The sparks continue to fly in the very early stages of the race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat on next year’s general election ballot. Although it has been just over a week since former Business Council of Alabama president Katie Britt formally announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate, she and her […]

Former U.S. ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard argues she is the true so-called “outsider” candidate in the race for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2022. On Tuesday, Blanchard appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” to discuss the numerous vacancies in the Biden administration’s diplomatic corps around the world, in particular ambassadorships, which […]

It has been nearly a week since former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt announced her intentions to seek the Republican nomination for Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate election. While there is a little over 11 months until Alabama Republicans go to cast a ballot, one of the issues sure to weigh on their decision […]

Alabama Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) says we need to keep bad guys in jail and in order to do that new prisons will need to be built and the other reforms are secondary

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) U.S. Senate campaign unveiled one of the more significant endorsements to date in the race’s early stages for the GOP nomination for Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate contest. The endorsement, while not totally unexpected, came from the Club for Growth, an entity that has been very active in Alabama […]

Alabama's health professionals continue to fret about how Alabama's coronavirus vaccinations continue to lag with Alabama being one of eight states seeing an increase in coronavirus cases over the last two weeks.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Will Alabama really use COVID-19 relief funds to build prisons? — Does Katie Britt’s entering of the U.S. Senate race shake things up, or has U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) already won this race? — […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has endorsed his Former Chief of Staff and head of the Business Council of Alabama Katie Britt saying, "She's like family. She'd make a good candidate

Tuberville is joined by Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (D-UT) and Rick Scott (R-FL) in question the Department of Justice on how these  cases are being handled differently.

In what is perhaps a way-too-early edition of gauging Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate, Club for Growth released polling data taken back in April giving an edge to U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in head-to-head match-ups against former BCA head Katie Britt and former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard. According to the WPA Intelligence survey […]

Katie Boyd Britt, former President of the Business Council of Alabama, has announced her U.S. Senate candidacy. Britt has never served as an elected official before or in a political position, but fellow candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard is attempting to claim that she’s still the only outsider.

One of Alabama’s rising political stars has made her long-anticipated entry into the competition to join the U.S. Senate. Enterprise native Katie Britt formally announced on Tuesday that she is seeking the Republican nomination to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL). Britt, who most recently led the state’s largest business organization, […]

America is at a crossroads, and Alabama is under the gun. Since Joe Biden was sworn into office in January, we’ve seen Washington, D.C. kick common sense to the curb and return to putting America last. Across our country, Democrats and much of the media look down on states like ours and openly attack our […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) and former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard are currently the only two candidates in Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, however prominent conservative activist CJ Pearson hopes that field will soon grow to include a fresh face. Pearson is president of the Free Thinker Project and a student at the University […]

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) announced Wednesday that she will not seek Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2022 midterm election. “After careful consideration and consultation with my family and closest advisors, I have decided that the unfinished business of my home district, Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, is far too important for me to […]

Last week’s announcement by U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) not to seek reelection in 2022 was not a huge surprise to many political watchers. However, it has triggered speculation as to who might seek to fill that vacancy. Among the names mentioned as possible candidates on the Republican side include U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), […]

Prominent Alabama leaders are reacting to Senator Richard Shelby's announcement that he will not seek reelection to a seventh term in 2022.

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that $300 million of Alabama’s CARES Act money will now go towards funding Alabama’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, a move she says will stop the taxes on employers that normally fund the unemployment system from skyrocketing. “[W]e acted on this so as to not create a burden for our […]

MONTGOMERY — The CEO and president of the powerful Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Katie Boyd Britt, gave the keynote address at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues breakfast Wednesday morning. At the event, Britt described the ongoing developments at BCA and outlined the major developments she foresees the state of Alabama […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a regular feature on Yellowhammer News. It is a compilation of the bits and pieces of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Enjoy.

The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 is an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business — the men and women who shape the state. This year’s list was released in several segments: Government officials and politicians, lobbyists and consultants, and business leaders. Today, we’re taking a look […]