[Above from left to right: Speaker’s Commission members Cliff Sims, Rep. Kurt Wallace, Rep. Ed Henry, Lynn Robinson & Rep. Micky Hammon listen as grassroots activists give their input.] We had our first public meeting last night for the Speaker’s Commission on Alabama Values & States’ Rights. Representative Ed Henry organized the event in Decatur […]

“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. 1. The Romney campaign is looking to follow up on their very successful Birmingham fundraiser with another in Huntsville. Details are hazy right now […]

I have thought long and hard about where I stand on the proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 (CA) coming up for a vote tomorrow. For those who have been living under a rock, the governor and legislature are proposing we take over $400 million from the Alabama Trust Fund over the next three years to make […]

The Montgomery Advertiser will be putting its website behind a paywall starting Nov. 1 according to a source at the Advertiser’s parent company, Gannett Inc. Gannett announced during an investor meeting in February that it was planning to move all of its community newspapers to a paid model by the end of 2012. The only […]

BIRMINGHAM – The National Coalition for Capital, a nationwide coalition that supports economic development and job creation through long-term access to capital for entrepreneurs, presented Senator Slade Blackwell (R-Mountain Brook) with its “Champion of Small Business” award on Thursday in recognition for his role in passing Alabama’s New Markets Tax Credit. The program encourages investment […]

Rep. Martha Roby (R – AL02) has made quite a splash in her first term in Washington representing the folks of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. “Leadership loves her,” an aide to a prominent Congressman told Yellowhammer on Thursday morning. “[Speaker] Boehner has said before that she was the most impressive Freshman during orientation, and he […]

“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. 1. Tuscaloosa real estate tycoon Stan Pate on Monday pledged to fund a media campaign to defeat the proposed Sept. 18 constitutional amendment. Pate […]

The 2012 Republican National Convention has come and gone, and let me tell you — it was a busy week! Those who read my last post here on Yellowhammer will know that I had originally committed to provide YHP readers with daily updates during the week’s events. However, that goal quickly became unattainable after I […]

Alabama State Senator Paul Bussman will be holding a press conference Friday during which he will announce his opposition to the constitutional amendment coming up for vote on Sept. 18. “I’ve called this press conference because I feel that it’s important I step up and say where I stand,” Senator Bussman told Yellowhammer by phone […]

This morning’s must-reads are a collection of articles covering the Democrat National Convention. Banning Christians from participating, booing God, total disregard for the Democratic process, overt racism… Just another day at the DNC, folks… On night one, the Democrats wanted to clear one thing up right off the bat…It feels good to “belong to the […]

“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. It’s been a slow week in the rumor mill coming off of the holiday weekend… and it’s all been made worse by the fact […]

Suspicious voting patterns in a local Alabama election serve as a clear reminder of the need to fight potential voter fraud and protect the sanctity of elections. According to a report Thursday in the Tuscaloosa News, 125 percent of the voting age population cast ballots in a Perry County municipal election held Tuesday in Uniontown. […]

“Tea Party groups in deep-red and deep-blue states where the election results are almost a foregone conclusion are organizing get-out-the-vote efforts in key swing states,” according to a recent story in Investor’s Business Daily. Among those Tea Party groups are the Rainy Day Patriots from right here in Alabama. We featured Rainy Day Patriots founder […]

“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. 1. Alabama Delegates at the Republican National Convention have been raving behind-the-scenes about the speakers Lt. Gov. Ivey lined up for the delegation. Notable […]

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The first official day of the 2012 Republican National Convention was fairly busy even though the official session was canceled. As we have each day since arriving in Tampa, the entire Alabama Delegation met Monday morning for breakfast and to hear from some very interesting speakers. Our first speaker on Monday was RNC political director […]

Republican officials today released a revised convention-week schedule. Changes in the schedule are the result of the convention’s decision postpone the Monday, August 27 sessions due to weather-related concerns. The revised schedule is as follows [NOTE: ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN]: Monday, August 27, 2012 2:00 p.m. Chairman of the RNC Reince Priebus Call to Order/Start […]

The Alabama Policy Institute (API) has launched a new series of infographics called By the Numbers to help folks get quick facts on important issues in Alabama. The first three one-page By the Numbers infographics are made up of statistics that show where Alabama stands in regard to energy, K-12 education and Medicaid. A few […]

From the Office of the Governor MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Sunday declared a statewide State of Emergency and issued mandatory evacuation orders ahead of Isaac’s expected landfall as a hurricane along the Gulf Coast. “I am urging everyone to take precautions now, monitor weather warnings, and be prepared for whatever Isaac may […]

Montgomery lawyer and often-controversial radio personality Mark Montiel has filed a lawsuit against Governor Robert Bentley, State Comptroller Thomas White, Jr and State Finance Director Marquita Davis claiming that the budgets passed this past session are unconstitutional. [Clarification: Montiel filed the lawsuit on behalf of former state senator John Rice.] States are constitutionally mandated to […]

Sadly, we are postponing this week’s rumors & rumblings. We happened to catch on video one Montgomery insider’s reaction to the news…

Alabama Politics @govchristie thank you, Governor. Glad you liked it. I look forward to hearing your keynote speech at the @gopconvention — Mike Hubbard (@SpeakerHubbard) August 21, 2012 BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS JOURNAL: Birmingham ranks third for charitable giving At our Nonprofit Awards earlier this year, several of the event’s winners remarked that Birmingham was among the […]

From the Office of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard MONTGOMERY – Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard today reacted to a ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding critical provisions of Alabama’s law cracking down on illegal immigration. Speaker Hubbard released the following statement: “Once again the real teeth of Alabama’s illegal […]

Alabama Politics PRESS-REGISTER: This week in Alabama politics (Political Skinny) Former Alabama Rep. Artur Davis continued to draw headlines for his conversion from a Birmingham Democrat to a Virginia Republican. The GOP announced that Davis will be a featured speaker at its national convention later this month in Tampa. It’s a remarkable evolution for Davis, […]