Politics — Page 361
According to a news release, Attorney General Steve Marshall hosted the first meeting of the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council earlier this week. Marshall is co-chair of the council along with Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health Lynn Beshear and Acting State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. The meeting focused on strategies to […]
Tuscaloosa City School teachers can expect a pay raise soon. According to WBRC, the Tuscaloosa City School Board approved a one percent pay increase that will take effect by the end of October. Deron Cameron, executive director of human resources, acknowledged that Shelby and Jefferson counties pay their teachers more. Cameron wants to make higher pay a […]
The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 is an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business — the men and women who shape the state. Today, we’re taking a look forward to the next generation of Alabama leaders. The individuals below are well on their way to landing […]
National conservative leaders published an open letter today from the website of the Family Research Council (FRC) that asked the mainstream media to stop using data from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Hatewatch” database. Today’s letter was signed by 46 conservative leaders from across the country that include movement stalwarts like FRC’s Tony Perkins; former […]
“Congress shall have the power. . .To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization. . .” U.S. Constitution. Article I, §8, cl. 4. This limit, ratified in 1788, expressly confers Constitutional power over the laws of naturalization exclusively to Congress. The Constitution then goes on to parcel off segments of power to the Judicial and Executive […]
Last week, a federal judge rejected motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the state of Alabama and Secretary of State John Merrill by the NAACP and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The suit alleges that the current system used to elect state judges disenfranchises black voters. Instead of holding statewide elections […]
As reported by WKRG News, last Friday marked the return of one of Alabama’s favorite sons, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. As part of his pledge to be the “law and order administration” Sessions visited Orange Beach to address the serious crime threats facing Alabama and the country. In his speech to a crowded room […]
This morning, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end to an Obama-era program that shielded close to a million illegal immigrants from deportation and entitled them to Social Security benefits. The program is called DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which Obama formed by executive fiat, completely bypassed the United […]
The Washington Free Beacon has reported in two separate articles this week that the radical leftist Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which is based in Montgomery, may not be so dedicated to serving the impoverished after all. The report says the SPLC has transferred millions of dollars to offshore entities in recent years—the kind of […]
According to Fox News, Caddell Construction Company of Montgomery is one of four construction companies that have been awarded contracts to build concrete prototypes of President Trump’s border wall. Other companies to receive a bid are Fisher Sand & Gravel of Tempe, AZ.; Texas Sterling Construction Company of Houston, TX; and WG Yates and Sons Construction […]
As reported by WKRG News, Rep. Bradley Byrne is hosting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in Mobile, while she learns more about the educational opportunities offered in South Alabama. DeVos was appointed Secretary by President Trump earlier this year. She is the 11th Secretary of Education, and part of her education agenda includes the expansion of […]
The state of Texas recently passed a new law meant to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. This Texas law came in the wake of increasing numbers of large urban areas across America becoming “sanctuary cities” based on their refusal to comply with federal immigration law. However, earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Orlando Garcia […]
Two weeks into the run-off campaign to determine who will be the Republican candidate for Jeff Sessions’ old U.S. Senate seat, currently held by Luther Strange, the picture isn’t much clearer than it was the night after the primary vote on August 15th. This uncertainly aside, there’s no shortage of speculation surrounding the race, and […]
Candace Owens joins The Ford Faction to cover a ridiculous Black Lives Matter demand list. That includes, white privilege, white guilt, and even giving up your home. Candace has gone viral with her hot takes which you can see on Youtube, Facebook, or other platforms @redpillblack. Twitter: @RedPillBlack YouTube: Red Pill Black Subscribe to the […]
Last week, Clemson University assistant professor Bart Knijnenburg took to Facebook to say, “All Trump supporters, nay, all Republicans, are racist scum.” Apparently a native of Western Europe (he attended a university in the Netherlands), the professor was not done there. As National Review pointed out, Knijnenburg’s Facebook post went on to say that white supremacy […]
Though the media is currently in a complete state of frenzy over the events in Charlottesville, pardoning of Joe Arpaio and major changes at the White House, the situation with North Korea remains as high stakes as ever. It’s no secret that President Trump has come out strongly against Kim Jong-un and his authoritarian regime. […]
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to announce the Trump administration’s plans to roll back more Obama-era restrictions. According to The New York Times, the administration plans to fully restore a program that allows the Pentagon to transfer military surplus – such as large caliber weapons and grenade launchers – to local police departments. […]
In an interview with Fox Business’s Neil Cavuto, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman said that President Trump should grant him a pardon. The pardon would help prevent “political prosecutions,” which according to Siegelman is what took place when he was convicted of bribery and other corruption charges. According to WBRC, Siegelman, the last Democratic Governor of […]
Tuesday’s municipal elections have brought a huge change to the makeup of the Birmingham Board of Education. Five members of the nine member board chose not to seek reelection. Moreover, the four incumbents in the race found it hard to garner support for reelection. It seems that voters want to bring new faces into the […]
The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 is an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business — the men and women who shape the state. This year’s list is being released in three segments. Yesterday we brought you the most influential people in the Alabama business community. Today’s […]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced this week that Alabama’s Trey Glenn will serve as the EPA’s Region 4 administrator. Glenn’s appointment is another example of President Trump populating his agencies with reform-minded Republicans who can execute his agenda. Glenn brings a wealth of experience to the position, as an environmental engineer with 22 […]
Yesterday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Jefferson County District Attorney Pro Tem Danny Carr announced their court victory over an Alabama gambling facility. Under Alabama law, it is illegal to operate a slot machine in the state, so when Marshall and Carr learned that Redibids (an online gambling site) was soliciting business in Alabama, […]
In an interview with Fox and Friends on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on the debate surrounding Confederate monuments across the country. He was asked if he supported local municipalities’ decisions to remove Confederate monuments in the wake of the violence that wreaked havoc on Charlottesville this past week. Pence stressed that he […]