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Alabama’s Aderholt delivers bill defunding Obama’s immigration actions

Cliff Sims -
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) will introduced legislation Wednesday that takes direct aim at President Obama's executive orders on immigration. The Alabama congressman...

Palmer votes Sessions for Speaker of the House

Cliff Sims -
1) Palmer told me yesterday he was considering voting @SenatorSessions for Speaker. He ultimately did, keeping promise not to back Boehner.— Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims)...

Alabama’s energy sector in EPA’s crosshairs in 2015

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"Expect nonstop energy drama in 2015," especially here in Alabama. Politico's Erica Martinson cut straight to the chase in a recent piece about what to...

Movie boom: 25 films and 10 reality TV shows have been shot in Alabama since 2011

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Twenty-five feature films and 10 reality television shows have been shot in Alabama since 2011, according to a press release sent...

Huckabee looking to rekindle the presidential magic in Alabama

Cliff Sims -
Former Arkansas governor and radio and television personality Mike Huckabee utilized Facebook on Monday to send targeted messages to individual states about his decision...

Hubbard: Alabama’s ObamaCare enrollment wouldn’t even fill Jordan-Hare Stadium

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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), just under 65,000 Alabamians acquired health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace...

Beason’s Second Act: Alabama’s conservative firebrand is out of office, still in the debate

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For the first time in a decade and a half, Scott Beason, the longtime state legislator from the north Birmingham suburb of Gardendale, isn't...

Roby: Top 2015 priorities include reversing Obama’s immigration orders, VA reform

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The start of a new year is a great time for reflecting on the past and looking confidently toward the future. Many like to make...

Legislature to consider bringing back Alabama’s famed ‘Yellow Mama’ electric chair

Cliff Sims -
For three-quarters of a century (1927-2002), executions in Alabama were carried out using an electric chair dubbed "Yellow Mama," a nickname it was given...

Alabama fighter pilot lost 70 years ago in WWII crash finally coming home

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama World War II pilot who was missing for decades after his plane went down on Guadalcanal Island will finally...

Merrill: A move to make Presidential candidates pay attention to Alabama

John Merrill -
The most important and fundamental right that we have as Americans is the right to vote. But many people today believe our nation is...

Bizarre budding scandal involving House Majority Whip could impact Alabama

Cliff Sims -
The most bizarre quasi-scandal of 2014 comes with just a few days left in the year as House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA1), the...

Alabama industry spent billions to make state’s air cleaner than ever, EPA wants more

Cliff Sims -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- As the Christmas holidays swung into full effect, justifiably drowning out most of the mundane news of the day, the Obama...

Obama Admin. rooting for BentleyCare Medicaid expansion, touts similar Pennsylvania plan

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WASHINGTON -- Obama administration officials are celebrating New Years early by touting a spike in government healthcare enrollment, and are rooting hard for more...

My first year in Congress (Bradley Byrne’s Year in Review)

Cliff Sims -
When I was elected to Congress last December, I vowed to hit the ground running from day one to make Southwest Alabama a better...

Alabama survey shows widespread support for school choice, disdain for AEA

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A statewide survey recently released publicly by the Alabama Federation for Children, in conjunction with the Black Alliance for Educational Options,...

Republicans hatch plan that could make Alabama a player in Presidential elections

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Political leaders in Alabama and other Southern states have grown frustrated with their states' lack of influence in the presidential primaries and have hatched...

Republican lawmakers squirm as Bentley keeps floating tax hike

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- "We're going to be raising revenue," Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said late last week. "Our goal is to raise revenue. We...

How prepared is Alabama for an infectious disease outbreak?

Cliff Sims -
A new report released by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) places Alabama about middle of the pack...

Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 6.0%, lowest rate in over six years

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 6.0%, down from October’s rate of...

Conservative leaders petition governor to stop pursuing BentleyCare Medicaid expansion

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Two dozen grassroots conservative leaders from across Alabama came together on Thursday to write a letter to Gov. Robert Bentley urging...

5 reasons why Sessions relinquishing Budget chairmanship is a blessing in disguise

Cliff Sims -
Conservatives around the country were justifiably disappointed on Wednesday when Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) announced that he was stepping aside and allowing Sen. Mike...

API: Alabamians should not be fooled by ‘backdoor approach to Medicaid expansion’

Cliff Sims -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Katherine Robertson, vice president of the staunchly conservative Alabama Policy Institute, warned Alabamians on Wednesday that they should not be "fooled"...

Sessions exits race for Budget Committee Chairmanship, concedes to Enzi

Cliff Sims -
Washington – U.S. Senators Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo) have come to an agreement regarding the Budget Committee in the 114th Congress....
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