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Bill Britt is editor-in-chief at the Alabama Political Reporter and host of The Voice of Alabama Politics. You can email him at [email protected].

News / Stealing the Statehouse

WARNING: Dangerous Bill Passes Committee

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A bill that would place unlimited power over all aspects of State government passed out of the House Internal Affairs Committee on Wednesday. HB257, being carried in the House by Rep. John Knight, would create a joint-legislative committee of select House and Senate members, who would have total … Continued
April 3, 2015

Parent Company of Riley’s SGO Sitting on Hundreds of Millions

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporte MONTGOMERY—In Alabama, school children don’t have textbooks, teachers don’t have classroom materials, even toilet paper is in short supply. But, the parent company of former Gov. Bob Riley’s SGO is sitting on piles of taxpayer dollars. According to Federal Tax filings by Step Up For Students, Inc., (SUFS) the … Continued
April 2, 2015

Bentley Subpoena Another Distraction

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Late Monday, Attorneys for indicted Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, issued a subpoena for Governor Robert Bentley, to testify in a evidentiary hearing that has not even been approved. “If it comes down to that, we’re going to protect the principle that you can’t just call the … Continued
April 1, 2015

In “Hail Mary” Hubbard Subpoenas Governor

 By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In what is being described as both a fit of desperation and a Hail-Mary pass, Speaker Mike Hubbard, (R-Auburn) has filed subpoenas for Governor Robert Bentley (R), Acting Attorney General W. Van Davis and the Custodian of Records for the Ethics Commission, according to a filing by the Attorney General’s … Continued
March 31, 2015

Riley Alabama Figure Head for Florida-Owned SGO

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Federal filings show that an Alabama scholarship granting organization (SGO) is actually a wholly owned subsidiary of Florida nonprofit. Former Gov. Bob Riley has promoted his Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund (AOSF) as if it were the soul of the State’s Accountability Act. Yet, it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of … Continued
March 31, 2015

Hubbard Cries Prosecutorial Misconduct

By Bill BrittAlabama Politcal Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) once again uses complaints from a disgraced Deputy Attorney General to justify dismissal of the felony charges against him. In his court filing on Monday, Hubbard’s attorney, J. Mark White rehashes a series of complaints filed by former Deputy Attorney General Henry “Sonny” … Continued
March 31, 2015

Stutts Becomes Pariah (Opinion)

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Newly-minted State Senator Dr. Larry Stutts (R-Sheffield) a OB/GYN wants to keep the government out of the exam room, especially when it comes to the field of women’s health; an area in which he would seem to be qualified. Many would agree with him that most medical decisions … Continued
March 31, 2015

Code of Honor: What Does it Mean?

  By Larry Sims To convince Americans to ratify the Constitution, James Madison offered this contribution: “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the … Continued
March 31, 2015

Revisions to Accountability Act Would Keep Riley SGO from Failure

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Current legislation before the State Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee changes the terms of the Alabama Accountability Act to potentially benefit one particular Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO). The primary beneficiary of the revised law would appear to be the Florida-owned SGO led by former Governor Bob Riley (Riley’s … Continued
March 30, 2015

Senator/Physician Moves to Repeal Law Inspired by His Patient’s Death

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A newly-elected OB/GYN State Senator has enlisted the support of six Republican Senate colleagues to repeal a law based, in part, on the death of one of his patients. Senator Dr. Larry Stutts (R-Sheffield) has offered SB289, which would repeal a woman’s legal right to remain in the hospital … Continued
March 29, 2015