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Alabama Senate OKs law requiring legislative approval before agencies can close facilities

Elizabeth BeShears - September 11, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate Thursday gave their approval to a bill which would require state agencies to justify closures of vital services...

Immediate investment in roads and bridges can pave way to Alabama’s prosperity (opinion)

Editor - September 11, 2015

By Jim Page, CEO of the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce Alabama’s great successes in economic development over the past 20 years have transformed our...

Here are the Alabama House members who voted for and against tax hikes

Cliff Sims - September 10, 2015

Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday continued guiding tax hike bills through the legislative process. The following tax increase proposals were approved...

Alabama moves to stop EPA water mandate on grounds it violates states’ rights

Elizabeth BeShears - September 10, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) joined 17 other states Thursday in filing a motion for a nationwide stay on the...

Bill would index Alabama gas tax to price in effort to boost road funding

Elizabeth BeShears - September 10, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama House on Thursday added to the lengthy list of revenue measures set to be voted on during the second...

Trump and Sessions huddle in D.C., discuss stopping ‘global elite’s’ trade and immigration policies

Elizabeth BeShears - September 10, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) held an impromptu meeting Wednesday with GOP frontrunner Donald Trump after the candidate's rally in DC decrying...

Alabama House passes 25 cent tax increase on cigarettes

Elizabeth BeShears - September 10, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama House passed Thursday a 25 cent per pack tax increase on cigarettes after months of debate on how to...

ALGOP Chair to legislators: Remember what you told constituents in election season

Casey Cappa - September 10, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan recently urged legislators who ran on the Party’s platform of smaller, more limited government to keep...

Palmer slams EPA for double standard on Colorado river spill

Elizabeth BeShears - September 10, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-zuDiy0QXI&feature=youtu.be (Video Above: Palmer Discusses Animas River Spill with EPA Officials) WASHINGTON -- Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) slammed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its double...

Dear Alabama Republican legislators: Are you kittens, or lions? We’re about to find out

Cliff Sims - September 10, 2015

Dear Alabama Republican legislators, I, like many conservatives around the state, watched in exasperation Wednesday as a committee dominated by Republican lawmakers approved tax hike...

The best explanation yet for why ‘Make America Great Again’ is such a powerful slogan

Elizabeth BeShears - September 9, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EcIDiOrhhU (Video above: Cliff Sims explains why Trump's message resonates and Jeb's doesn't) On Wednesday's edition of Yellowhammer Radio, host Cliff Sims delivered one of the...

Artur Davis switches parties again, may run for county commission as Democrat

Elizabeth BeShears - September 9, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Artur Davis was a Democratic member of Congress, serving Alabama's 7th District for 8 years. In 2010 he lost his bid...

Republicans overrule Democrats to pass $129M tax hike in Alabama House committee

Cliff Sims - September 9, 2015

Republicans on the Alabama House General Fund Budget Committee on Wednesday approved a package of tax increases, over the objections of four of the...

Alabama Senator Cam Ward pleads guilty to DUI charges

John James - September 9, 2015

ALABASTER, Ala. -- Alabama Senator Cam Ward appeared before a judge Wednesday in Alabaster Municipal Court to pled guilty to driving under the influence. Ward...

The Alabama Legislature should pass a budget that fully funds Prison Reform (Opinion)

Sen. Cam Ward - September 9, 2015

The biggest threat to public safety looms over our great state of Alabama like a storm cloud. Our prison system is grossly over capacity,...

Byrne compares Obama’s Iran deal to England appeasing Hitler

Elizabeth BeShears - September 9, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUSq4L8dDls&feature=youtu.be (Video Above: Congressman Bradley Byrne blasts the Iran deal in a heated committee meeting) WASHINGTON -- Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) Tuesday delivered heated remarks during...

Aderholt: Iran Nuclear Deal just as naïve as the one signed with Nazi Germany

Rep. Robert Aderholt - September 9, 2015

At the end of this month there will be an anniversary of a very important date in world history. It’s a date that is...

Recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling is a huge win for gun rights

Elizabeth BeShears - September 8, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Supreme Court Friday shot down as unconstitutionally vague a state law banning the open carrying of a firearm on...

Hillary relying on states like Alabama to secure Democratic nomination

Casey Cappa - September 8, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Hillary Clinton is now shifting her focus to Alabama and other Southern states in an attempt to potentially offset setbacks in...

Finding a new way to budget is key for Alabama’s future (Opinion)

Sen. Phil Williams - September 8, 2015

The Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist transcends time and was a catalyst for social change in its day. As we enter the second special session...

Meet the Montgomery Bubble, the reason Alabama Republicans may ruin their brand

Cliff Sims - September 8, 2015

The Alabama Republican Party may be days away from destroying its brand. The party consolidated power at an unprecedented rate following the 2010 election cycle,...

Alabama senator urges end to bias against blue-collar jobs

Sen. Clay Scofield - September 7, 2015

This Labor Day weekend, we need to have a serious conversation about job opportunities. Work is essential to what economist Arthur Brooks calls "earned success."...

Roby: Iran Deal is flawed, weak, and serves their interests at the expense of our own (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby - September 7, 2015

Among the most pressing issues facing Congress as we reconvene is a resolution to reject President Obama’s proposed agreement over Iran’s nuclear capabilities. I’ve...

Dave Brat toppled the GOP establishment, now he’s asking Alabama to help him do it again

Elizabeth BeShears - September 4, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq7ZNW7Br_4&feature=youtu.be (Video Above: Congressman Dave Brat is interviewed by Yellowhammer Radio) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Virginia Congressman Dave Brat made international headlines in 2014 when he defeated...

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