MONTGOMERY — The Alabama legislature will wrap up what has already been a busy week on Thursday, with the day’s schedule to begin with two different lottery proposals getting a hearing before the Senate Tourism Committee at 8:30 a.m. Public hearings are set for Sen. Jim McClendon’s (R-Springville) SB 116 and SB 130 and Sen. […]

Another constitutional amendment has been introduced in the Alabama Senate to legalize a lottery in the state, with this new piece of legislation fitting a more conventional definition of a “clean lottery” bill. Sponsored by State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range) and cosponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), SB 220 would stick to […]

More than eight years after the Alabama legislature passed a major overhaul of the state’s ethics laws, some important aspects of it continue to get ironed out. Among those are the requirements imposed on nonprofit board members. The Alabama Ethics Commission, however, could provide some clarity for them when it issues an advisory opinion for […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced a special election to fill House District 74’s seat, which became vacant last week after the tragic passing of State Rep. Dimitri Polizos (R-Montgomery). The primary election will be Tuesday, June 11, the runoff is set for Tuesday, August 27, and the general election is Tuesday, November 12. If […]

A bill viewed as essential to keeping Alabama competitive with other states in recruiting jobs will be introduced in the Alabama legislature this week, according to the bill’s sponsor. Representative Alan Baker (R-Brewton) told Yellowhammer News he intends to file legislation aimed at “clarifying the process” for professionals who help locate sites to build and […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has now rebutted the latest in a long line of unsubstantiated claims by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) regarding voter suppression, adding that Jones never would have been elected to office if his assertions were true. Jones has made headlines over the last month as he tried to sell copies […]

Episode two of The Insider, a new offering from Yellowhammer Podcast Network covering everything in Alabama politics, covers a major update on Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh’s (R-Anniston) bill to eliminate Common Core in Alabama: SB 119. Plus, with all this talk of “comprehensive education reform,” the first of what could be many relatively under-the-radar […]

Early on in Yellowhammer’s history, founder Cliff Sims produced a feature called “Rumors and Rumblings” that became a staple of Yellowhammer News content. Well, it’s back! It’s back because we have listened to our readers. In the last few months, we have had more people say they wanted us to bring it back than any […]

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth on Thursday joined other members of the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association (RLGA) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump supporting his new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which would replace NAFTA if ratified. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, Ainsworth said, “I am proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump as […]

Shortly after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday held a press conference in support of companion legislation to H.R. 1, which has been criticized as the “Democrat Politician Protection Act,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) followed suit. Officially dubbed the “For The People Act,” the legislation is being spearheaded by a group of Democrats […]

Donald Trump, Jr. believes that Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) raised a good question Tuesday on the “Matt & Aunie Show” when he asked, “What did Obama know and when did he know it?” Yellowhammer News contributor Jeff Poor first reported Byrne’s comments in an article for Breitbart. In the Talk 99.5 interview, Byrne criticized the […]

In a candid moment on the Senate floor, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) looked at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), shrugged and then nodded his head right before he turned and walked to the clerk’s desk to vote on the Green New Deal. Moments before voting no, Jones looked at Schumer and put his arms […]

With the Senate set to vote on the Green New Deal Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) reportedly has not made up his mind on the legislation. According to Bloomberg, “[Doug Jones] said he won’t decide until right before the vote.” Less than three hours away from the vote, a reporter from The Hill tweeted […]

Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) campaign has been running ads soliciting contributions on social media that are only being delivered to people outside of Alabama. An analysis of Jones’ Facebook advertising archives shows that starting on Friday, March 15, the junior senator’s campaign started running ads touting Jones’ re-election bid as being decisive for Democrats to win […]

In an interview that aired Friday on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7) said, “I don’t believe that we need a wall from sea to shining sea to actually protect us.” Host Don Dailey asked Sewell about Trump vetoing Congress’ legislation that would override his border security emergency declaration. “I voted [for […]

The Republican race to face Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in the 2020 general election is already having a domino effect in Alabama’s First Congressional District, but two more conservative strongholds could soon experience the same free-for-all. Candidates – those still weighing their options and already declared alike – are licking their chops at the open […]

Alabama Republicans expressed vindication after Attorney General William Barr over the weekend released a four-page letter summarizing the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report. Mueller’s report stated, “[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.” Relating to […]

In an interview published over the weekend, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) asserted that President Donald Trump is not doing his part to dial back “hate-filled rhetoric.” Smashing Interviews Magazine recently sat down with the junior senator from Mountain Brook about his new book, reminiscing on Gov. George Wallace’s infamous “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” inaugural […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), while claiming to be a member of the “radical middle,” declared he will vote for the Democrats’ nominee against President Donald Trump, regardless of who that individual ends up being. In a video clip from his Thursday book tour event in Huntsville, Jones was asked if he would “throw his weight behind […]

Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) on Thursday praised President Donald Trump for his executive order protecting students’ First Amendment rights on college campuses. After Trump held a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House with college students who have faced notable “censorship” or “coercion” for expressing their beliefs, Byrne made it clear […]

MONTGOMERY — Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh’ bill (R-Anniston) that would voluntarily allow a taxpayer to divert a portion or all of their own state income tax refund to We Build the Wall, Inc. passed the Senate by a vote of 23-6 on Thursday afternoon, overcoming an organized Democrat filibuster. The bill, SB 22, […]

For more than a year, state lawmakers have conducted meetings with different groups about Alabama’s infrastructure needs, along with the use of recent university research to help back up a gas tax increase that would raise about $350 million for critical infrastructure projects. The result – the Rebuild Alabama Act, which took only a five-day […]

MONTGOMERY — Respective bills to extend “stand your ground” law to churches and allow the Bible to be taught as an elective social studies class in Alabama public schools each received a favorable recommendation from a legislative standing committee on Wednesday.

Former Miss Alabama and Miss America Heather Whitestone McCallum has confirmed to Yellowhammer News that she is considering a run for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in 2020. “Alabama has given so much to me. It would definitely be an honor to give back to the people of […]