Last week, Governor Ivey issued orders allowing Alabama’s restaurants, hair salons, barbers and other personal service businesses to reopen Monday under social distancing guidelines. This is an important step towards safely reopening our state’s economy and ending extreme measures put in place to flatten the curve and limit the spread of the virus. While Alabama […]

Alabama State University announced Tuesday the hiring of former NBA star guard Mo Williams as the Hornets’ new head basketball coach. Williams had a 14-year NBA career highlighted by a championship ring from playing on the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers. “I am extremely excited to become part of the family, and I am looking forward to […]

Two drive-thru COVID-19 screening locations will open this week in the Montgomery area as part of a partnership between the City of Montgomery and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing. The sites are on Mobile Highway in the city Montgomery and in the small town of Hayneville, around 30 minutes southwest of Montgomery’s city limits. Testing is free […]

MONTGOMERY — Yellowhammer News on Tuesday obtained polling that shows an overwhelming majority of Alabama Republicans support the state legislature appropriating federal COVID-19 relief funds rather than Governor Kay Ivey. In the wake of a much-publicized row over how the state will handle appropriating federal CARES Act dollars, the Alabama Senate and House Republican Caucuses […]

State Representative Craig Lipscomb (R-Gadsden) is by profession the only architect in the Alabama legislature and shared with Yellowhammer News his thoughts on building a new statehouse. The topic of building a new statehouse drew the ire of the public when it was highlighted by Governor Kay Ivey for its inclusion in a wishlist for […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne on Tuesday announced that the company recently completed a successful static-fire test of an advanced large solid rocket motor, called the Missile Components Advanced Technologies Demonstration Motor (MCAT Demo), under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). According to a release, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s MCAT Demo large solid rocket motor design incorporates numerous […]

The Archdiocese of Mobile is resuming public masses on Tuesday in light of Governor Kay Ivey’s amended safer-at-home order, but other Christian denominations are waiting a little longer. Ivey’s order removed the 10-person limit on gatherings, allowing houses of worship to legally resume on Monday, May 11. However, the governor urged each faith leader to […]

State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) on Tuesday announced that she has resigned effective immediately to join the administration of President Donald J. Trump. She was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in November 2010 and was in her third term. A release from Weaver did not disclose what her new role will be […]

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on Tuesday released the results of its latest monthly Small Business Economy Trends survey. The survey covered the month of April. Results showed small business optimism taking another dive, falling 5.5 points to 90.9, with owners expressing certainty the economy will weaken in the near-term but expecting it […]

The bizarre contradiction of low cattle prices and high retail beef prices remains a mystery to everyone, including Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner Rick Pate. Monday, during an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Pate reiterated his call for the U.S. Department of Justice to expand its investigation into allegations of domestic meat-packing […]

7. Sanders probably won’t run for president again U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)said that “it’s very, very unlikely” that he’d launch another presidential campaign, which makes sense considering he’s 78 years old already and would be in his 80s the next go around. While interviewing with the Washington Post, Sanders did say that in the […]

As colleges, municipalities, K-12 schools, community groups and restaurants define new ways to operate amid COVID-19, energy experts at Alabama Power are providing easy ways to help manage energy use. They suggest unplugging all unused office equipment and closing all blinds in a building to reduce energy use. Quick fixes to energy bills include lowering […]

Some of the most important unknowns with COVID-19 are as follows: Do we know for sure if a person is immune to COVID-19 after infection? What percentage of the U.S. population will be immune after this first wave of infections is over? Will immunity last over time, or will it fade? If and when a […]

I was the first to endorse President Trump, even when many thought I was nuts to do so. I helped Trump win and traveled the country with him, embedded in his campaign. I am one of the architects of his agenda, and I was pushing his agenda even before he ran for office. I have […]

MONTGOMERY — During the (COVID-19) coronavirus pandemic, Democrats and members of the media in Alabama have amped up their continued drum beat for the state to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. However, the unanswered issue remains of how to pay for the state share of expanding the program. The direct line item to the Alabama Medicaid […]

Add the plans of Alabama legislators to the many facets of life disrupted by the coronavirus. After a pandemic-induced six-week break from mid-March until early May, state leaders agreed that upon resumption of session, only local bills and the budgets would be voted upon because the statehouse had to be closed to the public as […]

Solutions are a key component of land-grant institutions’ identity, and that’s why Auburn quickly shifted focus when the COVID-19 pandemic began its rapid spread across the United States. We never changed or turned away from our mission of instruction, research and outreach, but as Winston Churchill said, “It’s not enough that we do our best; […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, alongside 16 other state attorneys general, has signed on to a letter asking Congress to investigate China’s role in the coronavirus pandemic. The letter is dated May 9, and was primarily authored by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. “[W]e are writing to ask for Congressional Hearings into the communist […]

Alabama steel-manufacturer AM/NS Calvert recently made a donation of face shields and “ear savers” to the University of South Alabama Children’s & Women’s Hospital. A release from the company detailed that AM/NS Calvert collaborated with their long term partners at the University of Alabama for innovative solutions to meet the needs of frontline health care […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has doubled down on supporting his longtime friend, former Vice President Joe Biden, as the 2020 presidential hopeful faces allegations from a former staffer that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993. Jones in a Wednesday Huffington Post article broke his silence on the allegations by attacking the “credibility” of the […]

As parts of Alabama’s safer-at-home measures relax on Monday, May 11, health experts — including public health officials and world-renowned UAB infectious disease doctors and researchers — urge extreme caution. According to the data, COVID-19 is still very much present and spreading across Alabama, as our state continues to experience an increase in cases. Make […]

7. Pence press secretary has coronavirus Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, has tested positive for coronavirus, but said that she’s “doing well.” This comes just after someone who was working as a valet for President Donald Trump tested positive. After Miller was diagnosed, all White House press corps members were offered testing. […]

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, it had the unintended consequence of raising taxes on Alabamians. The reason: In Alabama, one can deduct federal income tax on their state tax return. Given the federal income tax burden was reduced for corporations and individuals, it led to a reduction of what […]

It was a pretty simple e-mail. Just a couple of lines. “It looks like low-dose ketamine is an up-regulator for ADNP. Do you think this makes sense for ADNP patients?” Matt Might sent that e-mail to Matt Davis on Feb. 18, 2019. Might is the director of the Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute at the University of Alabama […]