Update 1: SCOTUS Decision in plain English (via SCOTUSBlog) The Affordable Care Act, including its individual mandate that virtually all Americans buy health insurance, is constitutional. There were not five votes to uphold it on the ground that Congress could use its p...

According to The New York Times, “Airbus, the European plane maker, plans to build its first assembly line in the United States in Mobile, Ala., in an aggressive foray into the world’s largest market for single-aisle airplanes…” Yellowhammer learned of...

1. We’re excited that you will be chairing Alabama’s delegation to the Republican National Convention. Can you talk a little about your role as delegation chair? Being elected delegation chair is a huge responsibility and honor. My passion for this is to enable all our ...

Our nation’s military is the most advanced and battle-hardened fighting force in history. The proficiency of the American men and women who serve in uniform is respected around the world. Their ability to get the job done is unmatched, and their sacrifice to our country...

MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced Jim Reddoch as the new commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health. Reddoch will fill the commissioner’s position held by Zelia Baugh, who submitted her resignation, effective June 30, citing family p...

“While Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration law has similar provisions as Arizona’s law, the laws are not identical. We will analyze the Supreme Court opinion to see what potential effect it might have on the provisions of Alabama’s law. State laws on immigration are requ...

There was a relaxed atmosphere in the Governor’s office as I walked in Friday morning. Former Bentley Chief of Staff and current Supreme Court Chief Justice Chuck Malone once told me that working in the Governor’s office was “like drinking water from a fire hose.” The a...

From the Office of the Governor MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday signed an executive order creating the Integrated State Law Enforcement Task Force, which will look for ways to increase efficiencies in state-level law enforcement agencies. Currently, 22 ...

UPDATE: You can hear ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead discussing this article on the Matt Murphy Show on 100 WAPI this morning by clicking HERE. The portion of the interview discussing the potential new ALGOP HQ begins approximately 9 minutes in. Multiple ALGOP executive c...

MONTGOMERY—The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Technology Network announced today the winners of the 2012 Manufacturer of the Year Awards at a luncheon ceremony at the RSA Activity Center. The BCA and ATN began the annual awards ceremony in 2000, and the eve...