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Marsh: Let Alabamians vote on a lottery and gaming (opinion)
Five years ago we came to Montgomery on a simple promise: to streamline state government, to cut waste, to bring efficiency and a business-like...
Sewell calls for ‘compassionate release’ of corrupt former Birmingham mayor Larry Langford
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former Birmingham mayor Larry Langford is currently serving a fifteen year federal felony sentence for his part in a massive corruption...
Sims: Alabama budget battle a ‘true test of conservatives in the Legislature’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Commenting on the various budget plans recently proposed by state legislative leaders and Governor Bentley, Yellowhammer Radio host Cliff Sims issued...
Lawmaker seeks to ban casinos from donating to Alabama politicians
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would make it illegal for a gambling interest, or a...
As gambling debate rages, Alabamians win $1 million in Georgia lottery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- As Alabama House and Senate leadership rolled out dueling pieces of gambling legislation, eleven Alabamians found out they will be splitting...
Ala. House leadership introduces combination of $100+ million tax hike and budget cuts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) and Ways and Means General Fund Committee chairman Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) announced Tuesday their proposal...
Sessions shoots back at WSJ: ‘America is a country, not a spreadsheet’
WASHINGTON -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on immigration, is shooting back at criticism from the Wall...
Marsh: Alabamians are taxed enough, let them vote on gambling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R-Anniston) held a press conference Tuesday with Birmingham's Democratic Mayor William Bell to officially...
First of Bentley’s tax proposal bills to be heard in committee Tuesday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Members of the State House's budget committee will hold hearings on two of Governor Bentley's tax hike proposals Tuesday, including an...
Clinton begrudgingly agrees to testify on Benghazi, lost emails
WASHINGTON -- After months of refusing, former Secretary of State and current presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has reportedly agreed to testify before the Select...
Byrne rails against government propping up ‘green’ energy firms with taxpayer dollars
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(Above: Bradley Byrne addresses his amendment to cut the EERE Program)
WASHINGTON -- Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) made an impassioned plea on the House floor...
Bentley: Gambling bill would turn Alabama into Vegas. ‘It is one of the worst bills I have ever seen.’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- In a speech to the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Monday, Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) expressed his staunch opposition to gambling...
Alabama state auditor files lawsuit to stop use of public funds to campaign for tax increases
LOXLEY, Ala. -- Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R), announced in a press conference Monday morning that he is personally filing a lawsuit to...
Ben Carson is running for President: ‘I’m not politically correct. I’m not a politician.’
DETROIT, Michigan -- Ben Carson, the famed pediatric neurosurgeon who shot to stardom with a pointed speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in...
Byrne: Defense spending bill will ensure American soldiers get the resources they need
There is no function of Congress more important than “providing for the common defense” of our nation. When our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution,...
Sessions warns giant trade deal cedes power to Obama, threatens US economy
WASHINGTON -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is warning his colleagues and the American people about the dangers of approving the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA),...
Ala. senator pushes to expand local governments’ ability to compete with private Internet providers
OPELIKA, Ala. -- A Republican senator is proposing a bill that would allow Alabama cities to build out their own fiberoptic internet access, sparking...
Senate leader proposes patching AL’s budget hole by borrowing against future gambling revenue
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- As lawmakers mull over different options to fill the $250+ million hole in Alabama's General Fund budget, the top Republican in...
Strange: Solve AL’s budget crisis with conservative principles, not tax hikes or gambling
A budget is about more than dollars and cents. It’s about setting priorities and cutting waste while supporting the programs that matter the most....
Alabama Senate passes ‘lifesaving’ right-to-try legislation inspired by Shelby Co. boy
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation that will allow terminal patients to have access to new medications that are...
Palmer to SCOTUS: Avoid ‘judicial overreach,’ respect states’ rights on gay marriage
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) is pleading with the Supreme Court to follow its own precedent when deciding whether or not states should...
Supreme Court Justice raises religious liberty concerns during gay marriage arguments
WASHINGTON -- During oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, Justice Antonin Scalia raised a concern shared by many Christians that establishing gay...
Roby: Obama should be ashamed for threatening to veto VA funding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Congresswoman Martha Roby joined Yellowhammer Radio Wednesday, and saying she was fired up is a little bit of an understatement.
"I'm...
Rising conservative star Congressman Trey Gowdy coming to Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala -- Wednesday on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims, Congresswoman Martha Roby announced for the first time that fellow member of the U.S....