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Republican first congressional district candidate Bradley Byrne is out with a new television ad touting his ability to clean up the “mess” in Washington, D.C. and pledging not to back down “when it comes to America’s future.” The ad can be seen above and the the transcript is below. One interesting tidbit from the ad […]
Gus Malzahn is Auburn University’s football coach. In his first season as a head coach in the SEC, he is playing for the National Championship (the #1 team in college football). He has come into his leadership position & done it much different than many people do. Whether you watch football or not, you can […]
As the holiday season approaches, many Alabama consumers will take to the internet and local establishments to begin shopping for gifts. The Alabama Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section has developed a list of good tips to keep in mind that can help protect the consumer’s identity, property, and safety. Shopping Online: Shop from reputable online […]
The question of whether or not incentives packages to lure big businesses pay off for taxpayers in the long run is a debate that has been simmering in Alabama for years now. Over a decade after Alabama lawmakers offered Mercedes-Benz an incentives package worth $253 million to locate in Vance, Ala., it’s still difficult to […]
Mike Huckabee was on the precipice of giving up his cushy media enterprise and entering the 2012 presidential campaign until he decided he couldn’t trust his top political hand, Ed Rollins, according to Double Down. There isn’t any hard evidence Huckabee has designs on a run in 2016. But a South Carolina primary poll testifies […]
The machinists union in Washington rejected a long-term labor deal proposed by Boeing several weeks ago, sparking a nationwide competition among states trying to become home to a new assembly plant that will build the aerospace giant’s new 777X jetliner. The labor deal would have transitioned workers with pensions into 401(k) plans and had them […]
The competition among potential sites for a massive new Boeing plant will come to a head on Tuesday when states are required to submit proposals, including site details and incentive packages. When Yellowhammer spoke with Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield on Sunday, he was unwilling to share any specific details on Boeing’s request for […]
Alabama’s Maxwell Air Force base will play host to one of the country’s top defense and intelligence leaders next week in House Armed Service Committee Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry. Reps. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, and Mike Rogers, R-Sachs, recently invited Thornberry to visit Alabama. At the time, both Roby and Rogers were members of the Armed […]
Gov. Robert Bentley and Sen. Billy Beasley, (D)-Clayton, were joined by other state and local officials for the groundbreaking of the Teasung manufacturing plant in Shorter, Ala., on Friday, signaling the start of what economic developers hope will be jobs growth in one of the state’s most economically depressed areas. Teasung Alabama is expected to […]
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3309, also known as the “Innovation Act.” The bill had 16 cosponsors, including Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, and passed overwhelmingly by a 325-91 vote. According to a release from Bachus’ office, the bill aims to thwart abusive litigation practices of so-called “patent […]
A delegation of economic developers led by Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson just returned from Hamburg, Germany after a week of recruiting aerospace companies to locate in Alabama. In addition to meetings and plant tours with Airbus and Airbus supplier UTC, which operates a plant in Foley, Ala., the delegation had private meetings with two industrial […]
(ABOVE: Dean Young discusses running for Congress again with WKRG) Ali and Frazier had the Thrilla in Manila. Ali and Forman had the Rumble in the Jungle. Now it looks like South Alabama might get be getting The Brawl by the Bay, a rematch between Republican rivals Bradley Byrne and Dean Young. Byrne dispatched of […]
Over the last several months, liberal politicians, members of the media, hospitals and even the head of Alabama’s retirement system have renewed their calls for Alabama to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The left and right have quibbled over economic projections, job creation, state costs, and political motivations. Every special […]
Recently, I experienced the single most exciting sporting event of my 32 years. I was at the Alabama vs. Auburn game & it was epic. Auburn beat Alabama in a crazy last play with one second left on the clock. I have never experienced as much disappointment as a fan. I left the stadium shocked […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama House Republicans rolled out their 2014 legislative agenda today in a press conference at the State House, and it doesn’t take long to figure out where their focus lies. With bills such as the Small Business Tax Relief Act, the Business Tax Streamlining Act, the Tax Elimination Act and the Taxpayers’ […]
Sen. Rand Paul previewed a plan Thursday that would drastically lower taxes in economically devastated pockets of the country, as he attempts to make political inroads in the nation’s historically Democratic cities. On the eve of a trip to Detroit — where he’ll deliver a speech before the city’s Economic Club and open a local […]
MOBILE, Ala. – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nation’s largest pro-life organization representing more than 3,000 chapters across the country, announced today that they are have endorsed Bradley Byrne in the December 17 special election for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District. Byrnes pro-life credentials include opposing federal funding for abortion and supporting the immediate […]
Yellowhammer was the first to break the news last month that Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, was close to being appointed to the House Appropriations Committee, and today it became official. Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Kentucky, announced today that three Republicans will be added to his committee. Reps. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, and Chris Stewart, R-Utah, […]
Apparently some French guys wanted to do the most American thing imaginable, so they strapped a GoPro camera to the back of an eagle and captured some of the most incredible footage ever posted on YouTube. The video, which has already been viewed over 7 million times, was shot in the Chamonix valley of France’s […]
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard raised $91,700 for his re-election campaign during the month of November, giving him over $250,000 cash on hand, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State on Tuesday. Business heavyweights like Federal Express, Boeing and NBC Universal donated alongside Alabama residents from around the state and […]
I have the pleasure of serving as Vice Chairman of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once said that states are The Laboratories of Democracy – the good ideas of governance come from the state level, and then are often adopted nationwide if proven to […]
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, introduced a bill to secure funding for several key NASA programs that impact Alabama’s fifth congressional district. The bill, H.R. 3625, would ensure funding for the Space Launch System, Orion Crew Capsule, and International Space Station, which according to Brooks “reflects congressional priorities.” “H.R. 3625 is multi-faceted,” […]
(Above: WTVY’s Tessa Darlington interviews Sen. Jeff Sessions) While traveling across Alabama this week, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, made an appearance on Dothan CBS affiliate WTVY’s evening newscast to discuss ObamaCare, the current state of the Farm Bill and the tension between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Sessions wasted no time getting into […]