The Alabama Digital Expansion Authority (ADEA) on Thursday held a public meeting during which leaders discussed strategies to bring essential broadband services to all corners of the Yellowhammer State. The Connect Alabama Act, which was signed into law earlier this year, established the ADEA to oversee the state’s efforts to expand access to high-speed internet. […]

U.S. Army veteran and former FBI special agent Kerry Straub earlier this week announced his intentions to seek the Republican nomination for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 10. Straub holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, where he served in the ROTC program. He went on to earn a master’s degree from Auburn University […]

7. Majority of Alabamians are using their child tax credit for essentials According to data released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 91% of Alabamians are spending their child tax credit on essentials such as food, clothing, rent, utilities and mortgage. Nationally, 88% of people receiving the credit are using it for these […]

Russia is amassing troops on its border with Ukraine, and the American media is somehow finding a way to blame Republicans for it. Dale wonders if members of the media are ignoring the words and actions of President Joe Biden. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) on Thursday announced its seventh round of endorsements for incumbents seeking reelection to the state legislature. The state’s preeminent agricultural advocacy organization grants endorsements through FarmPAC, its political action committee. The following candidates now hold an official endorsement from FarmPAC: State Sen. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva) State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) […]

The nomination of Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has drawn criticism for views offered in the professor’s research. Should expounding extreme ideas disqualify someone from government service? One of Professor Omarova’s papers proposed shifting bank deposits to the Federal Reserve. Banks would continue […]

With the decision by former U.S. ambassador to Slovenia Lindy Blanchard to transition from a U.S. Senate run to an Alabama gubernatorial run, there has been rampant speculation former President Donald Trump would endorse Blanchard’s efforts given reports of dissension between Trump and Gov. Kay Ivey. However, fresh off of a trip to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) on Wednesday announced that the organization had tapped Mitt Walker to serve as head of its Governmental and Agricultural Programs Department. Walker, a 16-year veteran of the federation, formerly served as the department’s assistant director. Walker expressed gratitude for ALFA naming him department head and outlined his goals in serving […]

The utilization of private funds in the elections administration process has emerged as a topic of contention in the debate over election integrity. State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), candidate for Alabama secretary of state, announced on Thursday that he had filed a bill with the state legislature to ban such practices. Allen’s legislation, House Bill […]

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday night voted to overturn President Joe Biden’s private employer COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The “Congressional Review Act” (CRA), sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), passed the upper chamber by a vote of 52-48. Senate Republicans were joined by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Jon Tester (D-MT) in voting for […]

Gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard on Wednesday released her campaign’s first video promoting her candidacy to serve as the state’s chief executive. Blanchard earlier this week officially ended her candidacy for the U.S. Senate and entered the 2022 Alabama governor’s race, issuing a primary challenge to Gov. Kay Ivey. The candidate is running as a “conservative […]

7. Threat made against Alabama high school being investigated A Snapchat message had been circulating on social media between students at a Hazel Green High School in North Alabama that threatened a fight and a shooting at the school on Wednesday this week. Some parents decided to keep their children home as the threat was […]

The rate of homicides in the nation is at its highest rate in modern history based on data recently released from the United States government. Yet, there is a persistent and concerted effort to weaken the criminal justice system in Alabama. And the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles is being attacked for simply doing […]

Another one of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates has been paused by a federal judge. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has been involved in the battle against these mandates. Now that these mandates are falling, what about all those people who have already been harmed by them? Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer […]

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday announced that the University of Alabama had been awarded $4 million from the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) agency for the establishment of a National Center on Forensics. UA will establish and operate the center in partnership with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences […]

Earlier this year, prospective gubernatorial candidate State Auditor Jim Zeigler declared the more, the merrier in the governor’s race. At the time, he argued a crowded field lent itself for him to have a pathway to a victory in the Republican primary, given the scenario raised the likelihood Gov. Kay Ivey would not achieve the […]

The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a bipartisan vote of 363-70. All seven members of Alabama’s congressional delegation voted to pass the annual defense appropriations bill. Excluded from the House’s final version of the legislation was an array of controversial progressive provisions, which assisted in the […]

The reelection campaign of State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) on Tuesday released its first advertisement for the 2022 primary election cycle. Whatley is seeking reelection to the Alabama State Senate, District 27, which encompasses Lee, Tallapoosa and Russell Counties. He currently serves on the Senate Finance and Taxation Education, Confirmations, Judiciary, Banking and Insurance, and […]

Katie Britt’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate continues to receive support from Alabama’s agricultural community. Her campaign on Wednesday announced the formation of the “Farmers for Katie Britt” grassroots coalition. The coalition consists of a variety of farmers who work in multiple areas of agriculture including crop, dairy, cattle and poultry. Its founding members are […]

7. What is going on with FedEx in Alabama? FedEx has been in the news in Alabama for some time already after hundreds of packages were found dumped in two separate places, but now there’s a Shelby County woman who has claimed that a FedEx driver stole her service dog. In the anonymous woman’s police […]

Members of Alabama’s congressional delegation have sponsored resolutions in both chambers of Congress congratulating the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) on its centennial. ALFA, founded in 1921, has become the leading agricultural advocacy organization in the Yellowhammer State with affiliate groups representing all 67 counties. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) hailed the role ALFA plays in […]

U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Durant on Wednesday released a new television spot in which the candidate takes exception to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The new television ad is Durant’s third spot of the 2022 primary election cycle. His campaign’s initial ad, which was first reported by Yellowhammer News, featured Durant touting his military […]

Of the many luxuries the majority party in Congress holds, perhaps one of the most consequential is the power of investigative authority. This was on full display after Democrats, at the behest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), formed the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. The committee was formed to investigate […]

The media insist on pretending that there is no such thing as liberal media bias, which is obviously silly. Somehow, they have convinced themselves that there is an unfairness about the coverage President Joe Biden has received. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM weekdays on WVNN and […]