“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 Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee this past week circula...

Birmingham News political reporter Chuck Dean put out a good piece yesterday with some interesting quotes from both candidates for Public Service Commission President: Democrat Lucy Baxley and Republican Twinkle Cavanaugh. The PSC President race may not be the most exci...

Representative April Weaver has been named Outstanding Alabama Legislator of the Year for 2012 by The Alabama State Nurses Association (ASNA). The Alabama State Nurses Association is the professional association for Registered Nurses in Alabama. The ASNA Legislator of t...

A Gallup survey last week stated the obvious: Americans no longer trust the media. As a matter of fact, distrust in the media is soaring to new heights. “Americans’ distrust in the media hit a new high this year, with 60% saying they have little or no trust ...

[Above from left to right: Speaker's Commission members Cliff Sims, Rep. Kurt Wallace, Rep. Ed Henry, Lynn Robinson & Rep. Micky Hammon listen as grassroots activists give their input.] We had our first public meeting last night for the Speaker’s Commission o...

“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 Romney campaign is looking to follow up on their very success...

I have thought long and hard about where I stand on the proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 (CA) coming up for a vote tomorrow. For those who have been living under a rock, the governor and legislature are proposing we take over $400 million from the Alabama Trust Fund ...

The Montgomery Advertiser will be putting its website behind a paywall starting Nov. 1 according to a source at the Advertiser’s parent company, Gannett Inc. Gannett announced during an investor meeting in February that it was planning to move all of its community...

BIRMINGHAM – The National Coalition for Capital, a nationwide coalition that supports economic development and job creation through long-term access to capital for entrepreneurs, presented Senator Slade Blackwell (R-Mountain Brook) with its “Champion of Small Business” ...

Rep. Martha Roby (R – AL02) has made quite a splash in her first term in Washington representing the folks of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. “Leadership loves her,” an aide to a prominent Congressman told Yellowhammer on Thursday morning. ...