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AEA goes all in for Griffith, donates $300k to Democratic gubernatorial candidate
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) has donated $300,000 to Parker Griffith, the Alabama Democratic Party's nominee for governor, according to the Griffith campaign.
Yellowhammer spoke...
8 notable quotes from Ala. Deputy AG’s request for investigation into misconduct accusations
According to numerous reports Monday, deputy state attorney general Henry "Sonny" Reagan has asked for an independent investigation to be launched into accusations that...
Analysis: If the State of Alabama just changed fonts, it could save millions
If Alabama's state government agencies and institutions changed the font they use to type documents, they could potentially save millions of taxpayer dollars per...
More belt-tightening is needed in Alabama’s budgets (opinion)
(This is Part 2 of the Alabama Policy Institute’s 3-part “Budget Basics” series: exploring Alabama’s budget system, the current fiscal climate and related challenges,...
Ala. Dem congressional candidate: Sadaam gassing Iraqis was good for MidEast stability
(Above: audio from Jesse T. Smith radio interview)
Jesse T. Smith, The Democratic nominee for Congress in Alabama's 3rd Congressional District hasn't been able to...
Budget Basics: the facts about Alabama’s budget system
Many taxpayers are familiar with the federal budgeting system, thanks to incessant coverage of budget standoffs, government shutdowns, and increasing national debt. Yet many...
Here’s how Alabama’s senators became major players in the GOP’s efforts to retake the senate
All eyes are on the 35 U.S. Senate seats up for grabs this year.
Republicans need to pick up 6 seats to regain the...
If alleged wife beating judge Mark Fuller thought Ala. Republicans would stick with him, he was wrong
U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller, who was appointed to the federal bench in Alabama's Middle District in 2002, was arrested in the early morning...
Alabama Republicans: Preserve welfare for needs, not weed
WASHINGTON -- In 2011, the U.S. House and Senate both passed a bill that granted the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) the...
Shelby: Obama blocking US energy independence with environmental agenda
The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Thursday to pass for the second time a package of energy-related...
Brooks doubts Obama’s willingness to ‘do what it takes’ to defeat ISIS
(Above: Lou Dobbs interviews Rep. Mo Brooks)
In an appearance on Lou Dobbs' Fox Business Network program Tuesday evening, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL5) was...
Roby: ‘Domestic abuse can’t be tolerated,’ calls out Alabama federal judge
WASHINGTON -- The plague of domestic violence incidents in American society has captured national attention in recent weeks after the story -- and subsequent...
Byrne: EPA’s senseless regulations are hurting Alabama farmers and foresters
Imagine this: a thunderstorm rolls through Southwest Alabama and causes a small puddle to develop on an Escambia County farm. Under a rule proposed...
Sessions: Zuckerberg, billionaires push for open borders while living in ‘fenced-off estates’
(Above: Sessions speaks on the Senate floor Sept. 12, 2014.)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) took to the Senate floor Thursday to criticize the...
Handshakes & middle fingers: Alabama & Kentucky House Speakers engage in war of words
During the 2010 election cycle, Alabama Republicans campaigned on a list of promises called the "Handshake With Alabama." The campaign was wildly successful, propelling...
Bentley takes concerns with anti-coal EPA regulations directly to Obama
(Above: Gov. Bentley discusses a revealing conversation he had with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy)
President Obama's executive amnesty plan and the growing threat of the...
Brooks: Help American workers by removing as many illegals as possible from labor pool
WASHINGTON -- Flanked by senators Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) and a host of other conservative lawmakers, Alabama congressman Mo Brooks urged...
Former Bush White House staffer tapped to lead Alabama Policy Institute
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Caleb Crosby has been selected as the new President of the Alabama Policy Institute (API), a Birmingham-based conservative think tank that...
Radio host says Democratic candidate for Ala. governor verbally assaulted, threatened to ‘bury’ him
HOMEWOOD, Ala. -- Parker Griffith, the Democratic Party's nominee for Alabama governor, on Wednesday verbally assaulted and physically threatened conservative talk radio host Matt...
Stunning letter from former AEA chief threatens to plunge teachers’ union into chaos
Imagine if Paul "Bear" Bryant wrote a letter saying the University of Alabama's football program is doomed. That's basically what just happened to the...
Little-known Alabamian named to Politico’s list of 50 people who ‘really matter’ in US politics
Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon told Yellowhammer in September of last year that he wanted to “change the world.” With the United States Supreme Court’s...
Roby: 3 things to listen for in Obama’s ISIL speech
On Wednesday, President Obama will deliver a speech on the Islamic State threat. Americans will be listening carefully, and so will the world. For...
Top political handicappers expect Sessions to craft Federal budget next year
Although they didn't directly mention Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions in their articles this week, famed political handicappers Stu Rothenberg and Charlie Cook were both...
Sessions: Democrats’ executive amnesty plan should send shudders down your spine
A development today reported by Politico ought to send shudders down the spine of those who care about our representative system of government. In an article...