Governor Kay Ivey addressed the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) this morning to outline fundamental priorities ahead of her annual State of the State address tonight as the Alabama Legislature kicks off the 2024 session. Ivey highlighted successes of 2023, including the maintenance of a historic budgetary position in both the general and and education […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) believes that the Senate's border security bill will not pass because Republicans are united against it.

On Tuesday, State Senator Tim Melson (R-Florence) reunited with colleagues for the start of the 2024 legislative session after suffering from a heart attack during a trip to South Korea in July. Here’s what he said from the floor of the Alabama Senate: State Senator Tim Melson  “Thank you to all the members that reached out to […]

Auburn University has reported that it has set a new school record for first year student applicants for a single semester. The university said that for the Fall of 2024 over 55,000 first year students have applied. The new number represents a 14% increase from 2023's applicant numbers.

Country music lost one of its biggest stars on Monday night as Oklahoma native Toby Keith passed away at the age of 62. Keith had been battling stomach cancer, having made the announcement of his illness back in 2022. Keith rose to fame in the 1990s after relocating from Oklahoma, where he worked in the […]

Thieves have struck in Walker County, stealing not a radio — but an entire 200-foot AM radio tower. The theft occurred at YHN Network affiliate WJLX in Jasper. Station general manager Brett Elmore told Yellowhammer News the thieves took the radio tower, transmitter and processors. Elmore says the theft was first noticed on Friday, when […]

The University of South Alabama now has a new Vice President of Governmental Relations, the school said Monday. Nick Lawkis, the office's executive director since 2019,  has been selected by school leadership to take over the role.

Rep. Juandalyn Givan of Birmingham has announced that she is planning to introduce legislation during the upcoming session that would require a father to chose between paying for a woman's abortion or having a vasectomy.

Governor Kay Ivey announced major broadband news for rural Alabama at a press conference in Camden on Monday. Ivey revealed that a dozen entities from across the state will be receiving a portion of a

Four hundred years ago, King James I of England convened his last parliament, the most significant and enduring legacy of which was the “Statute of Monopolies.” This act was both a restriction on royal prerogative and the beginning of legal protection for patents and intellectual property. Prior to this act, the crown arbitrarily granted monopolies […]

Mississippi has taken a major step forward in the process for legalization of online sports betting. By an overwhelming 97-14 margin, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed the Mississippi Mobile Spots Wagering Act last week. If the bill were to pass in the Senate, it would allow legal sports betting platforms such as FanDuel and […]

A former University of Alabama president and chancellor is the new namesake of the school's Fellows Program after a substantial gift from the family of a devoted alumna. The naming of the Dr. Robert E. Witt University Fellows Program was approved by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees on February 2.

Our Southern Border is wide open, and Secretary Mayorkas has done absolutely nothing to bring relief to the crisis the Biden administration has created. President Biden inherited the lowest rate of illegal immigration in 45 years, and 3 years into his presidency, we are seeing the highest-ever rate of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.  […]

The NOs continue piling up in the U.S. Senate as the potential for a border bill that spends more money in Ukraine than in the U.S. sounds unlikely to pass and Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt is part of that chorus

Over the last year, the House Committee on Homeland Security has conducted an investigation into the causes and costs of the crisis at our southern border. That investigation laid bare the mistakes, recklessness, and irresponsibility of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the Biden Administration.  There are two indisputable facts that came […]

From the Wiregrass to the White House, Cliff Sims has paved an impressive way to his current vantage over U.S. national security issues — in particular, China. On Monday, it was announced U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson appointed Sims as a Commissioner to the United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission, a group […]

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has been around the map as of late. He shared his view of the sunset presumably from his Ole Miss plane on another recruiting trip with a caption that put his faith on full display: pic.twitter.com/VwyK7h1JLL — Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) February 2, 2024 Two mins later. No way you can […]

State Rep. Troy Stubbs (R-Wetumpka) pre-filed a bill to allow cross-play competition between Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) school sports and non-member school teams from Alabama. Under the proposed legislation, AHSAA member schools would be allowed to compete against other school sports associations like the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) that agree to adhere […]

2023 was not a good year for the national housing market and Alabama was no exception. The Yellowhammer State, like much of the U.S. in 2023 experienced what the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has labeled as, "the weakest year for existing home sales since 1995 and the biggest annual decline since 2007."

Members of the congressional delegation criticized the national security legislation that was released by U.S. Senate leadership late Sunday. 

Alabama’s leaders are rightly focused on increasing our state’s labor force participation. At a time when three quarters of in-demand, livable wage jobs require a postsecondary credential, we at the Alabama Community College System believe a bold and foundational change that centers on high school students and adults is needed. We can deliver it. Our plan […]

Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has been an outspoken voice of his geopolitical opinions, especially those that relate to the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), also outspoken — instead, against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — released a statement saying that the United States “cannot continue to […]

Bipartisan border bill is not a border bill nor is it bipartisan

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Sarah Stewart picked up the endorsements of a group of Alabama district attorneys in her bid for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. The local district attorneys endorsing Stewart include: Keith Blackwood, Mobile Rob Broussard, Madison Matt Casey, Shelby Bob Wilters, Baldwin Hays Webb, Tuscaloosa Lynn Hammond, Calhoun Lyle […]