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Perry shines on Crossfire

David Catanese -
If only this Rick Perry had shown up in 2012. The Texas governor and former presidential candidate turned in a sterling performance Wednesday evening in...

Rubio drops 18 points in 5 months

David Catanese -
The most important number in the new Public Policy Polling survey out of New Hampshire is 18. That’s the amount of points Sen. Marco Rubio has hemorrhaged in...

Bush vs. Jindal on ObamaCare

David Catanese -
Jeb Bush vs. Bobby Jindal, representing the two predominant mindsets in the party on whether Republicans should push to repeal Obamacare: Bush: “Politically it’s quite dicey for...

Alabama health officer recognized for leadership in newborn screening

Adam Thomas -
On Wednesday, the March of Dimes recognized Alabama Health Officer Dr. Donald Williamson for his leadership in newborn screening. Babies born in Alabama are screened...

Bentley announces House District 53 special election

Adam Thomas -
Governor Robert Bentley, on Wednesday, announced the schedule for a special election to fill the Alabama House seat left vacant with Rep. Demetrius Newton's...

OPINION: A Real Conversation About Education

Cameron Smith -
Last week, I spent Thursday night at a Teacher Town Hall hosted by StudentsFirst and the Alabama Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO). Before the event began, the Alabama...

AEA boss’s behavior at town hall shows how out of touch he is with Alabama educators

Cliff Sims -
(Above: post-event interviews with Alabamians who attended last week's Teacher Town Hall in Birmingham) Some of America's leading education reform advocates hosted a town hall...

Alabama ‘blackout’ jerseys melt the internet

Cliff Sims -
There are very few things that get college football purists more fired up than a brand new slate of Nike Pro Combat uniforms --...

Meadows drops new ad in HD74 race, vows to cut through ‘political games’

Cliff Sims -
Charlotte Meadows, one of three Republican contenders vying for the Alabama House seat recently vacated by Jay Love, just released a new television ad...

Poll: Walker under 50 percent

David Catanese -
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, long assumed to be a strong favorite for reelection next year, is polling under 50 percent and clinging to a...

Mo Brooks wants to eradicate ‘gun free zones’ on military bases

Jeff Poor -
In an interview with Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, reacted to yesterday’s tragic Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C. by renewing...

Wells Griffith unveils new television ad for AL-01 final stretch

Cliff Sims -
Early Tuesday, the Wells Griffith campaign unveiled a 30-second television spot that is part of their final push in Alabama's First Congressional District GOP...

Democrat Congressman tweets cartoon blaming NRA for D.C. shooting

Cliff Sims -
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-TN, wants to make sure you know it's the NRA's fault that a lunatic shot and killed a dozen people at...

Canon’s ‘Inspired’ wins Emmy for Best Commercial

Cliff Sims -
Canon's "Inspired" commercial took home Best Commercial honors at this week's Creative Arts Emmys. Set to a song called "Beautiful Dreamer" sung by a relatively...

Vast majority of Americans believe their nation is exceptional

Adam Thomas -
According to a new Rasmussen survey, the vast majority of Americans believe their country is more exceptional than other nations across the globe. In...

CNN’s 2016 poll: Christie & Rand top the list of GOP presidential hopefuls

Cliff Sims -
CNN is out with new national 2016 polling Monday, the first set of numbers to be produced this fall. Here are Yellowhammer's 4 key takeaways: It’s a Christie-Rand...

Byrne promises in new ad to cut wasteful spending, boost economic development

Cliff Sims -
In a new television spot titled "Waste" released today, Republican congressional candidate Bradley Byrne discusses Washington's out-of-control spending. The ad cites multiple bizarre programs...

OPINION: Alabama’s Certificate of Need program should be repealed to spur economic growth

Katherine Robertson -
On September 6, Area Development magazine named Alabama the fourth best state in the nation for doing business. According to the magazine, states were...

Santorum blasts the RNC

David Catanese -
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rick Santorum suggested Saturday the Republican National Committee shouldn’t be involved in 2016 presidential primary debates altogether, rapping the Washington-based...

6 things to consider with one week to go in the AL-01 primary

Cliff Sims -
1. All signs point to a runoff Bradley Byrne's name recognition in the First District is somewhere around 75%, which dwarfs the competition in this...

10 things we learned from “The Presidents’ Gatekeepers”

Cliff Sims -
The Discovery Channel last week aired an awesome documentary called “The President’s Gatekeepers" that focused on the men who have served as White House...

Oklahoma Governor calls Chris Christie ‘a great conservative’

David Catanese -
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin dubbed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie “a great conservative,” but carefully avoided a question about his...

Byrne fundraising outpaces closest competitor almost two-to-one

Jeff Poor -
According to data from the Federal Elections Commission, the fundraising contest for the upcoming Alabama first congressional district election to fill the seat vacated...

Why I’m running for the Alabama Public Service Commission (Chip Beeker)

Editor -
By Chip Beeker Over the last several years, I have found myself angered on a daily basis by the continued erosion of the rights, liberties,...
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