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Alabama listed among the most tax-friendly states
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Washington, D.C-based finance and business magazine Kiplinger recently named Alabama among the most tax friendly states in the nation.
Though the state...
Sessions fights for a stronger response to illegal trade practices costing Alabama jobs
WASHINGTON-- Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, leading a bipartisan group of his colleagues, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Wednesday asking for stronger assistance from...
Huntsville lawmaker moves to oust Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Representative Phil Williams (R-Huntsville) will challenge Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) for the legislature's top post, according to a letter...
5 Alabama state parks to close following budget cuts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Wednesday the closure of 5 of Alabama's 22 state parks. Other parks...
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency releases list of 31 drivers’ license office closures
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Bentley administration began releasing Wednesday lists of services and locations executive agencies say will be closed because of budget cuts....
Hillary Clinton set to make first Alabama campaign stop
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Hillary Clinton's campaign has reportedly confirmed her first campaign stop in Alabama, accepting an invitation to speak at the Alabama Democratic Conference...
Shelby, Sessions vote against funding Planned Parenthood in short-term spending bill
WASHINGTON -- Alabama Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions on Wednesday voted against a short-term spending measure that funds the government through Dec. 11,...
Shelby’s voting record currently ranked third most conservative in U.S. Senate
WASINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) is maintaining the third most conservative Senate voting record during the current session of Congress, according to...
Palmer takes on Planned Parenthood chief in heated congressional hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44cEWWfbmYo&feature=youtu.be
(Video Above: Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer questions Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards)
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) questioned Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards during...
Tuscaloosa judge finalizes Bentley divorce, releases details of settlement
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The end of Governor Robert and Dianne Bentley's 50 year marriage became official Tuesday when it was signed off on by a...
Sessions introduces the ‘Thin Blue Line Act,’ affirming that police lives also matter
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) partnered this week with Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to introduce the Thin Blue Line Act, which enforces harsher penalties on individuals...
Hubbard: General Fund solution protects state services and increases classroom spending
If you have ever visited Auburn’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, you may have seen an impressionist painting by an artist like...
Alabama congressman says next Speaker most likely from liberal wing of the GOP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YW0XGIDTxk&feature=youtu.be
(Audio Above: Congressman Mo Brooks addresses John Boehner's recent resignation and who will be the speaker's successor)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- On Friday's edition of...
Alabama congressmen react to House Speaker Boehner’s resignation
WASHINGTON -- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH8) shocked the nation, and members of his own party, Friday morning by announcing his resignation, effective...
Three themes you should understand about Alabama’s recent Special Session
It’s only been a few days since Governor Bentley signed the General Fund budget for fiscal year 2016 into law. We don’t yet know...
Pope points to Alabama’s civil rights history as expression of our ‘need to live as one’
WASHINGTON. - Pope Francis addressed Congress Thursday morning on a variety of current events and issues, but perhaps the most inspiring part of his...
Williams: The General Fund budget isn’t perfect, but it makes progress
As I write this opinion, I am a few days removed from the final round of Alabama’s budgeting melee. It was a thorough and...
Judicial panel censures former judge Mark Fuller for 8 counts of domestic abuse, perjury
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A panel of judicial investigators released Wednesday a summary of their report on former U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller to Congress, hoping...
Alabama lawmakers float a new Boat Tag proposal to help state parks budget
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Outdoor enthusiasts are breathing a sigh of relief knowing that Alabama's state parks will not close now that a General Fund...
Alabama Congressman hopes Pope focuses on issues of faith, not political agenda
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis's first trip to the United States has dominated the news cycle for the last two days, with rapt coverage of...
Bentley not backing down in court battle to strip Planned Parenthood’s Alabama funding
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Planned Parenthood on Tuesday asked a federal judge to intervene and stop Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley from terminating the controversial abortion...
Alabamians celebrate National Voter Registration Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill joined members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Tuesday in declaring September...
Sessions: Congress must ‘do its duty,’ defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON -- Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) said Monday the idea that defunding Planned Parenthood would cause a shutdown of the federal government is "ludicrous"...
Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to make several stops in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former Arkansas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will tour Alabama on Thursday, October 1st, making several stops in the Yellowhammer...