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Bill Britt

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].

Stealing the Statehouse

Three Out Of Four Speakers Step Down

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In the last ten months, three House Speakers from around the country have been indicted and one is under investigation. Two have been forced from office and one has stepped down on his own. Here, in the Heart of Dixie, Speaker Mike Hubbard stubbornly refuses to yield. And … Continued

February 2, 2015

Thomas Pushed Out Of Corrections

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Tuesday, Gov. Robert Bentley announced a shake-up at the State’s Department of Corrections, in which political forces have pushed Commissioner Kim Thomas to resign his post. Officials close to Corrections and State government say, that Rep. Allen Farley (R-McCalla) orchestrated a vicious campaign against Thomas, which led to … Continued

January 28, 2015

Media Silence Is The Key To Hubbard’s Survival

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter In what universe do we find Liberal Democrats from New York calling for the indicted speaker of the General Assembly to step down from his leadership post and so-called Southern Republican Conservatives doing just the opposite? Welcome to the “Brave New World: Politics of the Absurd.” Last week, Sheldon Silver, … Continued

January 27, 2015

Auburn Board Member Asks Bentley To Kill Hubbard Investigation

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—It has been confirmed, that a powerful member of the Auburn University Board of Trustees approached Governor Robert Bentley to have the investigation of Speaker Mike Hubbard quashed. This on top of Hubbard’s own visit to the Governor asking him to kill the criminal investigation against him. It is now … Continued

January 26, 2015

Alabama Probate Judges Association Advises Against Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A hastily arranged teleconference was called Sunday afternoon so that the Alabama Probate Judges Association could clarify its position on the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in light of a federal judge’s ruling on Friday. Probate Judge Greg Norris, President of the Alabama Probate Judges Association said … Continued

January 26, 2015

Hubbard Solicits Bentley To Quash Investigation

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Just as the public learns that Speaker Mike Hubbard has requested all communications between the prosecution and the Executive Branch of government, it has been confirmed that Hubbard has directly lobbied Gov. Robert Bentley to intervene into his criminal investigation. We can now report that Hubbard met with Gov. Bentley … Continued

January 23, 2015

Riley’s SGO Sponsors March For School Choice

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—School choice supporters will gather for a historic march on Montgomery, Wednesday, January 28, to “demand greater school choice in the Yellowhammer State,” according to Sonya DiCarlo, Director of Communications for former Gov. Bob Riley’s Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund (SGO). The rally for school choice is headlined by Dr. … Continued

January 23, 2015

The Road Ahead for Gov. Robert Bentley

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In his Inaugural Address, Governor Robert Bentley cited, in broad terms, his agenda for the next four years. Among those items were the never ending hopes of budget, prisons and healthcare reforms. When Bentley says he loves the State of Alabama and its people, there is no question he … Continued

January 22, 2015

Public Corruption: “When Principles End and Only Opportunism Prevails.”

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard wants the people of Alabama—especially the political class and potential jurors in Lee County—to believe that his indictment of 23 felony counts of public corruption is politically motivated, and that his reelection as Speaker by the majority of Democrats and Republicans in the House … Continued

January 20, 2015

Will Legislature Expand Accountability Act?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Alabama Accountability Act was sold to the State Legislature and to the Governor as way for the State’s children to escape failing schools. At the time of its passage, little was known about what the bill would accomplish other than it was “bold” and “historic.” At a hurried, … Continued

January 20, 2015