A couple of weeks ago, former State Sen. Roy Smith invited me to speak at his monthly Etowah County GOP breakfast. I had a great time with Sen. Smith, Rep. Blaine Galliher, Sen. Phil Williams, and the rest of the Etowah crew — but 93-year-old former Congressman Jim Mart...

Earlier this year Yellowhammer published a short piece on the significance of the Budget Isolation Resolution (BIR) in the legislative process. In short, the BIR is a procedural vote that allows a bill to come to the floor for debate prior to the budgets being passed. P...