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...

According to Barton campaign insiders, the below TV ad goes up today with about 1,000GRPs/week. The campaign has also begun dropping mail pieces. Here’s where the three campaigns stand financially as of January 4: Barton: $264,050 raised, $217,497.53 cash on hand ...

As we mentioned in mid-December, three Republicans qualified for the Senate District 35 special election set to take place Jan. 29: 1. Rep. Jim Barton: Owner of Bay Area Resources and Old South Construction and Chairman of the House General Fund Budget Committee. 2. Bil...

“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. Paul Ryan is coming to Huntsville Friday and it appears that Alab...

“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. Alabama Delegates at the Republican National Convention have been...

From the Office of the Governor: MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced the timeline for a special election to fill the vacant District 30 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. The District 30 seat was previously held by Representative Blaine G...