Throughout the 1990s and into the early part of the new millennia, former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy was one of the most well-known Alabamians, having hailed from Selma and made his company HealthSouth into one of the largest health care companies in the country. However, Scrushy ran into headwinds beginning in the early 2000s as […]

Last year was an unusual year for the legislative branch given the expanded role of government in our lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Legislative Accountability released its 2020 scorecard, which judged legislative branches at both the state and federal levels of government on how they […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded nearly $2 million by the Alabama Department of Public Health to support the establishment of the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control (ARC IPC). This new center will provide consultation and support services across Alabama. It was approved by the board of trustees of the University of Alabama System at its June […]

Lauren Bradford will carry the crown of Miss Alabama for a year. However, her academic foundation earned at Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business will last a lifetime. Bradford, who graduated in May with a degree in finance and was crowned Miss Alabama June 12, hopes to parlay her education into a career in investment banking, strategy and management […]

Skeptics abound as leaders from the legislative and executive branches work toward a solution to Alabama’s decades-long prison problem. As the Justice Department has taken action in federal court against Alabama for violations of the Eighth Amendment, members of the legislature met with Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Corrections commissioner Jeff Dunn last […]

A pioneering technology that can permanently store carbon dioxide (CO2) in concrete blocks has gone through successful testing at the Alabama-based National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC). CarbonBuilt and the NCCC, located next to Alabama Power’s Plant Gaston in Wilsonville, announced the completion of the multiweek test of carbon utilization and concrete production technology. The test successfully injected CO2 from […]

Fifteen deaf and hard of hearing high school students from at least nine states are learning about cybersecurity and computer technologies this week during the fifth annual GenCyber Camp for deaf and hard of hearing students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System. “Due to the […]

Patience, determination and focus are a few of the skills the sport of archery teaches students who participate in Alabama’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). Those skills recently paid off for several student archers from Alabama who attended the 2021 NASP Open and Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on June 10-12. Nearly […]

The race to be the next speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives continues to take its twists and turns. Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) is the next member of the Alabama Legislature’s lower chamber to pursue the speaker’s chair. Clouse shared his intentions with Yellowhammer News on Friday. “I am running for speaker,” Clouse stated. […]

Only a few days removed from announcing his candidacy to replace the retiring Mac McCutcheon as speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa) has withdrawn his name from the race. In a statement on Friday, Poole said the time is not right for him to proceed with a campaign. “After prayer […]

LOXLEY, Alabama – Governor Kay Ivey joined officials in Baldwin County Tuesday to officially kick off construction of a new logistics hub that will become home to Imperial Dade, a leading independently owned and operated distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies. The facility is set to bring more than $20 million in total […]

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) campaign released its first radio ad of the campaign cycle, which features former President Donald Trump. Trump endorsed Brooks earlier this year, which many had expected given the north Alabama lawmaker’s support for Trump’s challenge of the 2020 presidential election outcome. The ad could boost awareness of the […]

Real estate is more than an industry, a profession or a service. In Alabama, the real estate industry is essential to the state’s economic wellness and growth, and the numbers prove it. The real estate industry accounted for $33.8 billion – or 15% – of Alabama’s gross state product in 2020, according to a study […]

7. College athletes are getting that bag It started with Auburn QB Bo Nix, who received an endorsement deal with Milo’s Tea Co. shortly after midnight when college athletes could profit from their image and likeness. The world is pretending that Alabama fans are mad about it. It did not end with him, as prominent […]

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Two hundred forty-five years later, these words that powered a revolution continue to fuel America, the greatest power for good […]

As more details are being made available about what exactly had happened regarding the USS Alabama Battleship Commission and a proposed rally featuring former President Donald Trump for the Fourth of July weekend at the Battleship Park, some are suggesting the commission handled it in a way to avoid formally denying the use of the […]

G League franchises serve multiple functions for their parent NBA clubs, but perhaps the most important is simple: Helping the big-league team win more games. The G League’s Executive of the Year in 2018-19 as a member of Brooklyn’s front office, Trajan Langdon witnessed first-hand how instrumental a developmental squad could be for the Nets, […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth’s first month of fundraising for this election cycle is one for the record books. The Marshall County Republican raised a historic $911,370 in the month of June, according to his campaign. Campaign finance reports for campaigns are due on Friday. Ainsworth sees his early fundraising success as a product of the […]

Alabama has been looking at a prison crisis for a very long time. In 2019, the Department of Justice sued Alabama over its prisons, but there have been vague threats for years that Alabama was about to see its prisons managed from Washington, D.C. This has not been taken seriously, maybe for good reason, but […]

Given recent controversies and the unusually high number of Alabama law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty over the last couple of years, municipal police, county sheriffs’ personnel and other state law enforcement officers have had to be extra cautious. That includes ensuring the necessary steps are taken when officer safety is threatened, […]

Although former President Donald Trump may have encountered some difficulties organizing an event at the USS Alabama to commemorate the Fourth of July, he will return to Mobile for a rally later this year. A rally was nixed at the battleship over concerns it was a “partisan political event.” Although the justification is in dispute, […]

7. Redistricting data could be released soon 2020 U.S. Census redistricting data could be released by August 16 after the U.S. Census Bureau said it’s on schedule to release the numbers. This will be used to redraw congressional and legislative districts. This was announced after federal judges denied Alabama’s request to prevent the Census Bureau […]

Recent heavy rains put the spotlight on one of the most common yet extremely difficult to resolve environmental concerns – untreated or partially treated sewage getting into our rivers, lakes and streams. Inflow of rainwater through cracked pipes or faulty manhole covers and infiltration of groundwater through deteriorated sewer lines can overwhelm a sewer system […]

The state’s most active early seed funding source for startup companies has selected 11 finalists in its latest competition. Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), announced the finalists for two stages of its competition: those in the concept stage, who are usually pre-revenue, and those in the early seed […]