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Mathis secures Senate Conservatives Fund endorsement in AL-06 race

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The Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) today announced their endorsement of Dr. Chad Mathis for U.S. Congress in Alabama's 6th District. SCF was founded by...

Yellowhammer launches free iPhone app

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More than half of Yellowhammer's daily traffic comes from mobile devices. So in an effort to deliver content to our readers in the most...

The debate over photo voter ID rages on as Alabama’s law goes into effect

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Republicans delivered on a campaign promise in 2011 by passing a law requiring Alabama voters to show a photo ID before being allowed to...

North Korean dictator orders execution of Christians

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According to multiple news sources, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of 33 Christians believed to be working with South Korean...

Ala. legislature prepares for this week’s Common Core showdown

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The effort to completely repeal Common Core State Standards in Alabama has been met with fierce resistance over the last couple of legislative sessions,...

STUDY: Welfare benefits in Alabama can be worth much more than a job

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A new report by the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute provides overwhelming evidence that welfare in Alabama and many other parts of the country has become...

California wants to force Alabama to give chickens roomier accommodations — seriously

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The phrase "cooped up" won't hold quite the same meaning much longer if Californians have their way. In 2008, voters in California inexplicably passed a...

Yellowhammer named State Blog of the Year at CPAC

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yellowhammer News, Alabama's leading source of news and political commentary, was named State Blog of the Year at BlogBash on the...

This 3-year-old is doing the unthinkable: bringing the Ala. legislature together

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Carly Chandler is a 3-year-old from Birmingham who suffers from an extremely rare neurological disorder called CDKL5 that causes her to have daily seizures....

Sessions to Obama’s budget director: ‘This is the way a nation goes broke!’

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President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget blueprint on Tuesday, a plan which Democrats said would build on the debt ceiling compromise they...

Fox Business covers Ala. Congressional candidate’s ‘Lecture from the Latrine’

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When Erick Wright, Democratic Candidate for Congress is Alabama's 2nd District, removed a YouTube video of himself talking politics while sitting on the toilet,...

Ala. Economist: pro-Medicaid expansion studies ‘don’t pass the smell test — they stink’

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Dr. Scott Beaulier's résumé is nothing if not impressive. It reads something like this... • Ph.D in Economics from George Mason University • Distinguished Fellow...

Report: EPA’s global warming agenda will cost the economy $2.23 trillion

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules aimed at phasing out coal-fired power in favor of low-carbon fuels will come at a high cost, according to...

[Infographic] Yellowhammer’s 2014 Power & Influence 40: By the Numbers

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Now that everyone has had a couple of weeks to digest the 2014 Yellowhammer Power & Influence 40, our 3rd annual list of the...

First thing homeless man does after ‘winning’ $1,000? Share it with his new friend

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The pranksters of The Magic of Rahat YouTube Channel have become well known online for their antics in fast food restaurant drive-throughs, but this...

Byrne: US should stand up for persecuted Christians around the world

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Rep. Bradley Byrne, AL-01, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today highlighting the plight of Christians in nations...

How does Alabama’s income tax compare to states around the country?

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A new map by New York-based accounting firm O'Connor Davies lays out the top marginal income tax rate for every state in the country,...

Rogers urges Congress to pass bill to stop EPA’s ‘War on Coal’

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Rep. Mike Rogers, AL-03, today called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bill rolling back regulations that discourage the use of...

Nationally syndicated radio host says Jeff Sessions should run for president

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Nationally syndicated talk radio host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham has made up her mind who she wants to run for President of...

Ala. Democrat says white pro-lifers would abort mixed-race children

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The Alabama House of Representatives passed four pro-life bills on Tuesday in an effort to move the state from the middle-of-the-pack to near the...

[Infographic] Medicaid Overdose: Bigger is not Better

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Much has been made about the continual refusal by Governor Robert Bentley to expand Medicaid. In the push to pass the Patient Protection &...

Sessions & Byrne slam Obama’s budget for being ‘bloated liberal wish list’

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President Obama sent Congress an enormous $3.9 trillion budget on Tuesday that includes $1 trillion higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations and countless...

Ala. lawmaker seeks to give teens ‘eraser button’ for their online indiscretions

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Sean Parker, the founding President of Facebook, has frequently said that he tries to say at least one thing a day that would disqualify...

AEA fighting bill that would keep highly effective teachers in the classroom

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The Alabama Education Association (AEA) is trying to stop a bill that would make teacher effectiveness a consideration when school districts are forced to...
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