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Alabama Free Market Alliance launches online petition to stop Bentley tax hike

Elizabeth BeShears -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former state senator Scott Beason is no longer in the legislature, but his latest move proves he's far from out of...

Roby: Hillary’s ‘secret email account’ suggests State Dept. may be hiding Benghazi info

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- U.S Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) believes revelations that Hillary Clinton was exclusively using her private, personal email account to conduct official business...

Bentley channels Obama, demands companies ‘pay their fair share’

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday delivered his annual State of the State address, promising to take "bold" steps to tackle a...

Alabama state rep. slams county school board for buying ‘ludicrous’ $1.2 million lake house

Elizabeth BeShears -
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The Cullman County Board of Education purchased a $1.2 million lake house on Smith Lake in November, and now local residents...

Full text of Gov. Robert Bentley’s 2015 State of the State Address

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Lieutenant Governor Ivey, Speaker Hubbard, President Marsh, distinguished guests, members of the Alabama Legislature, Chief Justice Moore, members of the Alabama Supreme Court and...

Alabama congressional Republicans unanimously vote to block executive amnesty

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Republican members of Alabama's congressional delegation on Tuesday spoke out against the US House's vote to approve funding for the Department of...

Sessions slams GOP leadership for caving to Obama and ‘open-borders billionaires’ on executive amnesty

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, issued a statement Tuesday condemning the GOP Senate...

Marine Senator who Bentley administration attacked for anti-tax billboard speaks out

Elizabeth BeShears -
MADISON, Ala. -- State Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison) on Monday made his first public appearance since the Bentley administration shuttered $100 million in road...

How will Alabama politics be impacted by the rapid growth of the Hispanic population?

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By 2044, racial minorities will become the majority of the population in the United States, according to a new study by the Center for...

Palmer: Net Neutrality puts internet ‘under the thumb of federal bureaucrats,’ threatens free speech

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL6) on Monday called the Federal Communications Commission's "Net Neutrality" ruling an abuse of the agency's power. "The FCC’s ‘net...

Alabama Supreme Court upholds historic school choice bill

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA), the state's first school choice legislation. In May, Montgomery Circuit...

Alabama Senate Republicans contrast Bentley tax hike with reform-focused agenda

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Republicans in the Alabama Senate released their legislative agenda Monday, promising to scale back state government and overhaul numerous programs, in...

(Video) Byrne: The Obama administration’s treatment of Israel is disturbing

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http://youtu.be/jYIiXTqAQcs (Video above: Rep. Bradley Byrne delivers the remarks below on the floor of the U.S. House) Iran is no friend to the United States...

Defiant Hubbard says there’s no way he’ll step down as Alabama House Speaker

Elizabeth BeShears -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard took to the airwaves Monday morning to push back against growing calls for him...

The federal government props up Alabama more than almost any state in the country

Elizabeth BeShears -
According to a report released last week by the Pew Charitable Trusts, Alabama receives 36.1 percent of its annual revenue from the federal government,...

(Video) Breitbart: Sessions and Jeb are fighting for the soul of the GOP

Elizabeth BeShears -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuWDoUfqmCg (Video above: Sen. Sessions speaks at CPAC) One of the most widely-read conservative news sites, Breitbart News, declared Friday that Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and...

10 things we learned from emails produced by Hubbard prosecution

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The prosecution in the State of Alabama's case against Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard on Friday filed the most detailed documentation to date regarding...

Shelby: Congress shouldn’t allow Obama’s blatant abuse of power to continue

Elizabeth BeShears -
WASHINGTON -- Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) bucked GOP Senate leadership Friday by voting against a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill that would have...

Bentley’s $200 million ‘sin tax’ hike is a terrible idea, here’s why (opinion)

Cliff Sims -
On Friday, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley laid out a plan to raise taxes in Alabama by $541 million, including a $205 million tax on...

Here are the eight tax hikes in Bentley’s $700 million revenue plan

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley (R-Ala.) announced the details of his proposed $700 million tax increase in a press conference Friday. In all,...

Palmer unloads on EPA for ‘operating like a police state,’ abusing Alabama companies

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ-EC_4wiuY (Video above: Rep. Gary Palmer grills EPA consultant during committee hearing) WASHINGTON -- In a House Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing Thursday, U.S. Rep....

Facing pressure to raise taxes, Alabama legislators must decide what their legacy will be (Opinion)

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Lately, Alabamians have struggled to discern any difference between what they thought they voted against in November and what they might be getting in...

Senate leader sponsors bill to bring Charter Schools to Alabama for first time

Elizabeth BeShears -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama State Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced Thursday that he has pre-filed the School Choice and Student Opportunity...

RETALIATION: Bentley Admin. halts major road projects because senator opposed tax hike

Cliff Sims -
MADISON, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has informed north Alabama officials that multiple major road projects totaling roughly $100 million have...
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