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.  House lawmakers passed ten bills in total, including legislation that would ban The post Cloture time: Alabama House and Senate GOP leaders end Democrat filibusters for first time in 2025 session appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Legendary ESPN personality Lee Corso is retiring after one final College GameDay broadcast during the first week of the upcoming season. Corso — who has become an iconic part of Saturday mornings with his donning of the mascot head of the team he is picking to win that day — has been slowing down over The post Lee Corso to retire from College GameDay after final broadcast in week one of upcoming season appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

In February 2007, Sgt. John McCulloch of Huntsville was on patrol in northern Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated, wounding him. Today, McCulloch, who has long-term health issues from the explosion, is the recipient of the Purple Heart. However, the honor was not awarded for nearly two decades. After years of reaching out to The post Dale Strong helps veteran John McCulloch obtain long-delayed Purple Heart appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, John and Barry dove into the early wave of college football’s spring transfer portal activity, highlighting moves like former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s potential transfer to UCLA. The hosts weighed the growing influence of NIL deals, the shifting player loyalty culture, and the stark transformation at programs like The post Longshore and McKnight: Baylor loses nearly its entire basketball roster, Auburn is shopping for a defensive line, and more… appeared first on Yellowhammer News.