BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Caleb Crosby has been selected as the new President of the Alabama Policy Institute (API), a Birmingham-based conservative think tank that has been led by Gary Palmer for the last quarter-century. Palmer is currently the Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s 6th Congressional district. Although he is facing […]

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Parker Griffith, the Democratic Party’s nominee for Alabama governor, on Wednesday verbally assaulted and physically threatened conservative talk radio host Matt Murphy, according to Murphy and his producer, who witnessed the event. As a result, an incident report has been filed with the Homewood City Police Department. In the late 1980s, Griffith, […]

Imagine if Paul “Bear” Bryant wrote a letter saying the University of Alabama’s football program is doomed. That’s basically what just happened to the Alabama Education Association (AEA). Fiscal irresponsibility. Dwindling membership. Loss of respect. Unhealthy work environment. Those are just four of the accusations being hurled at the AEA and its leadership in a […]

Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon told Yellowhammer in September of last year that he wanted to “change the world.” With the United States Supreme Court’s April ruling in his case, McCutcheon v. FEC, it’s safe to say he has done exactly that, especially when it comes to the world of politics. Political donors are currently subject […]

On Wednesday, President Obama will deliver a speech on the Islamic State threat. Americans will be listening carefully, and so will the world. For this reason, I hope he will avoid putting conditions or limitations on our military options. I understand how it might be politically tempting to put strict limits on our strike options. […]

Although they didn’t directly mention Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions in their articles this week, famed political handicappers Stu Rothenberg and Charlie Cook were both very bullish on Republicans’ chances to retake the Senate in November, which would install Sessions as Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Rothenberg went as far as to say that he […]

A development today reported by Politico ought to send shudders down the spine of those who care about our representative system of government. In an article titled “More Senate Democrats urge Obama to delay immigration order,” we learn that Senate Democrats—instead of opposing the President’s executive amnesty—urge him to issue it after they face voters in November. As one office […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) is currently on his way back to the United States after spending the last ten days in the Middle East visiting various foreign leaders with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA). The Congressional Delegation (CODEL) made stops in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco. During the […]

Alabama state representative Barry Moore’s effort to have his perjury case dismissed came up short Friday in a final ruling by the state supreme court. Moore pleaded not guilty to a charge of giving false testimony to a grand jury in January. However, his attorneys also attempted to have the case dismissed. They claimed that […]

In 1999, then-Governor Don Siegelman, lobbied Alabamians as hard as he could to approve a so called “education lottery” for the state of Alabama. The Alabama Democratic Party pushed so hard for it that they were still a half million dollars in debt from their lottery campaign almost 15 years later. In spite of their […]

Yellowhammer has already written several times about how powerful and influential Alabama’s U.S. Senate delegation will be if Republicans re-take the Senate in November, but that doesn’t mean they’re not already moving the needle on issues now. Sen. Richard Shelby has long been considered a power player in the U.S. Senate, no matter which party […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) on Wednesday had some strong words for the Obama administration, whose foreign policy failures she believes have left the United States looking weak on the international stage. “Every American should be concerned about our international standing and our diminished ability to shape world events rather than be shaped […]

Behind-the-scenes battles between budget hawks and defense advocates inside the Republican majority in Congress have spilled into the public several times in recent years, with tea party-aligned budget hawks coming away victorious more often than not. The two Republican factions have, in this instance, been split between members who have continually pushed hard for across-the-board […]

Jesse T. Smith, the Democratic Party’s candidate in Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District, has had trouble gaining much traction in the heavily Republican area. The 3rd District is rated R+16 on the Cook Partisan Voting Index, meaning that a generic Republican on the ballot starts with a 16-point advantage over a generic Democrat. On top of […]

AUBURN, Ala. — In an op-ed published by the Auburn-Opelika News on Sunday, Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard made the explosive claim that he believes President Obama is “targeting Alabama’s economy for political reasons.” Hubbard began by touting Alabama’s highly rated business climate, which he said has resulted in companies flocking to the state, most […]

In the second half of Yellowhammer’s two-part interview with state senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City), the conservative stalwart discussed the issues he expects to come to the forefront during the next legislative session. “Some of the biggest issues we’re going to face are going to be budgetary,” he said. “A lot of people don’t realize […]

In addition to being disastrous for American workers, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) believes President Obama’s reported plan to grant amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants could prove to be “a security nightmare,” and make it more likely that terrorists successfully carry out an attack on the U.S. homeland. “Immigration agents already tell us that the […]

(Above: Cliff Sims discusses the legendary “Fourth Alabama” with State Sen. Phil Williams) Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims hit the shooting range recently with state senator Phil Williams, who also happens to be an Airborne Ranger and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard. Williams has served for 25 years […]

The Alabama Education Association (AEA) appears to be doubling down on its efforts to unseat as many Republican incumbents as possible during the 2014 election cycle. According to campaign finance disclosures first reported on by the Montgomery Advertiser, the AEA has taken out a $1.2 million loan from Regions bank, adding to a $500,000 loan […]

Alabama’s Republican National Committeeman Paul Reynolds sent out an email blast Monday morning comparing the “totalitarian government” in several recent fictional movies to the “real-world threat to the free market” that he believes is being posed by the Obama Administration. The email blast went out from the Alabama Free Market Alliance, a conservative advocacy group […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead released an op-ed Monday morning provocatively titled, “Is Obama A Sociopath?” “President Obama returned to the White House last night after a two week vacation to Martha’s Vineyard,” Armistead wrote. “Amidst an international crisis in the Middle East, a national crisis in Missouri and the beheading of American journalist […]

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday announced the creation of the Alabama Drone Task Force. The task force was created to review the necessary requirements to further Alabama’s potential use of drones in the areas of agriculture, conservation and law enforcement. The Governor requested task force members accomplish the following: Study the requirements for drone […]

The Robert Bentley for Governor campaign will launch a giant wave — really more like a tsunami — of television ads on Monday, August 25. The $500,000 ad buy will flood the state with a steady flow of pro-Bentley messaging touting the governor’s record on jobs and the economy. In the ad, titled “Working for […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) on Thursday applauded The Department of Veterans Affairs’ decision to remove Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) director James Talton and Chief of Staff Dr. Cliff Robinson from their positions. The management shakeup comes in the wake of almost two solid months […]