State Representative Chip Brown introduced a bill last session requiring Alabama restaurants to disclose if the seafood they serve is domestic or imported. The legislation received Governor Kay Ivey's signature in late May.

The nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 have been announced, with several legendary players and coaches from Alabama eligible. In the coaching department, Nick Saban is qualified to be on the ballot in his first year of eligibility. Widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in history, Saban is […]

Local government governs best

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) was honored in Decatur on Monday for his life-saving response to colleague State Sen. Tim Melson’s (R-Florence) cardiac emergency while on a state visit to South Korea last summer. The Alabama Fire College also thanked the lawmakers for expanding CPR training in public schools to include the use of automated […]

Fifteen states are suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency created a new rule altering the Affordable Care Act's ban on discrimination based upon sex to also include "gender identity."

Charles Barkley is one of the most popular figures in sports media and perhaps the most famous Auburn alumnus in the country. But he could soon be adding to his long list of accolades that he’s among the most sought-after ‘free agents’ in sports media. Barkley, who is one of the faces of TNT’s iconic […]

Bloodless revolutions are the exception, not the norm. Indeed, history is replete with wars pitting various national or regional groups against one another for territory or other economic benefit. Survival of the fittest was not a theory but was a present reality for most of the history of the world, and the slogan “might makes […]

On June 1, a comprehensive package of ten new laws to benefit active-duty military service members, veterans, and their families went into effect. Passed by state legislators during the 2024 legislative session, signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey, and announced on Monday by Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, the new laws include measures providing tax […]

In testimony that resembled a pep talk, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt offered high praise last week for Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center and its administration. Britt (R-Ala.) participated in a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 NASA and National Science […]

The media and their Democrats continue demanding that their opinions on former President Donald Trump, his recent convictions, and his status as the GOP nominee are huge issues for the American people and must be litigated daily but Americans don't agree

On the same weekend their 168-year-old university closed its doors, the Birmingham-Southern College baseball team experienced a roller coaster of emotions, ending in a heartbreaking 11-10 elimination at the hands of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Panthers, whose storybook run to the Division III College World Series has captured the nation’s heart, lost their Friday CWS opener to […]

 Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on […]

The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board (CAB) had a busy weekend recently.  They began their day May 18 with the second 2024 CAB meeting, where the 2024-2025 hunting and fishing regulations were approved, and then joined in the ribbon-cutting at the newly renovated Oak Mountain State Park Campground. Chris Blankenship, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of […]

As Alabamians, it’s important to remember that the national security issues we face as a nation often end up at our front door. That lesson has been reinforced more in recent years as our adversaries’ cyber capabilities have made it possible to target critical infrastructure here in the U.S., and Alabama specifically. However, few national […]

As the 80th anniversary of the storming of Normandy on D-Day approaches, three North Alabamians who took part in World War Two flew back to the place that saw young American men shed blood by the thousands.

The ALGOP Chairman is worried about the future of the country because of the guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump.

U.S. Sen Katie Britt once again blasted the anti-Israel protests on college campuses after they got an endorsement from the leader of Iran.

Earlier this year, Alabama lawmakers passed legislation aimed at protecting property owners from squatters. It goes into effect on Saturday, June 1. The new law imposes severe penalties for individuals who illegally enter a residence they do not own and creates a new offense for causing $1,000 or more in damage to a property. These […]

Democrats hate Trump more than they love America

Thursday afternoon, former President Donald Trump was convicted in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The verdict made Trump the first-ever former president to be convicted of a felony. Generally, the betting market is a fairly good indicator of who the next president will be. In 2020, just days before the […]

Topps, one of the world’s leading producers of baseball trading cards and other sports-themed collectibles, has announced the publication of an official Birmingham-Southern College baseball card. 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: We’re making an official trading card of the Birmingham-Southern College baseball team. Despite the college PERMANENTLY CLOSING, their baseball team has made the NCAA College World Series. […]

The 2024 offseason has been the wildest in some time for fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide. With things finally settling down following the program’s first coaching search in 17 years, many fans seem happy with the hiring of Kalen DeBoer. However, at the beginning of the search, DeBoer’s name trailed behind several others in […]

With nearly 2,000 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and over 700 return yards in really what was essentially just 2.5 seasons in Tuscaloosa, Jaylen Waddle was one of the most electric players of the Nick Saban era. https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1796189036454785464 He was on track for his best collegiate season in 2020 before an ankle injury derailed his momentum […]

Starting on Saturday in Alabama, if officers see you holding a cell phone while driving, you can be ticketed. A 2023 law goes into effect on June 1 requiring motorist use “hands free” devices if they want to use their cell phones while they are driving. In Alabama, its already illegal for a person to […]