MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced Friday the creation of an Office of Broadband Development. “The Office of Broadband Development allows Alabama to more effectively meet the demands of our businesses and citizens in an ever growing digital age,” said Governor Bentley. “Broadband development is critical in Alabama’s continued economic growth, and […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As lawmakers consider ways to patch the General Fund budget’s $200+ million hole in the Special Legislative Session this summer, the option of increasing the tobacco tax has seemingly become the most palatable tax option. But according to Breathe Easier Alliance of Alabama, a broad expansion of taxes levied on tobacco and […]

Over the past 20 months, the United States, China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany all took part in talks with Iran over the future of their nuclear program. The talks were defined by missed deadline after missed deadline and lots of conflicting reports. Despite the rocky road, it was announced last week that […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has ordered the state’s National Guard leadership to develop a plan to arm national guardsmen while they are on duty. The announcement comes in the wake of shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee in which five service members were killed by a radical Islamist at two separate military facilities. One […]

On July 16, Yellowhammernews.com published an article by senior editor Elizabeth BeShears criticizing the Retirement Systems of Alabama for investing in a now bankrupt company. No investor always picks winners, and like all investors, the RSA has made investments that have lost money. The important fact is that the RSA picks more winners than losers […]

MOBILE, Ala. — An Alabama company has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid lawsuits alleging they broke labor trafficking laws, and the state’s taxpayers may be on the hook for it. Here’s how: Shipyard Signal International LLC lost a lawsuit—the first of dozens—earlier this year. Several Indian citizens accused the company of luring them to work […]

WASHINGTON — In a report released Thursday by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the latest tax numbers show how many people have been willing to pay a tax instead of purchasing an insurance plan. The number–6.6 million people–is 10 percent higher than the Obama Administration anticipated and could potentially undermine the entire purpose of the […]

Often overlooked by conservatives throughout the country is the extent to which we are taxed without a single vote having been cast by an elected official. While we fight to lower income taxes and eliminate death taxes, unelected bureaucrats are employing another method to grow their government operation: regulation. It’s an easy process for them. […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) joined other congressional Republicans in a press conference Wednesday announcing the launch of an investigation into Planned Parenthood after the revelation the organization—which receives federal funding—sells the body parts of aborted babies. “I don’t care how much political weight Planned Parenthood throws around this town,” Rep. Roby said. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) filed this week a bill titled “The Heritage Protection Act” in an effort to protect landmarks from what he calls the “politically correct movement” to revise Alabama history. S.B. 12, which will be taken up when the Special Session of the legislature resumes Aug. 3, would “prohibit […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 312-119 to pass a short-term extension of Federal transportation funding. Congress has been dealing with transportation funding shortfalls estimated at about $16 billion per year. Since 2005, lawmakers have not passed a transportation bill that lasted longer than two years. House Republican leadership says […]

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday launched what will ultimately be a two-month campaign to win over members of Congress who are skeptical his newly announced Iran nuclear agreement is a good deal for the United States. One senator who President Obama can mark off of his list of those who may be persuaded is […]

(Video Above: Cliff Sims interviews Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry on Yellowhammer Radio) During an interview on Yellowhammer Radio Wednesday, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry expressed outrage with President Barack Obama’s decision to release a local man from federal prison after he was convicted multiple times on drug and weapons charges. Earlier this week, President […]

CULLMAN, Ala. — A Cullman-based lawyer is suing Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) and the Alabama Historical Commission over the removal of the Confederate Flag from the State Capitol grounds last month. Attorney Melvin Hasting argues in his suit that the Alabama Historical Commission failed to follow its mandate and the governor “overstepped his authority” when […]

Properly funding our military is one of Congress’ most important jobs and critical in keeping our homeland safe and ensuring our country’s readiness. People across the globe look to the United States for leadership when it comes to our military. But our prestige as the world’s most dominant military will be in danger if Congress […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. International Trade Commission announced Tuesday it would penalize Chinese tire producers for participating in unfair trade practices after Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and a small bipartisan group of lawmakers called attention to the issue. The ITC found the producers to be guilty of the practice known as dumping—flooding the market with […]

https://youtu.be/zQxXkK8VTfc (Video Above: Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) delivers impassioned speech on U.S. House floor) WASHINGTON — Just hours after news broke that Planned Parenthood’s top doctor was caught on camera explaining how abortion industry professionals illegally sell the body parts of aborted babies, Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) took to the floor of the U.S. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Following the brief first day of the special session of the Alabama Legislature, Senator Paul Bussman (R-Cullman) held a press conference where he called for sweeping changes to the way the state budgets and spends $11 billion in state revenue annually, proposing combining Alabama’s two budgets, un-earmarking all revenue, and placing spending […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After 20 months of negotiations and the passage of several deadlines, the White House has reached a ‘historic’ agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Some on Capitol Hill are scoring the deal as a win for President Obama, who since his 2008 election has pushed for negotiations with Iran to end […]

(Video Above: Rep. Mo Brooks derides Hillary Clinton’s economic plan) WASHINGTON — In an impassioned speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) criticized presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton for her “trickle down federal government dictates solution” to creating more American jobs. Described as “left-leaning” by many in the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) traveled to Washington Tuesday to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Alabama’s prison reform efforts. “Prison reform is an important issue in Alabama,” Governor Robert Bentley explained. “Alabama has made significant progress over the last year to improve our criminal justice […]

CULLMAN, Ala. — President Obama announced Monday he was commuting the sentences of 46 non-violent drug offenders whose punishments, he said, did not fit their crimes. One Alabama man received a commuted sentence from the President, but local law enforcement is questioning whether or not he deserves to be released from federal prison. Robert “Bobby” […]

(Audio above: Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh comments on the Special Session on Yellowhammer Radio) On Monday’s episode of Yellowhammer Radio, show host Cliff Sims asked Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston), the top-ranking Republican in the Alabama Senate, if he believes Gov. Robert Bentley has gathered enough support in the Legislature to advance his […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) has in recent years slashed its own budget by more than 30 percent and plans to transfer the remaining surplus to the state’s ailing General Fund. On Monday, PSC leaders called on other state agencies to voluntarily find ways to cut their budgets as lawmakers convene […]