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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].

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“We are BCA,” claims Indian Tribal Council Vice Chair

Recently, Poarch Band of Creek Indians Vice Chair Robbie McGhee told a statewide candidate what many insiders have known for sometime. “We are BCA,” boastfully proclaimed the tribal leader. McGhee is known as a shortsighted, impulsive leader who uses PCI’s vast riches like a child in a toy store whose reach exceeds his grasp. For … Continued
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June 11, 2018

When Duty Calls: In the air, on the border and in the courtroom

When in April President Donald Trump declared, “We’re going to be guarding our border with the military,” until the wall is complete, St. Clair County Assistant District Attorney Lyle Harmon answered the President’s call and is currently over a thousand miles away from home, patrolling the border between the United States and Mexico. In May, … Continued
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June 11, 2018

Former U.S. Congressman Jo Bonner dispells confusion in PSC race

A case of mistaken identity still looms large in the Public Service Commission Place 1 Republican primary election where North Alabama resident James “Jim” Bonner is being confused with Mobile’s former U.S. Congressman Jo Bonner. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Congressman Bonner stepped forward to set the record straight saying, “To my knowledge, … Continued
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June 2, 2018

ALGOP Chair and Executive Committee makes right call

There are times when making a tough call is a natural choice, which is what ALGOP Chair Terry Lathan and the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee did by not certifying Jim Bonner as a candidate for PSC Place 1. Last night, the committee voted to reject a flawed candidate whose race-baiting, anti-semitic, misogynistic social media … Continued
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June 1, 2018
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Ethics Review Committee is a long con

After last week’s initial meeting of the Ethics Review Committee, it’s now apparent that the body, as far as its leaders are concerned, is not assembled to strengthen and clarify the state’s ethics laws but weaken it through a wholesale rewrite. In other words, the Ethics Review Committee is a prop in a confidence scheme. … Continued
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May 24, 2018