BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum announced today that his Patriot Voices PAC has endorsed Gary Palmer for Congress in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District. “I am pleased to announce our endorsement of Gary Palmer for Congress,” Santorum said in a press release. “Gary has been at the forefront of […]

Alabama Senators Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and Trip Pittman (R-Montrose) have for the past several months been engaged in a coordinated process with legislators from around the U.S. to move the country toward at state-led Constitutional Convention for the first time in history. In short, a convention of the states is widely viewed as a last-ditch […]

Republican 6th Congressional District candidates Paul DeMarco and Gary Palmer will square off head-to-head in a debate for the first time Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. At the event, which is free and open to the public, a panel of local opinion leaders will ask the Republican candidates “tough […]

By: State Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia Hills) While American air superiority is a global fact today, there is no guarantee it will be maintained in the future. That’s why the Pentagon is investing now to replace our country’s aging fleet of fourth-generation fighters with the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II, a process that injects more than […]

Unaccompanied illegal immigrant children are flooding across the United States border at such a high rate that the U.S. government is asking officials in Central American countries to help stem the tide. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced last Thursday that his office had entered into such discussions with officials in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras […]

A newly released study names Alabama among the most corrupt states in the union over a three-decade period starting in the mid-1970s. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Hong Kong and Indiana University, “estimates that corruption on the state level is costing Americans in the 10 most corrupt states an […]

A judge in Lee County today denied a request made by attorneys of Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for his case to be dismissed without proceeding to trial. Moore was indicted in April for allegedly perjuring himself during grand jury testimony, but his attorneys had filed a motion asking for the charges to be dismissed because […]

I miss Left in Alabama, they were my favorite political blog for a while but they disappeared in irrelevancy. Here is why I loved them… Sessions was one of only 3 senators to vote against the Jeffers/McCain bill (which would, according to USA Today, allow veterans to seek care from private providers if they face […]

The National Right to Life Committee, the nation’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, announced today that they have thrown their support behind State Rep. Paul DeMarco (R-Homewood) in his bid to become central Alabama’s next congressman. The 6th Congressional District race has experienced a bit of a lull since DeMarco and former conservative think tank […]

Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film “American Sniper” is nearing the end of production out in California, and Kevin “Dauber” Lacz (pronounced “lace”) is making the most of every moment. Lacz is a former member of Navy SEAL Team 3 and was a close personal friend of the late Chris Kyle, who is commonly referred to as […]

Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL02) announced today that she is dispatching two top members of her Washington, D.C. staff to Montgomery to “field information related to ongoing problems with the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS).” Chief of Staff Stephen Boyd and Military Legislative Counsel Mac Tolar will work out of Rep. Roby’s Montgomery office […]

Dale Peterson became an overnight Internet sensation in 2009 when his campaign ad for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner went viral. In the ad, Peterson decried “thugs and criminals” who “don’t give a rip about Alabama,” and referred to one of his opponents as a “dummy.” “I’ll name names and take no prisoners,” Peterson declared. “Give me […]

A map purporting to display the average IQ in every American state is making the rounds online this week, and it contains both good news and bad news for Alabama. The good news is that the average Alabamian appears to be more intelligent than their next-door neighbors in Mississippi and the libs out in California. […]

By Allen C. Dittenhoefer, Ph.D. On June 2, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new round of proposed regulations to further curb U.S. electric utility greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Chamber of Commerce estimates that these new rules could result in a loss of approximately 224,000 jobs per year and increase electricity rates […]

(Above: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL01) questions Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and DOD General Counsel Stephen Preston) In a Congressional hearing that lasted over 5 hours, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel conceded Wednesday that the Obama Administration mishandled parts of the Taliban prisoner exchange that brought Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl back into U.S. custody. Specifically, Hagel regretted […]

Christianity is far and away the largest religion in the United States. Over three-quarters of Americans identify themselves as Christians. The same could be said for Alabama, where Christianity is the largest religion in every county in the state. But the second-largest religion may come as a bit of a surprise. Using data compiled by […]

The Club for Growth PAC announced today that it is endorsing Gary Palmer for Congress in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District runoff, after previously supporting Dr. Chad Mathis in the primary. “We’ve always considered both Chad Mathis and Gary Palmer to be supporters of limited government and economic freedom, but our research told us that Chad […]

(Video Above: Gov. Bentley says he wants to be “the best governor (Alabama) has ever had.) Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley received an eye-popping 89 percent of the vote in last week’s Republican primary, and should coast do victory against his Democratic opponent in the fall. But although the roughly $3 million in his campaign account […]

John Morykwas, a former employee of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS), told Yellowhammer News Tuesday night that CAVHCS director James Talton has been untruthful about firing employees who falsified records to cover up long wait times at the VA. “It was wishful thinking that VA Employees were fired, but that is a […]

National Rifle Association President and Alabama native Jim Porter told the Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) Tuesday that he believes more gun manufacturers will follow in Remington’s footsteps and move to Alabama. He even alluded to some projects that may already be in the works, although he declined to get into specifics. “I think Remington is […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The top officials in all three branches of Alabama’s state government came together on Tuesday to announce the launch of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), a comprehensive study of the state’s criminal justice system aimed at finding solutions to the serious issues facing Alabama’s underfunded, overcrowded prisons. “The Justice Reinvestment Initiative is […]

Republican Chip Beeker’s campaign to unseat incumbent Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn received the support of two former rivals on Monday. Small businessman Jonathan Barbee and minister and educator Phillip Brown, two former PSC candidates, announced their endorsements of Beeker for the runoff set to take place July 15th. Beeker received the most votes in […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has long been the most vocal opponent of President Obama’s immigration policies in the United States Senate, even taking to task members of his own Party for backing immigration reforms that do not adhere to the rule of law. Sessions has lambasted amnesty supporters from the Senate floor; written countless op-eds […]

After inserting his boat into the water at the Oliver Lock and Dam in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Monday morning, Keith Adcox happened upon a red Volkswagen Beetle fully submerged underwater with its airbag deployed. According to “Madison and Shepherd” from 95.3 the Bear in Tuscaloosa, Adcox said he couldn’t tell what it was at first, but […]