MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Republican Party over the weekend elected new officers and passed numerous resolutions, including those in support of the “sanctity of life” and the “sanctity of marriage,” and in opposition to Common Core. But the most notable resolution of the weekend may have been the one passed to express the ALGOP […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Education Association (AEA) board voted to fire Executive Secretary Henry Mabry Saturday, after reports that teachers’ union cleaned house during a closed door executive meeting late last night, ousting Executive Secretary Henry Mabry and revoking building access to former Associate Executive Secretary Joe Reed. The AEA Board reportedly voted to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Conservative talk radio host Matt Murphy says he has a hard time believing Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley was not aware during his re-election campaign of the shortfall in the General Fund budget that has now compelled him to push for a $700 million tax hike on the people of Alabama. The governor […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley told the audience at the Early Childhood Education Leadership Summit Thursday that he will propose a $700 million tax hike in his State of the State address March 3rd. “For me as a Republican governor to tell you that we’re going to raise taxes in this state, is tough,” […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) announced plans Wednesday to introduce legislation that would roll back the regulations on the red snapper fishing season that plagued anglers last year. “I have made it a top priority to give more control to Gulf states and provide real relief to our Red Snapper fishermen,” Rep. Byrne […]

Over the past several weeks, Senate Democrats have blocked debate on the Department of Homeland Security funding bill that passed the House earlier this year. This legislation provides critical funding for agencies that protect our national security while also defunding the President’s executive amnesty granted to millions of individuals who have broken our nation’s immigration […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama State Representative and House minority leader Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) announced this week that he is again sponsoring legislation that would establish lotteries in the state funding both the General and Education budgets. “I’m going to propose two lottery bills. I’m going to do one for the education trust fund and one […]

Alabama businessman Paul Reynolds took his fight against big government regulations to the Republican National Convention last year, and ended up unexpectedly going toe-to-toe with House Republican leadership in the process. Reynolds, as many Republicans and conservatives, has become increasingly wary of the Obama administration’s use of executive orders to circumvent laws passed by Congress, […]

When Alabama football head coach Nick Saban leaves the school, it will only be a matter of time until things begin to bear his name. Maybe the football field will become Saban Field like Auburn’s Pat Dye Field, or maybe he’ll get a street named after him in Tuscaloosa. Alabama may even consider adding a […]

SAN FRANSISCO, Ca. — An independent, non-partisan poll released Wednesday by the Field Research Corporation found that 49 percent of potential California voters would be inclined to support Alabama-native Condoleezza Rice in an election to replace longtime Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer. Many expect Boxer, who announced her retirement last month, to be replaced by another […]

WETUMPKA, Ala. — Wetumpka TEA Party President Becky Gerritson says she is praying about launching a primary challenge against 2nd Congressional District Republican Rep. Martha Roby. Roby is “not conservative enough,” Gerritson said at the Wetumpka TEA Party meeting this week. “I don’t feel like she represents me or most of the people in this […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama businessman who made headlines last year by winning a landmark campaign finance case before the U.S. Supreme Court is now focusing his newfound political influence on stopping former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush from becoming the Republican presidential nominee in 2016. Shaun McCutcheon told Newsmax last week that he is now […]

(Video above: State Rep. Ed Henry discusses Gov. Bentley’s tactics with Matt Murphy) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a bombshell interview on the Matt Murphy Show Wednesday morning, State Rep. Ed Henry (R-Hartselle) said he believes Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley was disingenuous with voters by claiming he did not realize he would feel compelled to raise […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In a ruling late Monday night, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas halted the implementation President Obama’s executive orders on immigration. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) and Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) welcomed the ruling. “Today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — During a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers on Monday, Gov. Robert Bentley told the assembled crowd he would take infrastructure and community development funding away from of Districts whose legislators do not back his impending tax hike proposal, according to eight interviews Yellowhammer conducted with individuals who attended the meeting. The legislators, […]

The 2016 presidential race will be the next big battle on the national political scene, but Alabama’s 2018 gubernatorial contest looms just over the horizon. Here is Yellowhammer’s way-too-early list of potential 2018 contenders, presented in alphabetical order. Tommy Battle The Huntsville mayor has made it abundantly clear that he’s interested in the big job. […]

Friday, Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL), shocked the state when he admitted at the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) conference that he will propose increasing taxes to fill hole in Alabama’s general fund budget. “After four years of saying we’re not raising taxes, and we have not, I’m telling you, for the next four […]

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley recently made headlines by openly calling for tax hikes, a rare move for a Republican, particularly in the staunchly conservative Yellowhammer State. After months of hinting at his “revenue raising” proposal, Bentley late last week flat out told the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA), “We are going to raise […]

Back in December, President Obama gave a major speech regarding the United States policy toward Cuba. The President said, “I do not believe we can continue doing the same thing for five decades and expect a different result.” In other words, the President is saying that when something isn’t working, we need to try a […]

WASHINGTON — Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation Thursday to award the highest civilian honor to the Selma marchers whose bravery created a turning point in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. “It is fitting that we honor the courage and determination of the civil rights marchers at Selma 50 […]

Did you know that continued cuts to our nation’s military could, within just a few years, reduce our Army force down to where it was before September 11, 2001? One of the main reasons I voted against the “Budget Control Act of 2011” was that it threatened dangerous, disproportionate reductions to military funding through what’s […]

BIRMINGHAM — “We are going to raise taxes,” Governor Robert Bentley told the audience at the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) conference Friday. After months of floating hints of his plan to raise taxes to patch the $700 million hole in the state’s general fund budget, Gov. Bentley quit dancing around the issue […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9PpZ_IvMOc WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) shot back at Dick Durbin (D-IL) Thursday for saying Republicans are threatening national security. He’d “been trying to understand what is holding up funding for the Department of Homeland Security,” Durbin said earlier in the day. “Have you ever heard of a filibuster?” Sessions asked Durbin during remarks […]

WASHINGTON — Congress officially passed authorization for the Keystone XL pipeline, but President Obama has vowed to veto when the bill hits his desk. The US House passed the legislation Thursday evening 270-152. The entire Alabama Congressional delegation voted for the measure, including Terri Sewell (D-AL7), the state’s only Democrat in Congress, who bucked her […]