Jeb Bush vs. Bobby Jindal, representing the two predominant mindsets in the party on whether Republicans should push to repeal Obamacare: Bush: “Politically it’s quite dicey for the Republican Party.” Jindal: “Repeal and defund is certainly a fight worth having.” Through the 2016 lens, these statements reveal something about both men.  It shows Bush isn’t willing […]

On Wednesday, the March of Dimes recognized Alabama Health Officer Dr. Donald Williamson for his leadership in newborn screening. Babies born in Alabama are screened for 30 treatable metabolic and functional disorders as suggested by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Resources. Most of the disorders are rare, but serious. Some may be life […]

Governor Robert Bentley, on Wednesday, announced the schedule for a special election to fill the Alabama House seat left vacant with Rep. Demetrius Newton’s passing last week at the age of 85. Newton was a civil rights attorney who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. who went on to become the Alabama House […]

Last week, I spent Thursday night at a Teacher Town Hall hosted by StudentsFirst and the Alabama Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO). Before the event began, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) was out in force protesting the event.  I spoke to several of the protesters who said they opposed StudentsFirst’s stance on charter schools.  When I suggested that […]

(Above: post-event interviews with Alabamians who attended last week’s Teacher Town Hall in Birmingham) Some of America’s leading education reform advocates hosted a town hall meeting in Birmingham last week that was promoted as an opportunity for Alabamians to come together and discuss ideas to improve our state’s education system. StudentsFirst Founder Michelle Rhee, former […]

There are very few things that get college football purists more fired up than a brand new slate of Nike Pro Combat uniforms — and by fired up I mean like how “28-27” makes heads explode in Tuscaloosa and “Updyke” makes blood pressures rise on The Plains. We’re used to seeing things like this when […]

Charlotte Meadows, one of three Republican contenders vying for the Alabama House seat recently vacated by Jay Love, just released a new television ad titled “Real Solutions” in which she vows to cut through the “political games” and get right down to business. Alabama is facing serious challenges. Our budgets are stretched thin. Our education […]

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, long assumed to be a strong favorite for reelection next year, is polling under 50 percent and clinging to a single digit lead over a slate of Democratic opponents according to a new survey by Public Policy Polling. The Democratic-aligned firm’s numbers are surprising because they undercut the widely held notion that […]

In an interview with Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, reacted to yesterday’s tragic Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C. by renewing a push to end a law that bans members of the military from carrying their weapons on base. The Clinton-era law last came under scrutiny after 2009’s Fort Hood, Texas mass […]

Early Tuesday, the Wells Griffith campaign unveiled a 30-second television spot that is part of their final push in Alabama’s First Congressional District GOP primary set to be held a week from today. The ad primarily takes aim at President Barack Obama’s controversial 2009 health care reform law. “I’m Wells Griffith,” he says. “Growing up […]

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-TN, wants to make sure you know it’s the NRA’s fault that a lunatic shot and killed a dozen people at the Washington Navy Yard yesterday. Cohen tweeted a cartoon by Bill Day depicting an NRA-labeled gun as the foundation of the U.S. Capitol featuring a U.S. Navy Symbol. Horror, sadness&insanity of […]

Canon’s “Inspired” commercial took home Best Commercial honors at this week’s Creative Arts Emmys. Set to a song called “Beautiful Dreamer” sung by a relatively unknown singer-songwriter named Rachel Fannan, the commercial follows amateur photographers going to great lengths to capture the perfect shot. Canon’s “Inspired” Here are the other spots Canon beat out for […]

According to a new Rasmussen survey, the vast majority of Americans believe their country is more exceptional than other nations across the globe. In a national telephone poll performed late last week, Rasmussen found that 59 percent of likely voters agree that the United States is more exceptional than other counties. Only 27 percent of […]

CNN is out with new national 2016 polling Monday, the first set of numbers to be produced this fall. Here are Yellowhammer’s 4 key takeaways: It’s a Christie-Rand race right now . . . There continues to be no strong front-runner on the Republican side, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul are at […]

In a new television spot titled “Waste” released today, Republican congressional candidate Bradley Byrne discusses Washington’s out-of-control spending. The ad cites multiple bizarre programs currently being funded by the federal government, including $325,000 for robotic squirrels, $20,000 for a federally funded circus foundation and almost $1 million to create a food menu for the planet […]

On September 6, Area Development magazine named Alabama the fourth best state in the nation for doing business. According to the magazine, states were ranked on factors such as: business environment, labor climate, and infrastructure. Governor Bentley and his economic development team should be proud of this recognition as they continue their quest to bring […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rick Santorum suggested Saturday the Republican National Committee shouldn’t be involved in 2016 presidential primary debates altogether, rapping the Washington-based committee as its chairman addressed attendees at a conference here. “Look I’m not particularly excited about the RNC sanctioning anything.  I don’t see anything out of the RNC that makes me […]

1. All signs point to a runoff Bradley Byrne’s name recognition in the First District is somewhere around 75%, which dwarfs the competition in this race. Unless something bizarre happens in the next seven days, he’ll finish first in the Republican primary set to take place Tuesday, Sept. 24. There is a sense, though, that […]

The Discovery Channel last week aired an awesome documentary called “The President’s Gatekeepers” that focused on the men who have served as White House chief of staff, the most senior adviser to the president. All 20 living alumni of the job sat down with the film’s makers to discuss their experiences. Here are 10 things […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin dubbed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie “a great conservative,” but carefully avoided a question about his possible presidential aspirations during a brief interview with Yellowhammer Wednesday. “He’s a great conservative. I think he’s also a man who likes to work both sides of the aisle too and that’s […]

According to data from the Federal Elections Commission, the fundraising contest for the upcoming Alabama first congressional district election to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Jo Bonner isn’t really much of contest. FEC filings reveal Republican hopeful Bradley Byrne outpacing his two closest Republican competitors, Quin Hillyer and Wells Griffith by near almost […]

By Chip Beeker Over the last several years, I have found myself angered on a daily basis by the continued erosion of the rights, liberties, and values that Alabamians, in particular, hold so dear. Barack Obama and his liberal cronies in Washington are not only attempting to change the face of our nation at the […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama House Minority Leader Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, said Thursday that he would like to take the $40 million earmarked for the Alabama Accountability Act and divert it to the Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative (AMSTI). “The Accountability Act has clearly failed,” Ford said. “It’s time to hold the Republican Supermajority accountable on […]

Alabama State Representative Jack Williams, R-Vestavia Hills, in his role as co-chair of the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission, is calling for a one-year moratorium on any action by the NCAA or state attorneys general against student athletes who received improper benefits from agents if the athletes step forward and inform their school and NCAA officials […]