(Video Above: Congressman Bradley Byrne speaks in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) and Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2)  called on the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday to approve legislation eliminating all federal funding to Planned Parenthood. In his speech, Byrne referenced the Planned Parenthood clinic in Mobile, Alabama that […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ii4abgpvo (Video Above: Senator Jeff Sessions addresses the Senate floor on President Obama’s Iran deal and radical Islamists.)  WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) delivered remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday condemning President Obama’s deal with Iran and the administration’s soft stance on radical Islamists, arguing in favor of statesmanship and a longer-term strategy […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After months of contentious debate, the Alabama Legislature on Wednesday passed a budget and sent it across the street for the governor to sign. Here’s what you need to know: 1. The new General Fund includes some cuts The final tally on the Fiscal Year 2016 General Fund is $1.75 billion, down […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) has signed on to a resolution calling for the impeachment of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, sponsored by Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ5). In recent months the EPA and its leadership have come under heightened scrutiny as several high profile mistakes and increasingly intrusive regulations unable to […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) hinted in a recent interview he may break his 19-year tradition and endorse a GOP candidate during the primary season. “A few people might be interested in how I would evaluate the candidates,” Sessions told Roll Call in an interview published Tuesday. “I’m not going to go out […]

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday approved $86 million in tax increases to go along with two measures aimed at reforming the state’s dysfunctional budgeting process. The three tax increases passed by the Senate promise to bring in far less revenue than the proposals pushed by Governor Robert Bentley and House leaders. But while the majority […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The word of the night was “compromise” in the Alabama Senate, where Republican lawmakers pushed through two budget reform measures before also raising taxes by roughly $86 million annually. The Senate approved the transfer of $80 million in use tax revenue from the Education Budget to the General Fund Budget. The use […]

DADEVILLE, Ala. — Dadeville City Councilman Frank Goodman who is currently pushing for a new local ordinance  banning saggy pants says that God wants the sartorial slippage to be illegal. Goodman said ever since he took office in 2008, he’s wanted to pursue legislation to prohibit saggy pants, but the legislation has never gotten off the ground […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate on Monday evening passed a bill to move $100 million in use tax revenue from the state’s Education Budget to its General Fund Budget, potentially alleviating some of the pressure to pass major tax increases. The use tax, which is a tax on goods and equipment purchased by Alabamians […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama System on Monday announced its economic development and governmental affairs efforts will be quarterbacked by former Congressman Jo Bonner and Birmingham attorney Clay Ryan. Bonner has been with the UA System doing both economic development and governmental affairs since he left Congress in in 2013. By bringing on […]

(Audio Above: Congresman Bradley Byrne expresses his concerns with allowing thousands of Syrian refugees in the U.S.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1), a member of the House Armed Forces Committee’s Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, spoke candidly Thursday on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims regarding the increasing pressure to allow refugees […]

The U.S. got some discouraging, although not surprising, news today. Our country continues its 15-year fall in economic freedom levels. According to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2015 Annual Report, the U.S. now ranks 16th compared with other nations measured — down from 2ndplace in 2000. The decline has been rapid, but to economists […]

There is no greater responsibility of Congress than to ensure for the safety and security of the American people. With that in mind, last week I voted against the Iran nuclear agreement, which I believe puts the American people at greater risk. I’ve been opposed to the Iran nuclear talks from the start because I […]

(Video above: Miss Alabama Meg McGuffin says during the Miss America pageant that Republicans should be terrified of Donald Trump) Miss Alabama Meg McGuffin had a strong showing in Miss America Sunday night, placing Fourth Runner Up. But while much of the focus was on the talent and evening wear portions of the competition, McGuffin’s […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The State of Alabama will now require its public school students to study evolution and climate change. The state school board last week unanimously approved new standards that make the two controversial subjects mandatory parts of the science curriculum. According to advocates of the standards change, students will not be required to […]

WASHINGTON — While Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked an effort to stop President Obama’s controversial deal with Iran, Republicans in the House are passing their own measures asserting the Obama administration hasn’t followed the law in giving Congress all the information they need in order to approve or reject the deal. Several members of […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate Thursday gave their approval to a bill which would require state agencies to justify closures of vital services through a public review process before any office, state park, or facility is shuttered. As the Alabama Legislature has debated how to best handle a projected $200+ million shortfall in the […]

By Jim Page, CEO of the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce Alabama’s great successes in economic development over the past 20 years have transformed our economy from one rooted almost exclusively in the agriculture and textile industries to one that is leading the nation in 21st Century job sectors like automobile manufacturing, rocket building, and […]

Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday continued guiding tax hike bills through the legislative process. The following tax increase proposals were approved by a vote of the full House: — Increase cigarette tax to 67.5 cents per pack ($66 million) — Increase car title tax from $15 to $28 ($19 million) — […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) joined 17 other states Thursday in filing a motion for a nationwide stay on the EPA’s controversial expansion of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, calling it a violation of states’ rights. The new rule seeks to extend the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House on Thursday added to the lengthy list of revenue measures set to be voted on during the second Special Legislative Session by voting in committee on a bill to increase the gasoline excise tax by $0.05 in 2015 and “index” the tax so that it would rise and fall […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) held an impromptu meeting Wednesday with GOP frontrunner Donald Trump after the candidate’s rally in DC decrying President Obama’s deal with Iran. During their encounter, Sessions said they discussed the role of immigration in stagnating wages for middle and working class Americans. “Wages are lower today than in […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House passed Thursday a 25 cent per pack tax increase on cigarettes after months of debate on how to address a projected shortfall in the state’s ailing General Fund, and definitively answering whether or not Republicans would violate their campaign promises to vote against tax hikes. A final vote of […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan recently urged legislators who ran on the Party’s platform of smaller, more limited government to keep their promises and not raise taxes while they deliberate a package of tax increases Thursday. “We do know that there have been five tax referendums over the summer, and that voters […]