Today, Sen. Tommy Tuberville joined socialite and philanthropist Paris Hilton in a show of support on Capitol Hill for legislation that will help to combat institutional child abuse.

Strong and Rogers pressed the Air Force Secretary about the delay in finalizing the decision to move the U.S. Space Command headquarters.

Alabama will be closing its state waters from Monday, May 1st to Thursday, June 1st the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced this week.

School choice is being killed by incompetent failures. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The movement to cut the grocery tax in Alabama took its biggest step forward Thursday. In a stunning announcement, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth revealed that all members of the Alabama Senate have signed onto a proposal to cut the tax in half this year — with a full cut on the way. “With record budget […]

Twelve years ago, Alabama saw its largest tornado on record. Its damage was devastating and still impacts families and businesses today. But there is a noticeable difference that arose from the immediate response efforts by Alabama Power and local volunteers. The spark of hope that many held onto in the worst of times catapulted the […]

Every member of the Republican Congressional delegation voted in favor of the "Limit, Save, and Grow Act of 2023."

April 27, 2011, is a day that will never be forgotten in Alabama. A series of 62 tornadoes tore through Alabama in three waves across 35 of the state’s 67 counties, leaving a path of destruction in their wake. The storms claimed the lives of 254 Alabamians and injured more than 2,000 others. The cities […]

Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called on his fellow Senators Wednesday to pass legislation unanimously that would ensure biological males cannot compete in women's sports throughout the country and would also preserve Title IX.

With major coal industry expansions underway in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa areas, exports are expected to double in the next five years.

Multiple school choice proposals made their debut in committee meetings across both chambers at the state house on Wednesday.  Three committees that took up the bills also served as public hearings, meaning no votes were taken. The hearings drew turnout from educators, advocates and insiders — who are all gauging the tone of the Legislature’s […]

The first step towards extending the debt ceiling has started with the U.S. House passing the plan pushed by  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)

In keeping with a pledge he made to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin last December, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville objected to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s attempt Tuesday to pass military promotions through the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent. In February, Tuberville (R-Auburn) placed a “hold” on all U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) general and flag officer […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today joined with her fellow senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to introduce the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, legislation Britt has called "commonsense".

We need a change in our education system, maybe year-round school is the answer.

State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) is hoping that his bill will help combat gang related criminal activity in Alabama.

Kiel's bill would give tax credits to people and businesses that make voluntary cash contributions to an eligible pregnancy resource center.

The Taliban announced earlier this month that it had supposedly killed the ISIS-K leader who was responsible for planning the suicide bombing that took place outside the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport (Kabul International Airport) in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.

If you work more than 40 hours a week in Alabama, your overtime paycheck might look a lot healthier if a new proposal is signed into law. The Alabama House Ways & Means Education Committee moved forward a bill Tuesday that would un-tax work performed in excess of 40 hours in any week from being […]

On April 15, a shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party in downtown Dadeville left four people dead and more than 30 wounded.  Six people were arrested in the following days and each were charged with four counts of reckless murder: Johnny Letron Brown, 20; Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough, 17; Travis McCullough, 16; Wilson LaMar […]

The economic activity of Alabama's Port sent more than $2 billion in tax revenue back to state and local governments.

A bill to stop the Chinese ownership of land within the Yellowhammer State has been filed by House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen. The Alabama Property Protection Act, or HB379 as it is known, will protect the state’s agricultural interests and military facilities from Chinese ownership and interference, according to Stadthagen (R-Hartselle). “I don’t believe we […]

Polaris will be shipping the first of its all-new electric Ranger XP Kinetic vehicles from its Huntsville manufacturing plant this week. Polaris manufactures the fully electric vehicle at the more than 900,000 square-foot plant in Huntsville. The company said it plans to take additional orders on the Ranger this summer. The Ranger XP Kinetic features […]

More confusing info has come out after a hearing surrounding the shooting at a Sweet 16 Party in Dadeville