MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a nationwide stay on the EPA’s controversial “Waters of the United States” rule Friday morning, granting the request of Alabama and 17 other states which had filed to stop implementation of the the rule while it continues to be litigated in federal court. “The […]

(Video Above: Some of the services Shape Corp. offers) ATHENS, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley announced Friday morning that specialized injection molding and roll-forming company Shape Corp. is establishing a manufacturing facility in Athens. “I am honored that Shape Corp. has selected Alabama as the home of their new manufacturing facility, and I am proud […]

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange responded Thursday to several filed complaints of “no guns allowed” signs on public property. The Alabama’s Constitution and code of law reiterate the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment protections, but provide certain limitations on the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms on public property. Several complaints […]

(Audio above: Gov. Mike Huckabee says Jeff Sessions would be on his short list for AG) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — During an interview on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims Thursday, former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions would be among the first people he’d consider asking to join his […]

Alabama native Scott Stantis is widely viewed as one of the best — if not the best — editorial cartoonists in the country. At one point he was the staff cartoonist for The Birmingham News. And although he’s now at The Chicago Tribune, which is one of the most high profile jobs in his field, […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions revealed Tuesday he believes the conglomerate of trade deals dubbed “ObamaTrade” can still be killed in Congress, but it won’t be easy. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) and Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), which Sessions points out would cover approximately 90 percent of the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Tea Party and Conservative Coalition (ATPCC) banded together to endorse Wetumpka Tea Party president and nationally-known conservative activist Becky Gerritson in the Second District congressional race, simultaneously disavowing another Tea Party group which endorsed Republican incumbent Martha Roby. “Becky has been a Tea Party conservative since the movement began in […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jesse Jackson will be traveling through Alabama Wednesday, condemning the state’s closure of 31 part-time satellite Drivers License offices, many of which are in counties with majority-minority populations. “It puts Alabama in a disgraceful posture again,” Jackson told WBRC. The Alabama Black Caucus announced that Jackson will appear at Bethel Baptist Missionary […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) is facing Becky Gerritson, the leader of one of Alabama’s most active and effective conservative political advocacy groups in the GOP primary next Spring, but that doesn’t mean every Tea Party in the state will support the challenger. The Alabama Patriots Tea Party, one of the oldest Tea […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After a months-long battle over tax increases, Governor Robert Bentley revealed last week he will push once again for revenue increases in the 2016 legislative session. Between November 2014 and September 2015 the amount of revenue from new taxes and budget reforms the governor pushed for dropped from $541 million to $250 million, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) CEO David Bronner, who oversees state employees’ pension program, revealed recently that the system would devolve into a “crisis” if taxpayers do not continue propping it up to the tune of $1 billion per year. The Alabama Legislature’s newly formed Joint Committee on Pensions this week began […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) decision to handle budget cuts by closing 31 part-time satellite Driver License offices as “a blast from the Jim Crow past.” The move by ALEA has invited national criticism, with Democrats and the media, in […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley’s chief of staff Seth Hammett, the administration’s top staffer, announced his resignation Thursday after just over 16 months on the job. The governor announced a new “leadership management team” that will take over responsibility of running the core operations of his office. The team will be co-led by Deputy […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) slammed the Obama administration’s policies for admitting refugees from the Middle East Thursday. In a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, which Sessions chairs, an official from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service revealed that more than 90 percent of refugees who have […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — When the announcement was made Wednesday that satellite drivers license office across the state would be closed, there was immediate speculation that it would cause disenfranchisement of voters in some of Alabama’s poorest counties, and particularly in those where minorities make up a large proportion of the population. Even Hillary Clinton, who […]

WASHINGTON — Though Congress ultimately passed a “continuing resolution” (CR) Wednesday funding the federal government, including abortion provider Planned Parenthood, for the next two months, it wasn’t without significant pushback from Alabama’s  congressional Republicans, who all voted against the bill. The CR has become an oft-used short-term funding mechanism that essentially circumvents the normal budgeting […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Washington, D.C-based finance and business magazine Kiplinger recently named Alabama among the most tax friendly states in the nation. Though the state has been embroiled in its own battle over whether or not to raise taxes to increase revenue, it still remains one of the lowest-tax states on net. Coming in at […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Representative Phil Williams (R-Huntsville) will challenge Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) for the legislature’s top post, according to a letter Williams sent to his colleagues Wednesday evening. “After taking several days to reflect on our most recent Special Session and the process through which we produced a budget for our State,” […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTFF73Aqi4&feature=youtu.be (Video Above: Rep. Martha Roby offers Congress one more opportunity to defund the abortion giant in a last-minute temporary spending bill)  WASHINGTON — Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby filed Wednesday a last-ditch effort to defund Planned Parenthood through the appropriations process. Roby’s legislative maneuver comes after the Senate approved a temporary federal funding bill Wednesday morning […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Wednesday the closure of 5 of Alabama’s 22 state parks. Other parks will see reductions in staff and hours, as well as increases in some entrance fees. The announcement followed shortly after a similar set of closures was announced by the Alabama Law […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Bentley administration began releasing Wednesday lists of services and locations executive agencies say will be closed because of budget cuts. The first wave of announcements came during the lunch hour Wednesday, with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) announcement that it will close 31 satellite Drivers’ License offices across the state. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alarming statistics were shared Tuesday during the 2015 Alabama Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Summit, focusing on what Attorney General Luther Strange characterized as a “drug epidemic” currently sweeping the state. During the meeting of approximately 700 Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) from across the state, Strange revealed that more than 200 people have […]

(Video Above: Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer questions Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards) WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) questioned Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards during a heated hearing by the House Oversight Committee into the abortion provider’s receipt and use of federal appropriations in light of the recent videos depicting the dismemberment and sale of […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The end of Governor Robert and Dianne Bentley’s 50 year marriage became official Tuesday when it was signed off on by a Tuscaloosa judge, a mere month after Dianne Bentley filed, citing “a conflict of personalities which destroys the legitimate aims of matrimony.” In the initial filing, Dianne Bentley requested the governor pay […]