Cliff Sims: Let’s start with the question that immediately jumped to my mind when you told me you were considering running for Secretary of State, why do you want to leave the legislature after only one term? John Merrill: I love serving in the State House more th...

“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. All sources remain confidential. 1. ALGOP Chairman Race Update Matt ...

“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. All sources remain confidential. 1.House Republicans To Release Agen...

A behind-the-scenes battle for the future of energy production in Alabama finally came to a head last week at the Alabama Public Service Commission. As we mentioned in mid-December, radical environmentalists — being aided by an inside man at the PSC — have been plotting...

“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. All sources remain confidential. 1.AEA vs. RSA The hottest buzz amon...

With the 2012 election cycle behind us, we took our first look yesterday at the trend of Governor Bentley’s approval numbers over the first two years of his term. There are less than five months before the 2014 election cycle begins with the opening of the fundrai...

Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard today announced a slate of new committee chairman and vice chairman appointments that will begin during the 2013 Regular Legislative Session, which is scheduled to convene on February 5. Most notable about the assignments is tha...

Alabama politics had very few clear winners and losers in 2012. With few exceptions, most of the key players and organizations ended the year with mixed results. Republicans continued to dominate the political landscape in the lingering wake of their 2010 electoral tida...

“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. All sources remain confidential. 1. State House insiders are rumblin...

According to AL.com and multiple Yellowhammer sources, the Alabama Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed the Alabama Republican Party’s financial records. Members of the Party’s steering committee told Yellowhammer last week that the subpoena appear...