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‘Open for business’: Alabama unemployment reaches lowest level since the Bush administration
Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that the unemployment rate in the state of Alabama has decreased to its lowest level since 2008. The rate...
Alabama legislature passes bill to protect historical monuments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Legislature took the final steps to pass Senate Bill 60 on Friday, which will make it significantly harder to...
Alabama lawmakers make critical changes to veteran’s scholarship program
Alabama lawmakers have approved changes to the state veteran’s scholarship program, which directly impacts dependents of disabled servicemen and women. Ultimately, the changes may...
Alabama legislators fire back at political correctness, pass bill protecting historic monuments
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Upon the legislation’s approval, Sen. Allen remarked on the grave importance of recognizing the actions of significant historic figures, flawed as they may...
Autism Therapy Fight Was Actually About Conservative Principles (An Opinion Editorial by Senator Trip Pittman)
I would like to clear up a rumor started because of my opposition to the Alabama Legislature recently mandating private and public insurance plans...
Yellowhammer’s Exclusive Interview with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall
Good afternoon Mr. Attorney General. I’d like to start by asking when you first become interested in the law and what sparked that interest?...
After winning re-election, Bentley said people would see the “other side” of him
Following his re-election victory, former Governor Robert Bentley reportedly told one of his confidants that political opponents would no longer see the “nice” governor....
Former Sessions advisor to write Trump’s NATO speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Top White House Policy Advisor Stephen Miller will be writing President Donald Trump's address to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a...
Alabama city considers decriminalizing some marijuana offenses
MOBILE, Ala. -- Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has introduced a potential city ordinance that would decriminalize several minor marijuana offenses. First brought forward at...
Senate Passes Modified Bill Covering Autism Therapy
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate passed a bill today mandating coverage of autism therapy by a margin of 33-1. The House unanimously passed...
Alabama lawmaker pens letter to Trump administration on extending red snapper season
Alabama Rep. Bradley Byrne (R) joined four other members of Congress in writing a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross asking the...
Time’s running out for the 2017 Alabama legislative session: Here’s what still needs to move
Time is ticking until the Alabama legislature wraps up the 2017 session. With only a couple of days left before the House and Senate...
Redistricting Bill Coming Down to the Wire
As the legislature wraps up this week, one measure that’s encountered intense debate is the state’s redistricting bill.
Back in 2012, the Alabama legislature reconfigured...
Richard and Annette Shelby: Leadership, Love, and Legacy
By Chris Reid
Last Friday, I attended a dinner celebrating Senator Shelby’s 83rd birthday and his thirty years of service in the Senate. Most political...
Auburn to pay large legal fees after attempting to silence Alt-Right speaker
AUBURN, Ala. -- After failing to prevent white nationalist Richard Spencer from speaking on its campus last month, Auburn University is now paying $29,000...
Breaking: Senator Strange sponsors bill to pay for border wall with sanctuary city dollars
Across the nation, the Trump Administration has led a crackdown against so-called “sanctuary cities.” While U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has threatened to pull...
Senator Strange Co-Sponsors Legislation Streamlining Purchase of Gun Suppressors
Current federal laws make it difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to buy a suppressor for a firearm. Some members of the U.S. Senate, including Senator...
Sessions delivers on gang crackdown: Over 1,000 arrested
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is following through on a promise to strengthen law enforcement against gangs across the United States.
On Thursday, U.S....
Parents Appeal to Fellow Alabamians to Continue School Choice (opinion)
Publisher’s Note: The following is an open letter from parents of Alabama students currently benefiting from the Alabama Accountability Act.
Dear fellow Alabamians,
It is...
WATCH: Condoleezza Rice slams liberals of “The View” on Russia conspiracy theories
NEW YORK, N.Y. — As a guest on ABC’s “The View” earlier this week, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rebuffed liberal conspiracy theories...
Former Sessions aide hired to join Facebook’s policy team
Facebook has hired one of Jeff Sessions' former top aides to join their growing policy team.
Axios reported on Thursday that Sandy Luff, a former...
Alabama Congressman is the most conservative lawmaker in D.C.
Alabama has consistently been named as having the most conservative voters in the nation, and now the state also boasts the most conservative legislator...
The Ultimate Red Herring: Making Sense of the Hysteria Following Comey’s Removal from the FBI (opinion)
Sometimes the substance of a position is so flimsy the only path forward is to divert attention from it—in other words, create a red...
Jeff Sessions’ Quiet Wisdom in Comey Firing
Prior to the firing of FBI director James Comey, Politico’s Eliana Johnson reported earlier today that U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions and Deputy U.S. Attorney...