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Lindsey Graham backs Sessions for Budget Chairman

Cliff Sims -
Two senior Senate Republicans are preparing for a rare intraparty showdown over who will lead the Budget Committee, testing how big a platform the...

Sims: Bentley’s claim that eliminating deductions isn’t a tax hike is ‘absurd’

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Yellowhammer CEO Cliff Sims took to Twitter on Wednesday to criticize Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's recent claim that eliminating tax deductions...

Alabama joins lawsuit challenging Obama’s executive actions on immigration

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange on Wednesday joined a lawsuit filed by the State of Texas challenging the President’s recent immigration...

Sessions bucks Boehner, demands Congress defund Obama’s ‘illegal amnesty’ now

Cliff Sims -
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday blasted a plan by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that would fund the government through next...

Rogers: Obama’s ‘illegal executive order’ opens immigration system up to ‘fraud and exploitation’

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WASHINGTON -- Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL3) on Tuesday peppered Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson with questions as the secretary defended President Obama's recent...

Hiring Sessions & Heritage staffers signals Palmer’s intent to be staunch conservative

Cliff Sims -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If Congressman-elect Gary Palmer's recent staffing decisions are any indication, he'll be charting a staunchly conservative course in his new job...

GOP leaders urge Alabama Supreme Court to rule school choice law constitutional

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Republican leaders of the Alabama House and Senate filed a motion Tuesday asking the state's Supreme Court to expedite its...

AEA’s future looks a lot like its past, minus the power and influence (opinion)

Cliff Sims -
After spending millions of dollars to influence Alabama's Republican legislative primaries, and in spite of the state's increasingly conservative electorate, it appears that the...

Activist calls for ‘revolution’ to ban toy gun sales in Alabama

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Remember playing "cowboys and Indians" or "cops and robbers" when you were growing up? If one liberal political activist has his...

Mental health patients at scandal-ridden Central Ala. VA waiting over 2 months for care

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - New data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs shows the already-long wait times for veterans seeking mental health services in...

AEA’s national affiliate praises Obama’s executive amnesty, urges citizenship for all illegals

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After passing the nation's toughest anti-illegal immigration law in 2011 and having one of its U.S. senators lead the charge against...

Hidden camera report uncovers Alabama food stamp fraud costing state millions

Cliff Sims -
WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news. MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Local NBC affiliate WSFA sent a reporter undercover with a hidden camera and exposed just how easy it...

Byrne: Stop unproductive nuclear negotiations with Iran, double down on crippling sanctions

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WASHINGTON -- Reaching a deal to curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions once again proved to be impossible this week, as U.S. Secretary of State John...

Bham not a finalist for DNC in spite of spending $275k of taxpayer money on Democrat lobbyists

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The Birmingham City Council in early August used a loophole in Alabama’s open meetings law to go into a “closed door executive session” to...

Influential conservative publication urges GOP to ‘Keep Sessions as Budget Chairman’

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The editors of the influential conservative publication National Review are urging Senate Republicans to keep Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as the chairman of the...

Bentley calls for more revenue, but ‘No New Taxes’ campaign pledge leaves few options

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Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama's state government needs more revenue to sustain its current operations and to deal with increasing costs. "It's going to require...

After Tide victory, WCU coach hammers Herbstreit, praises Bentley & Saban, proclaims ‘Roll Tide’

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Western Carolina head football coach Mark Speir had something he needed to get off his chest during the post game press...

Sessions: It is time to stand strong for the American people

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President Obama’s executive amnesty violates the laws Congress has passed in order to create and implement laws Congress has refused to pass. The...

‘Illegal,’ ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Unconstitutional’ — Ala. Republicans unload after Obama’s amnesty speech

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wejt939QXko (Video above: President Obama lays out his planned executive actions on immigration during a speech at the White House Nov. 20, 2014.) WASHINGTON -- President...

Roby: Obama believes he ‘rules the country,’ is above the law, above the Constitution

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According to the White House, President Obama on Thursday plans to announce that he will go around Congress and act unilaterally to grant legal...

Sessions may get nudged out of Budget chairmanship. Here’s what you need to know

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It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Republicans in the United States Senate. After a fierce battle for control of the "The World's...

Sessions: Obama acting like ‘Emperor of the United States’ by issuing executive amnesty

Cliff Sims -
WASHINGTON — After the White House announced that President Obama will lay out his unilateral immigration actions on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) declared...

(Opinion) Increasing gambling isn’t the answer to Alabama’s budget woes

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With spiraling mandatory spending and reduced tax revenues threatening to send one or both of the state's budgets into proration, the options of raising...

Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers tries, fails to bring earmarks back to Congress

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WASHINGTON -- Late last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted against a proposal by Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL03) that would...
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