Alabama Politics @govchristie thank you, Governor. Glad you liked it. I look forward to hearing your keynote speech at the @gopconvention — Mike Hubbard (@SpeakerHubbard) August 21, 2012 BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS JOURNAL: Birmingham ranks third for charitable giving At ...

From the Office of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard MONTGOMERY – Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard today reacted to a ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding critical provisions of Alabama’s law cracking down on illegal immigration. Speaker Hub...

Alabama Politics PRESS-REGISTER: This week in Alabama politics (Political Skinny) Former Alabama Rep. Artur Davis continued to draw headlines for his conversion from a Birmingham Democrat to a Virginia Republican. The GOP announced that Davis will be a featured speaker ...

I was honored several weeks ago when Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard asked me to serve on his new Commission on the Protection of Alabama Values & States Rights. The Speaker told me his goal was to engage with conservatives all across Alabama to find out what is...

President Obama still has a significant fundraising advantage over Mitt Romney, but the money gap has been rapidly shrinking — to the point that some political insiders are speculating that Obama may be the first sitting President to be out-fundraised by his opponent. G...

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. 1. Yellowhammer broke the news last week that Cooper Shattuck is lea...

Alabama Politics PRESS-REGISTER: Paul Ryan ignites buzz at BCA conference in Point Clear (Political Skinny) Political gossip is a big part of the action at the Business Council of Alabama’s summer governmental affairs conference, held annually in Point Clear. But the bu...

Republican candidate for the special election in House District 30, Mack Butler, received a major boost to his campaign when U.S. Senator and conservative stalwart Jeff Sessions announced his endorsement of Butler’s candidacy this week. A vacancy in the House District 3...

Governor Bentley’s Legal Advisor (cabinet-level position) Cooper Shattuck is leaving the Governor’s office to take a job as the General Counsel of the University of Alabama System. Shattuck has been a trusted voice in the Governor’s office since leavin...

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. 1. The rumor mill went into overdrive early this week with word that...