The 2025 Legislative Session was my second representing House District 16, which includes all of Fayette, northern Tuscaloosa, and western Jefferson Counties. After winning this seat in a contested special election in 2024, I have worked every day with one goal — to bring more jobs and opportunity and an even higher quality of life The post State Rep. Bryan Brinyark: Wins for West Alabama from 2025 legislative session appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

This week, President Donald Trump visited a newly opened migrant detention facility in South Florida, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.” While onsite, Trump praised Alabama and other Republican-led states for establishing similar operations. The facility, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades, is designed to detain undocumented migrants relocated from local jails. The post Trump tours Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” praises Alabama and other Republican states for following example appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

With U.S. Senate passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” farm country today inched one step closer to a critical increase in the farm safety net, plus record tax cuts. The measure heads back to the House for reconciliation following a 51-50 vote. Alabama Farmers Federation National Affairs Director Mitt Walker said provisions The post Farm country hails Senate passage of “Big, Beautiful Bill” appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

A Guntersville man is among four nominees from President Donald Trump for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors. Trump’s nominees for the federal utility are insurance agent Randall Jones of Guntersville; and Lee Beaman, Mitch Graves, and Jeff Hagood, all of Tennessee. Since March, the board has not had enough members to take several The post Trump nominates Guntersville man for TVA board of directors appeared first on Yellowhammer News.