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During a weekend interview with Montgomery's News Talk 93.1FM WACV, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt took aim at President Joe Biden for his administration's handling of numerous issues.

Two members of Alabama's congressional delegation are looking to score bragging rights against their Georgia counterparts over the 2022 College Football Playoff (CFP) national championship game between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and University of Georgia Bulldogs.

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With just days until the beginning of the 2022 legislative session, Senate President Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) vows his membership will have an opportunity to offer bills that did not have a chance to be considered because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay) insists the financial burden of a new I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway should be on the federal government, not the state of Alabama.

On Thursday, Ryan O'Toole, a staffer for U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and formerly a staffer for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, claimed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks was actively "cheering on" the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill rioters.

Alabama was the sixth most desired state for Americans to relocate in 2021, according to United Van Lines' Annual National Movers Study.

Turnover rates among the nursing profession in the Southeast account for some of the highest in the nation, according to a recent NSI Nursing Solutions, Inc. report.

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday on Thursday visited Dynetics and Lockheed Martin's North Alabama facilities, where they received updates on the defense industry behemoths' hypersonics development efforts.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs this week released the long-awaited Alabama Broadband Map outlining a comprehensive layout of the state's high-speed internet needs.

Join the Yellowhammer News team on Wednesday, February 2, for a “Yellowhammer Connection” event in Montgomery. The gathering will offer a reception followed by a live interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia).

The New York Times kicked off the week of January 6 remembrance/celebration by declaring "Every Day Is January 6 Now."

Casey Wardynski, candidate for Alabama's fifth congressional district, offered his perspective of the events that occurred and leading up to that day.

Lifelong Etowah County educator Priscilla Yother has announced her candidacy for the Alabama State Board of Education, District 6.

U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt this week released her campaign's first TV ad of the 2022 Republican primary election campaign cycle.

The Business Council of Alabama on Wednesday announced its first slate of legislative endorsements for candidates seeking reelection in the 2022 election cycle.

It’s expected that today President Joe Biden will be observing the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riot, and he will be delivering a speech to mark the day.

During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “Midday Mobile” on Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth elaborated on remarks he made earlier in the week pledging to fund for the I-10 Mobile River and Bayway project. According to the lieutenant governor, there was an economic case to be made for the project and why […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore on Wednesday officially qualified his reelection bid for Alabama's second congressional district with the Alabama Republican Party in Birmingham.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer earlier this week publicly committed to holding a vote by January 17 for the consideration of changing the chamber's filibuster rules.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has rolled out its ninth string of endorsements for candidates seeking election to the state legislature.

Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter on Wednesday revealed his caucus's public policy agenda for the upcoming legislative session.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced the proposal for the A-USA Corridor, a $231 million rail project program aimed at enhancing economic development infrastructure in central and southern Alabama.

Katie Britt, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, on Tuesday made her candidacy official as she filed qualifying paperwork to appear on the Alabama Republican Party primary election ballot.

Former State Sen. Paul Sanford and Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong on Tuesday qualified their candidacies for Alabama's fifth congressional district with the Alabama Republican Party.