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AL01 candidates talk job creation and the economy
A five-question "Yellowhammer Questionnaire" was sent out to U.S. House candidates in Alabama's First Congressional District last week. We gathered all of their answers...
Breaking: Love and Barton expected to give up seats in AL State House
According to sources in Montgomery, State Rep. Jay Love (R-Montgomery) will be resigning his seat soon and launching a lobbying firm.
Love was elected to...
Mike Rogers presses Harry Reid for vote on ‘full repeal’ of Obamacare
WASHINGON – On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, released a letter he submitted to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that called on the...
Young Republican National Convention set to hit Mobile
Today, the 2013 Young Republican National Convention will convene in Mobile for GOP-centric speakers, events, and meetings that will last through Sunday.
The convention will...
Top 5 worst failed policy initiatives in recent Alabama history
These policy initiatives were bad. So bad, in fact, that they either never came to fruition, or were abandoned over time.
5. Double-dipping
Allowing legislators to...
AL01 candidates riff on how their interests & abilities could benefit the District
A five-question "Yellowhammer Questionnaire" was sent out to U.S. House candidates in Alabama's First Congressional District last week. We gathered all of their answers...
AL01 candidates discuss their political role models
A five-question "Yellowhammer Questionnaire" was sent out to U.S. House candidates in Alabama's First Congressional District last week. We gathered all of their answers...
Q&A with Public Service Commissioner Jeremy Oden
Yellowhammer caught up with Public Service Commissioner Jeremy Oden last week to discuss the environmentalist assault on the PSC, how Barack Obama's mandates will...
What qualifies AL01 candidates to represent the District in Congress?
A five-question "Yellowhammer Questionnaire" was sent out to U.S. House candidates in Alabama's First Congressional District last week. We gathered all of their answers...
Gettysburg and the Declaration of Independence
This 237th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence could be slightly overshadowed by another anniversary…the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Considering the...
Aderholt pledges support to Egyptian demonstrators
As Egyptian military tanks made their way onto Cairo on Wednesday, the future of Mohamed Morsi regime as the ruling party in Egypt has...
Anita Archie leaving BCA to become Deputy Mayor of Montgomery
The number two person at the Business Council of Alabama is leaving to become the number two person for the City of Montgomery.
Sources say...
Bentley rakes in the cash
The Bentley campaign's first campaign finance disclosures of the 2014 election cycle show the governor raked in an impressive $433,500 in cash contributions during...
Did the Huntsville Stars and Minor League Baseball cave to liberal pressure?
With a lack of star power in their lineups, Minor League Baseball teams frequently rely on eye-catching promotions to lure fans to the ballpark....
PSC approves rate and revenue reductions for Mobile Gas
Montgomery – The Alabama Public Service commission today approved historic rate and revenue reductions for Mobile Gas Company and its customers. Yellowhammer was on...
Alabama 'Stand your ground' law remains in spotlight
Mickey Jordan of Enterprise was found not guilty Friday on felony charges of shooting into an occupied vehicle because the jury found that he...
Secretary of State Beth Chapman resigning
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman is resigning effective Aug. 1 to take a job in the private sector.
Chapman was Alabama state...
House Republicans push for 'all-of-the-above' energy policy
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives the passed legislation requiring the White House to create a five-year plan allowing for the...
EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Lt. Gov. Ivey, who just announced her re-election bid
Lt. Governor Kay Ivey announced this week that she will be seeking a second term. In 2010, Ivey became Alabama's first Republican woman Lt....
Brooks, Roby and Rogers vow to fight ‘Gang of 8’ bill in the House
WASHINGTON – Although the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill passed by a wide 68-32 margin in the U.S. Senate, the future of its passage...
Rogers: 'Our constitutional rights have been taking a beating'
In a YouTube video posted on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, explained why the recent rash of scandals and controversies involving the Obama...
Immigration bill passes, Senate gallery chants "YES WE CAN!"
Above: Senate gallery chants "Yes we can!" as Vice President Biden reads the immigration vote results aloud
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed the so-called...
Shelby says immigration bill is "mother of all amnesties"
Above: Senator Richard Shelby delivers remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate regarding the Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill.
In a wide-ranging floor...
Rep. McClendon appears on MSNBC discussing SCOTUS ruling on Voting Rights Act
Above: Rep. Jim McClendon appears on MSNBC to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act
Rep. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, appeared on MSNBC’s...