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Takeaways from the ALGOP Chairman Election
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead surprised many onlookers Saturday morning (including me!) by winning re-election by a comfortable margin of 221 - 159....
Interview with Rep. John Merrill, Candidate for Secretary of State
Cliff Sims: Let's start with the question that immediately jumped to my mind when you told me you were considering running for Secretary of...
Transparency or Tactical Agenda at the Public Service Commission?
This article is the second in a three part series by the Alabama Policy Institute focusing on energy issues in Alabama. The first article...
The Leadership ALGOP Needs
This weekend the Alabama Republican Party will elect a Chairman who will lead our Party through the 2014 election cycle — the first in...
Rumors & Rumblings
"Rumors and Rumblings" is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the...
PREVIEW: 2013 Power & Influence 40
Yellowhammer has now been around for a little over a year. It's been exciting to watch the site grow from a little-known "insider" political...
Sessions Warns Against Rush to Amnesty
A bipartisan group of 8 senators today announced a framework for comprehensive immigration reform.
According FoxNews.com's coverage of the plan, the senators are seeking to...
Two-thirds of gun owners say they would "defy" gun bans
Fox News released a poll this past week that shows just how strong opposition to the gun grabbers is among the vast majority of...
Sessions Claims Big Victory in Senate Budget Fight
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions claimed a big victory in the Senate this week as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Budget Chairman Patty...
Alabama Supreme Court Undermines Property Rights
By Cameron Smith, Alabama Policy Institute
At the end of 2012, while Alabama families were focused on the holidays, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an...
Roby named Chair of Subcommittee on Military Oversight and Investigations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, yesterday named Rep. Martha Roby Chairman of the...
Rumors & Rumblings
"Rumors and Rumblings" is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the...
Abortion By the Numbers
Marking the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, the Alabama Policy Institute yesterday released an infographic titled "Abortion by...
Barton Releases Second TV Ad in SD 35 Special Election
Rep. Jim Barton goes up today with his second TV ad (see his first ad HERE) in the Senate District 35 special election set...
Obama's First Term By the Numbers
CBS News White House Correspondent and guru of all things relating to the Presidency, Mark Knoller, put out some interesting numbers over the weekend...
Alabama House Republicans Release Legislative Agenda
The House Republican Caucus led by Speaker Mike Hubbard conducted a press conference today in the State House briefing room to announce their 2013...
Rumors & Rumblings
"Rumors and Rumblings" is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the...
Roby Introduces Amendment to Force Congress to Balance the Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) today introduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that, if passed and ratified, would require Congress to...
Barton Up with First TV Ad in SD 35 Special Election
According to Barton campaign insiders, the below TV ad goes up today with about 1,000GRPs/week. The campaign has also begun dropping mail pieces.
Here's where...
Democrats Embrace Republican Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn
A behind-the-scenes battle for the future of energy production in Alabama finally came to a head last week at the Alabama Public Service Commission....
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to Speak at ALGOP Winter Dinner
Although it has not yet been announced to the public at large, Yellowhammer can confirm that RNC Chairman Reince Priebus will be the headline...
Economic Freedom Waning in the United States
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Rumors & Rumblings
"Rumors and Rumblings" is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the...