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Mike Huckabee on Sunday put the odds of him running for president in 2016 at a coin flip. “At this point it is 50-50,” the former Arkansas governor told Fox News Sunday. He indicated he’ll make a decision after the 2014 midterm elections. “It would be a decision of the heart,” he said. Recent polls have […]
A Kentucky lawmaker has drafted legislation that would permit Sen. Rand Paul to run for re-election to his senate seat at the same time he pursues a bid for president. Paul, who is clearly eyeing a 2016 presidential run, also faces a campaign for a second term in the U.S. Senate the same year. Kentucky […]
A federal appeals court issued a ruling on Friday that the new districts for the Alabama House and Senate do not violate federal law. In 2011, the Alabama legislature approved the new district lines to keep up with population shifts seen in the 2010 census. After the U.S. Department of Justice approved the new districts, […]
When you hear the phrase “burdensome regulations,” what comes to mind? The U. S. EPA’s endless list of red-tape and hefty compliance costs? The thousands of pages of onerous regulations contained in the Affordable Care Act? Especially in business, regulatory burdens are synonymous with federal agencies; yet, for small businesses and independent citizens, some of […]
Gov. Robert Bentley announced this morning that Alabama’s preliminary seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 6.2%, down from October’s 6.4% rate. November’s percentage rate represents 132,381 people unemployed in Alabama, compared to 137,160 in October and 148,956 from last November. “The long-term trend in Alabama’s unemployment rate is encouraging news for Alabamians who want a […]
The staff at the Alabama Policy Institute is makin’ a list and checkin’ it twice. Want to find out who’s naughty or nice? See their list below of the best and worst for this year in Alabama. Nice: Tax Credit Scholarship Fund has reached 80% Capacity. Alabama taxpayers have officially bought into the opportunity that […]
A day after Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, took to Facebook to address constituents upset over her support of the Ryan-Murray budget deal, she is moving to replace one of the plan’s least popular provisions and ensure that military retirees are not unfairly penalized under the new law. Roby is partnering with Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, R-PA, […]
Alabama and Auburn, two of the country’s most successful football programs on the field, are also ranked among the most valuable off the field. Forbes Magazine’s yearly list of the most valuable college football programs was released yesterday. Alabama is ranked third, and Auburn came in at number eleven. “Alabama has risen from sixth to […]
The fact that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker lacks a college degree is gaining more scrutiny given his splash on the national scene. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s PolitiFact arm does a deep dive into the reasons surrounding Walker’s abrupt departure from Marquette University and truth-squads two central claims. First, there’s zero tangible evidence Walker was booted from the school, a […]
Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange announced this week that Alabama has joined a group of 27 states that are pushing back against the ever-expanding power of the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The State of West Virginia recently requested the U.S. Supreme Court review a lower court’s decision that upheld an […]
Is America waking up? A new Gallup poll reveals that almost three-quarters (72 percent) of Americans view big government as a greater threat to the future of the United States than big business or big labor, a record high for a question that Gallup has been polling for over 50 years. The first time Gallup […]
Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, took to Facebook Wednesday to respond to constituents who are expressing frustration and discontent with the Ryan-Murray budget deal that passed both the House and Senate in recent days. Alabama’s representatives in the U.S. House voted in favor of the deal 5-1, with Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, casting the only dissenting […]
Wetumpka Tea Party president Becky Gerritson was one of the speakers at Monday’s launch of the 60 Plus Association’s Alabama chapter. The title of the event was “Alabamians Share Their ObamaCare Stories,” and boy did Gerritson have a story to share. Gerritson said she was asked to explain in five minutes or less how ObamaCare […]
Attention high school seniors: if you’re looking for an easy “A,” Auburn University probably shouldn’t be at the top of your list of potential college choices. A study by former Duke Professor Stuart Rojstaczer puts Auburn in what he calls the “Sweet 16” of the toughest grading colleges in the country. Rojstaczer created GradeInflation.com to […]
Former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice will be in Vestavia Hills tomorrow speaking at a Christmas luncheon being hosted by the Republican Women of the South. The event will take place at 400 Beaumont Circle in Vestavia Hills. A handful of tickets are still available and can be obtained by contacting Cindy Douglas […]
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” …or in this case the money behind the green energy push that is advancing its way into Alabama. If you haven’t noticed there is a great deal of green behind the green. I consider myself a pragmatic optimist. I believe that we should always be searching […]
Back in June, Bradley Byrne was one of the first candidates to announce his intention to run for the Alabama first congressional district seat to be vacated by then-Rep. Jo Bonner. On Tuesday, Byrne was officially the last man standing. With 93 percent reporting, Byrne defeated Democratic nominee Burton LeFlore by a 32,506-13,989 margin. Byrne […]
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., announced he would not be seeking reelection for in 2014 for his 10th congressional district of Virginia seat. “I have decided not to seek re-election to the U.S. Congress in 2014,” Wolf said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. “It has been an honor to serve the […]
As rain started to fall on campus at the University of Alabama, Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron saw a fellow student trying in vain to hail a bus. “We had gotten done with practice, and I saw two buses starting to pull away,” McCarron recalled. “I saw A.J., and I could tell he had some […]
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, has spent the last several days fighting to undo cuts to veterans benefits that are included in the Ryan-Murray budget deal, which was passed by the House last week. The current legislation cuts veterans benefits by $6 billion over the next decade. The Senate is set to vote on the bill […]
If federal prosecutors have their way, former Environmental Protection Agency employee and climate expert John Beale could get 30 months in prison for pretending to be working for the CIA in Pakistan to avoid doing his actual job. EPA Assistant Inspector General Patrick Sullivan told NBC News that he doubted such fraud could occur at any other […]
If Republicans are to take back the White House in 2016, they’ll need to vastly improve their performance in the Midwest. That’s why some GOP operatives are pitching the idea of a Midwestern regional primary. The proposal was first publicly floated by consultant Mike Murphy, who raised it in his TIME column: Some GOP operatives are […]