Gov. Kay Ivey and a pair of legislators today will unveil plans for statewide regulation of ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, which currently operate under a hodgepodge of local rules. State Sen. Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro), Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook) and supporters plan an 11 a.m. news conference at the Alabama State […]

  Alabama has made strides in assessing whether the state is getting the biggest bang for its buck with economic incentives designed to lure large development projects, an expert told lawmakers on Wednesday. Josh Goodman, an economic development analyst at the Pew Charitable Trusts, co-authored a report last year examining how states evaluate their economic […]

    Alabama Democrats have a sordid history on school attendance. We all know about then-Governor George Wallace famously standing in the doorway at the University of Alabama as he attempted to keep black students from attending. Today’s Alabama Democrats obviously don’t fall too far from that poisonous tree, only when they stand in front […]

    Last week, we recapped major highlights from the past year, so this week I want to look ahead at some of the important things to watch for in 2018. 2018 is an election year, and the midterm elections for all House members and the one-third of the United States Senate will be held […]

Zac Davis of America magazine addressed those who proceeded us in a recent article entitled “Please stop blaming millennials for the economy you created,” beginning, “Nothing is so timeless as complaining about the next generation.” Nothing – except maybe complaining about the previous generation. Davis’s piece, a review of millennial Malcolm Harris’s new book Kids […]

A graduate student tells this tenured professor that he is a right-wing homophobe because he believes the same-sex marriage issue ought to be up for debate.

  What happens when we wean ourselves off of technology for a day? An independent Alabama filmmaker explores just that in his new documentary, Follow Me @. In his first feature length film, Chason Smitherman Sr. follows his friend Frank around to see how his psyche reacts to a day unplugged from the digital world. […]

City Council meddlers, who often complain about "big business," don't notice that their own rules make the big businesses bigger.

  Celebrities from all genres gathered on Sunday evening for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. Many of those celebrities, like Tracee Ellis Ross and Reese Witherspoon, gathered to celebrate the importance of women by promoting the “Time’s Up” agenda set forth by many of the award show attendees. The notion […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. 1.6 billion dollar Toyota/Mazda plant coming to Alabama bringing with it 4,000 jobs — The auto giants will build a facility in Limestone County, near the Interstate 565. — Incentives have not been made public but they will be substantial. — 300,000 vehicles will […]

(The following is the text of Gov. Kay Ivey’s state of the state address, as prepared and provided by her office, delivered on Jan. 9, 2018, in Montgomery.) President Marsh, Speaker McCutcheon, members of the Alabama Legislature, Chief Justice Stuart, justices of the Alabama Supreme Court, distinguished guests – and my fellow Alabamians: As we […]

  MONTGOMERY — It was described as the biggest speech of her political career and according to many, Gov. Kay Ivey delivered. Alabama’s governor delivered her first annual state of the state address, which also happens to be her last before this year’s gubernatorial election, at the old House chamber in the state capitol on […]

Huntsville, Alabama has been chosen for a massive $1.6 billion automobile manufacturing plant for Toyota and Mazda, according to reports. The details: — The plant will open in 2021. — It will eventually employ 4,000 people. — About 300,000 vehicles will be produced annually. — Toyota already has an engine plant in Huntsville, where it […]

(Sponsored) Wes Thompson of Tep.io comes on The Ford Faction to talk about his son’s injury, HQ Trivia, and Bitcoin.  Wes mentions the movement of self-driving cars and the pros and cons of it and the “App of The Day” being the IKEA app that works with “Augmented Reality.” Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The […]

State employees haven't had an increase since 2008, but there are other matters that need to be addressed first.

  Andrew Jones, Centre native and owner of Deep South Coffee Factory, has announced his candidacy for State Senate in District 10. Jones, who is also a 4th-generation Cherokee County farmer, will run as a Republican. In addition to serving on both the Cherokee County and State Republican Executive Committees, Jones is active in the […]

I believe there’s a place for us to fund medical research and some of the fine arts, but what we don’t fund with tax dollars are specialized agendas.

    On a recent trip to Sacramento, from my home base in the LA area, I flew Southwest Airlines. In an idle moment, I reached for the magazine in the seatback pocket and commenced to leaf through it. I came across an article by a woman named Sarah Menkedick entitled “Unfiltered:  How Motherhood Interrupted […]

The true test of one's commitment to free speech comes when he permits people to make statements he does deem offensive.

  It’s pretty easy to name a couple of black women working in progressive circles and organizations, but it’s a lot harder to name the ones working within the conservative movement. There’s a substantial national conversation about progressive black women like Tamika D. Mallory, an organizer of the Women’s March or Alicia Garza, a queer […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump will undergo a physical that will not include a mental evaluation — The president is scheduled to receive an annual physical on Friday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. — There is no legal requirement for the physical to include a test […]

  Ladies and gentlemen … the Rammer Jammer you’ve been waiting all season to hear: Quite possibly our favorite Rammer Jammer of the season 😆 #NationalChampionship #RollTide pic.twitter.com/tScbly7eb0 — The University of Alabama (@UofAlabama) January 9, 2018 Roll Tide, Alabama. Roll Tide. 

While his teammates were celebrating their historic come-from-behind victory over Georgia last night at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Alabama center Bradley Bozeman focused on more important things. The 319-pound junior from Roanoke, Ala., dropped to one knee and asked his girlfriend to marry him. SHE SAID YES!!! Congratulations, @bradboze75. #RollTide pic.twitter.com/AlnpKNPPNZ — SEC Network […]

Two heroes emerged in the showdown between SEC rivals Alabama and Georgia -- First, Tua Tagovailoa, the true freshman second-string quarterback who entered the game in the second half in an unexpected, and some would say risky, substitution.