served as probate judge of Pike County, where he oversaw 18 elections. […]

Even though former President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) earlier this week, others have solidified their support for the candidacy. President of Club for Growth PAC David McIntosh released a statement on Wednesday expressing the Political Action Committee’s continuing support of Brooks. Club for Growth PAC, the […]

After decades of Democrats and the media attempting to destroy Republican-appointed Supreme Court nominees, they have decided that any questions directed at their nominees are out of bounds. The claim that simple record-based questions are “painful” is unbelievably silly. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt has landed the endorsement of the ABC Merit PAC, the political arm of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama. According to a release, Alabama’s commercial construction industry is a $12 billion annual business, employs around 156,000 people full-time, and generates a payroll of more than $6 billion per […]