Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose), introduced a bill last week that would limit members of the Alabama State Legislature to a maximum of three four-year terms. The bill would have to be voted on by Alabamians in the next statewide election to be established as a state constitutional amendment. Here are a few of the pros […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill introduced in the Alabama Senate last week would impose term limits on Alabama lawmakers. Senate Bill 57 sponsored by Sen. Trip Pittman (R-Montrose) would limit legislators to three four-year terms. Pittman told the Decatur Daily he believes the bill would compel lawmakers to get things done, since they would no […]

SELMA, Ala. — South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott holds the distinction of being the first black senator elected in the South since Reconstruction. So it was fitting that he co-chaired this past weekend’s Congressional Pilgrimage to Selma, where leaders from around the country gathered to honor the civil rights pioneers of the 1960s and […]

Whichever presidential hopeful makes it to the White House in 2017, it will be the result of relentless campaigning that will include raising hundreds of millions of dollars and organizing grassroots efforts all over the country. Candidates will rely on devoted staffers to help them make decisions on how to spend their time and resources, […]

WASHINGTON — While dozens of Democrats boycotted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress Tuesday of this week, Alabama’s only Democrat in Congress, Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL7) chose to attend. “Israel is our closest ally in the Middle East and, as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, it is especially […]

Could Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) be the first President from Alabama? The conservative Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) hopes so. “AFA headquarters, 555 Alabama Street in Montgomery, is now ground zero for the ‘Draft Jeff’” campaign,” says a new post on the organization’s governmental affairs blog. “What better candidate is out there that is willing to […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Thursday the Alabama State Senate welcomed Tuscaloosa native, and recently crowned heavyweight boxing champion of the world Deontay Wilder. Proudly welcomed Deontay Wilder to ALStatehouse, @WBCBoxing Heavyweight Champ & @tuscaloosacity native! @BronzeBomber pic.twitter.com/oyxt1vMRlW — Kay Ivey (@LtGovIvey) March 5, 2015 Senator Gerald Allen (pictured above with Lt. Governor Kay Ivey and Deontay […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama Republican party chairwoman Terry Lathan, a Mobile native, sat down with Mobile CBS affiliate WKRG earlier this week to discuss her thoughts on the Governor’s $541 million tax increase proposal. “No new taxes. That’s pretty much the bread and butter of our party,” Lathan said during the interview. “Our state has […]

http://youtu.be/24DP1uG-MEM (Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions grills EPA chief Gina McCarthy) WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) grilled Obama’s EPA chief during a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee Wednesday for her inability to justify the EPA’s huge budget increase request or even say whether the agency’s climate change models have been […]

Governor Bentley’s 5th State of the State address Tuesday night may not have answered any questions about his proposed tax hike, or given comfort to conservatives hoping he’d change his mind, but it certainly made for interesting fodder for some of Alabama’s Tweeters. Here are some of the best Tweets Yellowhammer saw during the #ALSOTS: […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former state senator Scott Beason is no longer in the legislature, but his latest move proves he’s far from out of the fight. Beason and the Alabama Free Market Alliance, where he is now senior policy advisor, on Wednesday launched a petition at BentleyTaxHike.com calling on Alabamians to hold Governor Bentley accountable […]

WASHINGTON — U.S Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) believes revelations that Hillary Clinton was exclusively using her private, personal email account to conduct official business as secretary of state may indicate there is additional hidden information pertaining to the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi that has not been released. Not only did Clinton use […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday delivered his annual State of the State address, promising to take “bold” steps to tackle a wide variety of challenges, from boosting economic development and reforming Alabama’s beleaguered prison system, to expanding Medicaid and the state’s nationally renowned Pre-K program. Bentley urged the legislature to pass the […]

CULLMAN, Ala. — The Cullman County Board of Education purchased a $1.2 million lake house on Smith Lake in November, and now local residents are asking for answers. According to the deed, executed on November 7th, 2014, the lake house and land were sold by the Carthage Family Limited Partnership, to the Cullman County Board […]

Lieutenant Governor Ivey, Speaker Hubbard, President Marsh, distinguished guests, members of the Alabama Legislature, Chief Justice Moore, members of the Alabama Supreme Court and My Fellow Alabamians. 22 years ago Alabama stunned the world when one of the most advanced auto manufacturers in the world chose our state for its first U-S Assembly plant. The […]

WASHINGTON — Republican members of Alabama’s congressional delegation on Tuesday spoke out against the US House’s vote to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security through the remainder of the fiscal year—including funding for President Obama’s executive immigration program. The final tally was 257-167, including GOP House leadership and 75 other Republican House members […]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, issued a statement Tuesday condemning the GOP Senate leadership’s retreat in the effort to defund President Obama’s executive actions on illegal immigration. “Essential to any sovereign nation is the enforcement of its borders, the application of uniform rules for […]

MADISON, Ala. — State Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison) on Monday made his first public appearance since the Bentley administration shuttered $100 million in road projects in his district as retaliation for the senator taking out a billboard opposing Bentley’s proposed tax hike. In the press conference, Sen. Holtzclaw said there was nothing about the billboard […]

By 2044, racial minorities will become the majority of the population in the United States, according to a new study by the Center for American Progress, the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution. Eight years later, the majority of voters in the United States will be racial minorities. Along the United States’ southern border, […]

WASHINGTON — Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL6) on Monday called the Federal Communications Commission’s “Net Neutrality” ruling an abuse of the agency’s power. “The FCC’s ‘net neutrality’ erodes the authority of Congress,” Rep. Palmer said. “The FCC, an independent federal agency, does not have the authority to write laws, but in a 3-2 ruling has done […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA), the state’s first school choice legislation. In May, Montgomery Circuit Judge Eugene W. Reese ruled the law unconstitutional in response to a suit filed by the AEA, Democrat state Sen. Quinton Ross, and the Lowndes County School Superintendent. The plaintiffs argument […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republicans in the Alabama Senate released their legislative agenda Monday, promising to scale back state government and overhaul numerous programs, in contrast to the $700 million tax hike Gov. Bentley proposed last week. The agenda, which they have dubbed “Paving a Path for the Future,” includes 11 bills with topics ranging from […]

(Video above: Rep. Bradley Byrne delivers the remarks below on the floor of the U.S. House) Iran is no friend to the United States or our allies. Iran remains the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Iran has continued to develop Intercontinental Ballistic Missile technology, the only legitimate purpose of such technology is […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard took to the airwaves Monday morning to push back against growing calls for him to resign his post. Last week, several emails between Speaker Hubbard and other politicians, lobbyists, and businessmen in the state were made public when they were filed by the State’s prosecution […]