MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In what can only be described as a stunning turn of events, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday announced that he is officially becoming a Democrat just over 3 months after winning a second term as governor. “I have done a lot of soul searching over the last few months and have […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lawyers for Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard on Monday asked a judge to dismiss the 23 felony charges against him, alleging misconduct by the State’s prosecution team. “The prosecution, investigation, and Special Grand Jury have been tainted,” Hubbard’s defense team wrote in their motion to dismiss. Their misconduct allegations center around two […]

WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6), along with seven other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, penned an op-ed this week urging GOP members of the Senate not to confirm Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. “As members of the U.S. House of Representatives we recognize that the […]

WASHINGTON — The Senate Immigration Subcommittee led by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has launched an investigation into whether the Obama administration’s Department of Homeland security retaliated against immigration officers for simply doing their jobs and enforcing the law. In February of this year, President Obama said during a televised town hall meeting that there could […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For decades in Alabama, if you were a patron of a video rental store (remember those?), you were charged an additional “rental tax” for each transaction. But with those stores going the way of the Dodo, the state government has seen its video rental revenue drastically decline. As a result, the Alabama […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison) addressed his colleagues on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon, speaking out against Governor Bentley’s proposed $541 million tax hike and noting that not a single one of his constituents has come to him expressing support for the governor’s plan. “In Huntsville [Gov. Bentley] urged a group of […]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) joined with several other members of the House this week, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH8), to meet with Iraqi government officials as part of the CODEL (congressional delegation trip) which also took Rep. Roby to Israel last week to evaluate the influence of ISIS in the Middle […]

(Video above: a mini-documentary from BEAA) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Breathe Easier Alliance of Alabama, an LLC formed by users, retailers and wholesalers of consumable vapor products, said in a press release Monday that the organization will implement a campaign for awareness of, and in opposition to a proposed 50 percent tax increase on electronic […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s Athletics Department has made it no secret that they have their eye set on one man in particular to lead the Bama Basketball team into a new era—current Wichita State Shockers head coach Gregg Marshall. But could the lower tax rates in Texas, whose team is also reportedly […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In an interview with Cliff Sims on Yellowhammer Radio, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) said the Republicans may have the majority in Congress now, but conservatives are still very much in the minority. “Let me be clear,” Rep. Brooks said, “while Republicans are the majority in the House and the majority in the […]

WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) told Breitbart News last week that a U.S. General’s testimony on Iran’s presence in South America is more evidence that President Obama’s immigration policies are a threat to national security. Earlier this month General John Kelly, the top U.S. commander in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as Southcom, […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama’s state climatologist, Dr. John Christy, is no stranger to drawing criticism from his peers for his stance on the prevalent theory of climate change. Now Christy and other “deniers” are being investigated by Democrats in Washington, but he says he is “past the point of being intimidated.” A member of the […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Proponents of same sex marriage responded quickly when Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) signed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) last week by calling for a boycott of the state, but Indiana isn’t the only state with an RFRA; 19 other states have a similar law in place, including Alabama. Alabama’s RFRA, Amendment […]

MANCHESTER, UK — Alabama congresswoman Martha Roby is currently with eight of her colleagues, including House Speaker John Boehner, on a CODEL (congressional delegation trip) reinforcing the need for strong American leadership in the world, including in the fight to defeat ISIS. The CODEL began with British allies in Manchester, U.K., where more than 70 […]

For many Christians, this week marks Holy Week, as we prepare for Easter Sunday. We remember the death and crucifixion of Jesus and celebrate his resurrection. In the United States and many other countries around the world, this is an occasion marked with steadfast reflection, prayer, worship and fellowship. It is a time we spend […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley on Thursday took his first trip to the Huntsville area since he put roughly $100 million in local road projects on hold as retaliation for a north Alabama senator not supporting his tax hike. In remarks to local business and political leaders, the governor reiterated that taxpayers whose representatives […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped for the 15th month in a row, according to the Alabama Dept. of Labor. More than 2 million Alabamians are now working—the most since October 2008. “Our economy supported more jobs in February than it has during the same period since 2008,” Governor Bentley said Friday morning. “We […]

WASHINGTON — In the very early hours of the morning Friday the Senate passed an amended version of the budget resolution passed earlier this week by the House that sets Congress’s intention to bring federal spending from deficit to surplus over the next decade. Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (R) said the budget is not perfect, […]

A lot has changed since 1890 when President Benjamin Harrison reminded citizens that lotteries “debauched and defrauded” the public. Today, however, state governments have become the biggest proponents of lotteries. In fact, forty-four states have succumbed to the pressure to enact lotteries. Hoping to fill a $200 million-plus budget shortfall, there is once again a […]

WASHINGTON — A Medicare “doc fix” bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday drew wide bipartisan support, but failed to receive the votes of two of Alabama’s Congressional delegates. Congressmen Mo Brooks (R-AL5) and Gary Palmer (R-AL6) were two of only 37 House members who voted against the measure, which the CBO estimates would add […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — President Barack Obama spoke to a raucous crowd in the Lawson State Community College gym in Birmingham on Thursday, drawing deafening cheers from students and faculty members as he came to the stage to deliver his remarks. The president started by issuing rare praise to Congress, commending House Speaker John Boehner and […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Democratic Party may be all but defunct in the state of Alabama, but Democrats in the state legislature — and a handful of more liberal Republicans — were still able to count on their closest ally during the 2014 election cycle. A list of Alabama’s largest Political Action Committees (PACs) compiled […]

MONTGOMERY — Two former Bentley Administration staffers have launched a new tax-exempt group with the goal of helping the governor win public support for his agenda, including his recent $541 million tax increase proposal and future reforms to the state’s healthcare system. Alabama Council for Excellent Government — which they have nicknamed ACEGov — was […]

WASHINGTON — With the support of Alabama’s six Republican congressmen, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016 that Republicans claim will slash spending by $5.5 trillion over a decade. The Budget Resolution sets Congress’ general framework for taxing and spending, which is to be filled in […]