Today, I’m sitting down with my hubby to chat all about relationships: the good, the bad, and, well, you know the drill. We’ll be discussing how social media is a giant liar, why we think soaking up all the seasons of life is so key, and how our laundry room is currently overflowing with bagels […]

Tuesday, State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) appeared on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” to update the public on the status of the bill he is drafting in response to issues raised on the program concerning the state subsidizing local newspapers to the tune of a couple of million dollars a year. Sorrell noted that […]

Shortly after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday held a press conference in support of companion legislation to H.R. 1, which has been criticized as the “Democrat Politician Protection Act,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) followed suit. Officially dubbed the “For The People Act,” the legislation is being spearheaded by a group of Democrats […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the winners of the 2019 Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards, which recognize companies that fuel Alabama’s robust export business and sell their innovative designs and products in markets worldwide. This year’s honorees include key players in the transportation industry, which has sparked new jobs and investments in communities across the […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) joined “Fox & Friends” Wednesday as he seeks justice for the hit-and-run victim of an illegal immigrant. Sonya Jones of Mobile was killed in a hit-and-run car accident last week by Domingo Francisco Marcos, a 16-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala. Describing the event, Byrne said, “She’s minding her own business, driving […]

State Rep. Dimitri Polizos (R-Montgomery) passed away Wednesday morning after suffering a massive heart attack Tuesday afternoon. Polizos, 68, was first elected to the District 74 seat in a special election in December 2013. He was re-elected in 2014 and again in November. Polizos served on the Montgomery County Commission from 2004 until his election […]

The Yellowhammer Podcast Network is excited to announce its first series is now available. Get inside the mind of Twitter’s most infamous inebriated mascot as @DrunkAubie discusses Auburn sports and much more. Created in 2012, the Twitter account quickly grew in popularity through its trademark one-liners, live-tweeting during Auburn sporting events and interaction with players. […]

Donald Trump, Jr. believes that Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) raised a good question Tuesday on the “Matt & Aunie Show” when he asked, “What did Obama know and when did he know it?” Yellowhammer News contributor Jeff Poor first reported Byrne’s comments in an article for Breitbart. In the Talk 99.5 interview, Byrne criticized the […]

7. If your parents scammed your way into college, please see your adviser — Two weeks ago, a college admissions scandal broke, and now Yale University is the first school to rescind a student’s admission. The unnamed student applied with a fraudulent athletic endorsement from women’s soccer coach Rudy Meredith and now they are saying […]

While speaking at a meeting of the National Space Council in Huntsville on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence declared that the Trump administration has a mission to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon in the next five years, adding that Alabama’s Rocket City will play an integral part in meeting that challenge. […]

In a candid moment on the Senate floor, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) looked at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), shrugged and then nodded his head right before he turned and walked to the clerk’s desk to vote on the Green New Deal. Moments before voting no, Jones looked at Schumer and put his arms […]

Each summer, I am glad to offer internship opportunities to college students from Alabama’s Second District who have completed at least their undergraduate freshman year. With opportunities in all three of my Alabama offices and my Washington, D.C., office, my summer internship program is a competitive experience designed for students who are interested in learning […]

I don’t know what has happened this week. Maybe the stars are aligned for President Donald Trump or maybe he found a lamp with a genie in it and the genie is making all of his wishes come true. So far this week we have seen some pretty great stuff for the president and there […]

With the Senate set to vote on the Green New Deal Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) reportedly has not made up his mind on the legislation. According to Bloomberg, “[Doug Jones] said he won’t decide until right before the vote.” Less than three hours away from the vote, a reporter from The Hill tweeted […]

Alabama House of Representatives Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) appeared on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” on Friday, speaking about the key issues legislators in his chamber will have on their plate when they return from spring break next week. With the Senate just before the legislative break having passed SB 119, Senate President Pro Tem […]

The next platform in the Yellowhammer Multimedia lineup is here.

In a poll of registered Alabama voters released Tuesday by the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 76.48 percent of respondents said they support school choice, or “giving parents the opportunity to choose where they send their child to school rather than assigning children to schools based on zip code.” The poll measured a myriad […]

Thank you to the United Launch Alliance team and the entire workforce surrounding another successful launch.  Alabama’s Decatur based facility brings the utmost precision, passion and purpose to one of the most technically complex, critical American needs: affordable, reliable access to space.

7. At least one county in Alabama is taking on their clearly illegal gambling issues with “electronic bingo“ — Newly elected Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith is going after electronic bingo halls operating illegally. He told the Daily Mountain Eagle he would seek charges against operators and employees. Most of the other bingo halls are […]

Monday on Birmingham’s radio’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) advised policymakers in Alabama to avoid falling into what he called the “expansion trap,” referring to a push to expand Medicaid rolls in Alabama. In recent weeks, some Republican lawmakers in the state legislature have softened their stances on Medicaid expansion, which in […]

The “Conversation About Ethics Reform” held Friday at Cumberland School of Law involved a respectful dialogue among four experts in the field of ethics law. It also demonstrated the challenge which lies ahead for policymakers. While generally agreeing on the areas of the law most in need of a rewrite, panelists at the event disagreed […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall released a statement Monday praising law enforcement officials in Walker County for their “swift and decisive action” to close newly-established electronic bingo halls. “Alabama law is crystal clear,” Marshall said. “Electronic bingo and coin slot machines are illegal. No matter what the operators of these unlawful enterprises claim, the Alabama […]

An atheist group from Wisconsin has implicitly or directly threatened to sue more than 40 Alabama school systems, local governments, and elected officials during recent years over what they claim are violations of the Constitution’s ban on the establishment of religion. The organization, called the Freedom from Religion Foundation, is often successful. Many give in […]

Representative Mo Brooks (AL-5) gave an intense House floor speech Monday, slamming socialist Democrats and the “fake news” media over the Trump-Russia collusion scam they pushed since President Donald Trump’s election. Brooks called the two-year investigation “the most sordid ‘fake news’ ‘big lie’ propaganda, scam, fraud and smear campaign in American history.” “For more than […]