As with most issues that make Democrats look bad, the media slow walks the issue hoping the blackface governor of Virginia can keep his job, Democratic legislatures can vote to kill infants born alive, presidential candidates can walk back their plans to eliminate private insurance and a Democratic congresswoman’s multiple anti-Semitic remarks will be defended. Rep. Ilhan […]

An Alabama judge has approved a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a 21-year-old man on behalf of an aborted embryo. AL.com reported Wednesday that Ryan Magers is calling the six-week-old embryo “Baby Roe” in his suit seeking damages from the Alabama Women’s Center for Reproductive Alternatives.

Forecasters are upgrading the likelihood that severe storms and strong tornadoes could strike parts of the South less than a week after a twister killed more than 20 people in Alabama. A region that includes parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee will be at heightened risk of severe weather Saturday, the national Storm Prediction […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia is proud to announce the second annual Women of Impact Awards — a celebration of the strong women who impact and propel Alabama. This event will recognize the personal and professional accomplishments of 20 Alabama women whose powerful contributions have moved the needle across business, government and non-profit sectors. These women are a […]

Whether it’s sitting on metal bleachers at your local ball park, Friday night lights on a high school football field, or watching the bounce of a basketball on the slick wood floors of an old-school gymnasium, the goal typically remains the same, to see your team win. But for the Birmingham Athletic Partnership, winning goes […]

Thursday, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) received the highest honor given to sitting members of Congress for his staunch support of farmers in Alabama and across the nation. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recognized Shelby with the Golden Plow Award in a presentation made before 150 farmers attending the Alabama Farmers Federation’s (ALFA) biennial Washington […]

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) is now donating $184,000 to the families of victims who died in Sunday’s east Alabama tornadoes after an unnamed company who had initially pledged a large contribution reportedly backed out. The Plainsman wrote Thursday that Lee County Coroner Bill Harris told reporters that PCI had initially decided to donate […]

7. Alabama could move forward with drug testing for food stamp recipients — Representative Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) has proposed legislation that would require some food stamp recipients to be drug tested if “there is a reasonable suspicion” they could be on drugs. This includes a previous drug conviction. The bill includes a tiered system if one […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) might just have more support in Birmingham, England, than Birmingham, AL. As first reported by Alabama Media Group, Jones raised more last reporting period from Americans overseas than from Alabamians. In fact, he almost raked in more from people in the United Kingdom alone than Alabama.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives is set to enter debate before taking a final vote Friday on HB 2, the Rebuild Alabama bill. The House will gavel in at 10:30 a.m. after HB 1, HB 2 and HB 3 unanimously advanced from the Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee and received their second readings Thursday afternoon.

Three major corporations, including Birmingham-based Regions Bank, are contributing a large sum of money to aid victims of Sunday’s devastating tornadoes in east Alabama. This comes after news broke that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and an unnamed company are paying the funeral costs of all 23 victims. The Regions Foundation is donating $25,000, […]

MONTGOMERY — HB 2, known as the Rebuild Alabama bill, includes provisions that would put the Yellowhammer State at the forefront of the nation’s transition to electric vehicles. At Thursday’s House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee meeting, a representative from an out-of-state environmental group admitted that they want battery electric vehicle (BEV) drivers to only pay […]

Despite nonprofit and academic studies that concluded Alabama is between $600-800 million short in annual infrastructure revenue, former Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) is bragging that his administration addressed the issue. In a Facebook post made as the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee met late Thursday morning, Bentley said that since launching ATRIP in 2012, $1.2 billion […]

MONTGOMERY — All three infrastructure bills on the Alabama House of Representatives’ special session agenda received unopposed favorable recommendations from the Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Thursday. The most controversial of the three, HB 2 or the “Rebuild Alabama” bill, saw 13 supportive members of the public address the committee. Only three speakers voiced opposition to […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall expressed his satisfaction with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s decision to finally drop its complaint against cake baker and devout Christian, Jack Phillips. Marshall had previously applauded the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June of last year which recognized Phillips’ right to simply decline business conflicting with his faith. Alabama was one […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) appeared on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” Thursday morning, giving an in-depth interview about the infrastructure legislation set to be considered in the current special session. While the House needs to finish with the Rebuild Alabama bill – which would raise infrastructure revenue – before it […]

Imagine you are driving on a long road trip, and the warning light indicating a low oil level appears on your car’s instrument panel. As a result, you have two choices from which to choose – either pull over at the next exit and spend $5.00 for a quart of oil or keep driving until […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington has been a busy place since the 116th Congress convened in January. With the House of Representatives now under Nancy Pelosi’s leadership, every single day is an uphill battle to preserve our rights and values. Border security, which used to be a bipartisan issue, has been a huge fight. With the […]

7. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) has been appointed to a climate change panel in the House; All Republican members come from energy-producing states — While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) climate change panel may take up the Green New Deal and other legislative matters involving climate change, it seems unlikely that Republicans are prepared to […]

In the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that claimed 23 lives in east Alabama Sunday, Attorney General Steve Marshall is urging both generosity and vigilance as people look to help with recovery and relief efforts. Wednesday, Marshall joined Governor Kay Ivey and local officials in Beauregard to survey storm damage. At a press conference, the […]

On Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) addressed the “backsliding” remarks in his recently released book “Bending Toward Justice” regarding the vote from African-Americans and other minorities in elections. Jones’ remarks drew the ire of Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and other Republicans in Alabama, including Alabama Republican […]

Thursday will mark day two of the legislative special session called by Governor Kay Ivey on her Rebuild Alabama infrastructure plan. The first day of the special session was relatively uneventful, with the most drama stemming from the House’s server temporarily going down in the morning, which delayed legislators from getting a physical copy of […]

Officials overseeing the disaster response to a tornado-stricken community in Alabama say all people reported missing have been accounted for with no increase in the death toll. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris told a news conference Wednesday that the death toll stands at 23, but his office is “in standby mode on the outside chance […]

At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-3) slammed Democrats for their politicized opposition to physical border barriers since 2016 and recent calls to eliminate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Rogers began by listing border facts from the fiscal year 2018, which included the total weight in pounds of illegal drugs […]