By Elizabeth Robinson | Alabama Policy Institute Policy Analyst On November 19th, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton ruled that Hobby Lobby, the arts and crafts chain, and other for-profit companies must pay for the coverage of contraceptives such as birth control, the “mor...

Speculation has been running wild since President Obama was reelected as to what Governor Bentley would do regarding the implementation an Obamacare-mandated health insurance exchange. At today’s Birmingham Business Alliance Luncheon, Governor Bentley put the spec...

Now that the President has secured reelection, it’s time to take a look at what this means for the folks here in Alabama. Counting down from 5 to 1, here are some notable things to watch for in Obama’s second term. Are there other things to look out for? Let...

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...

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...