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Alabama files brief with Supreme Court defending states’ right to define marriage

Elizabeth BeShears - April 5, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The State of Alabama has filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in support of states' right to...

Conservatives push back against local Alabama alcohol tax hike

Elizabeth BeShears - April 3, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist sent a letter to members of the Alabama House of Representatives imploring members to...

Byrne slams Obama’s Iran agreement: ‘Deal puts American people at risk’

Elizabeth BeShears - April 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, Ala. -- After years of tense debates, The Obama administration announced Thursday that it had reached a nuclear agreement with Iran. Many Republican...

Senate passes bill to incentive Alabama companies to hire vets, create jobs in rural counties

Elizabeth BeShears - April 3, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A bill passed by the Alabama Senate Thursday, The Alabama Veterans and Targeted Counties Act, will incentivize companies to hire veterans,...

Alabama senate passes bill to prevent federal takeover of state’s prisons

Cliff Sims - April 2, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed legislation to alleviate overcrowding in state prisons and possibly even fend off an eminent federal...

Bill would make Alabama bigger player in 2016 Presidential election

Elizabeth BeShears - April 2, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A bill introduced by Alabama State Senator Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) would move the 2016 Alabama Presidential Primary up to March 1st,...

Byrne continues hammering away at federal snapper quotas

Elizabeth BeShears - April 2, 2015

MOBILE, Ala. -- Congressman Bradley Byrne warned his constituents on Alabama's Gulf Coast Wednesday not to be mislead by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Alabama Republican lawmakers reveal budget with major cuts, no tax hikes

Elizabeth BeShears - April 2, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A budget revealed by Republican members of Alabama Legislature shows agencies what cuts would look like if no tax increases are...

Jury trial approval in BP oil spill case moves Alabama gulf coast one step closer to being made whole

Elizabeth BeShears - April 2, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge has ruled that Alabama will be able to have a jury trial against BP to seek recompense for...

Alabama’s largest county just crushed a tax increase proposal at the ballot box

Elizabeth BeShears - April 1, 2015

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. -- Voters in Alabama's largest county have resoundingly defeated a huge property tax increase and gotten rid of an existing tax....

Alabama senator withdraws women’s health bill after nationwide backlash

Elizabeth BeShears - April 1, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Senator Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) withdrew his controversial Senate Bill 289 Tuesday after a nationwide backlash against the legislation and the...

Gingrich backs Alabama prison reform effort as ‘conservative’ solution, ‘right’ thing to do

Elizabeth BeShears - April 1, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich and President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate Del Marsh on Wednesday penned...

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD! U.S. Navy announces big news for Mobile

Elizabeth BeShears - April 1, 2015

MOBILE, Ala. -- The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday that it will continue fully funding the program to build two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) at...

Senator says new business incentives put Alabama at the ‘forefront of job creation’ nationally

Elizabeth BeShears - April 1, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate Tuesday passed a bill that will overhaul the way the state incentivizes businesses to create jobs in the...

BREAKING: Bentley makes it official, switches to Democratic Party

Cliff Sims - April 1, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- In what can only be described as a stunning turn of events, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday announced that he...

Hubbard defense team alleges prosecutorial misconduct, asks judge to dismiss charges

Cliff Sims - March 31, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Lawyers for Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard on Monday asked a judge to dismiss the 23 felony charges against him, alleging...

Palmer: Obama AG nominee Loretta Lynch is ‘unfit for service’

Elizabeth BeShears - March 31, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6), along with seven other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, penned an op-ed this week urging GOP...

Sessions: Obama’s DHS may have retaliated against immigration officers who enforced laws

Cliff Sims - March 31, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Immigration Subcommittee led by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has launched an investigation into whether the Obama administration's Department of Homeland...

EXCLUSIVE: Alabama cable customers are quietly being targeted for a tax hike

Cliff Sims - March 31, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- For decades in Alabama, if you were a patron of a video rental store (remember those?), you were charged an additional...

Holtzclaw to Bentley: Not a single constituent has told me they support your tax hike

Elizabeth BeShears - March 31, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison) addressed his colleagues on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon, speaking out against Governor Bentley's proposed $541...

Roby meets with US and Iraqi military leaders in Baghdad

Elizabeth BeShears - March 31, 2015

BAGHDAD, IRAQ -- Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) joined with several other members of the House this week, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH8), to...

Group fights back against proposed 50% tax hike on e-cigs in Alabama

Elizabeth BeShears - March 31, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCC-_-TY0I (Video above: a mini-documentary from BEAA) MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Breathe Easier Alliance of Alabama, an LLC formed by users, retailers and wholesalers of consumable...

Could state income tax hurt Alabama’s effort to land a top-tier basketball coach?

Elizabeth BeShears - March 30, 2015

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama's Athletics Department has made it no secret that they have their eye set on one man in...

Brooks: Republicans have a majority, but conservatives do not

Elizabeth BeShears - March 30, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- In an interview with Cliff Sims on Yellowhammer Radio, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) said the Republicans may have the majority in...

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