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Tobacco tax goes down in flames in Alabama Legislature

Elizabeth BeShears - August 4, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Among the tax increases initially considered most politically palatable by members of the Alabama Legislature has been a 25 cent-per-pack increase...

Is an ‘Adult Entertainment’ tax the answer to Alabama’s budget crisis? One lawmaker thinks so

Jordan LaPorta - August 4, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- State Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia Hills) has proposed a 40 percent sales tax on "receipts from the sale of sexually oriented...

Alabama lawmakers react to Obama’s new ‘overreaching’ EPA power plan

Jordan LaPorta - August 4, 2015

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama released the finalized version of the EPA's power plant rule Monday and many Alabama lawmakers are outraged. The new...

Alabama lawmakers introduce law to make sale of aborted baby parts a felony

Jordan LaPorta - August 4, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- On the second day of the Alabama Legislature's Special Session, Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia Hills) and Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) introduced...

AG Strange: Obama’s latest radical environmentalist EPA rule will cost 16,000 Alabama jobs (Opinion)

Sen. Luther Strange - August 4, 2015

President Obama just announced the latest step in a radical environmentalist agenda that has already given us the Solyndra boondoggle, wasted billions on green...

‘Defund Planned Parenthood’ fails in the U.S. Senate, despite majority, Sessions, Shelby support

Elizabeth BeShears - August 3, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate Monday failed to get the 60 votes necessary to overcome a procedural hurdle to block all federal funding to...

Top Alabama senator says there are not enough votes to hike taxes

Elizabeth BeShears - August 3, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) told Yellowhammer Monday afternoon that Governor Bentley's (R-AL) more than $300 million in...

Analysis: Alabamians huge losers in Obama’s power plan

Elizabeth BeShears - August 3, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The White House, through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is releasing Monday a detailed update to the Obama administration's power plan,...

Alabama free market group explains how ‘patently ridiculous’ regulations cost $2 trillion a year (Video)

Elizabeth BeShears - August 3, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es6PlZmX81k (Video Above: The Alabama Free Market Alliance explains the true cost of regulations) The Alabama Free Market Alliance released a video over the weekend describing...

Alabamians will find out this week if ‘Republican’ actually equals ‘conservative’ (opinion)

Cliff Sims - August 3, 2015

Alabama lawmakers will convene this week in Montgomery for a Special Legislative Session with the sole purpose of passing a balanced budget. You will hear...

Byrne: Failing to address out-of-control federal spending would be catastrophic for the next generation (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne - August 3, 2015

At this very moment, the national debt sits at over $18 trillion dollars, and it shows no signs of going down anytime soon. Our...

Alabama school choice scholarship recipients overwhelmingly satisfied with the program

Elizabeth BeShears - July 31, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A survey taken of recipients of the state's first school choice program shows parents are overwhelmingly satisfied with their child's new...

Alabama legislator allegedly shot up his wife’s car with a shotgun

Cliff Sims - July 31, 2015

GREENSBORO, Ala. -- Alabama State Rep. Ralph Howard (D-Greensboro) was arrested earlier this week for shooting out the tires of his wife's car during...

Palmer calls for independent investigation in light of disturbing Planned Parenthood scandal

Jordan LaPorta - July 30, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Disturbed by recent videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood officials attempting to sell the tissue of aborted babies, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL6)...

New VA Accountability bill backed by Alabama GOP Congressmen earns veto threat from Obama

Elizabeth BeShears - July 30, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday giving the Department of Veterans Affairs more power to remove underperforming employees in an effort...

Hundreds of Alabamians protest at Planned Parenthood facility in Birmingham

Jordan LaPorta - July 29, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- After the release of three separate videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood officials seeking to sell the tissue of aborted human babies,...

Presidential candidate to Cruz Alabama on bus tour

Jordan LaPorta - July 29, 2015

The Shelby County Republican Party announced Wednesday they will be hosting a “Southern Social” with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) and moon pies as part...

The gambling argument every Alabamian should hear

Jordan LaPorta - July 29, 2015

https://youtu.be/OeqMhgr8tFQ (Audio above: Cliff Sims discusses gambling on Yellowhammer Radio) On Wednesday's edition of Yellowhammer Radio, host Cliff Sims delivered a thought-provoking monologue on the gambling...

Robertson: The Alabama Legislature can still finish strong, refuse to raise taxes

Katherine Robertson - July 29, 2015

The Alabama Legislature caught its share of grief after adjourning from the regular session without passing a budget. The alleged infighting between the House...

Bentley Admin. pushes poll declaring Alabama Republicans want tax increases, not spending cuts

Jordan LaPorta - July 29, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Yellowhammer obtained Wednesday morning the results of a poll commissioned by the Alabama Council for Excellent Government (ACEgov), a tax-exempt...

Alabama Republican congressional delegation unanimously supports bill reining in harmful regulations

Elizabeth BeShears - July 29, 2015

WASHINGTON -- A bill which could drastically roll back many of the costly regulations passed each year by executive agencies won overwhelming support from...

Here’s a first look at Bentley’s latest budget reforms and tax hike proposals

Elizabeth BeShears - July 29, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Wednesday morning Yellowhammer obtained a copy of each bill the Bentley administration sent to legislators to consider during the upcoming special...

Alabamians may save millions after a federal court struck down the EPA’s latest overreach

Jordan LaPorta - July 29, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the D.C. Circuit struck down another regulation created by the Environmental Protection Agency...

Andy Andrews: Dear Alabama, our bubble is shrinking, but all is not lost

Andy Andrews - July 28, 2015

(Special to The Yellowhammer News by New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews) I have long been proud of my heritage. While unable to trace...

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