On Tuesday, Donald Trump won another big primary in New York, further extending his lead over his opponents, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich. Based on Tuesday’s results, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, Trump’s only Senate endorsement, says he believes it is becoming almost impossible for anyone but Trump to win the Republican […]

This year’s Republican National Convention is set to be the most dramatic in decades. With each passing delegate contest, it seems more and more likely that neither Donald Trump nor Ted Cruz will hit the majority threshold of 1,237 delegates. With the possibly of an open or “contested” convention rising, many people are looking closely […]

The Internet never ceases to amaze. Someone on eBay has just purchased the used prison shirt of disgraced former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman for $4,500 in an effort to “help free America’s #1 political prisoner.” In 2005, Siegelman was indicted on corruption charges alleging he had accepted campaign contributions in return for political favors. A […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate is getting praise from the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action for passing a bill that would even out gun permit fees across the state. SB 304, which passed the Senate 27-0, eliminates the significant cost difference in concealed weapon license (CWL) fees between counties. Currently, a standard […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, Alabama state representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) introduced the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act (HB 376) which would ban the practice of dismemberment abortions. The House Health Committee will have a full public hearing for the bill on Wednesday. Dismemberment abortions are a procedure where a sharp […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday defended himself in the wake of a lawsuit filed by former Alabama Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier that alleges Bentley terminated Collier’s employment because Collier refused to lie to a prosecutor from the Attorney General’s office. “Mr. Collier was terminated of his duties at ALEA for […]

WASHINGTON — In spite of growing pressure from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) says he is “in no hurry” to confirm President Obama’s nominees to fill vacancies on the Export-Import Bank’s board of directors. Shelby’s refusal to back down — which has drawn cheers from conservative groups and […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Secretary Spencer Collier on Tuesday filed a nine count civil lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court against Governor Robert Bentley, his former senior advisor Rebekah Mason, current ALEA Secretary Stan Stabler, the Alabama Council for Excellent Government, RCM Communications and Bentley for Governor Inc. The lawsuit […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The complex web of financial dealings that has emerged in the wake of the Bentley-Mason scandal ensnared the University of Alabama in recent weeks, but a more in-depth look at the university’s financial relationship with Jon Mason, a Bentley administration official and the husband of the governor’s former senior advisor Rebekah Mason, […]

You have all heard the quote before: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Just this week, many Americans are scrambling as we hit the filing deadline for 2016 individual tax returns. Studies have shown that American families spend over 6 billion hours a year filing their taxes. […]

Every year, tax day causes many to rethink how their state and nation goes about generating funding. Different proposals are floated out, but rarely anything of significance happens. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), has noticed this sad pattern and made an appeal on Facebook for substantive tax reform. “Tax Day serves as a disappointing reminder that […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew language from a rule proposal that many feared would devastate the semi-pro racing industry. In an official statement, the EPA said “The proposed language in the July 2015 proposal was never intended to represent any change in the law or in EPA’s policies or […]

The web edition of Forbes magazine released its comprehensive ranking of best states for taxes just in time for the filing deadline. On the list, Alabama finished number ten overall, beating out New York, California, Ohio, and Florida. Wyoming finished with the top spot and New York finished in dead last. Forbes’ ranking was calculated […]

As I drove up U.S. Highway 280, swerving in and out of traffic and making my way from suburban Birmingham toward the city’s center, I thought about the events of the past year that had led up to this moment. For many months the hottest rumor in Alabama politics was that Governor Robert Bentley had […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama Senator and immigration stalwart Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is pushing for an amendment to an airline-regulation bill that would create a new computer network to reveal whether tourists, guest-workers and other legal visitors have properly gone home once their visas expire. Some experts calculate that 40 percent of the 11 to 13 […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The latest in the never-ending scandal surrounding Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) and his former Senior Political Advisor Rebeckah Caldwell Mason has gotten even crazier. It has now been revealed that on November 17 of last year, Gov. Bentley hopped on a state plane bound for Las Vegas with Mason, communications director Jennifer […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — “I had to buy something to eat.” Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday responded to “WalletCopter,” the latest scandal engulfing his administration: revelations that he had his wallet delivered to him via state helicopter. “You have to have your wallet for security reasons,” Bentley explained to reporters. “I’m the governor. And I had […]

This coming Monday is the filing deadline for IRS tax returns this year, which means Americans all over the country are preparing to “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s.” For business owners, this process has unfolded throughout the year in the form of quarterly estimated payments. In short, entrepreneurs estimate what their tax […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed that one of its helicopters delivered Governor Robert Bentley’s wallet to him after the governor accidentally forgot it during an argument with his-then wife. Yellowhammer News broke the story Tuesday evening citing confidential sources inside the Bentley administration. According to Yellowhammer’s original […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After granting the GOP front-runner a landslide victory at its primary in March, Alabama now stands to play a massive role in assuring that Donald Trump receives the Republican Presidential Nomination at the party’s National Convention. Two of the members on the convention’s Rules Committee are Alabama Republicans pledged as delegates for […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Staunch conservative Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is challenging the Republican establishment in a push to gain a spot in leadership, and Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is throwing his support behind him. “I’m a fan of Mike Lee,” said Sen. Sessions (R-Ala.). “What’s wrong with some new blood in the leadership? This team’s […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Multiple confidential sources inside of state government came forward to Yellowhammer this week with accusations that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley ordered a state helicopter to fly his wallet to him at the beach, after he accidentally left it behind in the wake of an argument with his then-wife. If true, the allegations […]

At a ribbon cutting ceremony for Phase III of the Alabama Robotics Technology Park this morning, Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) once again faced questions about the ongoing process to impeach him. “I have no plans to step down,” Bentley reiterated. “We have done nothing illegal.” While the truth of the governor’s statement is yet to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL), who has been mired in a sex scandal for weeks, has recently begun apologizing to the people of Alabama for his inappropriate relationship with his former senior advisor Rebekah Caldwell Mason. But one Birmingham psychologist says he could not be doing it any worse. Known as “Dr. Josh,” […]