Dakota Layton, Author at Bama Politics
Rep. Ginny Shaver Re-Introduces “Anti-Infanticide” Bill
On Thursday, State Representative Ginny Shaver (R-Leesburg) filed a “born-alive” bill, HB248, known as “Gianna’s Law” named after Gianna Jessen, a survivor of an…
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Poll Finds Sessions Has 5 Point Lead Over Tuberville
A new poll released on Thursday by Club for Growth Action, a super PAC associated with the conservative Club for Growth found that former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is still the front-runner to…
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Doug Jones Votes In Favor of War Powers Resolution
On Thursday, Alabama’s Democratic Senator Doug Jones voted in favor of a bipartisan resolution that would require President Trump to seek Congressional approval before taking further action against Iran. This resolution was seen as…
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Bradley Byrne Wants To Abolish the U.S. Department of Education
In an op-ed written for Yellowhammer News, Congressman and GOP Senate candidate Bradley Byrne argued that we should abolish the U.S. Department of Education and leave education to state and local governments.
Education…
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Bill To Exempt Disabled Vets From Paying Issuance Fee On License Plates Passes Committee
Under current Alabama law, disabled veterans have to pay an issuance fee of less than $10 (varies by county) when they renew their license plates. However, Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) has authored a…
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AL House Passes Bill Limiting A Cities Ability To Levy Occupational Taxes
On Tuesday, Alabama lawmakers voted 74-27 to pass Rep. Chris Sells (R-Greenville) bill, HB147, that would prohibit cities from enacting new occupational taxes without legislative permission from the state. In other words,…
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Bloomberg Endorsed By Alabama Democratic Conference
While most of Alabama’s Democratic lawmakers including Senator Doug Jones, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin have endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential campaign, the Alabama Democratic Conference,…
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Jeff Sessions Releases New Ad: “Democrats Fear Trump”
On Friday, Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions campaign released an ad titled, “Democrats Fear Trump.” According to the campaign, the 60-second ad will run on radio stations across the state of Alabama for at…
Continue To ArticleJeff Sessions: “I’m the North Alabama Candidate”
During a Saturday appearance at the Tennessee Valley Republican Club, former Attorney General and GOP Senate candidate Jeff Sessions pitched himself as “the North Alabama candidate”.
“I said last night to the Young…
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Trump Attacks Jones; Calls Him A “Lightweight” And A “Stiff”
Senator Doug Jones has faced an enormous backlash from conservatives for his votes to convict President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He’s been attacked by Terry Lathan, the chairman…
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