A public memorial service is being planned in Alabama for former NFL quarterbacking great Bart Starr. A statement from the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame says an event celebrating Starr’s legacy will be held Sunday afternoon at Samford University in suburban Birmingham.

A well-known Black Lives Matter activist from Birmingham, Alabama, is accused of killing a man. AL.com reports Mercutio Southall, Jr. was arrested this week and charged with manslaughter in the death of 54-year-old Arthur Douglas Hudson.

7. Parole and pardons On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill that will greatly reform the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, which has been called “badly broken” by Attorney General Steve Marshall. The new law will give the governor more direct oversight of the board, will require that at least one […]

MOBILE – Earlier this year, the Alabama legislature passed the Rebuild Alabama Act during a special session, which was almost immediately signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey upon its passage. With it came one of the most debated issues of the year, an increase in the state’s fuel tax. However, it also included a […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed into law State Rep. Matt Fridy’s (R-Montevallo) HB 498, a bill intended to safeguard freedom of speech on public college campuses in Alabama. This came after the legislation received final passage last week. The new law takes effect July 1, 2020. In statements on Thursday, Fridy and Senate Rules […]

The University of South Alabama (USA) has named Nick Lawkis as the university’s executive director of governmental relations. According to a release to Yellowhammer News, Lawkis has been associate director of governmental relations since 2015 and was named interim executive director in February. Prior to his work in the university’s office of governmental relations, he […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed into law a bill that is expected to provide much-needed, “long overdue” reform of the “badly broken” Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. HB 380, sponsored by State Rep. Connie Rowe (R-Jasper), represents a comprehensive overhaul of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The new law, which […]

After Alabama passed one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation, multiple entities declared they are either considering or would outright ban official travel to Alabama. List as follows: Colorado’s secretary of state Maryland’s retirement system Austin, Texas Los Angeles, California Oh, no.

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education on Thursday officially announced the locations of 164 new First Class Pre-K classrooms across 38 counties, with more new classrooms still to be announced before the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Alabama’s voluntary First Class Pre-K program has been ranked as the nation’s […]

Two Alabama World War II veterans were among the group of survivors who returned to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of that legendary D-Day invasion on Thursday. George Mills, 98, of Decatur and Sherwin Callander, 99, of Madison were featured on “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday, a day before the historic anniversary. Mills, who arrived […]

Annette Funderburk, president J.F. Ingram State Technical College The job market in Alabama is growing, and the unemployment rate has reached low levels not seen in many years. Businesses across the state are working harder than ever to find and hire qualified workers. According to Governor Ivey’s Success Plus initiative, our state will need an […]

7. Is Joe Biden blowing it? 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner and former Vice President Joe Biden is getting slammed daily and his polling is suffering as a result. The latest hit is related to a weeks-old comment he made that is a change to his position on the Hyde Amendment, which came to light after […]

It has been three months since two tornadoes struck Lee County, and according to State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn), there is still work to do. However, those efforts got a big boost when Congress finally passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief package, which will not only help Lee County but other disaster-stricken areas around the […]

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) on Wednesday responded to an “unwarranted” lawsuit that was filed by the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation earlier the same day in which the Muscogee want money for “emotional distress.” The Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s new federal lawsuit is “demanding” that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians “immediately return” the […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is continuing to be a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, this time slamming the president’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexico if the country does not stem the flow of illegal aliens into the United States. During the same CNN “New Day” interview in which Jones expressed his openness to […]

Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) on Tuesday successfully attached an amendment to Congress’ fiscal year 2020 agriculture spending bill that would bar the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving research that involves gene editing of human embryos. Roll Call reported that the move came during a meeting of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, of which […]

In modern outrage culture, we are told that every little controversy is going to upend the 2020 elections and hand the victory to Democrats. This is not just some liberal talking point either. Republicans love to say it as well. We heard it with Roy Moore, and we are hearing it with the Alabama abortion […]

An economic impact study conducted by a prominent national firm has revealed some staggering numbers on how Regions Bank impacts its home state of Alabama. Headquartered in Birmingham, Regions is currently the Yellowhammer State’s only Fortune 500 company. The firm Tripp Umbach recently wrapped up a study of how the bank supports Alabama’s economy, and […]

Capitalizing on his new House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee assignment, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Wednesday helped secure two military construction projects important to the Redstone Arsenal defense community. During the subcommittee’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mark-up, Brooks successfully obtained authorization for $38 million for construction of an aircraft and flight equipment building on […]

Appearing on CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) called on the U.S. House of Representatives to start issuing “subpoenas” and “see where that goes.” Host Alisyn Camerota mentioned ongoing efforts by House Democrats to drum up impeachment proceedings and asked Jones if the House should begin formal impeachment hearings. However, the junior […]

Auditions for the upcoming 18th season of “American Idol” will include stops in several Southern cities. The show will hold auditions in Mobile, Alabama, on Aug. 20, the second of 20 stops between New York on July 23 and Detroit on Sept. 10.

7. Endorsements made in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race  The “Senate Conservatives Fund” based in Washington, D.C. has a history of backing conservative outsiders and has officially endorsed State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indiana Springs) for the upcoming 2020 U.S. Senate race. Meanwhile, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller has endorsed Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope). These early endorsements […]

Almost every night on either MSNBC or CNN, viewers are exposed to any number of Democratic members of Congress promoting the idea of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Although the numbers for impeachment are nowhere near the 218 votes required in the U.S. House of Representatives for impeachment proceedings, those voices far outnumber those in Congress […]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Tuesday announced that the department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million grant for critical infrastructure that will pave the way for a new regional medical center to open in Thomasville. The project, to be matched with $724,000 in local funds, is expected to help create […]