The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. “Fire and Fury” author faces questions about his credibility, New York Times White House correspondent declares book “notionally true“ — Micheal Wolff’s book about the inner working of the early days of the Trump has been driving the national conversation for one week. — […]

A briefing to inform Alabama’s construction industry on the status of prison reform will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Alabama Department of Archives & History, 624 Washington Avenue in Montgomery. “Over the last (legislative) session, many myths circulated,” organizers wrote in a flyer promoting the event. “This is a unique opportunity to hear […]

  As tax season approaches, here are a few things the IRS wants you to remember: — The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on January 29. — The filing deadline is April 17, two days later than the traditional April 15 deadline, because April 15 falls on a Sunday and the following Monday is […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including Steve Bannon/President Trump’s feud, challengers to Alabama Republicans, and Doug Jones’ snub of Richard Shelby. Dale offers a “Parting Shot” to everyone who thinks Steve Bannon lost the Alabama Senate race and retired General Jim Link […]

    Friday in an interview with The Hill, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) encouraged former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, to run for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). Shelby told The Hill’s Molly Hooper that Romney would be a good “fit” in the […]

  Yellowhammer News just heard in the hallway talk about Governor Kay Ivey’s “burn rate,” which is the amount of cash a campaign is spending versus the amount it’s raising. Ivey’s burn rate is very low, according to a consultant working with the Ivey camp. She ended last month with more than $2 million cash-on-hand, […]

  (Sponsored) Joel Blankenship from Xtreme Concepts makes his manly visit on today’s edition of The Ford Faction to talk about Trump criticism in ‘Fire and Fury’ by Micheal Wolff, the new man movie of the week, and Jeff Sessions. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Joel_Blankenship_joins_The_Ford_Faction_for_Man_Hour.mp3 […]

On Saturday, it was not your typical proposal for Josh Taylor and his at the time girlfriend Holly France.  After posting a video of his proposal many other news outlets have obtained his special question and The Ford Faction were able to have him in studio to talk about it.  He mentions the planning ahead and how […]

    The federal government employed 16,000 fewer people in December 2017 than it did in December 2016, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. State governments employed 19,000 fewer people in December 2017 than they did in December 2016. However, overall government employment in the United States increased by a […]

Hollywood Conservative Amanda Head joins The Ford Faction to talk about the current topics of exposing Clinton and the numerous celebrities that have been surprisingly quiet over the last months and even mentions her winner of the National Championship, her take on UCF’s “Championship Team” and the Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham’s instagram life. Subscribe to […]

    From the first day Birmingham business executive Josh Jones announced his candidacy for Governor, he had one overarching goal: reshaping a cultural consensus around the idea of statesmanship. As Jones said when he announced his candidacy: The people of Alabama are over career politicians. We’re tired of being embarrassed, of waiting for the […]

  At least two Republican congressmen think it’s time for Jeff Sessions to resign his post as Attorney General. Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Mark Meadows (R-NC) published an op-ed yesterday in the Washington Examiner, expressing their disappointment with Sessions, particularly in light of recent leaks from the FBI regarding the Russia investigation. “Attorney General […]

  Ah, January, the make-or-break month for New Year’s resolutions. Don’t you think that our elected officials—members of the legislature, state school board, executive branch, and others—should adopt some resolutions? I’ve got a few ideas for them.       1. Commit to protecting taxpayers. Want to raise taxes? Meet them with an offset elsewhere. Want […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. White House drama continues to block out positive economic news — The fallout from Micheal Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury” is the number one story in the world again. — Speculation about the President’s demeanor and mental state are becoming mainstream. — Yesterday, the stock […]

2018 may shape up to be a more politically volatile year than last. Numerous issues, from Obamacare to immigration reform, will shape the political showdown of 2018. Among those will be the future of the recently — but briefly — reauthorized Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Congress passed a temporary spending bill on December 21 […]

    Talking heads are using the Steve Bannon quotes slamming President Donald Trump and family as an opportunity to re-write the history of Alabama’s U.S. Senate race to make Bannon the state’s most important political figure. That’s just not true, but Bannon makes a good boogeyman and, apparently, a better scapegoat. The media, Senate […]

  The Local Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 6, has unanimously endorsed Rex Reynolds for the House of Representatives, District 21.   Reynolds, a long-time member of the Fraternal Organization sought their endorsement, and is honored to have their support. Lodge President, Lieutenant Donny Shaw said, “Former Chief Reynolds has always been supportive of the FOP, […]

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the newly sworn-in Sen. Doug Jones (D-Birmingham) suggested his vote would be up for grabs in the U.S. Senate. Jones told host Joe Scarborough he was taking a cue from former Alabama U.S. Sen. Howell Heflin in that he would listen and do his best to reflect the mood of […]

    The largest conference of Mennonite churches in the U.S. split from the Mennonite community Monday in a dispute over the denomination’s stance on homosexuality. The Lancaster Mennonite Conference’s (LMC) 2015 vote to officially leave the U.S. Mennonite Church took effect on New Year’s day as the culmination of dispute over the definition of marriage […]

After months of construction, one of the state’s largest solar energy facilities, built in partnership with Alabama Power, is up and running in Chambers County. The 72-megawatt Alabama Solar A project sits on 1,400 rolling acres, just south of LaFayette. Seventy-two megawatts is an amount of energy equivalent to what is typically needed to power […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Listen to me, Steve Bannon had nothing to do with Roy Moore winning the primary in Alabama, nor did he cost Republicans the Senate Seat — Bannon did not start helping Moore until he was fired from the White House on August 19th, the […]

    Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill joins The Ford Faction to talk the AL Senate Results and what it all came down to for the Doug Jones victory.  He mentions the write-in names that were proposed during the election and even mentions his National Championship prediction between Merrill’s Alma Mater The University of Alabama […]

    The Alabama Bicentennial Foundation has extended its application deadline for teachers of grades 3 through 5 who want to be a part of its Bicentennial Summer Institutes. Until January 10, teachers can apply to one of 12 different Institutes being held all over the state this summer, from Huntsville to Mobile. About the […]

  President Trump is up 3 percent! I refer to the betting odds. Gamblers (mostly in Europe because political bets are legal there) now give the president a 53 percent chance of finishing his first term. That’s it — they barely think he’ll complete four years. This must seem wrong to Trump supporters, but when […]