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Sessions: Iran’s influence in S. America worsens security threat posed by Obama’s immigration policies

Elizabeth BeShears - March 30, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) told Breitbart News last week that a U.S. General's testimony on Iran's presence in South America is more...

Alabama’s Climatologist: Democrats’ global warming intimidation tactics embolden me

Elizabeth BeShears - March 30, 2015

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Alabama's state climatologist, Dr. John Christy, is no stranger to drawing criticism from his peers for his stance on the prevalent...

Indiana’s religious liberty law is getting all the press, but Alabama has one, too

Elizabeth BeShears - March 30, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Proponents of same sex marriage responded quickly when Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) signed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) last week...

Roby on CODEL: ‘I want the people of Israel to know we stand with them’

Cliff Sims - March 29, 2015

MANCHESTER, UK -- Alabama congresswoman Martha Roby is currently with eight of her colleagues, including House Speaker John Boehner, on a CODEL (congressional delegation...

Byrne: America has moral responsibility to combat Christian persecution

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne - March 27, 2015

For many Christians, this week marks Holy Week, as we prepare for Easter Sunday. We remember the death and crucifixion of Jesus and celebrate...

Defiant Bentley doubles down on threats to lawmakers: ‘Do what I want,’ raise taxes

Cliff Sims - March 27, 2015

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Gov. Robert Bentley on Thursday took his first trip to the Huntsville area since he put roughly $100 million in local...

Alabama unemployment rate falls to 5.8%, lowest since 2008

Elizabeth BeShears - March 27, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama's unemployment rate dropped for the 15th month in a row, according to the Alabama Dept. of Labor. More than 2...

Shelby supports GOP budget: No tax hikes, fund defense, repeal ObamaCare

Elizabeth BeShears - March 27, 2015

WASHINGTON -- In the very early hours of the morning Friday the Senate passed an amended version of the budget resolution passed earlier this...

Alabama lottery would be a government betrayal of the poor (opinion)

Ray Nothstine - March 27, 2015

A lot has changed since 1890 when President Benjamin Harrison reminded citizens that lotteries “debauched and defrauded” the public. Today, however, state governments have...

Medicare ‘doc fix’ splits Alabama congressional delegation

Elizabeth BeShears - March 27, 2015

WASHINGTON -- A Medicare "doc fix" bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday drew wide bipartisan support, but failed to receive the votes of...

Class warfare dominant theme in Obama’s Birmingham speech deriding short-term loans

Cliff Sims - March 26, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- President Barack Obama spoke to a raucous crowd in the Lawson State Community College gym in Birmingham on Thursday, drawing deafening...

AEA’s PAC brought in the most money in 2014, and it wasn’t even close

Elizabeth BeShears - March 26, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Democratic Party may be all but defunct in the state of Alabama, but Democrats in the state legislature -- and...

Team Bentley launches tax-exempt group to push tax increase proposal, healthcare reforms

Cliff Sims - March 26, 2015

MONTGOMERY -- Two former Bentley Administration staffers have launched a new tax-exempt group with the goal of helping the governor win public support for...

Alabama Republicans back House budget slashing $5.5 trillion in spending

Cliff Sims - March 25, 2015

WASHINGTON -- With the support of Alabama's six Republican congressmen, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal...

(POLL) Should Alabamians have the option to recall elected leaders?

Elizabeth BeShears - March 25, 2015

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have the ability to recall and replace elected leaders before the conclusion of their terms. Alabama is...

Brooks: Cruz could be as great as Reagan

Elizabeth BeShears - March 25, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- In an interview with Yellowhammer Radio's Cliff Sims Wednesday afternoon, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) compared Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who officially...

Williams: I was elected to slay Alabama’s fiscal giants, not raise taxes

Sen. Phil Williams - March 25, 2015

The State of Alabama is facing a fiscal challenge right now unlike any that we have had in contemporary memory. Regardless of how big...

FEMA could withhold disaster funds from Alabama for ‘denying climate change’

Elizabeth BeShears - March 25, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a new set of guidelines which would require governors to "address climate change" in...

SCOTUS just made a major ruling on Alabama’s legislative districts, here’s what it means

Elizabeth BeShears - March 25, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 decision Wednesday morning, sent the Alabama legislative district map back down to...

Heritage Economist: Bentley should abolish state income tax, not push tax hikes

Elizabeth BeShears - March 24, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBE5CeoecTM&feature=youtu.be (Video Above: Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Steve Moore discusses Gov. Bentley tax hike proposal) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- In video for the Alabama Policy Institute (API),...

Alabama’s 6 GOP House members unanimously sign new Iran letter opposing ‘pathway to a bomb’

Elizabeth BeShears - March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Alabama's six Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a bipartisan letter along with 361 other members of Congress...

Report: Alabama’s Sewell could succeed Pelosi as top House Democrat when she retires

Elizabeth BeShears - March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Analysis by Politico this week names Alabama's sole Congressional Democrat Terri Sewell (AL7) as one of the prospective replacements for House Minority...

Bentley: We will pass a tax hike, even if it takes 10 special legislative sessions

Elizabeth BeShears - March 24, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley told a group of business and community leaders Monday during a speech in Birmingham's Harbert Center that he...

Two Alabama agencies have taken it upon themselves to slash government spending

Elizabeth BeShears - March 23, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC), the body tasked with regulating the state's utilities, and State Auditor Jim Zeigler are taking...

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