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Chip Brownlee

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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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Powerhouse political donor Stan Pate steps up ad campaign, plans to file ethics complaint against Luther Strange

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter With a week to go in the US Senate special primary election for Alabama’s junior senator seat, millions of dollars have been dumped into the state in an attempt to influence voters, and even more cash will soon be dolled out. Millionaire Tuscaloosa developer Stan Pate has already been blanketing … Continued
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August 8, 2017

Technology company to bring 300 new jobs to Brewton

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Another win for Alabama’s economic development push was announced Monday as a Southern-based technology firm gears up to expand into Brewton, Alabama, hiring 300 new workers. Gov. Kay Ivey announced in a press release Monday that Provalus will invest about $6.5 million in a new technology service and support … Continued
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August 8, 2017

Secretary of State continues electronic voting system for citizens, service members overseas

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama voters living abroad will be able to vote electronically next month thanks to a system set to be implemented by Secretary of State John Merrill’s office. Merill announced Wednesday that the state of Alabama will use an electronic ballot delivery and return system. It will be implemented during the upcoming … Continued
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August 3, 2017

Mercedes drops subcontractor at Tuscaloosa plant following alleged foreign worker violations

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Automaker Mercedes Benz has dropped a construction subcontractor at two of its auto plants following an investigative report by CBS News showed the company hired for construction at the plant was using hundreds of unauthorized foreign workers. The report, which aired during the premier of the network’s new investigative … Continued
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August 2, 2017

Ivey plans new education initiative focused on early education, computer science, workforce development

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Kay Ivey is planning to launch a new education initiative focused on pre-K–3rd-grade education, workforce development and computer science programs in middle and high schools across the state. The program, dubbed the “Strong Start, Strong Finish” initiative, was announced at the Innovation Depot in Birmingham on Wednesday. “Alabama … Continued
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July 27, 2017

Amid turmoil at Department of Education, Dial’s Joint Legislative Committee will meet today

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The special Joint Legislative Committee that’s investigating possible misconduct surrounding the Board of Education’s selection of State Superintendent Michael Sentance last year will meet later today to resume its inquiry into the controversy embroiling the State Department of Education. The Committee is investigating an ethics complaint leak intended to … Continued
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July 25, 2017

At 100-day mark, Gov. Kay Ivey’s approval rating soars

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Ahead of her 100th day in office as Alabama’s Chief Executive, a new approval poll shows that Governor Kay Ivey is one of the most popular Governors in the country. A Morning Consult poll conducted from April 1 to July 10, the results of which were released Tuesday, lists … Continued
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July 19, 2017