(Above: Bradley Byrne addresses his amendment to cut the EERE Program) WASHINGTON — Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) made an impassioned plea on the House floor for the Department of Energy to abandon its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program, which appropriates more than $1.6 billion to subsidize renewable energy while creating punitive regulations on […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In a speech to the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Monday, Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) expressed his staunch opposition to gambling legislation recently proposed in the Alabama Senate as a way to patch the General Fund budget’s $250 million shortfall. Bentley said a bill proposed by Senate leader Del Marsh last week […]

LOXLEY, Ala. — Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R), announced in a press conference Monday morning that he is personally filing a lawsuit to stop school boards from using taxpayer money to campaign for tax increases. Zeigler claims that, contrary to an opinion from Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, the state’s laws forbid the practice […]

DETROIT, Michigan — Ben Carson, the famed pediatric neurosurgeon who shot to stardom with a pointed speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2013, announced Sunday evening that he running for President. “I’m willing to be part of the equation and therefore, I’m announcing my candidacy for president of the United States of America,” Carson […]

WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is warning his colleagues and the American people about the dangers of approving the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), an executive branch agency that would allow the President to side-step Congress when creating trade agreements. “Congress has the responsibility to ensure that any international trade agreement entered into by the […]

OPELIKA, Ala. — A Republican senator is proposing a bill that would allow Alabama cities to build out their own fiberoptic internet access, sparking a debate between municipal leaders who tout the economic development possibilities and some conservatives who view it as government encroachment on private enterprise. Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Opelika) has proposed nixing current […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As lawmakers mull over different options to fill the $250+ million hole in Alabama’s General Fund budget, the top Republican in the Senate is floating the idea of covering the shortfall by issuing a bond against the future earnings from a lottery and expanded casino gambling. Faced with the choices of raising […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation that will allow terminal patients to have access to new medications that are still going through the Food and Drug Administration’s stringent approval process. Inspired by a 9-year-old boy named Gabe Griffin from Shelby County, the right-to-try legislation will allow new medications already in […]

SELMA, Ala. — Paramount Home Media Distribution announced last week that it will give a free copy of the Academy Award-winning film “Selma” to every high school in the nation. The film’s director, Ava DuVernay praised the decision saying, “To think that this triumphant story of dignity and justice will be available to every high […]

WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) is pleading with the Supreme Court to follow its own precedent when deciding whether or not states should be required to recognize and perform same-sex marriages. “I believe that marriage is correctly defined as being between one man and one woman,” Palmer wrote in a press release this week. […]

ATHENS, Ala. — Alabama Shakes, the Grammy-winning funky soul rock band from Athens, just saw their sophomore album hit number 1 on the Billboard top 200 chart, the first time the group has reached the top spot. Sound & Color reached reached number 1 just a week after it was released. The Alabama Shakes’ first […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Senator Greg Albritton (R-Range) saw his bill to remove the state government from the marriage business clear its first hurdle Wednesday, after it passed out of the Judiciary committee unanimously. SB377 would remove the duty of confirming marriages from county probate judges and allow marriages to be recorded by the state […]

WASHINGTON — During oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, Justice Antonin Scalia raised a concern shared by many Christians that establishing gay marriage as a constitutional right would require pastors to violate their deeply held beliefs and perform marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples. “I’m concerned about the wisdom of this court imposing through […]

(Video above: Carly Chandler takes some of her first unassisted steps.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Last year Carly Chandler did the improbable, she captured the hearts of the Alabama legislature, compelling them to come together across party lines to help a group of Alabamians in need. Carly is a 4-year-old from Birmingham who suffers from an […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Congresswoman Martha Roby joined Yellowhammer Radio Wednesday, and saying she was fired up is a little bit of an understatement. “I’m getting ready to not be nice up here [in Washington] today,” Rep. Roby told host Cliff Sims before launching into the problem she has with the way the Veterans Affairs administration […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala — Wednesday on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims, Congresswoman Martha Roby announced for the first time that fellow member of the U.S. House and rising Republican star Trey Gowdy (R-SC4) will be visiting Alabama in May. “I’m looking forward to Trey being in Alabama’s 2nd district” Rep. Roby announced at the end of […]

(Above: Dr. Jimmy Jackson of Huntsville leads the U.S. House’s invocation) WASHINGTON — North Alabama pastor Dr. Jimmy Jackson was given the honor of delivering the opening invocation in the U.S. House Wednesday morning, serving as guest chaplain. Dr. Jackson, who has been the senior pastor at Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville since 1978, delivered […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After several hours of debate Tuesday evening, the Alabama House of Representatives approved a resolution calling for a Convention of States to amend the U.S. Constitution. Article V of the U.S. Constitution says that a convention of the states can be convened if two-thirds of the state legislatures (34) approve an application […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday gave final passage to legislation that overturns the Alabama Supreme Court’s adoption of a novel legal theory that many considered to be a looming disaster for Alabama businesses and the state’s overall business climate. In 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court in the Weeks v. Wyeth case — […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax9V-IfFk3k (Video above: Sessions questions DHS chief Jeh Johnson) WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson in a tense hearing Tuesday before the Judiciary Committee. “Let me ask you this,” Sessions began, “just a fundamental question. How many aliens with final orders of removal are currently in the […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj44gM6eBNI (Video above: Amari Cooper in a new Nike commercial) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Heisman trophy finalist, 2014 Biletnikoff Award award winner, and University of Alabama permanent team captain Amari Cooper has landed his first big product endorsement since going pro this year. “On the field I need to be manipulative,” the famously soft-spoken wide receiver […]

(Video above: Bruce Pearl takes on soccer coach Karen Hoppa in an epic lip sync battle) AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl took on women’s soccer coach Karen Hoppa in a lip sync battle as part of the school’s athletic department award ceremony, the AUSPYs. Let’s just say that neither coach […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Citizens Action Program, or ALCAP, an evangelical Christian lobbying group is already drumming up their base to campaign against a proposal to legalize the lottery and expand gambling on Indian lands in the state. “I cannot emphasize enough the importance of EVERY church member and EVERY person who is opposed […]

Former lead singer of N*SYNC Justin Timberlake may have been a teen heartthrob in the 1990s, but his latest musical crush is on Alabama’s own Alabama Shakes, who released their sophomore album this month. JT tweeted his praise of Sound & Color Monday evening. Upon my SEVENTH(I can't stop playing it.) listen in a row, […]