WASHINGON – On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, released a letter he submitted to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that called on the Senate’s leading Democrat to bring a vote on the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, to floor of the U.S. Senate. “As you know, the United […]

Today, the 2013 Young Republican National Convention will convene in Mobile for GOP-centric speakers, events, and meetings that will last through Sunday. The convention will feature keynote speakers Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, and Gov. Robert Bentley, as well as luncheon events with U.S. Reps Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, and Kevin […]

These policy initiatives were bad. So bad, in fact, that they either never came to fruition, or were abandoned over time. 5. Double-dipping Allowing legislators to hold down two state jobs enabled the Alabama Education Association to set up an unprecedented system of cronyism throughout state government. The two-year college system was the primary vehicle […]

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 […]

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 […]

Yellowhammer caught up with Public Service Commissioner Jeremy Oden last week to discuss the environmentalist assault on the PSC, how Barack Obama’s mandates will effect Alabama jobs, and more. Yellowhammer: How detrimental would President Obama’s recently announced environmental initiatives be to the state of Alabama? Public Service Commissioner Jeremy Oden: President Obama recently announced his […]

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 […]

This 237th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence could be slightly overshadowed by another anniversary…the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Considering the abuses of government power that have dominated the news in recent weeks, it is almost fitting to have these seminal events in our nation’s history front and center together. But we […]

As Egyptian military tanks made their way onto Cairo on Wednesday, the future of Mohamed Morsi regime as the ruling party in Egypt has become increasingly in question. President Barack Obama has taken a seemingly hands-off approach in dealing with the situation, which was indicated by his remarks earlier in the week in Tanzania. However, […]

The number two person at the Business Council of Alabama is leaving to become the number two person for the City of Montgomery. Sources say Anita Archia, BCA’s Senior Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs, will soon announce her departure from the business advocacy group to become Montgomery’s Deputy Mayor. Archie has headed up the Business […]

The Bentley campaign’s first campaign finance disclosures of the 2014 election cycle show the governor raked in an impressive $433,500 in cash contributions during his first month of fundraising. The campaign currently has $544,877.66 in cash on hand. “Governor Bentley is very pleased with the direction of his re-election campaign. The amount of money he’s […]

With a lack of star power in their lineups, Minor League Baseball teams frequently rely on eye-catching promotions to lure fans to the ballpark. The Huntsville Stars’ July 4th home game with the Chattanooga Lookouts was going to feature that type of promotion: a Second Amendment Night with a giveaway of three gift certificates from […]

Montgomery – The Alabama Public Service commission today approved historic rate and revenue reductions for Mobile Gas Company and its customers. Yellowhammer was on hand to witness the event first-hand. The Commission voted to lower the Rate of Return for Mobile Gas Company by the largest one-time decrease on a regulated utility in recent history. […]

Mickey Jordan of Enterprise was found not guilty Friday on felony charges of shooting into an occupied vehicle because the jury found that he was standing his ground in self defense. Jordan was alleged to have shot a .270-caliber rifle into a vehicle occupied by his then-19-year-old nephew who was attempting to remove a piece […]

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman is resigning effective Aug. 1 to take a job in the private sector. Chapman was Alabama state auditor for four years before unseating Democrat Nancy Worley as Secretary of State in 2006. She was re-elected in 2010. Her term was set to expire in January of 2015, […]

WASHINGTON – On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives the passed legislation requiring the White House to create a five-year plan allowing for the development of offshore oil-and-gas leases. Specifically, the bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to open up at least 50 percent of the available area within the Outer Continental Shelf to […]

Lt. Governor Kay Ivey announced this week that she will be seeking a second term. In 2010, Ivey became Alabama’s first Republican woman Lt. Governor. Yellowhammer caught up with Lt. Gov. Ivey on Thursday to talk about her first three years in office, and to look forward to what she hopes to accomplish in a […]

WASHINGTON – Although the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill passed by a wide 68-32 margin in the U.S. Senate, the future of its passage in the House, which is a necessary hurdle for reach President Barack Obama’s desk and to be signed into law, is in question. The Senate failed to meet a 70-vote threshold […]

In a YouTube video posted on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, explained why the recent rash of scandals and controversies involving the Obama White House are a threat to Americans’ constitutional rights. “Across our great state and this country, Americans expect to be led by a government that’s both honest and accountable,” Rogers said. […]

Above: Senate gallery chants “Yes we can!” as Vice President Biden reads the immigration vote results aloud WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed the so-called “Gang of Eight” immigration bill on Thursday by a 68-32 vote margin, resulting in the Senate gallery breaking out into a “Yes we can!” chant. While the bill’s passage in […]

Above: Senator Richard Shelby delivers remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate regarding the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill. In a wide-ranging floor speech that touched on the history of U.S. immigration reform, laid out the negative economic impacts of the current immigration proposal, and even quoted Mark Twain, Senator Richard Shelby gave […]

Above: Rep. Jim McClendon appears on MSNBC to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act Rep. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, appeared on MSNBC’s “NewsNation” on Tuesday shortly following the announcement the Supreme Court had struck down Section 4 of Voting Rights Act, which effectively rendered the preclearance provisions in Section 5 meaningless. McClendon […]

WASHINGTON – Back in 2006, there were only two Alabama congressmen that voted against the renewal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which had parts declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, and then-Rep. Terry Everett, R-Rehobeth, were the only two of Alabama’s two senators and seven congressmen to […]

Think it’s hot now? Just wait ’til Obama’s newly declared “War on Coal” causes electric rates to spike so high you can’t afford to pay your power bill. “The one thing the president really needs to do now is to begin the process of shutting down the conventional coal plants,” Daniel Schrag, a member of […]