Earlier this legislative session, a bill sponsored by State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) to create education savings accounts to follow students to the schools of their parents’ choice failed to gain traction in the Senate. However, an alternative and less comprehensive form of school choice legislation passed the upper chamber earlier this week. Sponsored by […]

Stanislav Horuna is currently on the Ukrainian battlefield defending his nation against the Russian bombardment. This summer, he intends to be in the Yellowhammer State competing in The World Games 2022. The 33-year-old athlete-turned-soldier serves as the captain of Ukraine’s national karate team. Horuna is the holder of a bronze medal he claimed during last […]

Under current Alabama law, individuals, corporations and unions in Alabama can make unlimited contributions to candidates. In 2013, then-Governor Robert Bentley signed into law the Fair Campaign Practices Act, which eliminated the state’s $500 limit per election for direct corporate contributions to candidates. One candidate for Alabama governor this year wants to change that. In […]

Thursday, the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) announced its 14th round of endorsements for candidates seeking election to the state legislature. ALFA utilizes FarmPAC, the federation’s political arm, in issuing endorsements for candidates seeking public office. The following candidates now hold an official endorsement from FarmPAC: State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) State Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Munford) […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) on Thursday released his U.S. Senate campaign’s first television advertisement of the 2022 primary election cycle. The ad, titled “January 6th,” embraces the congressman’s speech at the Ellipse and touts his candidacy holding the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. The 30-second spot features Brooks taking a swipe at Republicans […]

Thursday, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt announced the launch of her campaign’s law enforcement coalition and advisory committee. According to her campaign, the “Stars and Shields for Katie Britt” coalition features more than 50 sheriffs and chiefs of police across Alabama. Additionally, Britt released her new television advertisement, titled “Back the Blue,” featuring Shelby […]

7. This is what happens when you tell parents they don’t matter A new bill has been introduced in the Alabama Legislature that would change the standards used in Alabama schools for counselors, removing the American School Counselor Association standards. The legislation was brought by State Representative Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant). A resolution from the Alabama […]

Alabama’s efforts to expand rural broadband in the last five years have given us a head start on bringing additional households online supported by $276 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars that the state legislature appropriated in January. Representative Randall Shedd (R-Cullman) and I chair both the Rural Broadband Oversight Committee and […]

Yellowhammer News has obtained a television advertisement prepared by Club for Growth Action which takes aim at Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt. The 30-second spot goes on the offensive against Britt over her former service as CEO of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) when she publicly supported the 2019 state gas tax increase. […]

During a Tuesday interview with Washington Examiner, former President Donald Trump reportedly expressed his displeasure with U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and his performance in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. According to Washington Examiner, part of Trump’s grievance against Brooks concerns the congressman’s misstep at last year’s rally in Cullman where he told rally goers to […]

March Madness is in full swing in Washington with power-mad Democrats oblivious to the multiple crises plaguing Americans on their watch. How oblivious? This week, while Rome burns, fiddle virtuoso Nancy Pelosi is bringing to the House floor the CROWN Act – a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of hair texture or hair […]

On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a speech via video to a joint session of Congress. Zelensky thanked the United States for its support but also reiterated that his country needs more assistance. The Ukrainian president once again asked for air defense systems and fighters. One Alabama congressman who was in attendance for the […]

State Sen. Greg Albritton’s (R-Atmore) comprehensive gaming bill appears to have met its fate in the 2022 regular legislative session, according to State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro). During a Tuesday appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Livingston detailed the current state of Albritton’s proposal to establish a state education lottery and gambling commission. If […]

7. Alabama man will get to keep LGBFJB license plate Nathan Kirk is going to be allowed to keep his “LGBFJB” license plate and has even received an apology for how the situation was handled amid trying to block his license plate use. Kirk has said that he and his wife have received threats due […]

Retired U.S. Army Colonel Casey Wardynski, Republican candidate for Alabama’s fifth congressional district, on Wednesday released his campaign’s first television advertisement of the 2022 primary election cycle. According to Wardynski’s campaign, the ad is accompanied with a “significant” districtwide cable and broadcast media buy. The ad, titled “With Trump,” recalls Wardynski’s service in the armed […]

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to end the practice of adjusting time twice a year, making Daylight Saving Time permanently year-round. The “Sunshine Protection Act,” sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), gained bipartisan approval from the upper chamber of Congress without dissent. Tuberville has long […]

Numerous Alabama-based and out-of-state PACs have directed millions of dollars to the Yellowhammer State in an effort to influence Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate. PAC spending and campaign committee expenditures have placed the total dollar amount for advertising spending at more than $14 million, according to Medium Buying. The nationwide media purchasing and […]

As potential peace negotiations continue this week between Russia and Ukraine, the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee said he doesn’t believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about stopping the war. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) joined WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program” on Tuesday to point out why he’s not optimistic about peace coming […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), ranking member of the subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, on Monday introduced a bill to streamline the process for schools providing easier access for veterans pursuing higher education. His bill, titled “Quality Education for Veterans Act of 2022,” intends to provide clearer oversight to schools […]

U.S. Army veteran Mike Durant, Republican candidate for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, on Tuesday slammed the Pentagon’s legal effort to force COVID-19 vaccination upon Navy SEALs. U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lower court order which allowed for the deployment of Navy […]

A bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature would regulate wake surfing throughout the entirety of Alabama’s vast public waters. Senate Bill 281, sponsored by State Sens. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) and Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills), would prohibit wake surfing in a public body of water that is less than 50 acres in size. Additionally, […]

7. Senators want us out of the Iran nuclear deal There have now been 49 Republican U.S. Senators pledge support for ending and reversing agreements made for the Tehran nuclear program, with U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) saying that any “major agreement that does not have strong bipartisan support in Congress will not survive.” In […]

Last week in the Alabama House of Representatives there was a strong debate over HB 312, also known as the “divisive concepts” bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville). The bill came before the Alabama Committee on State Government, which, after hearing from both sides, passed a motion to carry the bill over, […]

A poll commissioned by ForestPAC, the political arm of the Alabama Forestry Association (AFA), shows that U.S. Army veteran Mike Durant has taken a slim lead over the GOP primary field in Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. The poll was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates March 10-13 with 500 likely Republican primary voters. Respondents were […]