GOPAC, one of the premier organizations in the national conservative movement, officially announced this morning that they are endorsing State Rep. Chad Fincher in the race to succeed Rep. Jo Bonner as Alabama’s First District representative in the United States Congress. Fincher’s endorsement comes as part of a new GOPAC program aimed at transitioning proven […]

BREAKING: @RepJoBonner is moving his resignation date up to Aug. 2. More from @jeff_poor shortly. #alpolitics #al01 — Yellowhammer (@YHPolitics) July 23, 2013 WASHINGTON — In May, Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, announced his resignation from the U.S. House, which he said was to occur on August 15. However, earlier this month Gov. Robert Bentley publicly […]

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday on Capitol Hill, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the impact of sequestration on national security and the economy. The committee was chaired by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., but Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, was the ranking member of the Republican caucus. In his opening remarks, Sessions gave a scathing […]

According to Rasmussen Reports, Democrats have regained their lead on a generic congressional ballot after Republicans led the poll for three consecutive weeks beginning the last week of June. Rasmussen’s national telephone survey of 3,500 likely voters showed that “40% of likely U.S. voters would vote for the Democrat in their district’s congressional race if […]

Barack Obama told a crowd of his most loyal grassroots advocates gathered at a Washington, D.C. hotel on Monday that he needs their help. With his second term agenda stalled, the president is hoping his advocacy arm can pressure Republicans in Congress into being more willing participants in his march toward Progressive Utopia. Obama’s former […]

Although Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law was a total non-factor in the George Zimmerman trial, similar laws around the country have now become targets for individuals who are unhappy with the verdict in that case. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder even told the NAACP last week that he believes stand your ground laws “senselessly […]

A lot of fanfare has accompanied NASA’s so-called “Commercial Crew” program, a public-private partnership launched under President Obama in which the federal government awards money to private companies in an effort to stimulate growth in private sector space exploration. Media outlets have hailed some of the private companies involved in the Commercial Crew program as […]

The Alabama Forestry Association announced yesterday their endorsement of Governor Bentley’s re-election campaign, making AFA the first major statewide organization to endorse the Governor’s 2014 bid. “AFA’s leadership believes that Gov. Bentley has done a good job and warrants our support for a second term,” AFA’s Executive Vice President Chris Isaacson told Yellowhammer. “We have […]

(Above: Environmentalists protest at the Alabama Public Service Commission) The Alabama Public Service Commission on Wednesday hosted the third and final public hearing of their open rate review of the Alabama Power Company. The purpose of the meeting was to conduct an in-depth examination of the financial aspects of Alabama Power’s business. That certainly happened, […]

Ever since announcing his candidacy back at the beginning of June, former Alabama state senator and two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne has been one of the front-runners, if not the front-runner, for Alabama’s First Congressional District seat soon to be vacated by U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile. But there are still those out there doubting […]

After minister John Jordan prayed to open today’s PSC public hearing, several members of the Alabama media, an environmental group representative, and other assorted folks in the twittersphere spent the next couple of hours mocking Jordan’s prayer and ridiculing the idea of praying at public meetings in general. We’ll have a recap of the hearing […]

WASHINGTON – Tuesday night on the floor of the U.S. House, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, railed against the so-called “Gang of Eight” immigration reform legislation that passed the U.S. Senate last month. Brooks laid out what he called “the myths of amnesty and immigration reform” and detailed why they would be bad for the U.S. […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, along with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. and three other Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, staged an event on Tuesday at Washington D.C.’s Two Rivers Public Charter School to call for reforms to the Bush-era “No Child Left Behind” law. “Politicians have tried for decades […]

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) announced Tuesday that Representative Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa) has been named Chairman of the Ways and Means Education Committee and will replace Rep. Jay Love (R- Montgomery) who last week announced his resignation from the House of Representatives effective August 1. Ways and Means Education, more […]

(Above: Yellowhammer TV’s must-watch debut video, “The ‘War on Coal’ Hits Home in Alabama”) In contrast to the secrecy that surrounds so much of what the Obama Administration does, The White House has waged a very public war on energy producers. “We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society,” Obama said […]

Rep. Jay Love’s resignation isn’t official until August 1, but it’s never too soon to start speculating about who will be his successor. Governor Bentley has indicated that a special election will be called in the shortest time frame possible, with the hope of electing a conservative to represent the Republican-leaning district prior to the […]

According to the most recent FEC reports, Republican Dean Young leads the current field of First Congressional District candidates with $133,087 in cash on hand. However, $129,500 of that is from loans he has personally contributed to his own campaign. Bradley Byrne leads the field in total dollars raised at $75,882. Quin Hillyer had a […]

Pictured: Wetumpka Tea Party with Senator Jeff Sessions at March for Jobs Rally in Washington, D.C. Alabama’s Junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions today continued his fight against the “Gang of Eight’s” immigration bill in a speech in Washington, D.C. at the March for Jobs Rally. The march was organized by The Black American Leadership Alliance […]

Representatives from the AARP have been seemingly unlikely participants in the latest round of battles between Alabama conservatives and the state’s budding environmentalist community. But a closer look reveals their enviro push is part of a larger agenda that has resulted in the U.S.’s largest seniors’ advocacy group becoming one of the nation’s loudest voices […]

Yellowhammer broke the news last week that House Education Budget Chairman Jay Love will be resigning from the House seat that he has held for the last 11 years to pursue opportunities in the private sector. Yellowhammer caught up with Rep. Love Monday morning to discuss his reasons for stepping down and to get some […]

A five-question “Yellowhammer Questionnaire” was sent out to U.S. House candidates in Alabama’s First Congressional District last week. We gathered all of their answers and will be presenting them to you throughout this week — one question per day. The candidates’ answers are presented unedited and side-by-side for easy comparison. Candidates are listed in alphabetical […]

WASHINGTON – In 2010 after his failed bid to secure the Democratic nomination for Alabama governor, then-U.S. Rep. Artur Davis made a rather unceremonious exit from the Alabama political stage. But two years later, Davis reemerged in shocking fashion by switching from Democratic Party to the Republican Party, which landed him a primetime speaking slot […]

A five-question “Yellowhammer Questionnaire” was sent out to U.S. House candidates in Alabama’s First Congressional District last week. We gathered all of their answers and will be presenting them to you throughout this week — one question per day. The candidates’ answers are presented unedited and side-by-side for easy comparison. Candidates are listed in alphabetical […]

According to sources in Montgomery, State Rep. Jay Love (R-Montgomery) will be resigning his seat soon and launching a lobbying firm. Love was elected to the House in 2002 and rose quickly through the GOP ranks, ultimately becoming one of the most powerful players in state government as Chairman of the House Education Budget Committee. […]