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Byrne introduces bill to ‘eliminate all funding’ for Syrian refugee resettlement

Cliff Sims - November 18, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Wednesday introduced legislation that would defund the Syrian...

Illegal immigrants assault, bite Alabama police officer in drunken attack

Cliff Sims - November 18, 2015

(Video above: WKRG reports on the assault of a Summerdale police officer) SUMMERDALE, Ala. -- With a population of less than 1,000, the quiet south...

Bentley to Obama: Evil exists, Alabama cannot risk accepting Syrian refugees

Cliff Sims - November 17, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday officially informed President Barack Obama of Alabama's decision to not participate in the resettlement of Syrian...

Shelby, Sessions tag-team Obama’s Syrian refugee program, move to revoke its funding

Cliff Sims - November 17, 2015

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday unloaded on President Barack Obama's refugee resettlement plan, creating a powerful...

Trump set to return to Alabama for another massive campaign rally

Cliff Sims - November 17, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Billionaire businessman and Republican presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump is coming back to Alabama, hoping to build on the momentum he...

Bentley: Use ‘all lawful means necessary’ to keep Syrian refugees out of Alabama

Cliff Sims - November 16, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley has signed an executive order directing state agencies to utilize "all lawful means necessary" to prevent the resettlement...

Legal experts disagree on whether Alabama has a right to refuse Syrian refugees

Cliff Sims - November 16, 2015

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley made national headlines Sunday evening by announcing his administration will refuse entry to any Syrian refugees the Obama administration attempts...

Map shows Alabama has already received hundreds of Middle East refugees in recent years

John James - November 16, 2015

Hundreds of refugees fleeing persecution in the Middle East have resettled in Alabama in recent years, according to government data Yellowhammer pulled Monday. According to...

Rubio to hold first major Alabama campaign rally

Cliff Sims - November 16, 2015

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. -- Florida Senator and Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio is coming to Alabama Tuesday, Dec. 1, for a campaign rally in Guntersville....

Sessions moves to revoke funding for Syrian refugee resettlement

Cliff Sims - November 16, 2015

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Monday sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee with proposed language for canceling the "blank...

Condoleezza Rice sums up why allowing Syrian refugees into Alabama is a bad idea

John James - November 16, 2015

After a wave of terrorist attacks in Paris left over 100 dead, including one American, and 300 injured, security officials in the United States...

Byrne demands Obama halt Syrian refugee resettlement in Alabama, U.S.

Cliff Sims - November 16, 2015

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) sent a letter to President Barack Obama Monday morning demanding he stop the refugee resettlement program for Syrian...

Bentley refuses Syrian refugees relocating to Alabama

Cliff Sims - November 15, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley announced late Sunday evening that his administration will refuse Syrian refugees slated to be relocated to Alabama in...

Gowdy’s likely career switch is unusual, but follows in the footsteps of an Alabama icon

Cliff Sims - November 15, 2015

Trey Gowdy (R-SC) has already reached heights in his career in public service that many ambitious politicians could only dream of. He clerked for...

Byrne on Paris attacks: ‘Humanity cannot stand for these vile acts of terror’

Cliff Sims - November 13, 2015

PARIS -- Over 100 are dead and hundreds more injured after a series of coordinated terrorist attacks were executed Friday night in Paris, France....

Bama president calls for ‘dignity and respect’ as campus protests spread nationally

Cliff Sims - November 13, 2015

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- University of Alabama president Stuart R. Bell on Thursday encouraged students, faculty and administrators to maintain a level of "dignity and...

Universities are tossing aside 1st Amendment, replacing it with ‘right’ to not be offended

Scott Stantis - November 13, 2015

In his masterpiece "1984," George Orwell wrote about newspeak, the dystopian government's attempt to reform the language, making opposing views impossible to articulate. American...

Bentley: Medicaid expansion would cost Alabama $710 million over next 6 years

Elizabeth BeShears - November 12, 2015

2014: "I cannot expand Medicaid in Alabama. We will not bring hundreds of thousands into a system that is broken and buckling." 2015: "We are...

UAB researchers partner with Department of Defense to test lifesaving new medication

Alabama NewsCenter - November 12, 2015

By Bob Shepard The University of Alabama at Birmingham will launch the first Phase 1 human trials of a drug – derived from the female...

New Alabama standardized test scores show no link between education spending and academic outcomes

John R. Hill, Ph.D. - November 12, 2015

In the Alabama State House, the familiar refrain surrounding public education is that the legislature has failed to ever “fully fund” it. The implication,...

STUDY: Making Alabama’s Sudafed Rx-only won’t cut down on Meth production

Elizabeth BeShears - November 12, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama has some of the toughest pseudoephedrine (PSE), known by brand name "Sudafed," laws in the country aimed at cutting down...

Roby VA accountability bill clears procedural hurdle, earns hearing by Veterans health subcommittee

Elizabeth BeShears - November 11, 2015

WASHINGTON -- A bill sponsored by Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) giving the Department of Veterans Affairs authority to "takeover" failing VA facilities will...

Liberal environmentalists’ favorite Alabama Republican is back

Cliff Sims - November 11, 2015

While college football games and presidential debates held our attention, Alabamians may have allowed a forgotten nemesis to slip back into our lives under...

$21 Million in Gulf Restoration grants announced for Alabama

Casey Cappa - November 10, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced that in a third round of grants from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, the National Fish...

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