"These actions are not only blatantly partisan but raise serious constitutional concerns," Byrne said.

Before her election in 2010 as the District Two representative on the Mobile County Commission, Hudson served nine years on the Mobile City Council.

Police officers, sheriffs and district attorneys do heroic work every day to lock up criminals and keep our streets and neighborhoods safe. Yet many parts of our criminal justice system are broken, and layers of bureaucracy and a thicket of self-serving fees and outdated rules create barriers for people who have already paid their debt […]

Sen. Doug Jones' campaign is fundraising off of the possibility that Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz might move across the state line into Alabama and...

Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville on Saturday announced that he will be a 2020 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat...

Join Sean Ross for the inside scoop on all the latest from Goat Hill to Capitol Hill as he hosts “The Insider,” a brand-new podcast on the Yellowhammer...

AG Steve Marshall announced the arrest of Elliott Lipinsky, an unsuccessful candidate for the 2018 Republican nomination for state auditor, on three...

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh’s political career began in high school, continued through college and then took off for good not long after she graduated from Auburn University. Cavanaugh is close to finishing her second term as president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, and, yet, the story of her impact on the state continues to be […]

Attorneys have beaten back efforts by the City of Tuscaloosa to require permits for constitutionally-protected activities outside the West Alabama...

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Join Sean Ross for the inside scoop on all the latest from Goat Hill to Capitol Hill as he hosts “The Insider,” a brand-new podcast on the Yellowhammer Podcast Network. Sean Ross is quickly becoming the go-to source for all things political in Alabama. Whether breaking news in the statehouse or tracking the Yellowhammer State’s […]

Popular State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) is officially running for the congressional seat being vacated by Congressman Bradley Byrne's 2020 U.S...

Thursday was Higher Education Day in the Alabama's capital city, as students from four-year universities across the state made their voices heard...

At its meeting this week, the Alabama Ethics Commission gave the board members of one nonprofit a reprieve from having to file quarterly reports – at least until June. The commission granted the board members of the Birmingham Airport Authority an extension from having to file quarterly reports required of those designated as principals under […]

On Thursday, reports surfaced that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was contemplating a run for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in 2020. The post is currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) and is viewed by many political watchers as a potential pick-up for Republicans in the 2020 election cycle. Although the election […]

According to a report, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-01) is considering moving into the Yellowhammer State to mount a 2020 U.S. Senate run.

Congressman Robert Aderholt on Thursday introduced a bill, the "Stopping Consumption of Tobacco by Teens" (SCOTT) Act, to raise the minimum age to buy...

The resolution proclaims that Shelby's "deep commitment and unstinting support to advance science and technology education and medical research has...

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) has accused the Alabama Holocaust Commission of "refus[ing] to learn from history" after the commission released a letter...

The Alabama legislature will wrap up what has already been a busy weak on Thursday, with the day's schedule to begin with two different lottery...

Another constitutional amendment has been introduced in the Alabama Senate to legalize a lottery in the state, with this new piece of legislation...

More than eight years after the Alabama legislature passed a major overhaul of the state’s ethics laws, some important aspects of it continue to get ironed out. Among those are the requirements imposed on nonprofit board members. The Alabama Ethics Commission, however, could provide some clarity for them when it issues an advisory opinion for […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced a special election to fill House District 74's seat, which became vacant last week after the tragic passing...

A bill viewed as essential to keeping Alabama competitive with other states in recruiting jobs will be introduced in the Alabama legislature this week, according to the bill’s sponsor. Representative Alan Baker (R-Brewton) told Yellowhammer News he intends to file legislation aimed at “clarifying the process” for professionals who help locate sites to build and […]