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6 days ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Grayson Everett
U.S. Senator Katie Britt’s popularity continues to rise in Alabama, according to the latest quarterly tracking poll released by Morning Consult. Britt (R-Montgomery) has a sky-high net approval rating of 30%, with 53% approving of her job performance and only 23% disapproving. This disapproval rating is the third lowest in the nation, and her net approval is 10th highest of all 100 U.S. Senators.
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6 days ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Grayson Everett
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) has a grim prediction for Democrats about the final seven days of the 2025 legislative session. After invoking cloture — the most powerful tool in a legislative supermajority’s toolkit — on their entire calendar of six bills yesterday, Alabama Senate Republicans might have to finish this year’s business by themselves. State Sen.
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1 week ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Grayson Everett
Republican leadership in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature utilized cloture today to end filibusters from Democrats and pass conservative bills – once in the House and continuously in the Senate. Neither the House nor the Senate considered bills from the other chamber.
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1 week ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Grayson Everett
Motherhood should be a time of joy and bonding, but for myself and far too many Alabama mothers, it is overshadowed by an unseen struggle—postpartum depression (PPD). Affecting nearly 16% of new mothers in our state, PPD does not exist in isolation. It ripples through families, communities, and the economy, carrying human and financial costs that Alabama can no longer ignore. Immediate action is needed to ensure every mother has access to critical mental health care.
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1 week ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Grayson Everett
A Department of Defense Inspector General report released publicly today details a Biden-era conflict between the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Command over where the nation’s newest combatant command should be permanently based. The heavily-redacted report sheds light on a politically-motivated decision by the previous administration that overrode years of methodical military and logistical planning.
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1 week ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Grayson Everett
Over the past week, President Trump took bold action to rebalance America’s trade posture by imposing sweeping tariffs to confront decades of unfair foreign trade practices from countries like China and Mexico and restore strength to the nation’s manufacturing base. The markets initially reacted with volatility as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each fell nearly 6% last Friday in their steepest single-day declines since the 2020 pandemic crash.
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2 weeks ago | 
southalabamian.com | Grayson Everett
Legislation to create health-care coverage for farmers made its debut before state lawmakers in a public hearing last week. The plan would enable the Alabama Farmers Federation to offer its members a farm bureau health plan. Similar plans are already operating in 10 other states, including Tennessee. The ALFA and the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook), say […]
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2 weeks ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Greg Byrne |Grayson Everett
A man who used his real name and residential address to mail pornographic materials to three members of the Alabama House of Representatives and the governor yesterday has been apprehended and booked into the Houston County Jail without bond, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirmed on Thursday. John Watson, 54, of Dothan, was taken into custody Wednesday morning and charged with four counts of Dissemination of Child Pornography.
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2 weeks ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | Grayson Everett
After legislation was tabled in the Alabama House Education Policy Committee to offer public school students the ability to participate in off-campus religious and character instruction during school hours, the issue has re-emerged in the Alabama Senate — with the full support of Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth. Ainsworth said on Thursday that SB278 by State Sen.
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2 weeks ago | 
yellowhammernews.com | John Wahl |Grayson Everett
In today’s world, energy is far more than just a utility—it’s a critical cornerstone of national security, economic vitality, and independence on the global stage. For years, Republicans have championed the idea that America should never be at the mercy of foreign nations to power our homes, fuel our vehicles, or run our businesses. Under President Donald Trump’s first term, we saw irrefutable evidence that prioritizing American energy leads to economic growth and a stronger America.
