This is the second video in a new series we’ve started called “One Thing to Watch.” Each week, we point out one important issue to look out for in the coming week in the Alabama legislature. We’ll also take one reader question in each video. You ...

“Hate Mail of the Week” is a weekly feature on Yellowhammer Politics in which some of the hate mail submitted through our contact page is published exactly as it was received. The only edits made are to remove expletives — this is a family show, after all. I...

One of the primary components of the GOP’s jobs package this session is HB 159/160. This constitutional amendment allows voters to give the Governor and the Alabama Development Office the authority to offer incentives like those used on the Mercedes project to rec...

Proposed revisions to Alabama’s immigration law are focused on clearing up misconceptions and correcting any portions that might be vague or require additional definitions. Many revisions are merely technical, while some are more substantive. All changes are aimed...

A letter was sent yesterday morning to AEA President Dot Strickland by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The letter says the committee is “examining the use of union dues and fees to fund political causes contrary to the will of many union wor...

On Tuesday in the House Ways and Means Education Committee, Rep. Phil Williams presented a substitute bill amending House Bill 541, the Education Options Act. It contains several adjustments to the original bill, some substantive and some merely technical. I’ve li...

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a new weekly feature that we will run each Wednesday. It will include short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Enjoy. 1. The seeds of discontent with the GOP state party Chairman have been s...

Unlikely partnerships rarely occur in the realm of politics these days. Increasing polarization has left the battle lines pretty clearly drawn and the ideological gulf between opposing sides too far to cross in most cases. So when I read a couple of weeks ago on the Mon...

“Hate Mail of the Week” is a weekly feature on Yellowhammer Politics in which some of the hate mail submitted through our contact page is published exactly as it was received. The only edits made are to remove expletives — this is a family show, after all. I...

This is the first video in a new series we’re starting called “One Thing to Watch.” Each week, we’ll point out one important issue to look out for in the coming week in the Alabama legislature. We’ll also take one reader question in each vi...