MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Bentley Administration says the governor’s latest proposals will increase Alabamians’ taxes by $260 million annually. Gov. Bentley on Thursday released details of his proposals for next week’s special session of the Alabama Legislature. In addition to several reform measures meant to address structural budgeting issues, the governor proposed three specific tax […]

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The hickory smoke has finally cleared and the winners of the Alabama Tourism Department’s BBQ Battle have been revealed. Over one million votes were cast online in five different categories. The contest was part of the Tourism Department’s “Year of Alabama Barbecue” campaign. “Alabama is not only home to the world’s best barbecue, but also […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey and a close circle of advisers are mapping out a transition plan in case Gov. Robert Bentley is compelled to resign from office, according to multiple Yellowhammer sources. The Bentley Administration, which was relatively devoid of controversy during the governor’s first term in office, has suddenly found […]

Almost exactly five years ago, Ashley Dailey of Glencoe, Alabama hit rock bottom. She was hopelessly addicted to drugs and had “lost everything.” With nowhere else to turn, she pleaded with God to rescue her from her addiction, no matter what it took. On the five-year anniversary of Dailey’s “last day as a drug addict,” […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tens of thousands of activists, including Alveda King, the niece of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., marched through the streets of downtown Birmingham on Saturday, rekindling memories of the central role Alabama played in the Civil Rights Movement. The crowd, which the Birmingham Police Department estimated was perhaps as large as 30,000 […]

Two things you should know about @tedcruz: 1. He delivers a ??? stump speech, & 2. His boots are ???? … More tmrw. pic.twitter.com/B9HkJOVERa — Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) আগস্ট 26, 2015 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Speaking to a packed house of Republican activists and elected officials on Tuesday, U.S. Senator and GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOwV9VemDc (Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions joins Donald Trump on stage in Mobile) MOBILE, Ala. — Tens of thousands of Donald Trump supporters flocked to Ladd-Peebles Stadium Friday evening for what many are saying was the largest event so far in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. “Friday night resembled something between a Lynyrd […]

MOBILE, Ala. — The 2,000-capacity Mobile Civic Center Theater proved to be too small to contain Trump Mania, forcing the presidential contender’s campaign to move its Friday “campaign pep rally” to Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The outdoor venue, which is the home field for the University of South Alabama and hosts the annual Senior Bowl and GoDaddy.com […]

Ghana and Pakistan are two of the countries around the world that have grown accustomed to “rolling blackouts.” The tactic is used by energy providers when their generating capacity cannot meet consumers’ demand. In short, power is cut off at different times throughout the day in different parts of the country. But while this may […]

Former Auburn University and NBA star Charles Barkley on Wednesday told ESPN’s “Mike and Mike” that while he likes the Democrat Party’s “open-mindedness,” there is not a single Democrat currently running for president that he is interested in supporting. “Ninety-nine percent of the time I vote Democrat, but there’s not a Democrat in the race […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that will increase the city’s minimum wage to $8.50 by July 2016 and $10.10 by July 2017. Alabama does not have a statewide minimum wage so the federal $7.25 minimum wage currently applies. The vote on the citywide minimum wage hike comes just […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Trump Force One is officially coming to Alabama. Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump will be in Mobile Friday for a campaign rally at The Mobile Civic Center Theater, the Trump campaign confirmed Tuesday afternoon. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are available at TrumpAlabama.eventbrite.com. According to a poll released […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, on Sunday praised Donald Trump’s newly-released immigration policy paper, calling it “exactly the plan America needs.” Trump’s plan, which can be read in full on his campaign website, is built on a foundation of three “core principles.” 1. A nation […]

Real estate mogul and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is working to enter a new, more policy-focused phase of his upstart campaign, and in an effort to do that is seeking the counsel of one of the conservative movement’s favorite senators: Jeff Sessions. Trump told the Washington Post he is preparing to roll out a […]

For the last week I have been in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a key U.S. ally bordering areas of Syria and Iraq currently controlled by the so called Islamic State. While Jordan has remained a relatively peaceful nation in the tumultuous region, its close proximity to the Syrian civil war, the deteriorating situation in […]

Alabama lawmakers will convene this week in Montgomery for a Special Legislative Session with the sole purpose of passing a balanced budget. You will hear legislators say there is not enough money to fund the essential services of state government. What they are really saying is they do not have the courage to reform a […]

GREENSBORO, Ala. — Alabama State Rep. Ralph Howard (D-Greensboro) was arrested earlier this week for shooting out the tires of his wife’s car during a domestic dispute, according to a report by the Sumter County Record-Journal. He made bond after spending Sunday night in the Hale County Jail and is being charged with harassment, domestic […]

Like many of you, I often grow frustrated with our local, state and national elected leaders, and even occasionally feel powerless as I watch political events unfold. But this past week provided me and many others around Alabama with indisputable evidence that our voices combined truly can make a difference. Consider this timeline… Sunday, July […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama’s U.S. Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions on Wednesday signed a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell urging her agency to cooperate with upcoming investigations into Planned Parenthood and warning DHS not to delete any relevant records. Planned Parenthood annually receives more than $500 million in funding […]

https://youtu.be/H5I2V4b7C1o (Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks in a Senate hearing reviewing the Obama Administration’s lack of immigration enforcement.) The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday held a hearing to review the Obama Administration’s immigration enforcement policies that included emotional testimony from Americans whose family members have been killed by illegal immigrants. Among those who testified […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has ordered the state’s National Guard leadership to develop a plan to arm national guardsmen while they are on duty. The announcement comes in the wake of shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee in which five service members were killed by a radical Islamist at two separate military facilities. One […]

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday launched what will ultimately be a two-month campaign to win over members of Congress who are skeptical his newly announced Iran nuclear agreement is a good deal for the United States. One senator who President Obama can mark off of his list of those who may be persuaded is […]

(Video Above: Cliff Sims interviews Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry on Yellowhammer Radio) During an interview on Yellowhammer Radio Wednesday, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry expressed outrage with President Barack Obama’s decision to release a local man from federal prison after he was convicted multiple times on drug and weapons charges. Earlier this week, President […]