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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

Attorney General Ignores Request For Info on Reagan and Rumors

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Repeated requests concerning Deputy Attorney General Henry T. “Sonny” Reagan, as well as a request to confirm or deny rumors surrounding the prosecution on Speaker Mike Hubbard on 23 Felony counts of public corruption have been ignored by the Attorney General’s Office. On September 18, Reagan was placed on … Continued
December 10, 2014

Riley SGO Spotlighted at Legislative Orientation

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—So great is the effort to promote former governor Bob Riley’s SGO, the Opportunity Scholarship Fund, that it has been invited to the orientation sessions for in-coming legislators. The orientation session traditionally held at the University of Alabama School of Law has been moved to Montgomery for reasons unspecified. … Continued
December 10, 2014

New Study Shows Alabama Politicos Ranked More Corrupt than New Jersey and Illinois

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—When US Representative Mike Rogers accused Attorney General Luther Strange of practicing Chicago-style gutter politics, his analogy was flawed, because Alabama ranks higher than Illinois in public corruption, according to the latest survey. A new study measuring state-by-state Legal and Illegal corruption was released earlier this month by Harvard’s … Continued
December 9, 2014

Marsh’s Call To Define Journalist Causes Blow-Back from Conservatives

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In an opinion piece published by several newspapers throughout the State, the presumptive Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh wrote that, “Freedom of the press is not going anywhere in Alabama.” (See article here.) Marsh is responding to the negative attention he has received after saying he wanted to … Continued
December 9, 2014

State Says “No” To Hubbard’s Request

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—W. Van Davis responds to Speaker Mike Hubbard’s request for any communication between the Attorney General’s Office and the media, saying he doesn’t have a right to the material requested (if any even exists). On the day that W. Van Davis set the record straight on the “false allegations” coming … Continued
December 9, 2014

Remembering Buddy Mitchell

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Alfred Henry Mitchell has died. We knew him as Buddy. He was a friend, a fighter, and a public servant, who will be greatly missed for a multitude of reasons. The scriptures teach us that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, … Continued
December 8, 2014

University of Alabama College Republican Leadership Removed

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On November 17, an illegal election was held to replace the Executive committee of the University of Alabama College Republicans, (UACR), according to the ousted President. Maverick Flowers, who served as president of the UACR until he was replaced in a surprise election said, “I’m used to these people … Continued
December 5, 2014

Hubbard, Marsh Ask Supreme Court to Rule Quickly On AAA For “Poor Children”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Wednesday, before the Alabama Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Alabama Accountability Act, Speaker of the Alabama House Mike Hubbard and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Alabama Supreme Court, asking them to expedite its ruling. Chief … Continued
December 4, 2014

BCA Drops Strange Contributions By 90 Percent

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In 2010, the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) gave attorney general candidate Luther Strange $50,000 to win. In 2014, running as an incumbent, the organization only contributed $5,000 to his reelection. There is one significant event that occurred at the Attorney General’s office between 2010 and 2014 that could … Continued
December 3, 2014

A Moral Crisis Within State Government

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Currently, our State government finds itself in a time of moral crisis. This crisis has been caused by the Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, whose extraordinary greed and blatant disregard for the law has brought shame upon Alabama. This crisis is real and immediate. Yet, it seems as … Continued
December 2, 2014