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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, is scheduled to make an appearance at the Orange Beach Event Center at the Wharf in Orange Beach, Ala. on April 25, 2014. The event was originally announced back in June by Baldwin County GOP Chairman Matt Simpson. Simpson told Yellowhammer that some ticket levels […]
Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, has been offered a coveted spot on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, the panel that determines how the federal government will spend the people’s money. Yellowhammer originally broke the news on social media over the weekend, but Rep. Roby has since confirmed what sources close to House leadership told us late […]
Former Democratic Congressman Bobby Bright has been laying low since losing his congressional seat to Republican Rep. Martha Roby three years ago, but he’s not ready to be done with politics just yet. According to a statement Bright gave to the Alabama News Network, he’s now considering running for the Alabama Senate — this time […]
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — First-term state representative Wes Long recently announced that he will not seek re-election to his House District 27 seat. Today, Republican Will Ainsworth threw his hat in the ring to become Long’s successor. Ainsworth operates a well known hunting and fishing lodge in Guntersville called Dream Ranch. If elected, he says economic […]
With Republican congressional hopeful Bradley Byrne having dispatched of the GOP competition in Alabama’s first congressional district, the heavy-hitters are coming together to make sure he’s well funded for the upcoming general election and beyond. U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions are spearheading a fundraiser for Byrne on Dec. 10 in Washington, D.C. Other […]
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the Alabama congressional delegation sent a letter to Boeing Chairman, President and CEO, James McNerney, Jr., touting Alabama as a potential location for its 777X aircraft manufacturing facility. Huntsville is among the finalists for the coveted facility, along with Charleston, S.C., Long Beach, Calif., Philadelphia and St. Louis. The letter points […]
(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions blasts Senate Democrats for destroying the rights of the minority party) WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted to do away with the filibuster as a method to block presidential judicial appointments, delivering a blow to minority party rights on nominations within Congress’ upper chamber. Among those who opposed Democratic Senate […]
“I understand.” That was Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s message to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama after their decision to not reinstate thousands of insurance plans that do not comply with ObamaCare. President Obama tried to quell the public outcries against his beleaguered healthcare law by telling insurance providers they could continue offering such […]
Last night, Huntsville NBC affiliate WAFF aired a segment (above) about a Huntsville woman who has seen her family’s health insurance premium double and deductible skyrocket under ObamaCare. Mary Elizabeth Comulada explained her situation to WAFF’s Charles Molineaux. “People aren’t going to be able to afford this,” Comulada said bluntly. Comulada took her situation to […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee voted by a 14-8 margin earlier today to proceed forward with Janet Yellen’s nomination to chair the United States Federal Reserve. The full senate will now vote on her confirmation. Yellen, who is currently the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman, is expected to win confirmation in the Senate and will […]
The Griswold’s may have set the standard for over-the-top Christmas decorations in the 1989 movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, but even Clark Griswold ain’t got nothin’ on Mobile’s Bellingrath Gardens. HowStuffWorks.com, which is owned by The Learning Channel (TLC), released a list of the “50 Best Places to See Christmas Lights in America,” and Bellingrath […]
Sources close to Rev. James C. Fields, Jr. told Yellowhammer Wednesday that the former Democrat state representative is preparing to announce that he will be running for lt. governor in 2014. Fields is a Methodist minister and a long-time supervisor for the Alabama Department of Industrial relations. He was elected to the Alabama House of […]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will not reinstate individual health insurance plans that don’t comply with ObamaCare because it would pose too great a risk to the state’s insurance market. BCBS, which controls almost 90 percent of Alabama’s individual health insurance market, has already sent out 87,000 letters to customers informing them that […]
Since taking over as starting quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide, AJ McCarron has the same number of losses as he does BCS Championship rings. This week McCarron scored the cover of the Sports Illustrated with the question, “Is it time to think about AJ McCarron as one of the best ever?” In the story, […]
Huntsville and Mobile are “on the rise,” according to Nerd Wallet, an online publication that “offers data-driven tools and impartial info to help you make solid decisions about the money you work hard to earn.” Nerd Wallet’s Divya Raghavan researched cities across the United States in an effort to find the top “rising” cities based […]
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz heaped effusive praise on South Carolina Tuesday night during a conference call with college Republicans, promising to return to the early presidential primary state soon. Cruz spoke for just under 20 minutes and answered a final question about his future political aspirations by pointing to his experience in the Palmetto State […]
Back in 2009 and 2010, former Alabama Democratic Rep. Artur Davis was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would later become known as ObamaCare. Davis suffered politically and endured searing criticisms from his fellow Democrats at the time. Jesse Jackson went as far […]
Montgomery County Commissioner Dimitri Polizos on Tuesday defeated Charlotte Meadows for the Republican nomination in Alabama House District 74. Because there are no Democrats running for the seat, Polizos will automatically be the Montgomery-area district’s new representative in the state legislature. With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Polizos was declared the winner with 57 percent […]
Will Brooke, executive vice president and managing partner of Harbert Management Corporation, announced this morning that he is running as a Republican for Alabama’s sixth congressional district seat. Brooke joined Harbert Corporation and its affiliates as Vice President and General Counsel in August of 1991, and served as their Chief Operating Officer from 1995 until […]
WASHINGTON – On Monday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew regarding tax credits to SolarCity, a solar energy company that has lost over $300 million since 2008. The inquiry was sparked by an August 31 story in the financial publication Barron’s about SolarCity, a company that is the U.S. […]
Long-time State Rep. Arthur Payne, R-Trussville, is retiring, leaving his Alabama House District 44 seat up for grabs. Although the primary is over six months away (June 3, 2014), three Republicans have already announced their candidacy. Here’s some background on the current crop of candidates in House District 44: John Amari 32-year-old Trussville attorney John […]
The race for Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin’s Alabama House District 43 seat is starting to get crowded, with 4 Republicans already having announced their intent to run. McClurkin, who has represented the district for the last 15 years, announced in August that she will not be seeking another term in 2014. She has been one […]
(Above: Alabama Wide Receiver Christion Jones obliterates Mississippi State’s Brandon Holloway) Most of the water cooler conversations on Monday morning will center around “The Prayer in Jordan-Hare” — and deservedly so. Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall’s improbable completion to Ricardo Louis to defeat Georgia will go down as one of the most memorable plays in Auburn […]