The Washington Post proposed Monday that one of the central questions surrounding a potential Ted Cruz presidential candidacy is whether the Texan’s bid would be more like Michele Bachmann’s or Mike Huckabee’s. Bachmann was Cruz before Cruz — the tea party-backed outsider who fought the fights more “pragmatic” politicians in Washington, D.C., weren’t willing to take on. […]

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard on Monday announced that Jim Entrekin, Jr., an attorney with an established practice in Jefferson and Shelby Counties, will serve as Legal Counsel for the Office of the Speaker beginning in early November. “Jim’s years of private and public practice make him a tremendous asset to […]

Alabama State Senator Bryan Tayor, R-Prattville, has decided to not seek re-election in 2014. “Now is the time for me to focus on my family, my private sector career and my military service in the National Guard,” Taylor said during a press conference on Monday afternoon. "God is leading us in a different direction" – […]

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North will be the guest speaker at the Madison County Young Republicans Chairman’s Dinner on Friday, November 1, 2013 at the David Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville. North is a #1 selling author, inventor of three U.S. patents, and is the host of “War Stories with Oliver North” on the […]

Five months after Angelo and Jennifer Merendino were married in New York’s Central Park, Jennifer was diagnosed with breast cancer. “I remember the exact moment,” Angelo said, recalling the day Jennifer shared her diagnosis. “…Jen’s voice and the numb feeling that enveloped me. That feeling has never left. I’ll also never forget how we looked […]

German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp (TK), which has been trying in vain for the past year to sell its steel plants in Brazil and Alabama, is considering a new plan that would see the company exiting the United States entirely. According to a report by the Wall St. Journal, TK is considering a plan to build […]

HOMEWOOD – Republican state representative Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, on Sunday night announced his candidacy for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. DeMarco currently serves as chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the Alabama House of Representatives and the Joint Oversight Committee for Alabama Homeland Security, as well as Co-Chair of the Jefferson County House legislative Delegation. In […]

An anti-economic growth environmental group is doing everything it can to stop the Northern Beltline. Once completed, the Northern Beltline will be a 52-mile highway that will run from Interstate 59 in northeast Jefferson County to the Interstate 459 and I-20/59 junction in southwest Jefferson County. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers approved the permit […]

In an effort to promote tourism in six Alabama counties, Gov. Robert Bentley announced a $49,995 grant to the University of Alabama Center of Economic Development. The center will use the funding from the federal agency Appalachian Regional Commission to create a program to show off the natural, cultural, and historical assets in Hale, Pickens, […]

(Above: Dean Young appearance on Uncle Henry 10/24/2013 radio show) Republican congressional hopeful Dean Young wants no questions about his military service. Young unloaded on Mobile’s “Uncle Henry Radio Show” Thursday when confronted with a question by a caller about his time in the military. Young, who is running against Bradley Byrne for the Republican nomination […]

Darren Aronofsky’s epic depiction of the Biblical story of Noah is set to hit theaters next March with Russell Crowe taking on the lead role. Unfortunately, early screenings of the movie have resulted in a major blowback over the film’s apparent environmentalist angle. Brian Godawa had this to say about the film’s script: If you […]

Regions Financial, Alabama’s largest publicly traded company, has an outsized impact on the state’s economy according to a new study released this week. According to Tripp Umbach, an economic development research firm hired by Regions, the company “contributed $3.3 billion and nearly 22,000 direct and indirect jobs to the Alabama economy in 2012.” Regions also […]

(Above: Bradley Byrne’s “Profit” ad targeted at Dean Young) The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org website yesterday took a look at a recent TV ad released by the Bradley Byrne campaign suggesting his First Congressional District opponent, Dean Young, had profited personally by taking advantage of “good Christian people” who donated to one of his […]

Monday morning, Sept. 30, the folks of Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District awoke to the news that our 11-term Congressman Spencer Bachus will retire at the end of his current term. My wife, Megan, was on the way out the door to work when we heard the news. The first words out of her mouth were, […]

The United States Federal Government under the leadership of President Obama has spent five times more on welfare than it has on transportation, education and NASA combined. This seemingly impossible statistic was unearthed by Sen. Jeff Sessions’, R-Mobile, Senate Budget Committee staff. “We have just concluded the 5th fiscal year since President Obama took office. […]

Shelby County District Attorney Robert E. Owens, Jr. is close to jumping into the Alabama Sixth Congressional District race, according to multiple sources close to the popular DA. “He’s running,” a legislator told Yellowhammer Wednesday evening. “He’s doing everything you’re supposed to do, talking to all the people you’re supposed to talk to.” Calls to […]

(Above: Rush Limbaugh discusses Yellowhammer’s story on the D.C. political class targeting Apple) Talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh shouted out Yellowhammer News today while discussing a YH story titled “The D.C. political class thinks it’s time to take a bite out of Apple.” Here’s an excerpt from the story, which was written by Yellowhammer founder […]

On Wednesday, Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive order creating the Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research to look at the availability and rising cost of homeowner insurance. The Center will be located at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and will provide information to property owners across the state. “This will […]

Starting in November, families and individuals enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will see a decrease in their monthly benefits. The decrease is due to the expiration of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that took effect in 2009. The government looks at several factors when issuing SNAP benefits, including income, household size and […]

(Above: Duck Dynasty stars discuss the behind-the-scenes editing of their hit show) “In Jesus’ name, Amen.” Those words may seem pretty innocuous to folks here in Alabama, but for the Hollywood producers and editors of A&E’s hit reality show Duck Dynasty, that’s earth shattering stuff. In a recent interview, Phil Robertson, one of the stars […]

The Sierra Club, one of the country’s foremost leftwing environmental groups, has added a new name to their list of targets: Alabama Governor Robert Bentley. Mary Anne Hitt, director of the Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal Campaign,” sent out an email blast Tuesday to the organization’s Alabama activists encouraging them to pressure Gov. Bentley into backing […]

(Above: CBS Evening News profiles Alabama First Congressional District race) On Tuesday night, the six million national viewers of “CBS Evening News” got a taste of Alabama politics. CBS national correspondent Chip Reid made the trip to Foley, Ala. to get a first-hand look at Bradley Byrne and Dean Young, the Republican candidates running to […]

Is Bama photoshopping diversity? Here’s the picture that currently comes up when you visit ua.edu, the University of Alabama’s official website: And here’s a closer look: Yellowhammer is reaching out the university for a comment and will update this post when they respond. In the mean time, what do you think? UPDATE: The University of […]

One company in Alabama is growing so fast, they’ve decided to build a massive new facility before even completing their first massive facility. Carpenter Technology Corporation said Tuesday they will build a new plant in Limestone County across the street from their $518 million ultra-premium product manufacturing building, which is set to open in the […]