MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lower court’s order for the state of Alabama to return to VictoryLand Casino cash and gambling machines that were seized during a raid in 2013. The stay was granted at the request of the Alabama attorney general’s office. “I am pleased with the Alabama […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.  —  Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL05) announced his endorsement of Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz for President Monday. Congressman Brooks also revealed he will run as a delegate in support of Cruz for the Alabama GOP primary, and will serve as chairman of the Cruz campaign’s Alabama leadership team. The announcement was made on […]

SELMA, Ala. — GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson made major headlines over the weekend after Politico, a national political newspaper in Virginia claimed the candidate’s presidential campaign had admitted to “fabricating” a story regarding Carson’s recount that he received a “full scholarship” to attend the military academy West Point. The Politico article, which many are […]

By Dr. Daniel J. Smith and Sean P. Alvarez Vying for the democratic nomination for the Whitehouse, both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have proposed higher education reforms to decrease or even eliminate tuition for college students. While academics (and aspiring academics) like ourselves can reasonably expect to benefit from reforms to boost college enrollment, these […]

I’ve written many times about the need for Congress to pass a reliable, long-term bill to fund our nation’s highway system. I’ve considered this one of my top priorities in Congress because of how important a new highway bill would be for our area. I have repeatedly voted against short-term highway bills that simply put […]

*This article has been updated to add a fourth candidate who qualified just before the deadline.* Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has attracted a handful of challengers in his bid for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate, none of whom appear to pose a serious threat to the popular conservative closing out his career on […]

WASHINGTON — Though the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act is expected to pass the Senate without any problems, an appropriations bill actually spending the money is being held up by Senate Democrats. There are two parts to the federal governments spending process. First a budget bill is passed setting the spending priorities—this is non-binding. Next, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Layoffs at several of Alabama’s coal mines over the last few months have left hundreds of families wondering how they will be able to provide Christmas for their children. A group of Alabamians is rallying to make sure these families still get to experience all the magic and warmth of the season, […]

As the Representative for Alabama’s Second Congressional District, I believe my first job is to listen to those I represent and work on their behalf in Congress. That’s why before each vote I take, I first ask, “How are the people I represent affected?” And for me, the district’s and Alabama’s interests will always come […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz revealed recently another piece of what would be on his agenda if he is elected to the nation’s highest office a year from now—pursuing justice for the Tea Party groups persecuted by the IRS under President Obama. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions eviscerated the just-made-public 5,554 page Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Thursday afternoon, calling it “by definition, anti-democratic.” “The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership runs 5,554 pages. This is, by definition, anti-democratic,” Sessions said in a press release Thursday afternoon. “No individual American has the resources to ensure his or her economic and […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. House of Representative voted Thursday to approve a bipartisan bill that reauthorizes the Highway Trust Fund and the Export Import Bank. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 includes a six-year transportation funding bill—the first long-term bill passed in several years. The bill seeks to improve the nation’s infrastructure through […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Thursday signed an executive order stripping the state attorney general’s office of the authority to enforce gambling laws, paving the way for gambling to take place in local areas under the supervision of sheriffs and district attorneys. Alabama’s gambling laws are, in short, a complete mess. […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) told the Breitbart News Daily podcast Monday he was disappointed immigration and trade hadn’t been concentrated on in recent Republican presidential debates. Sessions has been a leading voice on immigration issues and voting to block legislation he thinks would be costing American workers fair wages and job opportunities. During the interview […]

MOBILE, Ala. — A report by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development revealed this week that thousands of families across the country living in public housing are “overincome,” or making more income than qualifies them for taxpayer subsidized housing, including more than 800 in Alabama. According to the Department’s […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Huckabee campaign announced this week that the former governor and current GOP presidential candidate will be revisiting Alabama on Thursday. During his visit Governor Huckabee will be presenting his petition and filing fee to Republican Chairwoman Terry Lathan, officially securing his place on the ballot in March. In October, Governor Huckabee […]

(Video above: Cliff Sims interview Heidi Cruz on Yellowhammer Radio) Heidi Cruz, the wife of U.S. senator and Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, is touring the state of Alabama this week. In an interview on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims, Mrs. Cruz said her reason for spending significant time in the state over the next […]

ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Two illegal aliens were arrested in Alabama over the weekend for their participation in what authorities are describing as an “ongoing sex trade operation.” Ricardo Castaneda, 33, and Humberto Erazo-Medrano, 42, were taken into custody after Albertville police, Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies, the FBI and the Dept. of Homeland Security executed a […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) introduced Tuesday a landmark bill which could dramatically decrease the amount of power the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has to regulate carbon emissions, as well as other “greenhouse gasses.” Palmer is a member of the Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment and the Oversight and Government Reform […]

MONTGOMERY, ALa. — Artur Davis made headlines over the weekend when he filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the Alabama Democratic Party, the State Democratic Executive Committee’s (SDEC) Executive Board, and SDEC Chairwoman Nancy Worley for not allowing him to register as a Democratic candidate in Montgomery. Davis was a Democratic […]

By H. Mac Gipson The recent decision by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to close or consolidate 15 state-run liquor stores at the end of the year because of budget cuts has generated a great deal of discussion in the media – and commentaries critical of the decision. Unfortunately, some of the opinions expressed […]

By Andrew A. Yerbey, API Senior Policy Counsel Ann Marie Corgill is, by all accounts and by almost any definition, a highly qualified teacher. It is regrettable that the modifier “almost” is necessary in that sentence, but its inclusion is instructive. From it, the people of Alabama can learn a lot about what ails their […]

President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law a two-year budget and debt deal that funds the government through the rest of his presidency and raises the nation’s debt limit yet again. The deal was negotiated in what Sen. Richard Shelby called Washington’s “dark corridors” without input from most of the people’s representatives, then slammed […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In a speech to a group in Montgomery, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) teased attendees with a proposal he says will reform healthcare in rural Alabama, including the government healthcare program for low-income citizens Medicaid. “There are some programs that I will be announcing by my State of the State that are […]