I dropped the ball on last week’s top tweets so this edition includes posts from the past two weeks. Enjoy. @georgetalbot: AL Democrats host dinner with Bill MaherJust in case any of y’all ever believe that AL Dems are different than nat’l Dems. &mdash...

The ways in which people utilize social media are extremely diverse. Some people post every minute detail of their lives online (please stop), some people use Facebook to keep up with friends from all over the world, others use Twitter and Facebook as their daily source...

The Yellow Hammer Power & Influence 40 is a list of the 40 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics. For a more in-depth explanation of the list and how it was compiled, click here. For names 31-40 click here. For names 21-30 click here. For names ...

MONTGOMERY – Today the Alabama Senate passed a bill that will enhance the state’s ability to recruit coal mining companies by allowing them to qualify for certain existing tax incentives currently available to manufacturers and other businesses. House Bill 144, sponsore...

MONTGOMERY – Legislation passed in the senate today that would add certain chemical compounds of synthetic cannabinoid and other controlled substance analogs (commonly known as “spice”) to schedule 1 of the controlled substances list. Possesion, distri...

MONTGOMERY- The Senate passed major legislation showing their continued support of education in Alabama, and more specifically, state educators. The bill, SB 143, allows for a supplemental appropriation from the education trust fund to the State Department of Education ...

The Yellow Hammer Power & Influence 40 is a list of the 40 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics. For a more in-depth explanation of the list and how it was compiled, click here. For names 31-40 click here. For names 21-30 click here. Names 10-6...

One of my favorite things about running Yellow Hammer is getting emails through our contact page. Most of the time the email submissions are from people asking me to write about something or from folks saying positive things about the site…Of course I appreciate t...

MONTGOMERY— BCA President and CEO William J. Canary released the following statement today regarding HB 88, more commonly referred to as the Pseudoephedrine Bill. “The proposed legislation (HB 88) would require individuals to obtain a prescription for products containin...

We’re taking a mid-week break from the Power & Influence 40 to give you a peek at the future. The people listed below are some of the brightest up-and-comers in Alabama state politics. They are listed in alphabetical order. Is there a future Governor or Speak...