MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In light of Alabama’s recent efforts to create government owned and operated broadband providers, Americans for Tax Reform sent a letter to members of the Alabama Senate explaining why such policies are harmful to consumers. Delivered on Tuesday, the letter specifically criticized House Bill 375, and Senate Bills 151, 192, and 228 […]

Amid fallout from the Republican-led plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, the White House and other top officials are attempting to revive efforts to rework the healthcare law. On Monday, Vice President Mike Pence met with the plan’s primary GOP opponents, the House Freedom Caucus, in an attempt to move forward on new legislation. Alabama […]

As a vote to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee draws nearer, Democrat leaders in the U.S. Senate are vowing to filibuster the process. If that happens, Alabama’s Republican Senators say they have no hesitation with using the “nuclear option” to force a confirmation. The so-called nuclear option would change current Senate rules, which require […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.) wants Alabamians suffering from the nation’s opioid crises that help is on the way. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which is tasked with identifying current resources used to battle opioid abuse and evaluating […]

Amid claims that the impeachment probe against Governor Robert Bentley has “gone off the rails,” one House lawmaker is stepping forward in defense of the committee’s special counsel. Last week, the governor’s attorney, Ross Garber, filed an emergency motion with the House Judiciary Committee in hopes of blocking the release of a report on the […]

Former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville is continuing to fuel rumors that he will soon announce a run for governor. According to reports, Tuberville has filed paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office, indicating that he has loaned himself $100,000 ahead of a run and would declare as a Republican. Tuberville is the second GOP candidate […]

Some Republican lawmakers in Montgomery are locking arms with the Southern Poverty Law Center (“SPLC”), one of the most liberal and militantly anti-traditional values groups in the world, to do what is “right and just” in the eyes of the SPLC.  The SPLC is the same liberal group that opposed former Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions’ […]

Since the end of the Great Recession, just 20 of the United States’ more than 3,000 counties have generated half of the country’s new businesses and the better part of its economic growth. Most of these 20 are home to tech-intensive industries that employ skilled labor. Think Silicon Valley in California. Understanding this dynamic, several […]

Congressman Mo Brooks called into Yellowhammer Radio to discuss his plan to completely repeal Obamacare. Yellowhammer Radio hosts, Andrea Tice and Scott Chambers weigh in on the options to replace Obamacare. Scott Chambers: Yellowhammer nation, welcome in. This is Yellow Hammer Radio SuperStation 101 WYDE. You can be a part of the program on this […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the failure of the American Health Care Act supported by House GOP leadership and the White House, the president and establishment Republicans have begun to cast blame on the conservative Freedom Caucus. But members of the group, including Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL5), are standing by their decision to oppose the […]

Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers is putting forth a simple solution to pay for President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall: tax illegal aliens. On Thursday, the East Alabama Congressman introduced the “Border Wall Funding Act of 2017,” which would impose a 2 percent fee on all money sent south of the nation’s border. The plan has already […]

Ahead of the release of a critical report on the House investigation against Robert Bentley, the governor’s office is maneuvering to avoid another public embarrassment. On Thursday, the governor’s attorney, Ross Garber, filed an emergency motion with the House Judiciary Committee in hopes of blocking the report’s release. In a press conference, Garber said that […]

Ahead of what is expected to be a crowded contest in 2018, famed former Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville is making a stronger pitch ahead of a possible run for the governor’s mansion. While some wonder whether or not he can “reach across the field” and appeal to Alabama fans, the former coach is making his […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley (R-Ala.) laid out new Alabama workforce goals in his latest executive order, which created the 65 by 2025 Initiative. Signed on Friday, Executive Order 29 sets the goal of having 65 percent of the state’s workforce with some sort of degree, high-quality certificate, or credential by 2025. “My 65 […]

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Nancy Worley, the chair of the Alabama Democrat Party, owed significant court fees dating back to 2012. Now, reports say that she has paid her fine. Montgomery County Court documents stated that Worley had owed $1345, which were incurred after she was charged with a misdemeanor five years […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Wednesday, the Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control Board unanimously voted for a five percent alcohol tax hike that will come in the form of marked-up prices on wholesale liquor and wine and retail prices on liquor. The 3-0 vote opens a 35 day public comment period where people can contact the ABC […]

Alabama House Representative for District 47 Jack Williams sat down with Yellowhammer Radio hosts Andrea Tice and Scott Chambers to discuss HB428, a bill he is sponsoring to add porn filters to smartphones. Rep. Williams also takes a few phone calls to clarify and here the public out on the issue. Scott Chambers: We are […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is joining other Republican leaders from across the country in praising President Donald Trump’s action to undo Obama’s harmful Clean Power Plan. “The so-called Clean Power Plan was an unlawful, job-killing extension of the EPA’s authority under President Obama,” said Attorney General Marshall. “It was stayed by the U.S. Supreme […]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy George has run for office at least seven times since 2000. Now, he’s told WHNT that he may challenge Congressman Mo Brooks after the Huntsville-area Representative voted against the GOP’s Obamacare repeal effort. According to the station, George has formed an […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.) is lauding President Trump for his latest executive order, which rolls back President Obama’s expansive climate change agenda. The order removes previous regulations with the stated goal of increasing energy independence and creating American jobs. “My administration is putting an end to the war on coal,” Trump said […]

President Trump recently nominated Neal Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court, but despite his qualifications, his nomination faces an increasingly contentious road to confirmation. For starters, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee secured a one-week delay to vote on sending his confirmation to the Senate floor. That committee vote will now happen on April 3rd […]

On Monday, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Alabama would join other states in supporting President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban against foreign nationals from countries facing the greatest problems with terrorism. Trump’s revised executive order was introduced on March 6, and bans admission into the United States for certain individuals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, […]

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is not a favorite of Washington’s GOP leadership at the moment. Throughout the debate to repeal and replace Obamacare, the Huntsville-area Rep. became a thorn in the side of those who tried to aggressively pass the measure and a face for the House Freedom Caucus’s effort to prevent its approval. Now, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House of Representatives is considering a bill that would require the installation of pornography filters on all smartphones and internet reading devices for sale. Under HB428, selling a device without such a filter would be punishable by up to one year in prison. If the device were to be sold […]