MONTGOMERY — Alabama will hold its primary elections on Tuesday, March 3. While some of the races have been much publicized, with certain candidates bombarding the airwaves for months, others have flown under the radar. Before Alabamians head to the polls, they can check their polling place here, view information on Alabama’s voter ID law […]

SELMA — Several thousand people descended on Selma, Alabama, on Sunday, including all but one of the major Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential election. Fifty-five years earlier, a group of peaceful protesters marching in support of civil rights for black Americans were beaten by a group of white policemen and recently deputized white townspeople […]

SELMA — Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who is currently seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, received the cold shoulder from some attendees at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma on Sunday. Bloomberg, along with every major Democratic contender except U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), was in Selma for the 55th anniversary […]

The progressive-minded People for the American Way spent $42,459 in February supporting U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) 2020 reelection bid, according to recent FEC filings. People for the American Way was founded in 1981 by television producer Norman Lear, who created shows like “One Day at a Time,” “The Jeffersons,” “Good Times” and “All in the […]

UPDATE: U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Saturday will no longer attend a fundraising reception in the “Left Bank” of Paris, France. The group “Democrats Abroad” had publicly advertised the event that they were reportedly hosting, along with Jones being the featured guest.

The Alabama Space Authority this week held a meeting, respectively electing State Senators Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) and Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) as chair and vice-chair of the body. Both senators, who were appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) to the authority, plan to work diligently towards making Alabama a leader in the space […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) this week endorsed Chris Lewis in the GOP primary race in the Fifth Congressional District. The surprise endorsement by McCutcheon caught many in the state off-guard because this race has flown under the radar and polling shows this race, like all of U.S. Representative Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) on Thursday announced his endorsement of Congressman Mo Brooks’ (AL-05) Republican primary challenger, Chris Lewis. In a brief video filmed outside the State Capitol and released by Lewis’ campaign, McCutcheon explained his support. “Many people and organizations across North Alabama have discussed with me that it is […]

Jessica Taylor, a candidate for Alabama’s Second Congressional District, campaigned in Dothan on Tuesday alongside Marilyn Musgrave, the vice president of Government Affairs for the Susan B. Anthony List. After they left their last event, the pair phoned Yellowhammer News for a joint interview to talk about why the voters who go to the polls […]

The faction of the Alabama Democratic Party that maintains Nancy Worley is the rightful chairperson suffered a big defeat on Thursday when Montgomery Judge Greg Griffin dismissed Worley’s lawsuit that aimed to return her to power. The opinion handed down by Griffin stated simply that the judge did not believe he had jurisdiction over an […]

MONTGOMERY — Spearheaded by Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth, the Alabama Senate last week passed a package of bills designed to enhance the state’s climate of military-friendliness. However, on the Senate floor during consideration of some of the bills and in the aftermath of the votes, some have expressed confusion as to why the bills were […]

Workforce development has become a well-known priority on the state level, with Alabama’s recent efforts garnering international attention. Indeed, the issue has become such a focus that job training is now playing a major role in policy discussions — and in elections — on the local level. The perfect exemplar of this is a candidate […]

The Alabama Democratic Party has hired three operatives in preparation for the upcoming election this November. “With these three hires, we continue the important work of rebuilding the infrastructure of the Alabama Democratic Party,” said the Democratic National Committee (DNC)-recognized Chairman Rep. Christopher England (D-Tuscaloosa). The Alabama Democratic Party is still embroiled in an ongoing […]

MONTGOMERY — The respective health committees of the Alabama House and Alabama Senate on Wednesday separately approved the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act as amended. The legislation, HB 303 and SB 219, would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe puberty blocking medications or opposite gender hormones to minors. The companion bills would […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) on Wednesday led other members of the House and Senate leadership in announcing a major legislative package designed to expand and improve the mental health services available to citizens of the state. Leaders on hand on Wednesday included the majority and minority leaders in both chambers, […]

Manufacture Alabama (MA) this week announced that the organization’s board of directors has elected Carl Gunter as the new board chair. Gunter, the mill manager of International Paper in Prattville, will serve a two-year term effective February 4, 2020. Gunter succeeds David Hendrixson, executive vice president and plant manager of Decatur’s Daikin, America. Hendrixson will […]

With just six days to go until Alabama’s March 3 primary election, Yellowhammer News has obtained new non-internal polling in the AL-02 Republican contest to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery). A national polling firm conducted a survey on behalf of the Alabama Forestry Association, which has not endorsed in the race, from February 20-25 of […]

The lower chamber of Alabama’s state legislature passed a bill Tuesday that instructs the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to sell lifetime hunting and fishing licenses to disabled veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces at a reduced price. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest). The legislation passed with a 102-0 […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday announced the latest television ad in his bid to return to the U.S. Senate. Sessions is running in a competitive March 3 Republican primary field that includes former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01), former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore […]

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) urged their colleagues on Tuesday to pass more funding to fight the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus. “It could be an existential threat to a lot of people in this country,” Shelby told POLITICO with respect to the spread of the Coronavirus. […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Tuesday voted against advancing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The bill failed to get the 60-votes needed to end debate, with Jones one of 44 senators voting “nay.” Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) voted to support the legislation. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks’ gestation […]

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Shaw has released a second television ad in his reelection bid to Place 1 on the state’s highest court. Shaw is facing a tough intra-party Republican challenge from State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) in the March 3 primary, which is now only seven days away. The ad features Shaw […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a substitute version of a bill by State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) that would enhance the penalty provision of the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. The committee vote was 11-1, with State Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison (D-Birmingham) being the lone “nay vote” (and the sole Democrat […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a bill as substituted that would eliminate the Office of the State Auditor. The committee vote was 6-5. The bill, SB 83, now heads to the full Senate for consideration. SB 83 would not affect the current officeholder, State Auditor Jim Zeigler. As a […]