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Alabama city buckles under pressure, rescinds transgender restroom ordinance

OXFORD, Ala. -- The Oxford City Council made national headlines recently by unanimously passing a citywide ordinance banning individuals from using a public restroom...

TV feature explores how Yellowhammer ‘changed the face of Alabama politics’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw6d-lLRR2A (VIDEO ABOVE: Alabama News Network goes behind the scenes at Yellowhammer) MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama News Network on Tuesday evening aired an in-depth feature...

Ohio Valley Conference wants to move softball tournament out of Oxford because of new bathroom law

OXFORD, Ala. -- The fight over gender-neutral bathrooms continues to rage on as the Ohio Valley Conference made the decision on Monday to remove...

Who’s Next? Meet the people who will be running Alabama in a few years

The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 is an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business --...

Alabama House approves division of money from BP Oil settlement

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- On Friday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill that will establish the distribution of funds the state received as...

Yellowhammer Scholar of the Month: Keona Jenkins

Keona Jenkins is a senior at Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School in Birmingham. She came to Holy Family in 2012 as a...

Here’s how many Alabamians approve of Senators Shelby and Sessions

After a national survey of 62,000 voters from all 50 states, approval ratings have been released for all Senators currently in Congress, including Alabama’s...

Articles of impeachment filed against Bentley, here are the 23 lawmakers who made it happen

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Representative Ed Henry (R-Hartselle) has officially filed articles of impeachment against Governor Robert Bentley after accumulating the 21 signatures needed to begin...

Alabama legislature passes ‘Leni’s Law’ to decriminalize cannabis oil

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama legislature passed “Leni’s Law” yesterday, which will allow people with seizure disorders or other debilitating medical conditions to use cannabidiol,...

Feds crush Alabama fisherman with another short Red Snapper season

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will announce later today that Alabama recreational fisherman will be limited to a short...

POWER & INFLUENCE 50: Alabama’s most powerful & influential lobbyists & consultants

The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 is an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business --...

Sessions completely destroys Obama’s plan to pass trade agreement

https://youtu.be/-rT5svvp9T8 (Video above: Senator Sessions Warns Against Ramming Through Unpopular Trans-Pacific Partnership) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions called out President Obama yesterday, ridiculing...

Alabama city makes it illegal to use bathroom that doesn’t match birth gender

OXFORD, Ala. -- An Alabama city has swiftly responded to Target's new transgender bathroom policy by passing a citywide ordinance outlawing individuals from using...

Alabama House Democrat threatens to expose colleagues’ affairs if Bentley impeached

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Never one to shy away from making a controversial statement, State Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery) on Tuesday threatened to expose the...

Meet the Alabama lawmaker quietly promising to save Bentley from impeachment

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama State Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia) is poised to bury articles of impeachment against Governor Robert Bentley if the House continues...

POWER & INFLUENCE 50: Alabama’s most powerful & influential government officials

The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 is an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business --...

Alabama congressmen accuse EPA of using federal funds to attack farmers

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Four members of Alabama's Congressional delegation have signed on to a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy...

Huntsville brewery announces limited-edition beer inspired by Governor Bentley

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Governor Bentley is being commemorated by a new limited-edition brew from the Salty Nut Brewery in Huntsville. The drink, called “Unimpeachable...

The Fight for Pension Reform in Alabama

By Representative Lynn Greer and Katherine Green Robertson on April 25, 2016 Like many pension funds across the country, the State of Alabama’s public pension...

Alabama flag removed from US Capitol because of ‘Confederate imagery’

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alabama's state flag has been removed from the U.S. Capitol Building because of "Confederate imagery". The other states that also had...

Cross-dressing man arrested for filming Alabama woman in public bathroom

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- While visiting a shopping mall in Virginia, an Alabama woman realized she was being filmed by a cross-dressing man who was...

Dianne Bentley, my friend, we are in your corner

By Muriel Farley My husband, Allen Farley, is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. On August 28th of 2015, we received news that...

Alabama senator makes one last push for lottery vote before end of legislative session

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- As the 2016 Alabama legislative session rushes to the finish line, one legislator is pushing for a lottery vote one last...

Sessions: Trump’s ‘clobbering’ the field, making it tougher for GOP to nominate anyone else

On Tuesday, Donald Trump won another big primary in New York, further extending his lead over his opponents, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio...