Conservative talk radio host and commentator Glenn Beck on Saturday saw a screening of “Selma,” a film shot in the Yellowhammer State about the Alabama city’s role in the Civil Rights struggle, and immediately after it concluded took to Facebook to urge every American to go see it. His thoughts are below (lightly edited for […]

WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) made waves during his first week in the U.S. House by voting for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) to be Speaker of the House. It’s a little-known fact that the Speaker of the House does not have to actually be a member of the House, so Palmer was […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Thursday was named the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, a panel with jurisdiction over a wide range of issues, including the country’s financial institutions, public and private housing, urban development and mass transit, and federal money policy, most notably the Federal Reserve System. “It is an […]

WASHINGTON — Twenty-three-year Navy veteran and former Commander of the famed SEAL Team Six Ryan Zinke was sworn in this week as the U.S. House of Representatives’ only Navy SEAL, and unknown to most, Alabama played a small role in helping get him elected. SEAL Team Six, which is officially named the Naval Special Warfare […]

President Obama’s executive amnesty voids the laws Congress has passed in order to foist on the nation measures Congress has refused to pass. In violation of U.S. law, it grants illegal immigrants work permits, Social Security, and Medicare—taking jobs and benefits directly from struggling Americans. The President has arrogated to himself the sole and absolute […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is coming to Birmingham Wednesday, Jan. 14 in support of Alabama Republicans’ efforts to implement more school choice reforms during the upcoming legislative session. Rubio is scheduled to speak to the Birmingham Rotary Club and his remarks will focus on the school choice successes in his home […]

WASHINGTON, Ala. — Alabama congressmen Martha Roby (R-AL2) and Mo Brooks (R-AL5) have now joined congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) in filing bills aimed at rolling back President Obama’s immigration executive orders that gave de facto amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. In December, prior to Republicans taking control of the Senate, Congress passed the so […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The three members of Alabama’s Public Service Commission, the panel tasked with regulating the state’s public utilities, on Wednesday penned a letter to President Barack Obama excoriating his administration’s environmental policies, which they say have unfairly targeted the South in an effort to send jobs back to traditionally Democratic states up North. […]

On the seventh floor of a Washington, D.C. steakhouse with a stunning view of the U.S. Capitol, Gary Palmer is grinning ear to ear. That initially wouldn’t seem particularly notable, considering he was closing out an exciting first day as a member of the U.S. House, but it stands out because it was his smile […]

Despite serious reservations, today I voted for John Boehner for House Speaker because there was no better option before me. I would have loved the opportunity to elect a principled Speaker who shares Alabama’s conservative values. Unfortunately, that was not a viable option because we lack the votes to elect such a Speaker. Elections have […]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) will introduced legislation Wednesday that takes direct aim at President Obama’s executive orders on immigration. The Alabama congressman plans to defund the President’s immigration orders by attaching his bill to funding for the Department of Homeland Security, taking a major step toward delivering on a promise Republicans made late […]

1) Palmer told me yesterday he was considering voting @SenatorSessions for Speaker. He ultimately did, keeping promise not to back Boehner. — Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) January 6, 2015 WASHINGTON — In his first official act as a congressman, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL6) cast a vote for Sen. Jeff Sessions to be Speaker of the U.S. […]

“Expect nonstop energy drama in 2015,” especially here in Alabama. Politico’s Erica Martinson cut straight to the chase in a recent piece about what to expect out of Washington, D.C. during the coming year. “President Barack Obama’s administration will spend 2015 taking on energy controversies from fracking to smog, from interstate air pollution to coal-burning […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Twenty-five feature films and 10 reality television shows have been shot in Alabama since 2011, according to a press release sent out from the governor’s office Monday. “Governor Bentley has prioritized movie production in Alabama,” the release said. “The Alabama Film Office, a division of the Alabama Department of Commerce, works to […]

Former Arkansas governor and radio and television personality Mike Huckabee utilized Facebook on Monday to send targeted messages to individual states about his decision to leave Fox News to potentially pursue another run for the presidency. Here’s what he had to say to Alabama: Alabama: Yesterday was the last edition of Huckabee on the Fox […]

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), just under 65,000 Alabamians acquired health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace set up under ObamaCare before the Dec. 15 deadline for coverage starting Jan. 1, 2015. 91 percent of those individuals will receive reduced premiums through taxpayer-funded financial assistance. The Obama Administration […]

For the first time in a decade and a half, Scott Beason, the longtime state legislator from the north Birmingham suburb of Gardendale, isn’t serving in public office. First elected to the Alabama Legislature at the age of 29, Beason served two terms in the House and two more in the Senate. He also ran […]

The start of a new year is a great time for reflecting on the past and looking confidently toward the future. Many like to make resolutions to give a “fresh start” to a goal. Whether it is exercising more, eating healthier, going after that dream job, or spending more time with family, many times resolutions […]

For three-quarters of a century (1927-2002), executions in Alabama were carried out using an electric chair dubbed “Yellow Mama,” a nickname it was given after being covered in the same paint used to stripe Alabama’s highways. “Mama” has been in storage since 2002 when legislation was passed giving prisoners the ability to opt for lethal […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama World War II pilot who was missing for decades after his plane went down on Guadalcanal Island will finally be laid to rest this week with full military honors. Maj. Peyton Mathis, Jr., commander of the 44th Fighter Squadron, will be buried in his hometown of Montgomery, Ala. Saturday, January […]

The most important and fundamental right that we have as Americans is the right to vote. But many people today believe our nation is experiencing extreme voter disillusionment, firmly rooted in a perceived lack of power in the hands of the voters. For many years, Alabama’s voice in determining the major party Presidential nominees has […]

The most bizarre quasi-scandal of 2014 comes with just a few days left in the year as House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA1), the third highest ranking member of Congress, finds himself ensnared by revelations that he was the keynote speaker at an event hosted by a group founded by David Duke, a former Grand […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As the Christmas holidays swung into full effect, justifiably drowning out most of the mundane news of the day, the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly released the results of it’s new, stricter clean air standards test. Dr. Mark Wilson, the Jefferson County Health Officer and CEO of the Jefferson County […]

WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials are celebrating New Years early by touting a spike in government healthcare enrollment, and are rooting hard for more states, including Alabama, to expand their Medicaid programs under ObamaCare in early 2015. “As of October 2014, approximately 9.7 million additional Americans were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP – a 17 […]