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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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Impeachment Committee Demands Testimony from Governor

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Alabama House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday demanded Gov. Robert Bentley appear before the committee’s special counsel to deliver testimony for his impeachment investigation. “As we seek to discharge our constitutional duty with regard to this investigation, we want a clear, truthful record from the Governor and his staff,” said … Continued
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October 27, 2016

Greenetrack Files Brief in Supreme Court Gaming Case

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Greene County gambling facility GreeneTrack filed a brief before the Alabama Supreme Court this week in an appeal over the facility’s bingo machines. Greenetrack argues the State is asking the Supreme Court to overstep its boundaries. “This Court has long cautioned against the very thing that the State … Continued
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October 27, 2016

Alabama Supreme Court Justices Plan to Recuse Themselves in Moore Case

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The eight remaining associate justices of the Alabama Supreme Court plan to recuse themselves in Chief Justice Roy Moore’s appeal, the Court said in an opinion issued Monday evening. Moore previously requested the justices recuse themselves. The justices said they will wait to recuse themselves until a Special Supreme … Continued
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October 25, 2016

Alabama Death Row Inmate Seeks Stay of Execution

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Thomas Arthur, a 74-year-old death row inmate who is scheduled for execution at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore on Nov. 3, has requested the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stay his execution pending a decision in his appeal case. Arthur filed an appeal with the 11th Circuit arguing that the proposed drug regimen … Continued
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October 24, 2016

AFL-CIO Fights Back Against Right-To-Work Amendment

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Like most conservative-leaning states in the country, Alabama has been a right-to-work State for decades. This year, conservatives are trying to hammer that nail even deeper into the coffin with a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot. Right-to-work passed in the Yellowhammer State back in 1953 and … Continued
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October 24, 2016

Collier Accuses Governor of Using ALEA as a “Political Tool”

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier — who was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing Thursday by a Montgomery County Special Grand Jury — said Friday that he believes Gov. Robert Bentley used ALEA as a “political tool.” “It is now abundantly clear that the governor and Secretary … Continued
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October 21, 2016

Grand Jury Clears Former ALEA Secretary Spencer Collier

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A Special Grand Jury empaneled to investigate former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier on Thursday cleared the former secretary of any criminal violations and said there was “no credible basis for the initiation of a criminal inquiry in the first place,” according to the Alabama Attorney … Continued
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October 20, 2016

Harvard Scholars Come to the Defense of Alabama Death Row Inmate

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Harvard College medical ethicists filed a brief this month with the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit outlining an argument in support of Thomas Arthur, a 74-year-old death row inmate facing execution at Holman Correctional Facility Nov. 3. As part of an appeal, the Court requested Arthur and … Continued
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October 19, 2016

Eight Alabama Cities Receive Failing Grades on LGBTQ Equality

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—All of the cities in Alabama scored by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation on LGBTQ equality received a failing grade in this year’s Municipal Equality Index. The eight cities scored an average of eight out of 100 points. The index, which was released Monday, scores the inclusivity of … Continued
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October 18, 2016