On the same day that Yellowhammer learned of Governor Bentley’s first potential 2014 challenger, rumors emerged of former Tuscaloosa County Commissioner Don Wallace challenging Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey as well. Wallace was a two-term Tuscaloosa County Commissioner. He ra...

Yellowhammer first broke the news this week that Governor Bentley officially announced his candidacy for re-election in 2014. Only a couple of days later, it looks like the first potential challenger is emerging — but it’s not any of the usual suspects. A correcti...

Governor Bentley on Tuesday signed the Women’s Health and Safety Act, a measure that will improve and strengthen the standards of care at women’s clinics in Alabama. Some pro-life advocates say the bill will effectively shut down abortion clinics in Alabama as few, if a...

AL.com’s coverage of yesterday’s Airbus groundbreaking in Mobile featured almost 100 pictures. Photographer Mike Brantley snapped some excellent images of Senator Jeff Sessions, Congressman Jo Bonner, 8th grader Victoria Corob who many said “stole the ...

Governor Robert Bentley was the keynote speaker Saturday at the annual Alabama College Republicans State Convention. UA’s student-run newspaper, The Crimson White, was the only media outlet in the room, but even they didn’t seem to catch what happened as Ben...

Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman told Yellowhammer this morning that she will not run for higher office in 2014. Chapman in 2010 received the highest number of votes of any Constitutional Officer in state history, including governor. Insiders have speculated for ...

The above AEA ad is set to start running this morning on radio stations around the state, and it appears their disdain for Republicans is starting to cloud their judgement. Attacking a Governor with approval ratings ranging from the mid-70s to low 80s is not the way to ...

After over a week of confusion, lawsuits, court rulings and general chaos, Governor Bentley on Thursday morning signed into law the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013. Speculation that Bentley would send the bill back across the street with executive amendments was quic...

Today The Daily Caller and Fox News have taken the GOP vs. AEA Status Quo fight national in two articles posted on their respective websites. Jeff Poor of The Daily Caller in an article titled, “How Alabama is on the verge of breaking one of the nation’s most powe...

| A Historic Day in Alabama | House and Senate Republicans threw down the gauntlet Thursday evening and gave Alabamians the education reform they’ve been seeking for decades. Passage of the Accountability Act of 2013 finally gives hope to families with children in...