Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and […]

State Rep. David Cole (R-Madison County Jail). 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 Alabama Supreme Court this month delivered the highest award in punitive damages to a plaintiff in state history: $10 million for wrongful death. A 54% increase from the previous $6.5 million high watermark awarded in a 2021 case signals a progressive escalation in punitive damage awards affirmed by the state Supreme Court.  While all […]

7. Alabama and Auburn are looking at their position in the NCAA’s Name, Image, and Likeness ratings and seeing what they have been seeing on the field – Alabama over Auburn. While Auburn struck first, Alabama has seven players in the top 100 but, fittingly, former Auburn QB and now Oregon Duck Bo Nix is […]

You can not conspire to break the law, even in Alabama. 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.

In a poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce via North Star Opinion Research, registered voters, regardless of their party, revealed that they are overwhelmingly supportive of pro-business candidates going into the presidential election of 2024. A significant majority of Republican primary voters favored less government involvement in matters of business. There where some […]

7. Canada warns “2SLGBTQI+” residents not to come to the U.S. because children can’t get gender-affirming care everywhere or attend explicit drag shows in some states. 6. U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had another moment where he was unable to speak while talking to reporters, this is fueling speculation that his health is […]

Alabama debate, y’all! 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.

Alabama reportedly has the highest number of young people who are both unemployed and not enrolled in school in the United States. The new ranking comes from a survey produced by the Alabama Workforce Council and the Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation. The survey itself was conducted by Cygnal. The Federal Reserve Bank […]

7. Week one Alabama and Auburn tickets are not-so-hot items and are going for as low as $2 and $9 respectively. Alabama will be destroying Middle Tennessee State while Auburn looks to set the tone for their season and head coach Hugh Freeze’s tenure against UMass. 6. The National Archives and Records Administration insists it […]

Do journalists know what a book ban is? 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.

7. President Joe Biden told one of his horribly telegraphed lies yesterday, this time he is lying about how he, “literally, not figuratively, talked Strom Thurmond into voting for the Civil Rights Act before he died.” U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) voted against the bill and Joe Biden was in college when that vote took […]

We do not have to treat each other like this. 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.

In some good news for renters across the country, it appears that rent increases are beginning to slow after several rapid price hikes. The state of Alabama, however, is reportedly experiencing a slower decrease in rent prices than other parts of the U.S. Dr. Bennie Waller, a University of Alabama professor, has helped to compile […]

7. The masks are back, even though we know they don’t work against the coronavirus. 6. Believe it or not, there are more instances of Hunter Biden and his associates meeting with White House officials while he was grifting during his dad’s time as vice president. 5. Mugshot raises $7 million over the weekend and […]

When Auburn hired Hugh Freeze last November, it’d be fair to say the reactions were mixed. While nobody really questioned his ability as a coach and certainly not as a recruiter, Freeze’s checkered past and fallout at Ole Miss were undoubtedly going to be brought up. Putting all that aside, however, Freeze has proved in […]

 Radio talk show hosts Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on […]

7. Red flag laws in response to the shooting at the Covenant Christian School are dead in the Legislature in Tennessee. However, the attempt to increase armed security in schools is still alive with one bill allowing law enforcement to decide to place the officers into schools without school resource officers. 6. U.S. Rep. Mike […]

Huntsville City Councilman Devyn Keith has been convicted of shoplifting and is now banned from Walmart, yet he still refuses to accept responsibility. 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.

7. People in Russia who cross Vladimir Putin now fall out of the sky instead of falling out of windows after a plane crashed in Russia with Wagner group commander (and one-time Putin chef) Yevgeny Prigozhin and 9 others on board. 6. Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, and more turned themselves in at the […]

Border issue has real consequences far away from the border in Alabama. 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.

In the middle of east central Alabama lies what was once one of Alabama’s best kept secrets. Now, thanks in part to the Wall Street Journal, the secret may be out. Miami residents Matthew Meehan, 43, and his husband, Rod Hildebrant, 66, told the Journal they first heard about Lake Martin in 2015 from one […]

7. No death penalty for former basketball player Darius Miles after the state announced it would not look to kill Miles for the Tuscaloosa murder of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. 6. Heat dome means it is hot in August in Alabama. How hot? Temperatures across the state could end up well over 100 degrees with […]

Mayor Steven Reed says that crime is Montgomery’s No. 1 issue; not sure a rap concert was the way to highlight that. 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.