Alabama’s seven members of Congress last week voted to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline and send the measure to the Senate. Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, Mo…
Category: Session 2015
Whitewash is Hogwash: Alabama Democrats are Ready to Build a Better Alabama
Last week, a journalist wrote an article claiming that the Alabama Democrats are making “phony” attempts to “whitewash diversity” in an attempt to keep white voters from leaving the party and…
Who's Calling Whom "Stupid"?
Last week, an ObamaCare scandal erupted as a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) economist, Professor Jonathan Gruber, was caught on video repeatedly bragging about intentionally deceiving the American people on the…
Red All Over
Last Tuesday Republicans won BIG. REALLY BIG! In the North. In the South. In the East. And, yes, in the West. The country turned red all over last week. There were…
Thank You Doesn't Always Cover It
This week we have the pleasure of celebrating our nation’s true heroes: our veterans. This is always one of the most important holidays of the year in my mind. Not because…
Hubbard Receives Resounding Votes for 2nd Term as Speaker
The Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives met on Thursday to elect their leaders for the next four years. The caucus retained Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) as Speaker of the House,…
Alabama House Democrats Elect Leadership
The Alabama House Democratic Caucus gathered today for their organizational meeting to elect caucus leadership for the next four years. The caucus retained Representative Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) as Minority Leader and…
Governor Bentley Elected Chairman of Interstate Mining Compact Commission
Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced he will serve as Interstate Mining Compact Commission (IMCC) chairman in 2015. The Governor was elected chairman at the commission’s October business meeting in Washington,…