Senator Richard Shelby said today in an interview with Now This News that he sees a lot of similarities between the Obama Administration and the Nixon Administration. “It reminds me of the old dark days we’ve had around here,” Shelby said. “I was hoping we would never go back to this.” Here are some other […]

Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed an executive amendment that would delay portions of the Accountability Act, the session’s biggest victory for Republicans, from taking effect. The Governor’s executive amendment would immediately put into effect the portion of the Accountability Act that gives schools the flexibility to opt out of certain rules and regulations, but […]

It’s mass chaos in Washington, D.C. right now. Literally one third of congressional committees are currently tied up in investigating the Obama administration. None of this is going away any time soon. From Benghazi to the IRS to the DOJ, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has the toughest job in the country right now […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. All sources remain confidential. Wiregrass Senate Maneuvering Two weeks ago in Rumors & Rumblings we discussed rumors that Dothan Young Republicans Chairman Brandon Shoupe […]

The most anticipated issues on the final day of the 2013 legislative session will include the long-debated omnibus gun bill, drug testing for welfare applicants, and the The Religious Liberty Act which would allow religiously affiliated or motivated employers to opt out of the ObamaCare contraceptive mandate. But there is one particular bill that has […]

The mainstream media has been going through a rough stretch lately. From the IRS, to Gosnell, to Benghazi, their resolve to downplay any story damaging to the President or opposed to their personal political ideology is being tested. In the process, the public’s already waning trust in their work has been even further damaged. The […]

“We want to get Washington out of the way of how you use your time,” Rep. Martha Roby said as she delivered this week’s official Republican Address, capping off a flurry of national attention as her bill, The Working Families Flexibility Act, made its way through the House. The bill, which numerous legislators before Roby […]

Remember all of those “Tea Party Crazies,” as Senator Roger Bedford calls them, who were deemed conspiracy theorists for expressing concerns that the IRS was harassing them during the 2012 election cycle? Well, apparently they were right. The IRS today admitted to inappropriately flagging conservative groups for review during the 2012 election cycle. According to […]

Yellowhammer speculated in this week’s Rumors & Rumblings that Rep. Barry Mask would be leaving the legislature to take a job at the Alabama Association of Realtors (AAR). Those rumors were confirmed yesterday as Mask was named the association’s new CEO. “After an exhaustive nation-wide search for a new CEO, we believe that we have […]

A bad session got even worse for teachers’ union leader Henry Mabry Thursday evening as he was removed from the Teachers Retirement System board. Republicans have been considering bringing the bill up for some time now. They have long characterized Mabry’s presence on the board as a conflict of interest because of his position as […]

Yesterday’s rate review hearing on Alabama Power at the Alabama Public Service Commission attracted an all-star cast of characters including wacko environmental groups, conservative policy wonks, power company executives, NAACP activists (huh?), reporters and more. Alabama Power representatives gave in-depth explanations of their history and customer service and economic development efforts before getting into how […]

In the shocking video above, late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart is caught on camera discussing with a woman in her 26th week of pregnancy the chilling details of a late-term abortion. According to the Weekly Standard, “Carhart is something of a rockstar among the “reproductive rights” community. The two Supreme Court decisions on partial-birth abortion bear […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. All sources remain confidential. AEA Gets beat again One of the most-discussed topics on the seventh floor of the State House Tuesday night was […]

Alabama’s congressional delegation is ranked the sixteenth most powerful in the country in Roll Call’s latest “Clout Index,” which scores the influence each state has on national affairs. This is significant considering Alabama ranks as the twenty-third most populous state, with a population of 4.8 million. The Clout Index scores states from 1 to 100 […]

The Governor’s office announced last week that State Finance Director Marquita Davis is resigning to take a job as director of the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity. Davis is well-liked by her colleagues and will be sorely missed. But with her departure, one of the most powerful positions in state government is now up […]

Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint appeared on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday to discuss Heritage’s new report on the cost of the Gang of Eight’s deeply flawed immigration reform bill. “The study you’ll see from Heritage this week presents the staggering cost of another amnesty in our country and the detrimental effects long-term that […]

Gun Bill in Senate There’s some hand wringing going on in the Senate over whether or not to concur with the House-passed version of the Omnibus Gun Bill. “In spite of the NRA throwing their full support behind the House bill, we’re already being attacked by some members of the Tea Party because we didin’t […]

Senate Bill 286, commonly referred to as the Omnibus Gun Bill, passed in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday by an overwhelming 74-27 vote. Senators Scott Beason (R) and Roger Bedford (D) and Representative Ed Henry (R) sponsored the bill, which now heads to the Senate for a concurrence vote expected to take place on […]

The NRA Foundation Board of Trustees has elected Birmingham attorney Jim Porter as its new President. Mr. Porter, a longtime NRA Board member and Second Amendment activist, is a graduate of the Cumberland School of Law and a Special Assistant Attorney General for the state of Alabama. He volunteers his time and legal expertise to […]

Yellowhammer has tried to be at the forefront of covering the ongoing efforts by wacko environmentalists to influence energy policy in the state of Alabama. Today, we have an update on two of the main cogs in the enviro machine — the Alabama Environmental Council and environmental activist Ben Raines. Raines has for over a […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. All sources remain confidential. 1. Marc Keahey in the crosshairs again Senator Marc Keahey (D-Grove Hill) survived the Republican onslaught in 2010 by fighting […]

The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that the Plan B morning-after pill will now be available over the counter to any woman over the age of 15. They also said it no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters, but instead will be available alongside other contraceptives on pharmacy shelves. Plan B One-Step […]

Senator Jeff Sessions joined Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), James Inhofe (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Pat Roberts (R-KA) in writing a letter seeking to push back against the federal Department of Education’s increasing influence over state-level education policy. The letter specifically asks the […]

A new study released this week shows Alabama’s First Class Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program continues to lead the nation in quality. Alabama is one of only four states in the country to meet all 10 quality benchmarks established by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). The quality benchmarks include teacher training, staff-child ratios, support […]