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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.

Rep. Connie Rowe will chair House Republican Platform Committee

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter State Rep. Connie Rowe, R-Jasper, vice chair of the House Republican Caucus, will chair this year’s Caucus Platform Committee, the influential committee that sets Republican priorities for the legislative session. House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, announced the appointment Monday in a release. “Because of the judgment and leadership … Continued
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September 19, 2017

US Rep. Mo Brooks is behind Roy Moore in runoff

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks joined his former primary opponent, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, in Huntsville on Saturday to announce that he had voted for Moore in the Senate primary runoff. Brooks, a former Republican candidate himself, said he filed and his wife, Martha Brooks, voted absentee for Moore. … Continued
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September 18, 2017

Right-wing leaders accuse the SPLC of improperly labeling anti-LGBT groups as ‘Hate Groups’

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Nearly 50 prominent conservatives and far-right lawyers have penned an open letter to the media, asking reporters not to use statistics and information gathered by the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center. The letter was penned by leaders of fundamentalist and conservative groups, many of which are listed as anti-LGBT … Continued
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September 8, 2017

Gov. Ivey now tops pack in fundraising despite having yet to announce her campaign

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has accepted more than $1 million in donations and major contributions to her gubernatorial campaign committee, leading the pack of announced candidates despite having not yet officially announced her campaign. Ivey has only been fundraising since Aug. 25 when she filed paperwork organizing her campaign … Continued
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September 6, 2017

Attorney General candidate Alice Martin talks new revenge porn laws

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Republican attorney general candidate Alice Martin appeared on a north Alabama radio show Tuesday to discuss the new sex crime laws signed into law earlier this year that strengthen and clarify reporting requirements for sex offenders and create new laws prohibited revenge porn and “sextortion.” Martin spoke with WEKI … Continued
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September 6, 2017