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Auburn Prof: Political correctness making colleges ‘laughingstock of Western Civilization’

Cliff Sims -
AUBURN, Ala. -- An Auburn University professor used his fall semester syllabus to poke fun at "trigger warnings," a growing part of the culture...

Trump’s military buildup plan includes big news for Alabama’s Navy shipbuilding operation

Cliff Sims -
NEW YORK -- Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump on Wednesday released specifics on his oft-mentioned plan to buildup the U.S. military, and it...

South Alabama lawmakers fight rest of state over remaining BP Oil Spill money

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Partisanship has taken a backseat to regional politics in the Alabama State House, with south Alabama lawmakers banding together to fight...

Estimated 12M Dems voted in GOP primary, renewing calls for Alabama to close primary

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A conservative activist's research estimates 12 million Democrats crossed over to vote in the 2016 Republican primary, accounting for roughly 38 percent of the...

Environmentalists return to Alabama with expensive solar power push

Cliff Sims -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- After a period of relative quiet, Alabama's energy wars could be gearing up for another round of battles, as one well-funded...

Byrne lays out GOP’s five-step plan to alleviate poverty, starting with ‘reward work’

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(Video above: Rep. Bradley Byrne delivers the Weekly Republican Address) WASHINGTON -- While the 2016 presidential campaign has soaked up most of the media attention,...

Alabama’s Byrne tapped to deliver GOP address to the nation on CFB opening weekend

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WASHINGTON -- United States House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday announced Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) will deliver the weekly Republican address to the nation...

Secretary of State: Foreign election observers are not allowed in Alabama. Period.

John Merrill -
On November 8, 2016, the citizens of The United States will elect a new president. As the Secretary of State and the chief election...

The UN is sending foreign ‘election observers’ into Alabama. They must be stopped. (opinion)

Wes Allen -
On November 8, 2016, the citizens of America will elect a new president. As the chief election official for Pike County Alabama, our team...

Sessions wears ‘Make Mexico Great Again Also’ hat after accompanying Trump in Mexico

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PHOENIX, Ariz. -- After accompanying Donald J. Trump to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) returned stateside with...

DENIED: House panel rejects Bentley’s request to suspend impeachment proceedings

Cliff Sims -
Gov. Robert Bentley's latest attempt to end his impeachment ordeal has failed. State Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has denied...

CABINET PREVIEW? Sessions accompanies Trump to meeting with Mexican president

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NEW YORK, NY -- In what one source close to the Trump campaign referred to as a "preview of what top leadership in a...

Alabama moves to protect election systems after FBI discovers hacks in other states

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama elections officials are moving to ensure the state's voting systems are secure in the wake of revelations that the voter...

Alabama doubles down on effort to block Syrian refugee resettlement, files court appeal

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The State of Alabama is once again asking a federal court to intervene on the issue of Syrian refugee resettlement, arguing...

Zero Syrian refugees have been resettled in Alabama

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MOBILE, Ala. -- A new analysis of Syrian refugee relocation in the United States reveals that no such refugees have been placed in Alabama,...

Robert Bentley is running the same administration his Democratic opponent would have

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"Robert Bentley is out of ideas," Democratic gubernatorial nominee Parker Griffith proclaimed during his 2010 campaign against Gov. Robert Bentley. A cursory glance at his...

What they didn’t tell you: Alabama lawmakers were only presented with half a lottery plan

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore -
When Gov. Robert Bentley summoned lawmakers for a special session to consider the creation of a state lottery, I traveled to Montgomery with apprehension...

Here’s how each Alabama House member voted on the lottery

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After spending roughly eleven hours debating Gov. Robert Bentley’s lottery proposal and working late into the night on Thursday, pro-lottery House...

BY ONE VOTE: Alabama House passes lottery bill after marathon debate

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After spending roughly eleven hours debating Gov. Robert Bentley's lottery proposal and working late into the night on Thursday, pro-lottery House...

Alabama House member: Lawmakers are already spending lottery money before it passes

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama House members are already angling to earmark lottery funds for certain projects although the lottery has multiple hurdles left to...

Flanked by Sessions and the leader of UK’s ‘Brexit’ movement, Trump courts black votes

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JACKSON, Miss. -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) stood at Donald J. Trump's side Wednesday night as the Republican presidential nominee made a pitch to...

Trumpapalooza one year later: The night Alabama was the center of the political universe

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MOBILE, Ala. — In what one attendee referred to as "something between a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert and the Daytona 500," tens of thousands of...

Alabama politician melts down at Hooters after loss: ‘I don’t believe our citizens are this stupid’

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PELHAM, Ala. -- Pelham City Council candidate Lucas Burger came up short in his bid to unseat incumbent Council President Rick Hayes on Tuesday,...

MASS CHAOS: Alabama lottery may have a shot to get on the ballot in November after all

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Just one day after it appeared there was no way for a lottery vote to take place on the November ballot,...
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