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Alabama Dept. of Revenue leader attempts to defend Netflix Tax

Elizabeth BeShears - July 2, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Yellowhammer News has obtained a copy of a letter sent to some legislators by Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) Commissioner Julie...

Alabama Democrat: Republicans are racist, homophobic Confederate flag wavers

Elizabeth BeShears - July 2, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner Janet Buskey is coming under fire Thursday after she allegedly posted a politically-charged rant on Facebook. Though...

Alabama’s new campaign finance law reform makes political process more transparent (Opinion)

Sen. Arthur Orr - July 2, 2015

The old saying is give people an inch and they will take a mile. Unfortunately, this is especially true of politicians. We have...

Alabama will receive $2.3 billion settlement for 2010 BP oil spill

Elizabeth BeShears - July 2, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- In a joint press conference early Thursday morning, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange announced the state has...

Alabama Sen. Cam Ward arrested on DUI charges

Cliff Sims - July 1, 2015

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. -- Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has been arrested for driving under the influence, according to multiple reports. The Shelby County...

Pentagon won’t rename Alabama’s Ft. Rucker, named after Confederate officer

Cliff Sims - June 30, 2015

WASHINGTON -- In a rare moment of pushback against political correctness, the Pentagon announced it will not rename any military installations named after Confederate...

Roby on Iran: We can’t trust a country that encourages its people to chant ‘death to America’

Cliff Sims - June 30, 2015

WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration on Tuesday announced another deadline extension in its Iran nuclear negotiations, leading Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) to assert...

Alabama to challenge the EPA’s latest radical overreach in court

Jordan LaPorta - June 30, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama joined eight other states in a lawsuit Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency regarding a new rule that expands its...

Alabama gives foster kids hope with new scholarship program

Jordan LaPorta - June 30, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Bentley held a ceremonial bill signing Tuesday for the Fostering Hope Scholarship Act, a new law that offers children currently...

Five tips to keep your power bill low during Alabama’s blazing summer

Cliff Sims - June 30, 2015

Summertime is here, and as the temperature rises, household energy costs tend to rise right along with it. In an effort to help Alabamians keep...

US Supreme Court to hear case that could crush public-sector unions

Jordan LaPorta - June 30, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last Friday, the U.S Supreme Court agreed to hear a case from California that could eviscerate the power of public sector...

Alabama Congressmen support bill to eliminate Supreme Court’s ObamaCare exemption

Elizabeth BeShears - June 30, 2015

WASHINGTON -- After last week's confirmation of ObamaCare by the U.S. Supreme Court, some Republican members of Congress are backing legislation that would require...

U.S. Supreme Court approves Alabama’s use of controversial lethal injection drugs

Elizabeth BeShears - June 29, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in another 5-4 decision Monday gave states permission to once again use certain drugs to execute death-row prisoners...

One Alabama probate judge declares his county is no longer in the ‘marriage business’

Jordan LaPorta - June 29, 2015

TROY, Ala. -- The US Supreme Court's decision last Thursday to strike down state bans on same-sex marriage has left Alabama probate judges with...

U.S. Supreme Court stalls Obama’s environmental agenda, rules against EPA

Jordan LaPorta - June 29, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After ending last week mired in controversy, the Supreme Court continued its string of landmark decisions on Monday by striking down...

Uber takes anti-2nd Amendment stance just as they start gaining traction in Alabama

Jordan LaPorta - June 29, 2015

MOBILE, Ala. -- Just as they began to set up shop in Alabama, app-based transportation service Uber has enacted a ban on firearms for both...

Congress must use the power of the purse to reign in Obama’s agenda (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne - June 29, 2015

Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the Constitution says that “no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations...

The secret reason some Alabama Republicans are relieved SCOTUS legalized gay marriage

Cliff Sims - June 28, 2015

This past Wednesday morning, workers at the Alabama Capitol took down the poles where for years various Confederate flags had flown. That afternoon, Gov....

Sessions: Supreme Court diktats are damaging the rule of law

Elizabeth BeShears - June 26, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Friday afternoon on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions shared his thoughts on the Supreme Court's ruling striking...

Sims: SCOTUS ObamaCare ruling signals ‘the death of absolute truth,’ here’s why

Elizabeth BeShears - June 25, 2015

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Obama Administration's view that taxpayer-subsidized health insurance plans should be available to all Americans,...

Alabama-based SPLC releases ‘hate list’ of conservative women

Elizabeth BeShears - June 25, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The ultra-liberal Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) published what some are calling a "hit list" of women who are outspoken against...

Alabama congressmen vote to stall EPA plan that would increase utility bills

Katie Lansford - June 25, 2015

WASHINGTON-- The U.S. House voted 247-180 Wednesday to approve H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act which would delay mandatory compliance with EPA emissions rules...

Sewell sponsors bill to reinstate federal oversight of Alabama’s voter laws

Elizabeth BeShears - June 25, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL7) introduced legislation Wednesday that would reinstate federal oversight of several states—including Alabama—with troublesome histories of voter suppression. The Supreme...

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of ObamaCare

Elizabeth BeShears - June 25, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that the subsidies provided through federally-run ObamaCare exchanges are lawful. The 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell...

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