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(Video) Everything you wanted to know about Alabama charter schools in 90 seconds

Cliff Sims -
https://youtu.be/ptbjkszg-Yc (Video above: answering questions about Alabama's charter schools proposal) A charter schools bill is making its way through the Alabama Legislature right now, and will...

Alabama’s state-of-the-art career-tech programs put students a step ahead

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby -
Enhancing Career and Technical Education (CTE) has been a primary focus of mine during my service in Congress. Why? Because it empowers young workers...

Sessions demands Obama Admin. reveal how many illegals have Social Security Numbers

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) penned a letter to Social Security Administration Commissioner Carolyn Colvin requesting details on exactly...

Yellowhammer to launch syndicated radio show hosted by Cliff Sims

Press Release -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Yellowhammer Multimedia announced Friday that the company is launching a syndicated talk radio program in the Birmingham and Huntsville media markets,...

Bentley signs bill allowing small Alabama towns to continue selling alcohol

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Just in the nick of time, the Alabama Senate passed, and Governor Bentley signed, two laws that will allow the dozens...

Alabama House: Judges and ministers cannot be forced to marry same-sex couples

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill after four hours of debate Thursday that would protect judges and ministers from...

Hundreds of Alabama’s dumbest laws may soon be getting the boot

Elizabeth BeShears -
Did you know it is illegal to run a marathon in the state of Alabama? To purchase a domesticated animal or bird after the sun...

Heritage Foundation scholar: Alabama conservatives should back charter schools

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama State Legislature is discussing and debating a law that would allow charter schools to be established in the state...

Football players’ support helps boost Spillers to Alabama SGA victory

Jonathan Biles -
The University of Alabama elected its first black Student Government Association president in nearly four decades on Tuesday and some of his campaigning was...

Down goes The Machine! UA elects first black SGA president in four decades

Cliff Sims -
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama on Tuesday elected its first black student government association president in almost forty years, and in the...

Shelby ‘pleased’ ATF withdrew proposal to ban popular AR-15 ammo

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Senator Richard Shelby took to Facebook Tuesday to express his approval of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) decision...

Shelby has an iPhone and ocassionally emails, but prefers handwritten notes

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has come under fire in recent days for admitting he's never sent an email, which got us wondering,...

Poll: Legal immigrants agree with Sessions, oppose amnesty

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- A recent survey by The Polling Company, a Washington, D.C.-based public opinion research firm, found that only 11% of the United States'...

Ouch: Alabama congressional delegation averages 59% on fiscal conservative ‘scorecard’

Elizabeth BeShears -
Fiscally conservative political action group Club for Growth has released its Congressional Scorecard for the 2014 session, and Alabama's delegation ended up with an...

(Poll) Should Alabama legislators be term-limited?

Elizabeth BeShears -
Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose), introduced a bill last week that would limit members of the Alabama State Legislature to a maximum of three four-year...

Senator pushes bill to term-limit Alabama legislators

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A bill introduced in the Alabama Senate last week would impose term limits on Alabama lawmakers. Senate Bill 57 sponsored by Sen....

Senator who co-chaired Selma march: Obama’s policies have had ‘miserable impact’ on people of color

Cliff Sims -
SELMA, Ala. -- South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott holds the distinction of being the first black senator elected in the South since Reconstruction....

Scott Walker is relying on this Alabamian to get him to the White House

Cliff Sims -
Whichever presidential hopeful makes it to the White House in 2017, it will be the result of relentless campaigning that will include raising hundreds...

Alabama’s lone congressional Democrat defied her party and attended Netanyahu speech, here’s why

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- While dozens of Democrats boycotted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress Tuesday of this week, Alabama's only Democrat in Congress,...

Forestry Association joins growing list of ‘Sessions for President’ supporters

Elizabeth BeShears -
Could Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) be the first President from Alabama? The conservative Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) hopes so. "AFA headquarters, 555 Alabama Street...

Senate honors heavyweight champ and Alabama native Deontay Wilder

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Thursday the Alabama State Senate welcomed Tuscaloosa native, and recently crowned heavyweight boxing champion of the world Deontay Wilder. Proudly welcomed Deontay...

Newly-elected ALGOP chairman calls for more reforms, not tax increases

Elizabeth BeShears -
MOBILE, Ala. -- Alabama Republican party chairwoman Terry Lathan, a Mobile native, sat down with Mobile CBS affiliate WKRG earlier this week to discuss...

(Video) Sessions ‘stunned’ EPA chief can’t even say whether global warming models were accurate

Elizabeth BeShears -
http://youtu.be/24DP1uG-MEM (Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions grills EPA chief Gina McCarthy) WASHINGTON -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) grilled Obama's EPA chief during a hearing before the...

Top Tweets from last night’s State of the State address

Elizabeth BeShears -
Governor Bentley's 5th State of the State address Tuesday night may not have answered any questions about his proposed tax hike, or given comfort...
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