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Sessions moves to revoke funding for Syrian refugee resettlement

Cliff Sims -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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...

Federal judge rules in favor of Alabama, blocks Obama’s ‘executive amnesty’

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A panel of 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Monday evening upheld the blocking of a key component of President Obama's executive actions...

What the Alabama Legislature can learn from the Marine Corps this Veterans Day

Bill Holtzclaw -
If something makes you look up, look down. If something makes you look down, look up. I was introduced to this little jingle during a...

NOT SO FAST: Alabama Supreme Court blocks order to return bingo machines, cash to casino

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lower court's order for the state of Alabama to return to VictoryLand Casino...

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks endorses Ted Cruz for President

John James -
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.  --  Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL05) announced his endorsement of Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz for President Monday. Congressman Brooks also revealed he...

Two Alabama incidents that prove the media treat Obama and Carson differently

John James -
SELMA, Ala. -- GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson made major headlines over the weekend after Politico, a national political newspaper in Virginia claimed...

Democratic candidates’ ‘free college’ plans will leave both students and taxpayers worse off

Dr. Daniel J. Smith -
By Dr. Daniel J. Smith and Sean P. Alvarez Vying for the democratic nomination for the Whitehouse, both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have proposed...

Byrne: Long-Term Highway Bill passed by Congress is good news for Southwest Alabama

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne -
I’ve written many times about the need for Congress to pass a reliable, long-term bill to fund our nation’s highway system. I’ve considered this...

Here’s what you need to know about the four Republicans challenging Richard Shelby

Cliff Sims -
*This article has been updated to add a fourth candidate who qualified just before the deadline.* Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has attracted a handful of...

Alabama lawmakers tee off on Senate Democrats blocking military funding

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Though the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act is expected to pass the Senate without any problems, an appropriations bill actually spending the...
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