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Tea Party leader says Roby ‘not conservative enough,’ may challenge her in GOP primary

Elizabeth BeShears - February 18, 2015

WETUMPKA, Ala. -- Wetumpka TEA Party President Becky Gerritson says she is praying about launching a primary challenge against 2nd Congressional District Republican Rep....

Alabama businessman seeks to become epicenter of ‘Stop Jeb’ movement

Elizabeth BeShears - February 18, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Alabama businessman who made headlines last year by winning a landmark campaign finance case before the U.S. Supreme Court is...

BOMBSHELL: Lawmaker calls out Bentley for using ‘strong-arm’ tactics to push tax hikes

Cliff Sims - February 18, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6cqcXuIPsI&feature=youtu.be (Video above: State Rep. Ed Henry discusses Gov. Bentley's tactics with Matt Murphy) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- In a bombshell interview on the Matt Murphy Show...

Alabama leaders praise federal judge’s decision to halt Obama’s executive amnesty

Elizabeth BeShears - February 17, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- In a ruling late Monday night, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas halted the implementation President Obama's executive orders on...

Bentley threatens to take infrastructure funding from Districts whose reps don’t back tax hike

Cliff Sims - February 17, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- During a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers on Monday, Gov. Robert Bentley told the assembled crowd he would take infrastructure and...

Top 20 potential 2018 Alabama gubernatorial candidates

Cliff Sims - February 17, 2015

The 2016 presidential race will be the next big battle on the national political scene, but Alabama's 2018 gubernatorial contest looms just over the...

Comparing Bentley’s change of heart on taxes to politics’ most famous flip-flops

Elizabeth BeShears - February 16, 2015

Friday, Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL), shocked the state when he admitted at the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) conference that he will...

Awkward: Bentley pushes tax hikes while campaign site still promises ‘No New Taxes’

Cliff Sims - February 16, 2015

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley recently made headlines by openly calling for tax hikes, a rare move for a Republican, particularly in the staunchly conservative...

Byrne: Time to wrest control of education from bureaucrats & special interests (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne - February 16, 2015

Back in December, President Obama gave a major speech regarding the United States policy toward Cuba. The President said, “I do not believe we...

AL lawmakers lead effort to award America’s highest civilian honor to Selma marchers

Elizabeth BeShears - February 16, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation Thursday to award the highest civilian honor to the Selma marchers whose...

Roby: Dangerous military cuts must be avoided (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby - February 15, 2015

Did you know that continued cuts to our nation’s military could, within just a few years, reduce our Army force down to where it...

Gov. Bentley: ‘For the next four years we are going to raise taxes’

Elizabeth BeShears - February 13, 2015

BIRMINGHAM -- "We are going to raise taxes," Governor Robert Bentley told the audience at the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) conference...

(Video) Sessions tells Durbin: Dem filibuster is harming national security

Elizabeth BeShears - February 13, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9PpZ_IvMOc WASHINGTON -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) shot back at Dick Durbin (D-IL) Thursday for saying Republicans are threatening national security. He'd "been trying to...

Keystone XL Pipeline officially approved by Congress, Obama promises veto

Elizabeth BeShears - February 13, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Congress officially passed authorization for the Keystone XL pipeline, but President Obama has vowed to veto when the bill hits his desk....

Reps. Byrne and Rogers tell Obama: Come back with a plan for beating ISIS

Elizabeth BeShears - February 13, 2015

WASHINGTON -- President Obama is asking Congress for an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF), but Alabama Reps. Bradley Byrne and Mike...

SPLC Removes Ben Carson from ‘Extremist list,’ issues apology

Elizabeth BeShears - February 12, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has removed Dr. Ben Carson from its "extremist list" after coming under heightened scrutiny...

(Video) Rep. Aderholt urges Senate Dems to pass DHS funding: ‘This is not the way democracy works’

Elizabeth BeShears - February 12, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-6GwGptZqk WASHINGTON -- Representative Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) urged Senate Democrats to fund the Department of Homeland Security in a press conference hosted by Senator Ted...

Harvard study: Alabama among most corrupt states according to local reporters

Elizabeth BeShears - February 12, 2015

A recent study by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard found Alabama to be among the most corrupt states in the...

(Video) Brooks urges Senate Republicans to ‘go nuclear’ to defund ‘executive amnesty’

Elizabeth BeShears - February 11, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zu1HoXHjY4 WASHINGTON -- Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) joined several other members of the US House of Representatives Wednesday evening to call on the Senate to...

Shelby introduces Balanced Budget Amendment

Elizabeth BeShears - February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced this week that he introduced S.J. Res. 9, a resolution to propose a constitutional amendment requiring Congress...

Alabama-based SPLC puts Ben Carson on extremist list

Elizabeth BeShears - February 11, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has placed rumored Presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson on its "Anti-LGBT Extremist" watch...

(Video) Obama: Roy Moore’s done this before, Feds will win

Cliff Sims - February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON -- In an interview with Buzzfeed News on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore's defiance of a...

Cliff Sims to host nationally syndicated Laura Ingraham Show

Press Release - February 10, 2015

BIRMINGHAM -- Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims on Friday, Feb. 13 will host the nationally syndicated Laura Ingraham Show, filling in for one of...

An Alabama conservative’s open letter to Governor Bentley (Opinion)

Editor - February 10, 2015

By: Zan Green, Founder, Rainy Day Patriots Dear Governor Robert Bentley, When you can say to the Producers who reside in our great state that there...

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