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Remington moves Bushmaster production line to Alabama

Actions have consequences. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, last year urged the country's major gun retailers "to suspend sales of modern assault-style weapons." The State of...

Rick & Bubba on faith, tragedy, politics and the legacy they want to leave (Video)

(Video Above: Rick & Bubba enter The Exchange) Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims sat down with the self-proclaimed "two sexiest fat men alive," Rick Burgess...

OUCH: Alabama only state with rising unemployment over last 12 months

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Alabama is the only state in the country that has seen its unemployment rate rise over the...

Sessions: A vote for amnesty is a vote to lower wages of American workers

(Above: Sessions addresses Sens. Reid and Schumer's immigration bill on the floor of the U.S. Senate) Sen. Jeff Sessions took to the Senate floor this...

Alabama congressman says there is ‘zero’ chance of repealing ObamaCare, is he right?

“The chance of repealing Obamacare is zero," U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-AL03, said bluntly to the Pell City Rotary Club earlier this week. The reactions...

Alabama House candidates decide humor is the best way to attack

It's not unusual for Alabama political candidates to be unintentionally funny. 2010 was actually a banner year for viral campaign ads coming out of...

Rick & Bubba: Conservatives have to start demanding better candidates

(Above: Rick & Bubba talk politics) When Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims sat down with Alabama-based, nationally syndicated talk radio giants Rick Burgess and Bill...

Conservative groups hosting multiple Birmingham-area candidate forums Thursday

Rainy Day Patriots Tea Party and the 60 Plus Association have teamed up to host a 6th Congressional District debate on Thursday at Hoover...

DeMarco says he sees ‘victims of ObamaCare’ everywhere

Paul DeMarco today released a new campaign spot set in the Homewood Pharmacy, a familiar landmark in DeMarco's Edgewood neighborhood and the perfect setting...

Obama organizers hoping for low turnout in Alabama to influence GOP primaries

The Democratic Party is all but defunct in Alabama. That has left traditionally Democrat-aligned groups like the Alabama Education Association (AEA) to concoct elaborate...

Alabama HS says response to Sarah Palin speaking at graduation has been ‘100 percent positive’

New Hope High School, located just southeast of Huntsville, Ala., announced today that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will deliver the commencement address at...

Alabama boy with rare disease inspires cross-country bike ride for a cure

An impromptu meeting in Washington, D.C. last year has now led to an unprecedented effort by an Alabama family to raise awareness about Duchenne...

Gay activist declares Alabama will become ‘new home for LGBT equality’

Chad Griffin of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is out today with an op-ed declaring that his organization's "unprecedented, $8.5 million effort to advance...

Bentley touts job creation, spending cuts in first television ad: ‘I love this state’

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley today released his first campaign ad of the 2014 election cycle, titled "Accomplishments." In 2010 you elected me as your governor....

Birmingham medical CEO says healthcare regulations keep her up at night

Lisa Warren, CEO of the Birmingham-based Andrews Sports Medicine, told the Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) today that "trying to manage patient care in a...

Poll shows DeMarco and Beason atop 6th Congressional District field

A new poll commissioned by the conservative-leaning Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) shows two state legislators sitting atop the field in the crowded 6th Congressional...

New Brooke ad hits DeMarco for being a ‘career politician’

It was only a matter of time before the the gloves started to come off in the race for Alabama's 6th Congressional District seat. Businessman...

Alabama Democrat criticizes capitalism in the most capitalistic way imaginable

One Alabama Democrat has chosen to criticize capitalism in quite possibly the most capitalistic way imaginable -- by launching a startup company that produces...

Three Alabama women accused of felony voter fraud

Three Dothan, Ala. women are facing a combined 560 years in prison if they are convicted and given the maximum sentence for 56 counts...

Bentley, DeMarco, Beeker, McKinney among big winners at JeffCo GOP straw poll

The Jefferson County Republican Party held a straw poll today in Gardendale ahead of the 2014 Republican Party Primary elections, which are set to...

Poarch Creek Indians go all-in against AG Strange, donate $750k to Democratic opponent

The Poarch Creek Band of Indians, who run several controversial casinos on Indian-controlled land within the Alabama borders, are going all-in to unseat sitting...

Roby appointed to Select Committee to investigate Benghazi terrorist attack

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Martha Roby, R-AL02, announced Friday that she will undertake the "significant and solemn responsibility" of serving on a special House...

Alabama political operatives risk millions in FCC fines for harassing robocalls

Robocall: an automated telephone call that delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company. Voters across Alabama have been...

Bentley spokesperson refuses to say Gov. won’t expand Medicaid ‘under any scenario’

Most of the action during Alabama's 2014 election cycle is taking place in Republican legislative primaries. With the exception of a highly competitive race...