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Chip Brownlee

Chip Brownlee is a former political reporter, online content manager and webmaster at the Alabama Political Reporter. He is now a reporter at The Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering guns in America.

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Poll: 60 percent of voters nationwide say Moore should withdraw

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A new national tracking poll conducted Nov. 9-11, in the days immediately following accusations of sexual misconduct against US Senate candidate Roy Moore, shows 60 percent of voters nationwide want him to withdraw. Fifty percent of Republican voters and 56 percent of Independent voters say they think Moore should … Continued
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November 14, 2017

The same men quick to judge Bentley rush to Roy Moore’s defense

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The allegations facing U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore are not Alabama’s first experience with alleged sexual improprieties among the state’s top brass. The reaction, however, is much different from the two men who led the charge against former Gov. Robert Bentley when he was accused of having an affair … Continued
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November 13, 2017

Judge rules most of Spencer Collier lawsuit can move forward

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has ruled that most of former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier’s lawsuit against former Gov. Robert Bentley, Rebekah Mason, Mason’s RCM Communications, former ALEA Secretary Stan Stabler and ALEA General Counsel Michael Robinson can move forward. Collier has accused Bentley, Mason … Continued
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November 10, 2017

Entry to Alabama State Parks now free for all veterans

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Just a few days before Veterans Day, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that admission to Alabama State Parks for all veterans will now be free. The program, launched along with the Alabama Legislature and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, began on Nov. 1. It will give veterans free … Continued
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November 9, 2017

Gadsden lawyer to challenge longtime State Rep. Craig Ford in Democratic primary

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter An Etowah County lawyer has announced he will be running for state representative in Alabama’s 28th Legislative District as a Democrat, challenging a longtime Democratic state lawmaker in the primaries next summer. Kyle Pierce — a Gadsden divorce, family, criminal, real property and general litigation attorney — announced his decision … Continued
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November 8, 2017

ADOC opens bidding for firm to develop a comprehensive plan for prison projects

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department of Corrections is opening bidding for a team to oversee a comprehensive plan to improve the state’s corrections infrastructure — just months after the department’s own plan to build four new mega-prisons, dubbed the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative, died in the final days of the legislative session. … Continued
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November 6, 2017