A race for the Alabama Supreme Court has opened a rare rift between pro-business organizations that normally march in lockstep. ProgressPAC, the political action committee of the Business Council of Alabama, has endorsed Mobile County Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart for the position held until January by Justice Glenn Murdock. She faces Circuit Court Judge Debra […]

Twenty-nine million people faced a threat of severe storms Monday that could bring damaging hail, high wind and even tornadoes to the southeastern United States.

The bobwhite quail opportunities in the Alabama Black Belt were put under intense scrutiny recently. As expected, the Black Belt quail experience received nothing but praise. Alabama Black Belt Adventures and sponsors hosted representatives of Quail Forever and the outdoors media for a grand tour of the quail hunting in the Alabama area famous for […]

The U.S. government for the first time ever blamed Russia for hacking into American energy infrastructure. The Trump administration action comes a little over two weeks after a House committee detailed Russian attempts to influence energy markets. U.S. officials said a “multi-stage intrusion campaign by Russian government cyber actors” that began in March 2016, possibly […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Were the results in Pennsylvania’s special election a rejection of Trump or Pelosi? — Why did the executive director of the state’s superintendent association imply teachers were unstable and dangerous? — Will the student walkouts […]

Edie Gibson and Antiqua Cleggett talk “Worlds of Work at SkillsUSA” which will be held April 24-25 at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Complex. Worlds of Work at SkillsUSA is designed to help 8-12th grade students “connect the dots” and clearly identify steps toward a college or career pathway as they enter their high school education. […]

Back in 2003, while U.S. Army Specialist Todd Rauch and his buddies were patrolling the streets of Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city made famous by its notorious prison, a remotely-detonated mortar exploded near his patrol. His right shoulder and hand were severely injured in the blast. Rauch was eventually flown to Walter Reed Army Medical […]

Hillary Clinton’s abhorrent remarks in Mumbai, India, last week warrant our attention because, like it or not, they represent the thinking of a large swath of the modern Democratic Party. But my aim is not to highlight Clinton’s never-ending catalog of excuses for losing the presidential election, except to note that rather than blame everyone […]

Last week State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Birmingham) introduced the Forfeiture Database and Reporting Act to create a central repository of data on asset forfeitures to provide lawmakers and citizens with easily accessible information on the practice. The bill would require law enforcement to report information about the seizures that include, among others, the date of property […]

Alice Martin, who is running for the GOP nomination for Alabama Attorney General, recently joined The Ford Faction to discuss politics, ethics reform and what could be done about corruption among state officials. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher.

In a victory for private property rights this week, the federal government agreed to reconsider rules adopted during the Obama-era that unreasonably restrict the freedom of Americans to use their land. “We are encouraged that the Trump administration has agreed to revisit these rules, which threaten property owners’ rights to use any land that the […]

America may be a country of immigrants, but it’s also a country of laws. No one is exempt from those laws regardless of what some local officials in sanctuary cities may think. As you may have seen on the news recently, Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced a lawsuit against the State of California for […]

When Cam Newton speaks, people listen. The Carolina Panthers quarterback had the full attention of the audience at the 11th annual American Values Luncheon. Boy Scouts were among attendees that filled the meeting room at the North Exhibition Hall of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

Joel Blankenship makes his weekly return to The Ford Faction to talk the St. Patrick’s Day parade held in Birmingham and what the holiday means to him.  Joel mentions the law that can be passed to put Police K9’s in schools to help sniff out guns or drugs.  He provides feedback on what this could mean for […]

U.S. Representative Martha Roby participated in a defense appropriations subcommittee hearing this week where she expressed her appreciation to Secretary Heather Wilson for the Air Force’s decision to base F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at Dannelly Field in Montgomery. https://youtu.be/HOx–qUKWiU Roby also discussed other military-related programs in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, including helicopter training at Fort […]

The session looks to be winding down, but we aren’t going anywhere! Here’s your recap of week 10 in the Alabama legislature. If you want to receive daily news from across the state and nation straight to your inbox each morning, click here to subscribe to API’s Daily Clips. 1. General Fund budget has almost crossed its […]

Here is my homework assignment for all the fist-clenching, gun control-demanding teenagers walking out of classrooms this week (and next week and next month) to protest school shootings: Ask not what the rest of the country can do for your local school’s safety; ask what your local school boards and superintendents have been failing to […]

On “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who President Trump often refers to as “Pocahontas,” announced that she was not going to be running for president in the year 2020. John Roberts, who was interviewing Warren, was quick to ask her many questions about controversial topics surrounding her name. One of those being her claim […]

Todd Buchanan stopped by the Ford Faction to discuss his startup with the Shunarah Law Firm and what it means to him to work with Alexander. They joke around about Todd’s early college radio days before eventually becoming a lawyer at Colorado State University and find out what it means to truly care about your […]

The Southern Poverty Law Center has removed three Russia-related articles from its website following challenges to the articles’ accuracy. The three articles all focused on drawing conspiratorial connections between anti-establishment American political figures and Russian influence operations in the United States. The left-wing nonprofit apologized on Wednesday for a March 9 article that linked left-wing writers […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairwoman Terry Lathan called into the Ford Faction on Friday to talk about how Hillary Clinton now blames her defeat on “married, white women” who feel “pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should.” Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast […]

The Hollywood Conservative, Amanda Head, tunes in for “The Final 30” to talk about how she’s been lately and updating The Ford Faction on the places she’s been to.  Amanda sheds light on the list of celebrities moving away from America due to President Trump winning the 2016 Election.  Amanda talks about social media titans Snapchat and […]

Nancy Collat Goedecke is a powerhouse not just in the business world, but the philanthropic sphere, as well. She also is a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact.

Avery Johnson has spent plenty of time trying to convince Alabama freshman star Collin Sexton to take ownership of his play and the Crimson Tide, a message the coach has repeated frequently during his team’s uneven season. It finally seems to be getting through. The fact it took until March hardly matters. “(Sexton’s) giving more […]