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Alabama Law Enforcement Agency releases list of 31 drivers’ license office closures

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

John James -
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

Cliff Sims -
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

Cliff Sims -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

Casey Cappa -
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

Rep. Mike Hubbard -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

Katherine Robertson -
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’

Casey Cappa -
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

Sen. Phil Williams -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

Yellowhammer News -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

Cliff Sims -
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

Casey Cappa -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
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

Elizabeth BeShears -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former Arkansas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will tour Alabama on Thursday, October 1st, making several stops in the Yellowhammer...

Byrne: Airbus grand opening signifies new day for Southwest Alabama (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne -
I have proudly called Southwest Alabama home for my entire life, but I don’t know that I have ever felt as much pride for...

Alabama Supreme Court rejects lesbian couple’s adoption granted in Georgia

John James -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Supreme Court Friday ruled the state does not have to legally recognize the adoption of three children by a lesbian woman...

More than 100 Syrian refugees could soon be in Mobile, given Medicaid and food stamps

Elizabeth BeShears -
MOBILE, Ala. -- According to the U.S. State Department, more than 100 Syrian and other Middle Eastern refugees could soon be housed in Mobile...

Roby: It’s time for the left to start telling the truth about Planned Parenthood and ‘Women’s Health’ (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GZANI6coQA Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is...
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