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Rep. Barry Moore pens op-ed showing support for Alabama farmers

Moore championed his decades-long legislative and personal commitment to Alabama's farmers.

October 1, 2025

Opinion

Long live the death tax

Tuberville spends his entire opinion piece obfuscating one simple truth: only the richest 0.1 percent have to pay estate taxes.

Chance Phillips

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June 26, 2024

Yellowhammer News, affiliate outlets acquired by new ownership group

The entities will operate under the newly-formed umbrella of YHN Media Group with Ellis Terry appointed to serve as the news operation’s president.

August 10, 2023

Department head claims no prior relationship with man who received nearly million dollar education contract

Three years ago, a former governor, a powerful association head, a lawmaker and a lobbyist organized a plan to take over Alabama’s education system according to those involved. It failed, but the seeds of that scheme, as well as most of the players, are still in place and at least some of those same individuals … Continued

Bill Britt

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September 20, 2019

Yellowhammer News founder called a traitor by fellow White House staffers

Cliff Sims’ new book, “Team of Vipers: My Extraordinary 500 Days in the Trump White House” is being released nationwide today. Sims is the founder of the Yellowhammer News and at one time was a close confidante of former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn. With the endorsement of Alabama’s Republican establishment, Sims’ Yellowhammer … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 29, 2019

Neither gubernatorial candidate has taken any Soros money so far

Weekly campaign finance filings submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office Monday show neither gubernatorial candidate, Republican Kay Ivey nor Democrat Walt Maddox, have taken any money from PACs that received contributions from Democratic donor George Soros. Soros’ contributions to a set of six chain PACs chaired by Tuscaloosa political heavyweight Mike Echols became an … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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October 23, 2018

Ivey took more than $100,000 from same Soros-backed PACs as Maddox

Republican incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign criticized her Democratic challenger, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, twice on Thursday for accepting contributions from PACs backed by liberal donor George Soros, but Ivey has accepted $100,000 from the same set of PACs over the course of her campaign for governor. Yellowhammer News, a Birmingham-based conservative media outlet, reported … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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October 18, 2018

Opinion

Questionnaires show Maddox consistent, Ivey lying

Kay Ivey is lying. With a capital L. She’s not using a “talking point,” as many in the media have claimed. She’s not ducking a question. She’s not being politically savvy. When Kay Ivey looks into cameras and tells the people of Alabama that she won’t debate because her Democratic opponent, Walt Maddox, keeps changing … Continued

Josh Moon

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July 30, 2018

Opinion

No, Mr. Marshall, it’s you

A few hours after Bridgette Gentry Marshall ended her life on Sunday, June 24, her husband, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, approved a press release that exposed her, “long struggle with mental illness.” Just days later on Wednesday the 27, Marshall summoned the state’s news media to the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Albertville where, in … Continued

Bill Britt

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July 2, 2018