MOBILE – The Alabama Patriots Tea Party group on Tuesday endorsed Republican first congressional district nominee Bradley Byrne. Alabama Patriots Commander & Founder, Danny B. Joyner, said the mainstream media has disingenuously used the first congressional district race to stoke the “establishment vs. Tea Party” fire. “The liberal media loves to stoke this narrative of […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Rand Paul’s pragmatic vein may just give Lindsey Graham a pass. The Kentucky senator signaled Monday he’s unlikely to delve into the South Carolina Senate contest, which includes three challengers trying to unseat Graham. “I’m going to try not to be involved,” Paul said in response to a reporter’s question.   ”We’re unlikely to, […]

OPELIKA — Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, on Tuesday participated in a vision screening for preschoolers conducted by Impact Alabama’s FocusFirst Initiative. The screening signifies an incredible milestone for the initiative — 200,000 children screened in Alabama. FocusFirst provides a cost-effective direct response to the vision problems of children who live in urban and […]

PRATTVILLE, Ala. – The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board kicked off a new statewide educational and public awareness initiative focusing on underage and binge drinking this week with an anti-drinking program at Prattville High School. The initiative, “Under Age, Under Arrest,” highlights the dangers of underage drinking and binge drinking and the social and legal […]

(Above: President Obama gives a pitch to Congress to pass ObamaCare in 2009, uses Alabama as an example) Before a joint session of Congress back in September 2009, President Barack Obama made a final push for passage of his healthcare reform bill now commonly known as ObamaCare. That speech is better remembered for South Carolina […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Rand Paul kept up his conservative critique of Gov. Chris Christie Monday, accusing him of displaying big spending tendencies in the wake of Hurricane Sandy last year. “The main theme of his candidacy seems to be, I got you a lot of federal money. It doesn’t sound like a conservative message. It […]

By Katherine Robertson, Jay Neal and Jerry Madden As leaders in the national conservative criminal justice movement, we have witnessed several states successfully implement more effective and efficient sentencing and corrections systems. By adopting policies based on conservative principles — personal responsibility, fiscal discipline, and individual liberty — states including Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas […]

Sen. Ted Cruz signaled Friday he’s content with allowing states to decide how to define marriage, a careful distinction that aligns him with Sen. Rand Paul but could unsettle conservatives who wish for a federal amendment to address the issue. “I support marriage between one man and one woman. But I also think it’s a […]

Army SGT Eric Hunter of the 5th Special Forces Group was patrolling an area in Afghanistan on May 31, 2012, when he stepped on an IED. His right wrist and left leg were shattered, his right forearm and left knee were broken, his left pinky was snapped at the joint and he sustained serious soft […]

The most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State show Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, with by far the largest campaign war chest of any Alabama state legislator. Orr has over $100,000 more cash on hand than the next biggest fundraiser, Sen. Slade Blackwell, R-Mountain Brook. “We’ve worked hard at local fundraising and […]

(Above: Gov. Bentley delivers Veteran’s Day remarks) America enjoys a unique kind of freedom that surpasses all other nations. It’s a freedom fought for and won by ordinary, everyday men and women that choose to serve. On Veteran’s Day we honor those men and women who at one time or another have chosen to leave […]

Doc Thompson, host of The Morning Blaze on Glenn Beck’s Blaze Radio Network, is scheduled to speak at the Rainy Day Patriots Tea Party meeting Tuesday evening at the Homewood Public Library. Thompson is a libertarian-leaning radio host and political commentator. He has also provided political analysis for various television shows, including CNBC’s The Kudlow […]

Dean Young has made it clear that he will not be voting for his Republican rival, Bradley Byrne, in the upcoming general election to fill Alabama first congressional district seat. Over the weekend, it became apparent that at least some individuals in Young’s Tea Party base feel the same way. “Boycott Byrne” signs appeared along […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Author, retired neurosurgeon and rumored 2016 presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson spoke to a crowd of more than 1,400 community leaders and concerned citizens at the Alabama Policy Institute (API) Annual Dinner about the need to move forward from the current win or lose mentality in politics and to begin working for […]

In a sign of a more open and transparent city government, new Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson removed the door to his office and the curtains from his conference room in his first week on the job. While partly a symbolic gesture, Mayor Stimpson said he plans to usher in a new era of openness and […]

Gov. Robert Bentley, R-Tuscaloosa, and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced on Thursday a series of grants aimed at creating jobs and improving economic conditions in Alabama’s Black Belt Region. “Job creation remains my number-one priority, and these projects will ultimately help more people find good, high-paying jobs,” Gov. Bentley said.  “Alabama’s partnership with the […]

If Rick Perry is to resurrect his longshot presidential hopes in 2016, Iowa will be an essential part of the playbook. And he’s not exactly being shy about the Hawkeye State’s importance to him. The Texas governor returned to the state Thursday, where over the span of two days, he’ll gab with local reporters, conduct […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, is encouraging her constituent to tell their ObamaCare horror stories to her and her staff. In a release put out on Thursday, Roby laid out her view of the law and presented the challenge she and her colleagues face in fighting it. “House and Senate members from both parties […]

Huntsville School Board member David Blair announced earlier this week that he will be challenging State Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, in the Republican primary in Alabama Senate District 7. But according to polling data obtained today by Yellowhammer News, Blair is facing an uphill challenge against a popular incumbent. A poll conducted by McLaughlin and […]

Rev. Billy Graham will celebrate his 95th birthday this evening with a party and a nationally broadcasted sermon set to air at 9 p.m. on Fox News Channel. Numerous celebrities and political figures are expected to be among the crowd at Graham’s gala, including Sarah Palin and Donald Trump. The sermon, titled My Hope America, […]

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and nine other state attorneys general yesterday sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking her and the Obama Administration to support legislation to mitigate what Strange’s office referred to as “systemic implementation problems” with ObamaCare. The five-page letter from Strange and the other AG’s focused on three main […]

Former state representative Steve Flowers is considering running for the Alabama Public Service Commission seat currently held by Commissioner Terry Dunn, according to a conversation Flowers had with Yellowhammer this morning. Flowers was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1982 and served four terms before deciding to not seek re-election in 1998. He […]

In a YouTube video released on Wednesday, former Miss Alabama and conservative activist Amie Beth Shaver announced her candidacy for Alabama State House District 43. The video, titled “Come Along,” opens with Shaver and her family praying at the dinner table and goes on to outline some of the issues she feels are key to […]

The battle lines are beginning to harden in the maturing GOP presidential field now that Chris Christie is basking in his moment of supreme electability. Rand Paul has been the most overtly confrontational, openly calling him a moderate. Marco Rubio offered his congratulations but cautioned that the 2013 races shouldn’t be overanalyzed for lessons in future races.  ”Every […]