Representative Chad Fincher Rep. Fincher, a Mobile-area Republican, was the eye of the School Flex storm this week. “Leadership relied on him to stay steady throughout the process,” one House insider told Yellowhammer Friday morning. “He really deliver...

I guest hosted on WAPI this past week and had the opportunity to speak with Senator Jeff Sessions who I think is one of the few rock solid guys in Washington, D.C., working to defend the Constitution and advance conservative reforms. In our 10 minute talk, which you can...

Inside baseball is a new tag on Yellowhammer Politics that will accompany posts that deal with issues that are probably of more concern to inside Montgomery types than they are to the public at large. Wikipedia says “the phrase ‘inside baseball’ refers...

The first week of the 2013 legislative session saw the House Republicans walk away with “Best Week in Montgomery” honors due to their fast start in passing out of committee every one of the “We Dare Defend Our Rights” (WDDOR) agenda bills. Democr...

By Gary Palmer, Alabama Policy Institute As the 2013 Legislative Session gets under way, Alabama Republican legislators will be dealing with a lot of facts and figures as they try to pass sensible budgets, eliminate wasteful and inefficient spending, and pay back the mo...

“Best and Worst Week in Montgomery” is a weekly feature on Yellowhammer Politics when the legislature is in session. We recognize the people or organizations who had the BEST week or WORST week in town. House Republicans House Republicans wasted no time in advancing the...

“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 already at it on day 1 of th...

According to a Gallup poll released late last week, Alabama was the most conservative state in America in 2012, and the only the state in the country where over 50% of voters identified themselves as conservative. Wyoming and North Dakota tied for second with 48.6% of t...

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead surprised many onlookers Saturday morning (including me!) by winning re-election by a comfortable margin of 221 – 159. One longtime ALGOP executive committee member told Yellowhammer several weeks ago that every sin...

“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 Sourc...