On Tuesday, Republican congressional hopeful Dr. Chad Mathis, a candidate for the Alabama sixth congressional seat to be vacated by Rep. Spencer Bachus, launched his first web ad titled “Leader.” The 60-second spot features testimonials from various individual touting the character of Mathis, who is an orthopedic surgeon from Indian Springs. According to a release […]

(Above: Sean Hannity calls the ObamaCare hotline) After the president gave out an ObamaCare hotline number for individuals to call if (when) they’re having trouble signing up through healthcare.gov, talk radio show personality Sean Hannity decided to give it a call live on the air. “Welcome to the health insurance marketplace,” an automated female said […]

MOBILE — The two remaining Republican candidates in Alabama’s First Congressional District released dueling television ads on Monday, and the contrast between the two ads could not be more stark. Bradley Byrne’s campaign released a scathing critique of rival Dean Young’s involvement with a political action committee, which the Byrne campaign alleges Young used to […]

The Alabama House District 74 race is an interesting preview of the 2014 election cycle. We’ve seen the school employees’ union (AEA) go in hard against a school choice advocate. We’ve seen a Republican try to carve out issues in her platform to mollify the AEA and subsequently not make it into the runoff. We’ve seen […]

In spite of the seemingly positive unemployment numbers that have been trumpeted out of D.C. in recent months, the truth is, many American workers have simply given up on finding a job. As a result, they are no longer used to calculate the unemployment rate, making the official numbers an inaccurate depiction of what’s really […]

Predictably, Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to withdraw the appeal of a New Jersey court order to allow gay marriage has left conservatives dismayed. The Family Research Council issued a statement of “disappointment,” implying that Christie lacked the backbone to pursue the legal fight to defend traditional marriage. “We are glad that Gov. Christie vetoed the […]

In an effort to cut down on prescription drug abuse, the state of Alabama will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 26th. For the seventh time in three years, the Drug Enforcement Administration will give folks the chance to prevent pill abuse and theft by getting rid of medication that has expired, […]

After the initial wave of chaos from Rep. Spencer Bachus’ retirement announcement, most of the would-be frontrunners opted out of the fight to become his successor. From family concerns to apprehension about giving up a currently held seat, the reasons were plenty, but the results have left the 6th congressional district race wide open. Here […]

(Above: Irvin Carney’s epic Hate Week rant) It’s the third week of October, which only means one thing for Alabama fans: it’s Hate Week, the week leading up to the Tide taking on the loathed Tennessee Volunteers. When a local journalist filmed then-Alabama student Irvin Carney expressing his hatred of the Tennessee Volunteers in 2007, […]

About six months ago, the United States Treasury had roughly $150 billion cash on hand after collecting annual taxes for 2012. According to some analysts, that was unusually high as Americans did whatever they could to avert the higher taxes coming in 2013. But just days before the shutdown saga ended, the Treasury had been […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, believes the shutdown strategy employed by Republicans during the latest government funding debate produced a damaging result for conservatives. Sessions, as a guest on Laura Ingraham’s nationally syndicated radio, acknowledged that the “defund ObamaCare” rallying cry of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee did a lot to energize the conservative […]

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, got a rousing endorsement on Fox News Channel on Thursday night from Daily Caller editor in chief Tucker Carlson. On Fox News’s “Special Report,” host Bret Baier said that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had been an impediment to budget conference committees in the past because he feared the Republican […]

WASHINGTON – On Thursday afternoon, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, released a YouTube video explaining her “no” vote on legislation to re-open the government and raise the federal debt ceiling, which passed by a 285-144 margin in the U.S. House. The Montgomery Republican said she couldn’t support the bill because it did nothing to rein in out-of-control […]

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has hired a former Mitt Romney staffer with experience in Iowa and New Hampshire to lead a new group designed to drive proactive policy solutions for the Republican Party. Via Politico: His first hire, executive director Jill Neunaber, has experience in the early states. She managed Romney’s Iowa campaign last fall […]

WASHINGTON – The bill that ended the federal government shutdown and expanded the federal government’s borrowing limit also put in place a budget conference committee tasked with finding common ground between the House and Senate for a new federal budget. The four congressional members who will be leading the conference committee are Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Rep. […]

A Houston County judge ruled on Thursday that machines taken from the Center Stage entertainment facility in Houston County were illegal slot machines made to look like electronic bingo. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said the ruling by Houston County Circuit Judge Michael Conaway was a decisive decision in the case against electronic bingo in […]

Gov. Robert Bentley, R-Tuscaloosa, in February tasked Forensic Strategic Solutions (FSS) with investigating potential fraud at Alabama State University. Earlier this week, Bentley released the findings of the audit, which indicate that “multiple acts of fraud, waste and abuse are occurring and/or have occurred at ASU.” ASU Board of Trustees Chairman Elton Dean, Vice Chairman […]

MOBILE – Bradley Byrne, Republican Candidate for Alabama’s First Congressional District, today said he does not support the debt ceiling bill passed by the United States House & Senate yesterday. The bill, signed by President Obama overnight, hikes the country’s borrowing limit but does not cut spending. Byrne released the following statement: I do not support the […]

BIRMINGHAM – Republican businessman John Blackwell is considering running for the 6th Congressional District seat currently held by retiring U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia. “It is time to stop Obama’s spending spree and tighten Washington’s belt,” Blackwell said Wednesday evening. Blackwell’s extensive resume includes stints as the Chief Financial Officer for two Alabama universities and […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Pat Dye did not like the selection of Alabama native Condoleezza Rice to the new 13-member College Football Playoff committee, and he made it known in no uncertain terms on Birmingham sports talk radio station WJOX. “All she knows about football is what somebody told her, or what she […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, on Wednesday expressed frustration with the “shutdown strategy” for which many members of the Tea Party advocated throughout the debt limit debate. “The problem is the ‘shutdown strategy’ damaged the House’s bargaining power in these negotiations,” Roby said. “I staunchly oppose ObamaCare, and I am proud to stand with […]

WASHINGTON – Late on Wednesday, the U.S. House approved a bill to end the government shutdown and raise the federal debt limit through the beginning of 2014 by a vote of 285-144. The bill had been approved by the U.S. Senate just hours earlier by an 81-18 vote, and will now be signed into law […]

It appears that Alabama may be well on its way to having its first husband and wife team in the Alabama legislature. Susan Hightower, wife of State Sen. Bill Hightower, came in first place in the 5-way Republican primary to fill the House District 104 seat vacated by former State Rep. Jim Barton. Margie Wilcox […]

Washington may be gridlocked, but its not slowing the flow of new jobs coming into Alabama. On Wednesday, automotive supplier DENSO announced it will build a shipping plant warehouse in Montgomery. This will be the company’s first facility in the state, and it will create 45 new jobs and a $2.2 million investment. DENSO, a […]