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Illegal immigration could cost Alabama a congressional seat and an electoral college vote
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Illegal immigration could cost Alabama a congressional seat, according to a state representative who led the Yellowhammer State's most recent reapportionment...
Alabama congressmen at center of GOP effort to block President’s executive amnesty
WASHINGTON -- With the U.S. House poised to vote on a plan to block President Obama's executive actions on immigration, which granted de facto...
NRA honors Shelby for ‘standing strong against the gun control agenda in Washington’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The National Rifle Association (NRA) over the weekend honored Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) during its annual board meeting for his "unwavering...
Condi: Liberal teachers unions trapping kids in failing schools are the real racists
Alabama native and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently vented on Fox News about her opinion that liberals’ tend to play racial politics,...
Senator: Alabamians should be able to carry a pistol in their car without permit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) says he plans to introduce a bill during the upcoming legislative session that would allow...
The 20 best public school districts in Alabama (Spring 2015)
Niche.com, a site that seeks to “make choosing a neighborhood, college, or K-12 school a more transparent process” by “providing reviews and insight from...
Glenn Beck: Every American — black and white, left and right — should see ‘Selma’
Conservative talk radio host and commentator Glenn Beck on Saturday saw a screening of "Selma," a film shot in the Yellowhammer State about the...
Palmer: Power hasn’t changed Sessions, he’s ‘one of the most principled people I’ve ever met’
WASHINGTON -- Newly inaugurated Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) made waves during his first week in the U.S. House by voting for Sen. Jeff Sessions...
Shelby named Chairman of powerful Banking Committee, here’s why that matters
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Thursday was named the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, a panel with jurisdiction over a...
Alabama played a little-known role in electing SEAL Team Six Commander to Congress
WASHINGTON -- Twenty-three-year Navy veteran and former Commander of the famed SEAL Team Six Ryan Zinke was sworn in this week as the U.S....
Sessions: Aderholt’s bill blocks funding for Obama’s illegal Executive Amnesty
President Obama’s executive amnesty voids the laws Congress has passed in order to foist on the nation measures Congress has refused to pass. In...
Rubio coming to Alabama in support of Republican push for school choice
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is coming to Birmingham Wednesday, Jan. 14 in support of Alabama Republicans' efforts to implement more...
Alabama Republicans lead charge with multiple bills to block Obama’s ‘Executive Amnesty’
WASHINGTON, Ala. -- Alabama congressmen Martha Roby (R-AL2) and Mo Brooks (R-AL5) have now joined congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) in filing bills aimed at...
Alabama PSC: Obama lied about everything except for making energy prices ‘skyrocket’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The three members of Alabama's Public Service Commission, the panel tasked with regulating the state's public utilities, on Wednesday penned a...
An inside look at the newest Alabama congressman’s first day in D.C.
On the seventh floor of a Washington, D.C. steakhouse with a stunning view of the U.S. Capitol, Gary Palmer is grinning ear to ear....
Brooks: My vote for Boehner was a vote against chaos
Despite serious reservations, today I voted for John Boehner for House Speaker because there was no better option before me. I would have...
Alabama’s Aderholt delivers bill defunding Obama’s immigration actions
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) will introduced legislation Wednesday that takes direct aim at President Obama's executive orders on immigration. The Alabama congressman...
Palmer votes Sessions for Speaker of the House
1) Palmer told me yesterday he was considering voting @SenatorSessions for Speaker. He ultimately did, keeping promise not to back Boehner.— Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims)...
Alabama’s energy sector in EPA’s crosshairs in 2015
"Expect nonstop energy drama in 2015," especially here in Alabama.
Politico's Erica Martinson cut straight to the chase in a recent piece about what to...
Movie boom: 25 films and 10 reality TV shows have been shot in Alabama since 2011
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Twenty-five feature films and 10 reality television shows have been shot in Alabama since 2011, according to a press release sent...
Huckabee looking to rekindle the presidential magic in Alabama
Former Arkansas governor and radio and television personality Mike Huckabee utilized Facebook on Monday to send targeted messages to individual states about his decision...
Hubbard: Alabama’s ObamaCare enrollment wouldn’t even fill Jordan-Hare Stadium
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), just under 65,000 Alabamians acquired health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace...
Beason’s Second Act: Alabama’s conservative firebrand is out of office, still in the debate
For the first time in a decade and a half, Scott Beason, the longtime state legislator from the north Birmingham suburb of Gardendale, isn't...
Roby: Top 2015 priorities include reversing Obama’s immigration orders, VA reform
The start of a new year is a great time for reflecting on the past and looking confidently toward the future.
Many like to make...