In a statement released Saturday, Gov. Kay Ivey reacted to the federal government shutdown that began 12 hours earlier.  Lawmakers were unable to pass legislation to avert the shutdown by a 50-49 roll call vote, which required 60 votes to proceed to an up-or-down vote. That bill would have funded the federal government through February […]

  Hang on to your wallets. Lawmakers have returned to Montgomery. The Alabama Policy Institute presents Taylor’s Top Four, here to fill you in on the things you ought to know from the legislative session. Since we’ve had a couple of slow weeks in Montgomery for lawmakers, we’ll keep this one short and sweet. 1. So many agenda items, […]

Late Friday, lawmakers were unable to pass an eleventh-hour effort to thwart a government shutdown, and as the clock struck midnight, “nonessential” federal government activities ceased. The Senate effort failed by a 50-49 roll call vote and required 60 votes to pass. The legislation would have funded the federal government through February 16. Both of Alabama’s U.S. […]

  Friday morning, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced data that revealed a record number of people employed for December. According to the Alabama Department of Labor, 2,093,063 people were counted as employed last month, the most ever recorded, up from 2,087,509 in November 2017 and up from 2,047,753 in December 2016. The preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment […]

      Montgomery, Ala. – At a press conference Tuesday, officials from the Alabama State Troopers Association (ASTA) called on Governor Ivey and state legislators to increase funding for state troopers to combat dangerously low staffing levels at the agency. ASTA President David Steward said that despite the growth of the economy and the […]

  Democrat Doug Jones scored an upset victory in last month’s special election in no small part by convincing voters that he would pursue a moderate course and seek bipartisan consensus. On one of his first opportunities to demonstrate it, he bucked his party Friday night over the government shutdown fight. Jones joined most Republicans […]

  (Editor’s note: The following post was written by Sherri Burgess, wife of radio host Rick Burgess, on her personal blog to commemorate their son, Bronner, who passed away 10 years ago this week.) Back in the fall of 2007, I had two teenaged stepchildren, two elementary school children, and a toddler.  And God gave […]

As tens of thousands of people from the country were gathering on the National Mall for the annual March For Life, a couple hundred from all along the Gulf Coast were gathering in Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile for the second annual Mobile March For Life. Before marchers trekked key downtown thoroughfares like Dauphin and […]

    Its Friday, so it’s time for a favorite segment on The Ford Faction and that is “The Final 30 with Amanda Head.”  She mentions her views on the comments made from President Trump about other countries.  She also sheds light on the DACA reception to the comments and Donald Trump’s physical that was made earlier […]

  Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced she had appointed Circuit Judge Brad Mendheim to fill the vacancy on the Alabama Supreme Court created by the resignation of Justice Glenn Murdock. Mendheim, a graduate of Auburn University and the Cumberland School of Law, was serving as the circuit judge for Alabama’s 20th Judicial Circuit, which includes Houston and Henry […]

  The anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration is tomorrow, and the report cards will stream in. We are already seeing polling recaps that show the Trump’s poll numbers lagging far behind those of his modern predecessors, with favorable numbers in the roughly 35-40 percent range. On my radio show this morning, I asked callers, […]

    The Ford Faction was fortunate enough to have Ron Brown call into the show and talk about his video that surfaced earlier this week about the UA sorority girl that went on a racist rant.  Ron addressed the situation by talking about his transition from Atlanta, a prominent black community, to Birmingham.  He mentions the […]

    CJ Pearson, of Augusta, GA, joined The Ford Faction to talk about his viral video he posted talking about President Trump’s devotion to African Americans.  He talks about the reception that came from the video both good and bad.  He mentions that the good has outweighed the bad on reception and mentions how sensitive this […]

A week after locking down thousands of new jobs for Alabamians, Tommy Battle, a lifelong Republican, qualified this week with the Alabama Republican Party for the 2018 gubernatorial race. Battle signed the paperwork surrounded by his family, friends and supporters in a packed restaurant in Hoover.  “I’m running for governor because we’re in a battle […]

    The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Donald Trump enters the end of his first year with record low approval ratings, but a long list of accomplishments — Trump’s approval ratings, while on the rise, are by far the worst of any modern president after one year, with a net […]

Late Thursday, Alabama’s Republican members of the House of Representatives issued a statement calling on Senate Democrats to allow passage of a continuing resolution that would reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for six years and fund the federal government through February 16. The joint statement from Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), […]

    When Toyota-Mazda announced a joint manufacturing facility in north Alabama, many claimed the decision was based on Alabama’s decision to elect Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate. The Business Council of Alabama’s CEO Bill Canary went so far as to praise Senator Richard Shelby for not supporting Roy Moore, which many believe pushed […]

      Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: PORNOGRAPHY’S RECENT SUICIDE SPIRAL TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry there are times that we have to deal with stories that are rather sensitive. Perhaps there are sensitive young ears around the radio or the smartphone or the tablet – we just want to give a […]

    The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Shutdown possibility less likely every single day — President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan both believe they will be able to avoid a government shutdown with a short-term spending bill. — In an attempt to get votes, they have inserted a 6-year fix […]

  BIRMINGHAM – Management for the recently announced United Soccer League professional team in Birmingham, Ala. unveiled its official brand Wednesday, the Birmingham Legion Football Club (FC). “This is a new chapter in Birmingham’s sports history,“ said James Outland, member of Birmingham Legion FC’s ownership team. “The name ‘Legion’ is synonymous with Birmingham and sports. […]

  BIRMINGHAM – King’s Home, safe haven to thousands of abused youth, women and children, today unveiled the “The Better Bin” Initiative for its donation bins located throughout the Birmingham Metro Area. The initiative – effective immediately – includes a striking new bin color and font, an initiative landing page and accompanying social assets and […]

Alabamians will lead Friday’s annual March For Life in Washington, D.C. Thirty-five students from Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School and two representatives from three other groups from the Archdiocese of Mobile are carrying the head-of-the-line banner as Marchers For Life trek across the National Mall to the Supreme Court steps. ALABAMA ON MISSION Marchers from all […]

(Sponsored) Wes Thompson of Tep.io comes on The Ford Faction to talk about the snow day, leaving his house for privacy, and facebook’s new algorithym.  Wes also covers the “App of The Day” being the Dosh, an app you can link to other businesses and save money by doing so! Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents […]

        Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, additional statistics are in from the Open Doors’ “Intolerance Against Christians.” The number of Christians murdered increased to more than 3,000 in 2017. The report analyzes the data collected in 2017, a year in which, according to the organization […]