Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead officially announced last night in an email to GOP Executive Committee members that he will be seeking a second term as ALGOP Chairman. “After much prayer and discussion with my wife Emily, we have decided to ask for your support for another term as your Chairman,” Armistead wrote. He […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard on Monday announced that Rachel Adams, a veteran of political public relations who has worked in national presidential campaigns and a highly-regarded D.C. consulting firm, will serve as his office’s communications director beginning in early December. Adams replaces Todd Stacy, who recently left the Speaker’s Office to lead […]

Almost 50% of Alabamians now use the internet each week to consume political news according to polling data from GOP polling firm McLaughlin & Associates. Regular readers will recall that over the last couple of weeks we have been breaking down numbers found in a Mclaughlin poll that was presented to the House & Senate […]

Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced the appointment of Jeremy Oden to the Alabama Public Service Commission, effective Monday, December 3, 2012. Since 1998, Oden has served as State Representative for House District 11, covering portions of Cullman, Blount and Morgan Counties. Oden will resign from his District 11 seat prior to assuming his new […]

Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard on Thursday announced that State Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R – Capshaw), a two-term legislator representing portions of Limestone and Madison counties, has been selected to serve as chairman of the body’s agenda-setting Rules Committee. McCutcheon replaces former State Rep. Blaine Galliher, who resigned from the House in order to […]

“ Hate Mail of the Week” is a weekly feature on Yellowhammer Politics in which some of the hate mail submitted through our contact page or in response to our email blasts is published exactly as it was received. The only edits made are to remove expletives — this is a family show, after all. […]

Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL02) today took time to send Christmas cards to military personnel stationed overseas and is encouraging constituents to join her in spreading holiday cheer to men and women in uniform serving around the globe. It’s important for us to remind military personnel stationed overseas that we are thinking about them and praying […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. All sources remain confidential. 1. House Speaker Mike Hubbard will announce next week that Rachel Adams will be coming on as his Communications Director. […]

Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas has been elected by the House Republican Steering Committee to be Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers and Michigan Congresswoman Candice Miller were also in the running. In the end, the massive Texas delegation, which will have 24 Representatives in the 113th Congress, proved to […]

The latest Congress-created crisis, the so called “fiscal cliff,” has weak-kneed Republicans caving in droves to calls for tax increases. In spite of having a year to figure out how to avoid a combination of massive tax hikes and deep defense cuts, Congressional leaders and the President have once again waited until only a few […]

Sources close to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told Yellowhammer this morning that Christie has filed the necessary paperwork to begin fundraising for a 2013 re-election campaign. While it has long been believed the larger-than-life Governor would seek re-election, it hasn’t been a lock. In spite of Christie’s national profile, he’s still a Republican governor […]

Yellowhammer released some inside polling numbers prior to Thanksgiving that showed support reaching a historic high for the initiatives being pushed by Republicans in the Alabama legislature. Today, we’re releasing more polling numbers that show just how dramatically the Alabama electorate has shifted to support the GOP on a wide range of issues, even issues […]

President Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation: The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a […]

By: Congressman Jo Bonner Like many Americans, I have been closely following the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the terrorist group which controls the Gaza Strip. While no one – Israeli or American – wishes for violence, Israel has an absolute right to defend itself and cannot be expected to tolerate bombardment of its citizens, […]

By Elizabeth Robinson | Alabama Policy Institute Policy Analyst On November 19th, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton ruled that Hobby Lobby, the arts and crafts chain, and other for-profit companies must pay for the coverage of contraceptives such as birth control, the “morning-after pill” and the “week-after pill,” regardless of the religious convictions of the […]

Some of you may remember that I visited Israel earlier this year (I covered the 10-day trip extensively in multiple posts HERE). Here’s a cell phone video I took with shots being fired in the background while we walk through the streets of Jerusalem: Here’s another cell phone video from Sderot, right on the boarder […]

Sorry that you have to endure Soledad O’Brien, but it’s worth it to watch conservative warrior Sen. Sessions say things like, “The America people should not be asked to send another dime to this dysfuntional government…” Here are a couple of my favorite Sessions quotes from the video above: “We could have been in session […]

By: Cameron Smith, Alabama Policy Institute After Alabamians voted to preserve racist language in their state Constitution, headlines nationwide gladly noted the state’s failure. For much of the nation, Alabama’s failure was simply confirmation of the latent racism they believe pervades Alabama. If the majority of Alabamians who voted ‘no’ on Amendment 4 had actually […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a positive development for Central Alabama, U.S. Reps. Martha Roby and Mike Rogers and U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions have been notified that the Air Force has altered its strategic guidance proposal and no longer plans to relocate C-130 aircraft from the 908th Airlift Wing stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base. While […]

After a 5 month hiatus, Hate Mail of the Week is back and will be running weekly on Thursdays. “Hate Mail of the Week” is a weekly feature on Yellowhammer Politics in which some of the hate mail submitted through our contact page or in response to our email blasts is published exactly as it […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. All sources remain confidential. 1. Fresh off of reelection in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Martha Roby now has a good shot at rising […]

Speculation has been running wild since President Obama was reelected as to what Governor Bentley would do regarding the implementation an Obamacare-mandated health insurance exchange. At today’s Birmingham Business Alliance Luncheon, Governor Bentley put the speculation to rest: Alabama will not be implementing a healthcare exchange. “I am not going to set up a state-based […]

By: Brian J. Wise The Monday morning quarterbacking has already begun over the makeup of the Republican Party. Brace yourself for calls to “moderate” or become more “inclusive” and endless explanations for why the GOP lost one demographic or another. Make no mistake: President Obama’s reelection was a victory for a campaign, not a candidate. […]

Zan Green, President of the Rainy Day Patriots Tea Party group, posted the following open letter to Governor Bentley on behalf RDP’s members: We are encouraged by Governor Bentley as he speaks of staying the course with the other governors of the 34 states who are proposing to refuse to set up state healthcare exchanges. […]