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Alabama Senator: There is no budget crisis in Alabama (Opinion)
Over the last several weeks, there has been a tremendous amount of discussion about the budget crisis in Alabama. Let me be very...
Analysis calls into question Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s understaffing claims
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- According to a recent study, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has less than half the State Troopers it needs to...
Alabama senator explains how ‘surplus’ of state money discredits calls for tax hikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ74E_gObsY&feature=youtu.be
(Audio above: State Sen. Phil Williams interview by Cliff Sims on Yellowhammer Radio)
During an interview on Yellowhammer Radio Thursday, Alabama State senator Phil Williams...
Obama administration threatens Alabama with loss of Medicaid funds after defunding Planned Parenthood
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Obama administration this week warned Alabama and Louisiana their Medicaid funding could be in jeopardy after their respective governors canceled...
Alabama lawmakers blast Birmingham City Council for ‘deceitful’ pay increase
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Last week, after sending the press out of the room to observe a large check presentation, the Birmingham City Council voted...
Sessions, Cruz demand Obama tell them how many ‘homegrown terrorists’ were immigrants
WASHINGTON -- Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) joined Texas Senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz (R) this week in authoring a letter to the...
Alabama Secretary of State works with Legislature to provide voter IDs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- As the presidential election gears up in preparation for primary season in just a few months, Alabama Secretary of State John...
Roby, Gowdy unload in wake of latest revelations in Hillary email scandal
WASHINGTON -- After months of investigation into the "unique" email arrangement of former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Justice Department...
ALGOP Chair: Republicans who ran on not raising taxes should keep their promise to voters
https://youtu.be/WkicerTqqdg
(Audio above: ALGOP Chairwoman Terry Lathan interviewed on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims)
On Tuesday's edition of Yellowhammer Radio, Alabama Republican Party Chairwoman Terry Lathan...
Alabama legislature approves law giving Briarwood Church the power to hire its own cops
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- By a vote of 21-7 the Alabama State Senate passed a bill that would give Briarwood Presbyterian Church the power to...
Alabama Senator says he’s returning his paycheck for the Special Session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- One Alabama Senator says he is returning his paycheck for the Special Legislative Session because his conscience won't let him accept...
Rand Paul calls out federal program that pays for foreign students to go to Huntsville’s Space Camp
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- U.S. Senator and GOP Presidential candidate Rand Paul (R-KY) went after the State Department Monday for paying for Pakistani teens to...
Alabamians shouldn’t be duped by the narrative that there’s nothing left in government to cut (Opinion)
The special session called by Governor Bentley to address the short-term budget gap looks like it will end in a deadlock, ensuring another special...
Birmingham police official outraged at anti-cop media coverage: ‘Law enforcement portrayed as criminals’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- More details have emerged in the alleged assault of a Birmingham Police officer that took place last Friday during a traffic...
Alabama Senate passes General Fund budget relying solely on cuts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate Monday approved a General Fund relying solely on cuts to strike a constitutionally-mandated balanced budget.
The final vote, 19-15,...
Alabama Congressman slams Hillary’s new student debt plan: ‘It’s just more political rhetoric’
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) came out swinging Monday against Hillary Clinton's new proposal to eliminate student debt in an attempt...
Ted ‘Cruzes’ through Alabama on early SEC primary campaign stop
PELHAM, Ala. -- Texas Senator and Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz made multiple stops in the Yellowhammer State Sunday, giving talks to over-capacity events...
Alabama family teams up with Shelby and Palmer to fight rare muscular disease
WASHINGTON -- Earlier this year year Scott and Traci Griffin whose 10 year-old-son, Gabe, suffers from an extremely rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, made...
Byrne: Congress has a lot of work to do this August (Opinion)
The House of Representatives may be in recess until September 8, but that certainly does not mean I will be taking time off. In...
Alabama Legislature poised to approve budget balanced solely on cuts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After months of debates over tax increases, gambling, and budget cuts, the Alabama Legislature appears poised to pass essentially the exact...
Roby: Here’s what Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ really means for Alabama (Opinion)
This week, President Obama announced his “Clean Power Plan” and with it a costly national energy tax that will negatively impact American families and...
Alabama attorney challenges ‘unconstitutional’ red light cameras
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- A Tuscaloosa attorney is challenging the city's ability to charge residents with traffic tickets using red light cameras, saying they violate...
Sessions: GOP presidential candidates should focus on immigration at debate
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) told Breitbart News in an interview Wednesday that he hopes the ten Republicans taking the stage...
BCA warns bill ‘targets’ Alabama businesses with tax hike
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A bill being considered by the Alabama Senate would require any corporation doing business in Alabama to file a "unitary" tax...