Presidential tweets and a Supreme Court case have reignited the question of taxing internet sales. The Court in April heard arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair regarding whether a retailer must have physical presence in a state to have to remit sales taxes. The physical presence rule goes back to 1967 and mail order catalogs. […]

1. In a move that shocks no one, the president of the United States will not be indicted; we are one year in — Rudy Giuliani has relayed a conversation that he had with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, it appears that even IF they find wrongdoing they will not be indicting a sitting […]

On Thursday, the Huntsville City Board of Education will vote on how they handle staffing for over 780 support positions in the school district ranging from cafeteria workers to Special Education Aides. Many people in the community have raised concerns as this could have a huge impact on the future of Huntsville City Schools. The […]

1. Gov. Kay Ivey is attacked for giving money to a now-closed LGBTQ organization, as State Rep. Todd calls her gay — Ivey dismissed her opponent and Evangelist Scott Dawson’s accusations that she “betrayed Alabama values” as “desperate” and says the Federal dollars had to go to “underserved” communities. — State Representative Patricia Todd claimed the governor […]

1. Trump’s poll numbers are improving and he has a pretty good week as his numbers trend in the right direction — A week of accomplishments, with Americans seeing actual progress, grew throughout the week, including the scuttling of the Iran Deal, 3 prisoners released from North Korean labor camp, a date for the U.S.-North Korean […]

1. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returns from North Korea with 3 hostages — One day after President Donald Trump ended the Iran Deal, and his detractors said this would screw up any North Korean negotiations, Pompeo brought Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Sang Duk home. — The release of the three Americans is seen as […]

1. The Iran Deal is just one more campaign promise kept by the president and his record on those promises is pretty good — So far he has appointed a conservative Supreme Court Justice, cut taxes, killed the individual mandate, withdrawn from Paris Climate Accord, withdrawn from the TPP, slashed regulations, cut immigration, increased defense spending, […]

1. Disastrous Iran deal seems to be on life support, Kerry’s shadow diplomacy all but seals that — President Donald Trump has announced that he will announce the fate of the Iran deal today at 2:00 PM EST, he is expected to end or drawdown the program. — Trump’s references to former Secretary of State Kerry’s […]

1. Special Counsel Robert Mueller questioned by a judge about the legitimacy of parts of the investigation — Judge T.S. Ellis III questioned whether or not Mueller’s team had a reason to be going after former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort other than to get Trump. — The judge said, “You don’t really care about […]

NBC News aired a segment about Canadian academic Jordan Peterson that labeled him an “alt-right intellectual.” Verdict: False Peterson not only rejects identity politics, including the white nationalist underpinnings of the alt-right – he actively tries to steer his followers away from the political fringes. Richard Spencer and other alt-right leaders have criticized Peterson for […]

1. Giuliani thinks the president could be subpoenaed, now he says Trump didn’t know about the payment, and most think Mueller wants to take down Trump — After dropping a bombshell on “Hannity” Wednesday night, Giuliani told ABC News that the chance Trump is subpoenaed is 50/50. — Giuliani also told NBC news Trump was shocked […]

Spring professional football returns in 2019 with the Alliance of American Football (AAF). I am very excited about this and think that the league has an excellent chance to be successful. The AAF’s potential also illustrates one of economics’ most difficult challenges. The Alliance’s eight teams will play a ten game season beginning after the […]

1. Former Trump campaign aide says the Special Counsel’s focus is Russian collusion, President Donald Trump lies again — Michael Caputo says Mueller’s team knows “more about the Trump campaign than anyone who ever worked there” and says they are still very much interested in collusion. — Trump and his team continue to make his life worse […]

Candidates for public office, once elected, bring their underlying principles and perspectives on policy issues into office with them, thus defining how they govern. It is important for citizens to know and understand the candidates for which they are voting, and Yellowhammer News and the Alabama Policy Institute (API) are partnering to bring that information […]

1. Gov. Kay Ivey’s poll numbers continue to look good, Huntsville’s mayor Tommy Battle is in second place with only 11 points — In a poll of 600 Alabamians, Ivey leads the four person GOP field with 47 percent. She leads in all demographic groups. — Battle is strong on his home turf of North […]

1. In a move that shocks no one, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s questions for Trump have “leaked“ — Mueller’s questions hit on Trump-Russia, his family, Moscow real estate deals, Jeff Sessions, the firing of James Comey, and more. — President Trump says the release of the questions for him is “disgraceful“; he would be nuts to sit […]

1. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner exposed the biases of the press, also exposed them as thin-skinned — The worst joke of the evening, which exposed the press as elitist, defensive, detached, cruel, blind and made-up of biased Democrats, was a joke about Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders that would ruin the career of any conservative: “Like, […]

1. President Donald Trump admits to hiring Michael Cohen to deal with Stormy Daniels, Cohen pleads “the fifth“ — After months of denying, official denials, and obvious hedging Trump finally admits he hired Cohen to deal with the payout details to silence pornstar Stormy Daniels on “Fox & Friends”. — Michael Cohen, who everyone is telling […]

The Resistance erupted in anger at the decision by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) to support Mike Pompeo’s confirmation as secretary of state Thursday, but it should have been an easy call. On paper, Pompeo is eminently qualified. He was first in his class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and spent six […]

Much has been made about the Republicans bailing on Congress, probably rightly so. The Speaker of the House and other leaders are on their way out and so are some backbenchers. The math looks bad, the general consensus seems to be that the Republicans are going to lose the House, and people want out. Alabama […]

1. Sen. Doug Jones finally comes around and announces he will vote YES on Mike Pompeo after it doesn’t matter — After days of non-committal answers from Sen. Jones, and nudging from Congressman Mo Brooks, his office finally commits to voting to confirm Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State. — Jones didn’t commit until the nomination was a lock with Republican […]

Math continues to be a stubborn thing for some in politics. If polls are snapshots in time, if a series of polls create trends, and if real-world results matter, Republicans continue to be in bad shape for the 2018 midterms. In Arizona, a Republican held onto a seat vacated by Rep. Trent Franks, after a […]

1. Ugly Alabama Democrat debate continues to highlight rejected ideas and portray them as profound — Lottery, gambling, Medicaid, and more spending continue to be the main argument for Alabama Democrats even though there is no evidence they have any appeal among voters. — Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox went at former Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb […]

1. Van driver kills 10 in Toronto, the anti-thoughts and prayers crowd offers thoughts and prayers — Witnesses said the driver was moving fast and appeared to be acting deliberately as he mowed down innocent people in broad daylight, sources in the U.S. believe it is terrorism. — The attacker is Alek Minassian of Ontario, he used a rental van which […]